Non-turtle talkin' users

[Gunpowder]

Originally Posted by Cure

Not just cynical, but overly sensitive, as well. People flip over the smallest things. No ribbing like there was back then because people need their self esteems coddled. Like imagine if we jokingly called someone a pedophile now like we did to Doom? Chaos.

That's the thing though, man. Not everyone takes stuff like that as a joke, and since this is the internet, people are gonna take that more seriously than they should, because they don't have the context clues to tell them it's all just good-humored. You say it wasn't like that 10 years or so ago, but as long as I've been around, calling someone a pedophile - even jokingly - has never been taken lightly or considered okay. If you're already affiliated with someone and know them well enough for them to interpret it the way you intend, that's one thing. But for anyone other than that group of people, straight-up calling someone a pedo and expecting them to be like, "Haha, this guyyy! " is just not realistic. Look dude, I'm not tryin' bash to bash you or be a smartass or anything; I'm just clarifying. People who don't know you well enough WILL be offended if you say the right thing(s).

In any case, in response to the OP, I used to post exclusively to the TMNT forums; then eventually it was half-and-half between that and the General Discussion; and lately, it's been about 90% General Discussion for me. I do love talkin' Turtles, I do. Lately, though, I haven't really been interested in any of the topics TMNT-related - but, of course, that's only temporary. As for those who literally never post in the Turtles sections...not totally sure why that is. They have their reasons, I'm sure, but I think it's largely just a simple case of some people liking TMNT, but not having anything to say about it. I'm like that with a few things, too, so I can't judge. But as for my reasoning, it's mostly due to my group of friends on here largely sticking to the "Everything Else" section (which Powder addressed).