As it was quite successful on the old site, i figured i'd make a thread for the new site as well, in the hopes that many more confessions will be shared. For all the old shenanigans: Confession Thread v1
11-11-2013 - Im a 20 yo virgin.
I really hate the look of the new site. Why articles? Why videos? The entire site should be in the format of a forum since it is called TheHaloForum after all.
Articles offer room for people that would otherwise write amazing OP's to get easier exposure to their efforts. We would almost never front page a thread write up. When looking through Articles you know its not just a youtube video link and a quote, someone put some work into this and in Articles you can make things look much better than in an OP. People will earlier share a clean, seperate article than a thread OP you cant chain loose from the train of potentially weird comments of that thread. with weird avy's and sigs.
We are still working to make videos function up to potential and we will write up a clear workflow when we have the system how we want it so you guys knows whatsup.
this is how I see it:
Videos is a better way to look for a video or videomaker's videos than searching for a thread/threads in the videos sections, it's also a better way to look for a specific Halo Montage on Youtube. We're pushing for no duplicates, accurate contributor names, correct titles and the best video file and YT link associated with it.
When it starts filling out the goal is to be able to fill in a name and have all videos pop up where this person was either a GP contributor or editor. An example that already shows how this would work with the current database is Phurion, as he was an editor and GP contributor on so many videos in the era of vids we put up as a base. You can imagine filling in someone like Dutchy would result in a wide range of videos over many games when the archive is up to date as he has been a GP contributor in so many videos. By using an Alias System we link your account on THF to the videos you have participated in, when people visit your profile they will see these videos pop up. As not everyone uses their THF name as their name in montages, changed their name over time or had an editing name like "productions/studios" you can claim those Aliases as well.
Browsing the video archive even in its current state has been a lot of fun, filling in names and finding new videos by that player or editor or just going through everything. The experience is very smooth on mobile as well.
It will be the closest we can get to the montage finding and watching functionality of Mythica without losing a ton of money by streaming the videos ourselves. We're using the availability of montages on Youtube while still putting physical files behind the titles that we can make available to download, more on that functionality later.
You can link an article or video to a discussion thread, this thread shows up at the bottom of articles and the top of videos. When making a thread for a video that is already in the archive you can ask a staff member to edit it in.
If you think that doesnt add value.. you're not understanding something
Confession I shoveled the sidewalk and driveway for an hour because of this blizzard. I can't stand snow.
Same, I feel your pain. I shoveled this morning and it's already back to the same height which was hella hard to shovel in the first place. While that's all happening all my neighbors are using their snow machines.
Confession I shoveled the sidewalk and driveway for an hour because of this blizzard. I can't stand snow.Same, I feel your pain. I shoveled this morning and it's already back to the same height which was hella hard to shovel in the first place. While that's all happening all my neighbors are using their snow machines.
Right! I gotta shovel again in a another hour or two so I don't have to shovel a lot later in the evening. Lucky mofo's.
I don't know why maybe it's because I'm a summer birthday but I can't stand the snow half the time.
lol f u. End of October i ended things with the girl i was seeing at the end of summer, kept hooking up with her and another ex into december and early january.
but ya it was like 4-5 months ago when my options were plentiful
the reason i previously said I missed summer is cause I got with like 6 girls over the summer. Its just so much easier when the weathers nice
I have really bad social anxiety. I frequently set myself to appear offline on XBL for fear of being invited to a party. I don't talk much and I'm soft spoken, but I'm always afraid it will be mistaken as boredom or ignoring the other person.
Know the feeling, something weirdly intimidating about xbl parties for me too, just like to play in silence or talk to one friend.
I have really bad social anxiety. I frequently set myself to appear offline on XBL for fear of being invited to a party. I don't talk much and I'm soft spoken, but I'm always afraid it will be mistaken as boredom or ignoring the other person.
I kind of realized this after it kind of hit me that I always initiate all of our conversations on XBL. During one 1v1, I was like: "I wonder how long we will go in silence if I don't say anything" - it was awhile lol. It's all good though my man.
i think i have social anxiety too and idk where the fuck it came from
it's kinda weird honestly and people that know me can't really picture it, but i'm starting to realize it's true. at my high school i was a part of the "popular" group i guess and literally everyone knew who i was. i was super nice and funny and basically everyone liked me throughout my school. then i go to college and everything changes. i become extremely shy to the point it seriously bothers me because i know for a fact anyone i talk to would like me, but i just don't initiate anything. it's just weird man, like i know if i talked to any girl they would instantly think i'm adorable, but i just don't. it's also unsettling how at home i have literally dozens of really good friends and at college i just don't talk to anyone. i prefer being alone, but idk. idk where all of this came from
I have really bad social anxiety. I frequently set myself to appear offline on XBL for fear of being invited to a party. I don't talk much and I'm soft spoken, but I'm always afraid it will be mistaken as boredom or ignoring the other person.I kind of realized this after it kind of hit me that I always initiate all of our conversations on XBL. During one 1v1, I was like: "I wonder how long we will go in silence if I don't say anything" - it was awhile lol. It's all good though my man.
Haha it's the same when I'm in a party with my best friend irl who I've known for 8 years. I guess I just really suck at making conversation and that's why I avoid parties.
I've quoted this scene whenever this topic comes up and it sums up my feelings pretty accurately:
i think i have social anxiety too and idk where the fuck it came from
it's kinda weird honestly and people that know me can't really picture it, but i'm starting to realize it's true. at my high school i was a part of the "popular" group i guess and literally everyone knew who i was. i was super nice and funny and basically everyone liked me throughout my school. then i go to college and everything changes. i become extremely shy to the point it seriously bothers me because i know for a fact anyone i talk to would like me, but i just don't initiate anything. it's just weird man, like i know if i talked to any girl they would instantly think i'm adorable, but i just don't. it's also unsettling how at home i have literally dozens of really good friends and at college i just don't talk to anyone. i prefer being alone, but idk. idk where all of this came from
Pretty much exactly my current situation. I have lots of really good friends at home but at Uni i don't really talk to many people at all. idk how this happened
