8. The first person on BB you remember talking to longer than just answering a question to?
I remember it being me picking a fight with White Avenger. However, Lyri maintains that I picked a fight her. Either way, nothing has changed! 😛 lol
You SO did!!! I can't even remember what it was about now, something in one of the shipping threads, I think. It was definitely about the show in general. I was like 'Well, she certainly thinks I'm a brain dead moron!' LMFAO
Good or bad this place has given me some incredible memories, amazing real friendships and the best friend, confidante and general other half of me I could ever had hoped or wished for. 🙂
Can't imagine who she's talking about, do you? *BEAMS*
Alright, my turn.
1. Why did you join BB?
I needed somewhere where the Mods didn't think they were Lords of the Universe and I wanted to post my fic somewhere that it wasn't going to get laughed out of the joint because it wasn't based on the fandom characters. So, I Googled and this was the first place that popped up.
2. Did you look at/join any other Btvs/Ats site first?
Yep, for about a year before I came to BB I was a member of another Angel site. Like I said above, the Mods were control freaks, some of the members had Mods in their back pockets, and it wasn't the greatest place to be, so I got out. About three months after I joined here, I got word that some bad stuff was going down involving a Mod trying to censor another member for posting an Angel quote. Posting an Angel quote on an Angel forum, oh, the horror. So, I went back for a little while. We, um...I don't want to say 'rioted' but that's kinda exactly what it was. We rioted. The Admins shut the forum down. We came here. End of story.
😀
3. Your best BB moment?
I have a few:
Becoming Merrick's Prefect after being here for less than six months.
Being asked to be a Mod. Proudest moment EVER.
Being asked to be a Head Mod. Second proudest moment EVER.
Hosting the Buffies with Kean. Funniest, most confusing and exhausting night EVER.
Winning Class Protector two years in a row. That was pretty special.
4. Your worst BB moment?
The same as Kean's. It was a traumatic experience for both of us, but more so for me because I was the one who 'dealt' with the situation.
Looking back, I'm not sure if I would have DONE anything differently, but I think I would have HANDLED it differently. I'll always be sorry for the outcome of that situation, who knows what would have happened if things had gone differently.
5. Your first impression of BB?
WELL!! This place is run a hell of a lot better than that other pla...OMG! AVATARS! AND BANNERS!! ACTUAL IMAGES!!
(Yeah, we weren't allowed sigs, AV's or to post art or pictures of any kind at that other place, lol)
6. Your impression of BB now?
Hey, look! HOME!!
7. How has your perception of BB changed since you've joined?
Yes and no. I still feel that this is one of the most professionally run boards on the web, but I know now the amount of work that goes into keeping this board running as smoothly as possible.
When I first joined, Merrick was a very small, very quiet house, and the people in it quickly became my BB family (even if one of them deserted us and went to Drogyn!) so the people in Merrick will always come first when I'm thinking about BB.
Ultimately I think it's a very close knit community, and I'm glad now that I'm a part of that when, at the beginning, I didn't know if I could make a place for myself.
8. The first person on BB you remember talking to longer than just answering a question to?
Well, I brought a lot of friends with me from the other site (EntertainUS, Arabella and Randian) so it wasn't like I was ever REALLY alone, I knew my girls were there, but as for BB veterans, Faith. She adopted me (and then promptly FORGOT for four years!) and I remember always running to her for help or a chat, lol. Then there was Vamp Tramp, who I went to for banner help. And then I got into a fight with Allycat over whether or not the PTB's had anything to do with BtVS, lol.
9. The longest time you've spent on BB in a day?
I sort of always have BB running in the background when I'm online. Being stuck at home with very little to do, I spend a good portion of my day kicking around the net, reading fic and making art, so it's always just hovering there.
10. Anything else?
BB's the one place on the net I feel like I can be myself. I've met so many wonderful people here, the most important of which, my soul mate, I couldn't imagine my life without.
Two of the worst moments of my life were also spent here, or at least, they occurred because of something that happened here, or someone who posted here, but those moments made me a stronger person, made me a better person, and made me realize that just because someone said something, there are a dozen other people who don't think like they do. I will never EVER say that I wish those moments never happened or that I wish I could make them go away, because what's life without a little controversy?