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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: FlyingBIZKIT on March 27, 2015, 10:40:55 AM
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...without joining this forum? Imagine you had never joined DTF. I certainly wouldn't have discovered all the awesome music out there. I also wouldn't have gotten to know some of the coolest people in the world. IMAGINE!
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I would certainly have more room on my hard drive.
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I would certainly have more room on my hard drive.
Amen to that.
I've also forged some great friends that we meet up for shows, of to hang out when in town. It's a great community.
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If id never joined DTF everyone here would be much better off. :)
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:yeahright Haven't heard that before.
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If id never joined DTF everyone here would be much better off. :)
This sounds like a written letter. Cut that out you.
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I'd probably be dead.
True story.
I joined the forums right after my dad died. You guys helped me pull through that depression. People have come and gone in my life during the past 6 years but you guys have always been here. Even the lowest point in my life... when I went through the horrid breakup with my ex a couple years ago... back when all I wanted was to not be here anymore... back when I felt nothing but loneliness. Back when I was depressed to the point where I sliced the shit out of my arm just to see if I felt pain... I still had DTF. You guys are my family. DTF is my home. Just like with my music... even when I have no one and nothing else... I have DTF.
:heart :heart :heart
:JayOctavarium:
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If id never joined DTF everyone here would be much better off. :)
This sounds like a written letter. Cut that out you.
Eh?
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You know, I'm not good enough for this world and stuff. Keep making music and handing out coffee to jerks like me.
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I'd probably be dead.
True story.
I joined the forums right after my dad died. You guys helped me pull through that depression. People have come and gone in my life during the past 6 years but you guys have always been here. Even the lowest point in my life... when I went through the horrid breakup with my ex a couple years ago... back when all I wanted was to not be here anymore... back when I felt nothing but loneliness. Back when I was depressed to the point where I sliced the shit out of my arm just to see if I felt pain... I still had DTF. You guys are my family. DTF is my home. Just like with my music... even when I have no one and nothing else... I have DTF.
:heart :heart :heart
:JayOctavarium:
Glad we all have a place like this. So many understanding people here.
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I'd probably be dead.
True story.
I joined the forums right after my dad died. You guys helped me pull through that depression. People have come and gone in my life during the past 6 years but you guys have always been here. Even the lowest point in my life... when I went through the horrid breakup with my ex a couple years ago... back when all I wanted was to not be here anymore... back when I felt nothing but loneliness. Back when I was depressed to the point where I sliced the shit out of my arm just to see if I felt pain... I still had DTF. You guys are my family. DTF is my home. Just like with my music... even when I have no one and nothing else... I have DTF.
:heart :heart :heart
:JayOctavarium:
Hey, man. That's what we're here for.
This place was a great help to me as well after my father passed.
I love you guys.
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:hearts:
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I'm not even going to begin to speculate. When I joined DTF I was a chronic alcoholic/addict about one check away from being homeless or one drink away from being dead. You guys have been a fucking rock through the most hectic years a person could go through, and I couldn't even begin to express my gratitude.
*dry humps computer*
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I would have missed out on a lot of damn good music I never even knew about. That's for sure.
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I'm not even going to begin to speculate. When I joined DTF I was a chronic alcoholic/addict about one check away from being homeless or one drink away from being dead. You guys have been a fucking rock through the most hectic years a person could go through, and I couldn't even begin to express my gratitude.
*dry humps computer*
*Eagerly awaits for pictures of dry humping*
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I'm not even going to begin to speculate. When I joined DTF I was a chronic alcoholic/addict about one check away from being homeless or one drink away from being dead. You guys have been a fucking rock through the most hectic years a person could go through, and I couldn't even begin to express my gratitude.
*dry humps computer*
*Eagerly awaits for pictures of dry humping*
Yeah, what the fuck? Pics please.
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I'm not even going to begin to speculate. When I joined DTF I was a chronic alcoholic/addict about one check away from being homeless or one drink away from being dead. You guys have been a fucking rock through the most hectic years a person could go through, and I couldn't even begin to express my gratitude.
*dry humps computer*
I think it moved.
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My life before DTF was awful and depressing.
