AMA pc regulars/veterans

Started by smocks November 7th, 2017 7:33 PM
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smocks

fiat lux

Female
California
Seen March 25th, 2019
Posted March 10th, 2019
for those who are actively on pc, what keeps you coming back onto the site everyday? what are some of the things you do on pc? anything else?

bonus questions for those who've been active for 3+ years:
-have you ever taken a hiatus on pc? why/why not?
-what do you usually do on pc?
-any highlights/growth from being on pc?

Somewhere_

i don't know where

Age 23
Male
somewhere (duh)
Seen June 5th, 2019
Posted March 17th, 2019
I would consider myself an active member, but not a veteran. I have been on the forum for over 3 years because I had an old (cringey) account. I took a hiatus from PC for a while and returned with this account.

I keep coming back everyday because the community is great, the discussions are fun, and the forum provides me with pokemon news.

Radiating

Male
United States
Seen March 7th, 2021
Posted December 21st, 2018
5,787 posts
6.3 Years
I love talking to all the great people I've met, and my interest for Pokemon is still high.

Sawsbuck

used Jump Kick! It's super effective!

Male
Dragonspiral Tower/Metro Detroit (313), Michigan
Seen July 10th, 2021
Posted April 21st, 2021
3,898 posts
5.8 Years
I usually hang out in OT, play some of the mafia games as well as forum games and Pokmon trivia
A lot more active now than I was back in July 2015
Lot of cool people around PC
It really says something that I have over 1.6K posts considering I'm not usually too active on forum sites
Be strong, TheUncreativeSawsbuckFan. You're perfect as you are
"Do what you feel, the more absurd the better
Don't be afraid whatever you got, show
Flaunt your personality"

noa

sleeping cutie

Age 30
Female
Seattle
Seen November 29th, 2020
Posted July 20th, 2020
5,474 posts
7.6 Years
I come here for chatting in some off topic chat threads, and posting in forum games/pokemon trivia. I sometimes venture away from those areas, but these days, not often.

moon

they/them
Seen 13 Hours Ago
Posted 2 Days Ago
37,443 posts
15.5 Years
In my early years I used to take frequent hiatuses for a month or more because I led a busy offline life and tended to forget about PC lol.

Nowadays I log on every day all day, because I have to catch spambots.
paired with Ivysaur

colours

she/her
gracidea fields
Seen December 30th, 2022
Posted December 29th, 2022
8,974 posts
18.1 Years
for those who are actively on pc, what keeps you coming back onto the site everyday?
My friends and the fact that I love talking about Pokemon, really. It's interesting that throughout the dozen years I've been here, that one thing has never changed.

what are some of the things you do on pc? anything else?
I talk about Pokemon with other users and I mukpost sometimes!

-have you ever taken a hiatus on pc? why/why not?
yeah but I sucked at hiatuses for the most part because I don't have any kind of an actual Social Life.

-what do you usually do on pc?
I talk about Pokemon with other users and I mukpost sometimes!

-any highlights/growth from being on pc?
the highlights are the cool-ass people I've met throughout the years that have changed me in more ways than one! I genuinely think that once you spend a long enough time here, it becomes less about your own personal interests that tie you to this place and more about the people and the environment that keep you logged in everyday; at least that's how it was for most people that have stayed here for years and years.

seriously; stay around and talk to the right people long enough and i think you'll start to develop your own "circle" of friends (so to speak) that you will want to be around and that will keep you drawn to this site for years and years to come. I really do think I've grown as a person due to my friends' influence on me in past years and I will continue to grow as a person and as a individual from the conversations I hae with friends currently. Maybe I've grown to be a bit of a social butterfly on PC, but the fact that I also meet new people on a pretty frequent basis also ties me to this place; it means I have a bunch of other cool people that I can talk about my interests with and things like that!

... ok this response was longer than intended you can go back to your scheduled programming 8D
I came for trading, I stayed for ****posts and friendos

I've had couple of hiatuses, some long, some short. I used to post normally around some sections but now all I do is ****post random memes and other things c:

I had a long leave not too long ago and now that I returned I'm kinda happy I did cause I didn't really expect me to fit in that much. Guess I'm wrong lol

Growths on PC are my social skills which went up a lot, thanks to a relationship aswell on PC. It also helped out a lot on what I want to do with my life.

ok i go back to ****posting now

Her

Age 29
Seen 3 Hours Ago
Posted 1 Week Ago
Organ harvesting

Sothis

Will this hand destroy you?

She/her
Firene
Seen 10 Hours Ago
Posted 13 Hours Ago
17,837 posts
9.9 Years
I stay because I enjoy chatting with you all

you cannot hope to win
so bound in flesh


Nah

Age 30
she/her, they/them
Seen 10 Hours Ago
Posted 18 Hours Ago
15,643 posts
9.5 Years
this forum requires that i grace it with my presence everyday in order to function
Nah ンン
“No, I... I have to be strong. Everyone expects me to."

string555

Skippity hop, skippity HAWP!

