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I don't want to start a fight. Please understand that. I just want to remind you peeps about something.
The CB is about Writing, Reading, and Cricket.
I feel like nowadays, all I see are people who I don't know, who I try to get to know, but have such . . . different . . . values. People, who, it seems to me, value mountain dew, alter egos, glitter, etc. over writing. Writing is a huge part of my life. Take writing out of me, and there wouldn't be much Indigo left. I came on here because I know few writers and I wanted to know more writers. At a time when school is crushing almost all my free time, I come on here to write with my fellow authors. And I find . . . Alter Egos, screaming in my ear. A pie in my face. That some of my friends- like Noelle C. - have gone, and no one except me has noticed. (Or cared, I sometimes wonder, after seeing a thread filled with arguing Alter Egos.) I look for writing, and I found hastily made RPs, which soon drop to the back pages, without anyone bothering to revive them. I find that the RPs I am on have moved on without me, not remembering that I joined.
What has happened to the CB that I know and love?
Where have my friends gone? Where have my RPs gone? Where have the values and the writing and the sense gone?
I may not be coming on much. Not that I am running off in rage or some such. It's just that, I have a lot of things I have to do. And if this CB is no longer about writing, I may replace the small amount of time I manage to find to come on here with working on my novels or other pieces of writing. My writing time won't be CB time anymore, it will be Novel Time.
If that is true (which it may not be- I may be able to find more time for the CB AND writing, but I really doubt it) then this is goodbye, I guess. Bye, Danie. Bye, Squeak. Bye, Admins. Bye, CBers. Bye, CB.
submitted by Indigo
(March 26, 2015 - 9:52 am)
(March 26, 2015 - 9:52 am)
My Dear Indigo,
I will not try to persuade you not to leave, because I know that is your choice, and I will not affect it in any way. I would however, like to to say a few parting words. Indigo, ever since Everinne left, you have no idea what my state of mind has been. After Everinne left, all of us were torn apart in grief and confusion. We wanted the old CB back. During that time, I worked my hardest ever to bring about some peace. At that moment, as everyone was mourning about the fate of the old CB, the old CBers popped out of nowhere and told us we were doing fine. That was when I realized that the times have changed, and we can't bring them back. I also noticed that we were all running smoothly before the Everinne tragedy. I and a lot of other CBers contributed, and helped us forget. I agree, we are still not perfect. I am also thiking of creating a new rule, and I will see if anyone else will follow. That rule is, ONLY ONE ALTER EGO PER PERSON!! When you have like, 4 alter egos, it makes da world KA-RAY-ZEE. So, please, people, dear Chatterboxers, keep one crazy person with you, and discard of all the rest. Now, about the RPs. So, I believe that when we make our Rps, and are not dedicated to them, THEY WILL INEVITABLY DIE. So, please be devoted to your RPs, or don't create them. Now, how did I get on this long ramble? I meant to say, Indigo, my friend, if you you indeed decide to leave, you will be missed, and we remember you always with a fond memory.
Your friend always,
~Cayke
P.S. Like Indigo said, PLEASE DO NOT START ANY REVOLUTION THREADS BECAUSE OF THIS POST. JUST REMEMBER THAT WE ARE GETTING ALONG FINE, AND THAT WE DO NOT WANT ANY MORE TROUBLE. THANK YOU.
~Cayke
(March 26, 2015 - 11:31 am)
Indigo, please don't go. I feel the same way. I don't want to start a fight either. I don't want anyone to leave. But I am going to say what I have been thinking all of this time. Please do not feel offended by it, I just don't want to keep this in any longer. The CB was a wonderful place before Alter Egos came. Sometimes I wish that the Crowd Sorcery didn't come, because that is where many of these came from. And I also noticd the average age go down. Before, the average was 12-15. Now it is 9-11. And the names; they seem like the ones you would pick when you text someone. Shorter, crazier, and including numbers like 101. Some of these people just want to have fun. They might think the other CB was boring. But if you thought it was boring, why didn't you pay no attention to this? Why did you have to change the world we liked? It's like you made a wonderful muffin, just for you. No icing or anything, because that is the way you liked it. Then your younger sibling came along ande squirted icing and sprinkles and candy on top, because that was the way she liked it. Wouldn't you feel so mad? You worked so hard on that muffin. You made it all by yourself. And then someone came and made it crazier. That is how most of us older CBers feel. We were crazy at times, but not a lot.
