[Selphos]

Yes, anime store. It's a side hobby >_>

Well it's more like a manga, cards, and accessories store but you know.

[Aitamen]

You have the internet...

[Selphos]

The internet doesn't give me manga, cards, and accessories that I can use irl.

[Buizel]

Am I the only one who realized that is tinytext and not ellipses in Zeph's post >_>

Sondow you win a gold star!Of course not. I noticed the tinytext in my post when I typed it! :O

Even *I* have submitted a stat in the past little while!

Amazing! :O

[Aitamen]

The internet doesn't give me manga, cards, and accessories that I can use irl.

wtf?

Umm... yes?

I'm confused... how can the net NOT give you those things?

[Bilan]

The internet doesn't give me manga, cards, and accessories that I can use irl.

wtf?

Umm... yes?

I'm confused... how can the net NOT give you those things?

The internet doesn't give me manga, cards, and accessories that I CAN USE IRL.

[Aitamen]

The internet doesn't give me manga, cards, and accessories that I can use irl.

wtf?

Umm... yes?

I'm confused... how can the net NOT give you those things?

The internet doesn't give me manga, cards, and accessories that I CAN USE IRL.

EBAY, AMAZON, ANIMECORNERSTORE...  you can have these things shipped to your door... why go to the mall and be bothered by people and traffic and the like...

good job with the interpretation, RPG...

[Selphos]

Fuck internet-only stores.

They don't let me physically look at the product beforehand, for one thing. As an example, I often look through some pages of a book that looks interesting, whether I buy it or not.

For two, my mall isn't often overcrowded.

[Aitamen]

Why would it being overcrowded matter?

Further, I fail to see what you can do at a store you can't do online?

flip through a few pages of a book?  ok, so there's the .pdf for it...

)I'll assume the only reason you would pay for it is because you see piracy is wrong)

For cards, I'm guessing you don't mean, like, booster packs?  If that's the case, why would examining them before buying them matter?

accessories... I'm not exactly sure what this is referencing...  info?

[Bilan]

Buying shit online invariably involves waiting, and the chance that said item gets lost in the post

And eBay isnt 100% completely trustworthy

[Aitamen]

ebay/paypal run refunds, most of the time, if the seller or the mail can be faulted...

I've done this bit before...

also, why does everyone seem to be so impatient when it comes to gear?

I fail to see the reason for rushing to get something...  it usually costs more, which means less stuff...

[Eis Makai]

I go to the mall too. Especially just stores around here, like Walmart or 48 Hours. Down at the mall (which is 25 miles away), I go to GameStop where I can get games instantly and not waiting a day for it when I can get it within 30 minutes. Aitaman your opinion is contradictable therefore, you like using internet, I like to do things when they are tangable.

So yea, Aitaman try to back yourself out of this one. The one thing Ebay doesn't beat is the Mall. Amazon likes to rip people off, I know my friend tried Amazon and they ripped him off by not sending the product only keeping the money he paid for. And he waited over 2 weeks and Amazon promised within 3-5 days, and he didn't get it. He was mad.

[P.P.A.]

We don't have any malls here. Or very few or very small ones. Thank god those temples of greed and destruction haven't reached our shores yet!

I almost always buy games on the internet (especially now that the USK logo is ridiculously gigantic), but still go out to buy manga and magazines.

[Selphos]

This topic is now officially off-topic >_>

[Taillow]

Am I the only one who realized that is tinytext and not ellipses in Zeph's post >_>

I notice it all the time <_<  There is a distinct difference that I'm sure everyone notices.  It's just that obvious.

Also, join the chat side!  We have cookies!  Though I wish you'd give me some >_>  I haven't had a dessert in weeks!

[Aitamen]

Iceman, you REALLY need grammar lessons... or a few more vocab quizzes where failing means knuckle-breaking... >_>

Also, for reference, the biggest problem I have with the mall is it's dependent on where you live...  my job isn't, my gf isn't, and my primary form of entertainment isn't... why should my shopping be?

That, and the nearest mall is 128 mi. away (about 200 kilometers, if my math is any good, today)

[oldskoolgamer101]

The ones who contribute the most to the chat are generally the ones who haven't competed or have retired/become sick of it.

Just thought I'd point that out, fwiw >________>

Oh? Let's see...
Let's look at the 17 most active people on the chatroom, along with the date they last submitted a stat:
1. Gerbil - insert :Pyramid here08/09/08
2. Stefan - a.k.a. the typo master!15/08/08
3. Rolken - ...he competes?...owait I guess so:01/03/08
4. RR - wants you to email him a dreamcast!08/12/08
5. "n" - call him that; he insists you do so.08/12/08
6. DsS - :D D: :D12/12/08
7. Sondow - does standard preschool business every morning?...07/12/08
8. PPA - is a furry!27/08/08
9. Achlys - his life is end \(^o^)/17/08/08
10. MK - is a spic...?06/12/08
11. Quartz - needs to pay attention! >_>16/09/08
12. genus - often wins arguments by default16/01/08
13. mike - is not retired yet?!06/08/08
14. SJ - (shit!)01/12/08
15. SkyL - AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH09/12/08
16. bertin - insert random comment here11/12/08
17. Cherry - would rather have a tiger :(comedy 31/12/69 option

From what I see, out of the top 17 chatters, 16 have submitted stuff this year, and 8 have submitted stuff this month. So...I don't know where you're getting such silly ideas... >_>

These days whenever I'm on there I'm talking to people like Cherry (not a TAer), Mike (not as prominent as he was...semi-retired?), PPA (not the most prolific TAer, most of his stats look to be from 2007), Rolken etc...these aren't the leaders of the TAing pack. I infrequently post times but I wouldn't considre myself an active TAer either. Time zones to consider though I suppose.


<_<

[DsSaster]

The ones who contribute the most to the chat are generally the ones who haven't competed or have retired/become sick of it.

Just thought I'd point that out, fwiw >________>

Oh? Let's see...
Let's look at the 17 most active people on the chatroom, along with the date they last submitted a stat:
1. Gerbil - insert :Pyramid here08/09/08
2. Stefan - a.k.a. the typo master!15/08/08
3. Rolken - ...he competes?...owait I guess so:01/03/08
4. RR - wants you to email him a dreamcast!08/12/08
5. "n" - call him that; he insists you do so.08/12/08
6. DsS - :D D: :D12/12/08
7. Sondow - does standard preschool business every morning?...07/12/08
8. PPA - is a furry!27/08/08
9. Achlys - his life is end \(^o^)/17/08/08
10. MK - is a spic...?06/12/08
11. Quartz - needs to pay attention! >_>16/09/08
12. genus - often wins arguments by default16/01/08
13. mike - is not retired yet?!06/08/08
14. SJ - (shit!)01/12/08
15. SkyL - AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH09/12/08
16. bertin - insert random comment here11/12/08
17. Cherry - would rather have a tiger :(comedy 31/12/69 option

From what I see, out of the top 17 chatters, 16 have submitted stuff this year, and 8 have submitted stuff this month. So...I don't know where you're getting such silly ideas... >_>

I'm one of the most active people on TSC, and I'm in college. :D (on vacation now, hells yeah!)

[Aitamen]

I personally think that consistancy is more important when it comes to submissions...