Age 31
Male
Wonderland
Seen March 14th, 2018
Posted February 20th, 2018
I just come here for the ROM hacks

I got into the habit of popping in here during my breaks at work. It's actually really helped me cut back on smoking a lot, so my lungs thank you PC. :D

Even though I'm mostly an introvert, I've found that I do enjoy taking the time to come on here and talk to people, even if a lot of time it's usually just joking around with people. There's also plenty of times where someone posts a good discussion thread, and that's always interesting. :D

Cutewarez Family: OPTIMUM == $ophia == Teatime == :3

Disturbed

Age 29
Seen October 21st, 2019
Posted August 29th, 2019
1,911 posts
15 Years
wait
this forum isnt where i parked my car

ZeoStar

Seen 2 Hours Ago
Posted 15 Hours Ago
11,403 posts
5.6 Years
Its all still new to me, so I could go on hiatus and forget the site exists. But right now it's a nice change of pace, since online communities aren't usually relaxed. Scrolling down a page and not seeing any arguments is strange, but it's nice.

El Héroe Oscuro

IG: elheroeoscuro

Male
Chicago
Seen April 10th, 2022
Posted August 21st, 2021
7,237 posts
14.3 Years
What does AMA mean anyway?
Calm this type of thread down, it's getting very random here.
Oh youve seen nothing yet my dude. We get psyducking weird here

The Mad Blogger

"Look, whatever you're thinking,
do me a favor; don't let go."

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Gamerscore: 629,694
Age 36
Seen 13 Hours Ago
Posted 2 Days Ago
What does AMA mean anyway?
Calm this type of thread down, it's getting very random here.
To actually answer your question: AMA means "Ask Me Anything."

But Matt's answer above mine is one of the reasons why I stick around on PC. It's more relaxed here. There are rules that are followed, but not to any extreme, allowing the members to pretty much do what they want. This also allows the members to get to know one another better without having to worry about breaking some insignificant rule.

Which is the main reason why I keep coming back here. Because PC is a community made up of smaller communities. Even though these days I mostly stick to Fanfiction & Writing, there's still a community there of writers that get to know one another and help each other. Some people manage to branch out to other sections, but there's never a "you don't belong here" sense when that happens. PC is just so welcoming to everyone.

That's why, despite my hiatuses and attempts to leave, I keep coming back here. It's the reason why I joined here in the first place. Because PC has always been far more caring about the members than other [Pokemon] forums that I just can't help but get the warm fuzzies when I think about this place.

As for my personal growth on PC, because this place is so caring, it gave me the courage to explore my identity and become more comfortable with myself. I'm also more confident than I used to be in dealing with new situations, and I'm better able to be a leader in real life.

Matt's post just keeps getting more hilarious the more I look at it.

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Sheep

She/Her
Australia
Seen 2 Hours Ago
Posted 3 Hours Ago
39,253 posts
16.6 Years
I feel really settled into the community, it's near impossible for me to feel that way towards any other forum nowadays. This place has always been the one that most felt 'like home'

Never took a hiatus though... surprisingly. If I'm ever away it's because something happened (computer broke, for example) or I'm on vacation, but even then I'll usually have my laptop with me. I've never taken a demoted leave from staff since I got modded either (August 2012). Most of my time is spent VMing people and modding, though ofc I also post around a decent amount too. yayaya pc!!!

Her

Age 29
Seen 3 Hours Ago
Posted 1 Week Ago
this forum requires that i grace it with my presence everyday in order to function
adriana_ebooks

ShieldWolf27

18 year vet

Age 33
Male
St. Louis, Mo
Seen February 21st, 2023
Posted February 21st, 2023
2,727 posts
18.6 Years
I joined PC back in 2004. I've taken countless hiatus' because honestly, I forget about it. I used to love PC because it was a fairly tight knit group. As I got older, the group disbanded for the most part. Many people have been inactive for years. I haven't been on in over a year. Life and kids get in the way. But I am interested to see how things are now.
18 year veteran of PC | Constantly on hiatus

Raffy98

We won't be alone

Age 25
Male
Italy
Seen October 13th, 2019
Posted March 2nd, 2018
2,153 posts
6.3 Years
What makes me comeback everyday is the members, I've never been in such a community where people you meet and talk to can actually turn into actual friends (or something more ;)) after a bit and that's amazing.

I usually hang out in the OT forums, especially S&T or Forum Games. :>
Don't trust people too much, they might let you down.

moon

they/them
Seen 13 Hours Ago
Posted 2 Days Ago
37,443 posts
15.5 Years
What does AMA mean anyway?
Calm this type of thread down, it's getting very random here.
It's original meaning is "ask me anything" but now it's just used randomly I guess.
paired with Ivysaur

Her

Age 29
Seen 3 Hours Ago
Posted 1 Week Ago
It's original meaning is "ask me anything" but now it's just used randomly I guess.
much like the multifaceted usage on reddit itself, i've adapted it as a summon for those to who the topic pertains

and now it's thriving! i love me