There. I said it. I'm sorry. Please nobody leave because of this.
(March 26, 2015 - 11:37 am)
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(March 26, 2015 - 12:44 pm)
I've been thinking the same thing. The CB was originally a little place where a few of us would share our stories and poems, discuss our favorite books, and we'd even have a game or two going on sometimes. Each thread would have a ton of posts, because nobody would let them die. And we put effort into them. If you check out the older RPs and such, you'll find hundreds of long, heartfelt comments. Because we didn't come online to virtually throw pie at each other, we came online to read and write. If you're the kind of person who likes alter egos and caps lock and a billion exclamation points, that is absolutely fine and I'm not against you at all. I'm simply asking if you could please go do your thing on a different website so that we can keep the CB a more calm and organized place, which is what it was intended to be.
Would that be okay? If we just saved our ideas that don't have to do with literature for somewhere else?
I'm not interested in fighting or arguing with anyone, I just needed to get that out.
I like someone's previous suggestion that people limit themselves to just one alter ego. And I also suggest they be limited to specific threads for those who enjoy them but that they not submit silly comments on serious writing threads created by others. Chatterbox has infinite space so there should be room for all to peacefully coexist. We hope people will abide by these guidelines. Admins cannot always tell which thread a new comment is attached to.
Admin
(March 26, 2015 - 3:17 pm)
I'm crying right now. I have no idea who you are, but I've realized- you're right. I feel so sorry for you. But don't forget about us. People who try and write.
(March 26, 2015 - 4:06 pm)
Don't leave, Indigo! I don't know you that well, but I agree with everything you said. And although I came in during crowd sorcery, I am 13 years old, use my initials as my CB name, post very little, and have no alter ego (unless you count magicbluejay, but he doesn't post anymore), so CB-wise, I am very normal. This doesn't mean I want the whole CB to be like me. If everyone was like me, the CB would be boring! I do wish, though, that the CB was like it was before. If I could change it, I would cut the number of alter egos in half, make posts less frequent, and make an RP that lasts for months and months. That would be awesome.
(March 26, 2015 - 4:13 pm)
This is a crazy idea, but could there maybe be a whole other page for alter egos? like Down to Earth, or Inkwell. But The Alter Egos Page. Never mind... that's crazy.
I think just a thread or two on one of the already established sections should be fine. Pudding's Place seems like the most appropriate place.
Admin
(March 26, 2015 - 8:25 pm)
I was about to write something like this, I definately agree with the, one alter ego a person policy ,because I never know who I'm talking to! And I feel like we should have some principles.
1. We share, I fell like the Cb is where we come to share advice, crativity , ideas , yuo name it!
2. We should have order, not completely crazy, don't yell a people a lot, and don't throw pies unless it's a game or somethin.
3.Come up with new stuff, I understand that the Cb will grow and change, but lety's try and remember what wer'er here for, Cricket is a magazine of Writers, artist, were here to share ideas and have a good time if you want to be crazy start a pie throwing thread, but don't be crzy ion the ask for advice thread.
(March 27, 2015 - 7:44 am)
I agree. Remember that Superhero rp I made once? It was powerful. Almost moving. All of the writers were great.
It's the alter ego's fault.
MP turned in a resignation form because she doesn't fell special. Check Cac. Can we please limit everyone to one alter ego? And maybe have people ask Masked Piester before they copy both her Mountain Dew and her pies? I'm not going to sugarcoat this, but:
Somebody, choose one alter ego and keep it. Sorry, but that's the way it goes.
