EN World Anonymous

[Larry Fitz]

Um Hi Everyone, My name is Larry and I'm not sure why I'm here. The coffee and donuts are nice, but after listening to all of you, I don't think I have a problem... I mean I didn't think I had one before I heard all of you, but some of my friends and family think I have a problem, so I came to this meeting to sort of get them off my back. I first heard about EnWorld from my friend and colleague John Faugno, he told me how good it was and how it didn't really cost anything, and how he was getting so much out of it, you know? So I thought, "Hey, I can handle this." and I gave it a try. Ok, there have been some sleepless nights and it does seem like a lot of my life revolves around things here, but hey, I'm in the gaming business, there's a lot of pressure and if you don't do EnWorld, other people in the business think you aren't cool. I mean how many of you were at the Ennies this year? I was there... I talked with a few people, like that great guy from Mortality.net. I mean I could have left at any time, it's not like anything by LI was even nominated (though if you don't own "Broadsides!", you should), I just stuck around cause you know, there wasn't much happening on the EnWorld boards, so why not, you know... (SNIFF) god my life is such a mess.... I mean, when did this thing get away from me? It's not like I post everyday, I mean, I'm not like you people! I'm... oh god... I'm so lost.... i never should have joined BADD, or started BADA, I've been so stupid! Help me, please help me get my life back.... oh, and could I get one of those jelly filled... to go?

 

[Malessa]

Busted

See link http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=34930

What is a gal to do?

 

[Arg-ha Lardgoa]

My names is Arg-ha I'm addicted to enWorld, not that it is a big deal or anything. It's not like I have enWorld as my homepage, oh, wait I do. So what are you going to do about it? You can't stop me!!!!

 

[Viking Bastard]

Yes, the great evil that is known as Piratecat.

* Everything becomes blurry as we are treated with a black-n-white flashback *

Before EN World, there was innocence.

When I first came here it was known as Eric Noah's. 3e had just been announced. The boards were a pale shadow of what it is today. You couldn't even register your own name.

I didn't like D&D at all. It was bulky and constraining. THAC0? Blegh!
I played real games, for real roleplayers! WoD, GURPS, Cyberpunk 2020!

I was a man!

But those primitive boards were so magical for some reason.
There was something that kept me going back.
People calling themselves strange names like RuinExplorer and Muaddib kept arguing about Rangers and how evil the new edition of D&D was.

Evil version of D&D? I was hooked. I had to know more. I lurked in the shadows, ever taking in every little detail about this new 'Evil' game.

The board changed, new software with gigantic index pages that took forever to load.

But still I lusted.

This lust was finally satisfied by Piratecat when he started his infamous Story Hour. Others followed. I was hooked. Although I was never really able to get a Story Hour of my own in action, I feasted on the imaginations of the other EN Worlders.

I started my own site just to feel like I was in some control over my addiction. I was fooling myself.

Then, a miracle occurred. I don't remember which edition of the board this took place in, but I stopped posting. The time I spent lurking slowly became shorter and shorter. I was gaining freedom over my demons. There were days that I even didn't turn on the computer.

But Piratecat sensed this.

He flew over the Atlantic Ocean and hunted me down. Charmed me and introduced me to his stunning and funny wife. He paid for my nachos and we shared a bowl of chicken wings.

I had to go back. I had to post.

And now, for the last couple of months I have been battling technical difficulties. Only been able to access the internet and the board through library computers and at friends' homes I have been without the boards.

Again, I thought I was free.

Then the first thing I did when internet access was restored was to type www.enworld.org into the address bar.

So yes, I blame Piratecat.

 

[Sniktch]

*Sob* Yeah, I'm Sniktch, and I'm an addict, too.

It all started so innocently, coming to Eric Noah's site to catch all the latest news about my favorite hobby, then moving to ENWorld when the original site shut down.

Then one day a news item linked to the messageboards. Before I knew what was happening I was hooked, and it grows progressively worse as time rolls by. My posts per day have swelled from 1 to over 7 in just three short weeks

 

[larfinia]

Its an addiction...perhaps i should stop now before i get to far gone.

the thought of stopping already fills me with despair.

is there a hope for me or am i also lost to the enboards.

 

[MerakSpielman]

Ironic isn't it, that in order to confess your addiction, you have to indulge in it?

My name is Merak Spielman and I am an addict. I lurked a bit over at Eric Noah's old site, but I wasn't "in the know" enough to follow it when it moved. I thought the forum had gotten deleted -- a casualty of cyberspace. In pain and regret, I retreated to (PLEASE FORGIVE WHAT I AM ABOUT TO REVEAL!) *sob* the Wizards Boards!

No, don't look at me like that. I'm ok. Really, I'm not one of them. I'm one of you. I found you again, finally, after all this time. I can't believe you left without me...
And do you want to know how I stumbled across the new ENworld? I was looking for the moved James Buck generator page. And I found all his generators neatly stacked in a corner. Here. I had come home again.... Once again, I was a whole person. [/melodrama]

ACKKKK! Somebody came into my office. I had to stop writing this post for FIFTEEN MINUTES STRAIGHT. In the middle of my addiction story. Can you believe it? Wait, she's coming back!Hitting SUBMIT REPLY...

edit: Where is all this PbP stuff going on? Sounds like I need to move my addiction onto the next level. Pray tell!

 

[Mathew_Freeman]

go down to the In Character forum, and witness the madness for yourself.

 

[garyh]

edit: Where is all this PbP stuff going on? Sounds like I need to move my addiction onto the next level. Pray tell!

We always welcome new folks to the In Character Forum.

 

[MerakSpielman]

We always welcome new folks to the In Character Forum.

Ok, I posted my "initiate me in the ways of PbP" thread. Respond to it if you like!