It still is...but it was before as well :rollin
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Before DTF I used to be an ugly teenager that knew nothing about music. Now, I owe at least half my music collection to this forum :heart.
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:yeahright Haven't heard that before.
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I would still be listening to only classic rock. Still listen, but most of my ipod is progressive.
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I don't know really. I found some great music through the years at DTF and that music has had a big impact on my life.
There is a bit more than that though, I'm a member of a few forums but this is the only forum that I feel like I'm actually part of the community. I feel like I've been around long enough to know the people just by reading their posts, it's also the first site I visit when I wake up in the morning.
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I'm only here because of Dream Theater, so the real question is what would my life be like without discovering DT. I suppose I would have taken up a life of crime and become a drug kingpin.
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Not different.
I am a MPForum transplant, and before that was on the old DT.net. Never frequent poster on DT.net, and I had a moderate spike on MP. I feel I got most recommendations and good interactions from MPforum.
Here it hasn't panned out so well from my perspective. But I still enjoy some of it. The internet has also changed a lot, as I feel forums are a relic of the older days of the internet (i.e. before social media and internet phones).
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Before DTF I used to be an ugly teenager that knew nothing about music. Now, I owe at least half my music collection to this forum :heart.
So, still ugly?
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Before DTF I used to be an ugly teenager that knew nothing about music. Now, I owe at least half my music collection to this forum :heart.
So, still ugly?
I was fat but hot looking before DTF. My legend still grows.....like my waistline.
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Before DTF I used to be an ugly teenager that knew nothing about music. Now, I owe at least half my music collection to this forum :heart .
So, still ugly?
There are some thing that never change :lol .
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I would've missed out on some awesome friends, some great music and movies, and a lot of fun experiences. I've hung out with DTFers all over the country and it's been a blast.
Just a few of the things I've done with DTFers: multiple hangouts in NJ (including the infamous hat day), wandered San Francisco and watched sea lions, danced in a gay bar and got a tattoo in Chicago, made fun of bad movies while drinking, consumed delicious beer and food, seen amazing concerts, gotten smashed, gotten laid, did the Systematic Chaos "yelling in the studio" thing
I also might be slightly more tan without y'all :lol
Not different.
I am a MPForum transplant, and before that was on the old DT.net. Never frequent poster on DT.net, and I had a moderate spike on MP. I feel I got most recommendations and good interactions from MPforum.
Here it hasn't panned out so well from my perspective. But I still enjoy some of it. The internet has also changed a lot, as I feel forums are a relic of the older days of the internet (i.e. before social media and internet phones).
....all right then.
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Yeah... that ^^^ was kind of out of place
Anyways. To answer the question, I suspect that my music library would be much smaller and much less interesting. I never would have met the smashing people that I've met and I never would have got talking (and spent years of time, subsequently) to the smashing person who started this thread. I would have lost a lot of laughs, or at least had to have looked elsewhere for them. Good job DTF! :tup
I suspect I'd also spend a lot less time on the internet (since DTF is well over half my online time) and a lot more time outside.
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I learned how to interact with people more by joining. I wasn't always a social child, so I would say it helped me mature in that aspect. Of course, I also got silly with trolling and whatnot in that regard, but overall this place has helped me learn to talk to people. Definite transference to real life. There's still some good people here, and my long lost father, hefdaddy42.
Music tastes have changed with the spirit of this forum and 5/8.
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I think most of the stuff I've learned as far as "life in general" was from ViolentGreen. In fact, it was because of him that I started using proper grammar and punctuation. He was influential in other areas, as well. I was probably 16 or so, so he was damn impressionable for me. He taught me a lot about logic, life, and being open to ideas outside of my "bubble."
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For me, the forum has impacted my music tastes. Quite a few bands I love now I learned about here. Also, it's been a nice place to kind of let off some steam, or to feel like someone had an idea about me. Lately I haven't been posting much, but this has been a very important place for me.