Pie said crye. I know Pie, I know.
(March 27, 2015 - 8:51 am)
Somebody, her Captcha pet, and her alter egos all left. And I don't think you guys are encouraging her to return.
(March 27, 2015 - 9:51 am)
" A contributor"-
It seems that you have some connection with Somebody, so if you do, please tell her that she will be missed. If you don't, thank you for the information. Also, in terms of the "no-alter ego rule", maybe she could choose to use one alter ego at a time? I don't see why this is pointed at Somebody, because other people have more than one anyway.
Other CBers: I joined about a month or so ago, maybe six weeks. I'm not sure. So my first impression of the CB was everybody wanting the " Old CB" back, and games, and Alter egos. I did think the alter egos were confusing, but I felt that this was a nice site, where people almost knew each other, and where you could safely speak your mind ( if you were not mean). I have spent a lot of time on the CB, and people seem to be in these groups: either they are very serious and want the old CB back, or they are kind of crazy. Not everybody is like this, I can think of quite a few people who aren't too crazy but still like the new CB, or something like that. People may have noticed me. I'm glad. It felt kind of weird posting things when most people were talking about how they were " oldies" or " in-between-ers". I guess I felt some sort of need to belong, for people to notice me and recognize my name. But that doesn't really matter. What matters is that everyone is accepteed, but that may mean alter egos sticking to certain threads. I have no objection to alter egos, they just seem a little bit confusing. Doesn't matter. I just hope that the CB doesn't fall apart.
(March 27, 2015 - 4:06 pm)
I don't even know why I read this, now I'm depressed.
Why am I pretending anymore? I'm SomeonePlusFour. Does anyone even remember that name? Probably not. Actually guys, I had the first alter ego. Gadzooks.
[Gadzooks] *waves*
He wasn't exactly my opposite, but he was another name to post under. Why'd I make him? I dunno. It felt fun. Now it doesn't feel fun anymore.
Nothing feels fun in this place.
I don't mean to offend anybody - which happens a lot - but the Chatterbox doesn't feel fun anymore. I made a new "username", a new disguise to hide under because I was worried that all these new people and all these alter egos wouldn't like me.
This isn't okay anymore. It's not an enjoyable place. It's not somewhere you go to relax and hang out and talk with friends.
It's... well, I don't know what it is anymore.
I seriously don't know.
And at this point, I'm not sure I want to.
(March 27, 2015 - 2:09 pm)
Posting under another name isn't the same thing as an alter ego. Pretty much all of us have done that. An alter ego is a character that you introduce and use for certain threads, and you normally have 'conversations' together.
(March 27, 2015 - 4:56 pm)
Really?! SPF! I didn't know where you went and whoa... I'm so glad you revealed this. But please don't leave. I really hope we resolve these issues soon. And we will. But if you would like to just... take a break... I'm fine with that. Take a little breather for a week or two. I honestly still have fun on the CB. But with all this drama lately, it's been different. Before people started producing alter egos like this place was a factory for them and everyone got upset, things were running along smoothly. So please, tone down some things and make peace. And the CB is still a place for reading, writing, and art. It just has had too much of some other things. But I still see that in the CB. So also, do more reading, writing and art. So this is how we can bring everything back together.
(March 27, 2015 - 6:35 pm)
No.... No... NOOO!!! Indigo, you were my buddy. My shadow in crime! My friend!... No... no...
Indigo... Why is cb turning into this?! My friends... I'm so... Frustrated. This can't be true... Indigo, Noelle, JBE, brooke... You were all my best friends... And now... I have nothing. Only air that keeps me from falling apart.
This doesn't seem right. I'm sorry for being so upset, but I can't help myself.
Why is this happening?... I don't know.
We are all so... Unconnected...
Cb used to be a kind, friendly, small place...
And now it seems like a factory worked by cbers and... No, I won't say it. It would be even more trouble...
I'm just going to stop posting for today and just go play minecraft.
(March 28, 2015 - 12:13 pm)