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Yeah... that ^^^ was kind of out of place
What was out of place? People use Twitter and Facebook a lot more than forums in 2015 vs. 2004. And I personally didn't like some conversations from my perspective, sorry. I was answering the OP question from my viewpoint. My life would be no different if I did not join here. Having to defend my honest opinion certainly doesn't help. :-\
But whatever, sorry, carry on. *awaits :chill*
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Yeah... that ^^^ was kind of out of place
What was out of place? People use Twitter and Facebook a lot more than forums in 2015 vs. 2004. And I personally didn't like some conversations from my perspective, sorry. I was answering the OP question from my viewpoint. My life would be no different if I did not join here. Having to defend my honest opinion certainly doesn't help. :-\
But whatever, sorry, carry on. *awaits :chill*
I guess I understand. Too bad you couldn't find a good place in the forum. It isn't for everyone.
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Yeah... that ^^^ was kind of out of place
What was out of place? People use Twitter and Facebook a lot more than forums in 2015 vs. 2004. And I personally didn't like some conversations from my perspective, sorry. I was answering the OP question from my viewpoint. My life would be no different if I did not join here. Having to defend my honest opinion certainly doesn't help. :-\
But whatever, sorry, carry on. *awaits :chill*
No need to chill, I guess I just didn't entirely understand. Seemed somewhat ironic and odd, to be honest. But you've done nothing wrong- I apologize. :heart
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I wouldn't find another good proper outlet to talk about all sorts of bands/genres/other hobbies/life/etc if I didn't found this forum. I might have still got into DT, one way or another, but I probably would not have as much enthusiasm for them if I didn't discover DTF.
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I can't really go into much detail about my private life here for numerous reasons. And it sucks because through the discussions I've read, I genuinely believe there are some very rational free thinkers here.
On the flip side, I do believe this to be an excellent place to talk about anything! And for a music forum (for a relatively obscure band at that!) that's a really cool thing. In fact I'm pretty sure you wouldn't get this level of diverse discussion on any forum.
Funny thing though - I got into DT in '93 and saw them on the I&W tour, I was a member of the original forum over at DT.net, I've been here since 2010 and I'm nearly at 1,000 posts and yet...I still feel very much like an outsider here - pretty much how I feel in real life.
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I think my life would be more or less exactly the same :lol
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I would be masturbating more if it wasn't for DTF slowing my porn viewing.
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:zydar:
As for me, I wouldn't have discovered lots of new bands and gained a few more internet friends.
And Blob.
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I don't know who Dream Theater are; but I have a computer, so I thought, "What the fuck?"
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I don't know who Dream Theater are; but I have a computer, so I thought, "What the fuck?"
Everywhere I go on the internet is just chicks, when I come here, it's all nerdy musician guys.
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I don't know who Dream Theater are; but I have a computer, so I thought, "What the fuck?"
Everywhere I go on the internet is just chicks, when I come here, it's all nerdy musician guys.
:biggrin:
In all seriousness, I just realized I've been a part of this community in its many forms for over 14 years now. What started as an interest in this awesome band transformed into being a part of who I am. I've seen so many people come and go; and I've learned so much about music that I probably would have never been exposed to, that I'm so grateful to now have as part of my life. The forum itself is like an old friend. A place that's much more often than not, been a happy distraction from my own creative process. I'm so glad to be a part of this community. It has allowed me to be myself without anyone wanting anything from me. I cannot imagine now how things would be different in my life without you all. Thank you.
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I take back what I said earlier about my life being exactly the same had I not come here. I've been on these boards for over a decade now. When I joined, I was a pretty anti-social/social awkward teen. This forum and its members taught me how to communicate well online, and those skills slowly worked their way into my everyday life. I can attribute my ability to sucessfully communicate with others to this board.
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I remember shorty after I first joined, there was some sort of an impromptu competition with everyone trying to one-up everyone else by having the hottest girl in their signature without breaking the forum rules. Eventually they were all snipped and we settled down.
I think Rumborak was there, but I can't remember. It's been well over a decade.
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A decade ago? Yeah, I was on DT.net in those days. And yeah, I have a very vague recollection of that event :lol
Regarding the OP topic, I think, realistically, I would not be listening to DT at this point anymore of it weren't for DTF.
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My first comment about bands I don't like wouldn't be "their song structures haven't really evolved since their fourth album"