This is the "OOC chat" of ASWOT.  If you have something to post that doesn't fit in any other thread, it goes here.  There is no topic, but some folks like to use this as a "clock in" and "clock out" thread.

Historical note: The first Lounge was created by Despyzer, the creator of ASWOT, back on September 13, 2002.  The thread reached over ten thousand posts in October 2006 before being closed due to changes in the RPOL site architecture.  Due to the new posting rules for RPOL v1.5, all threads over 1000 posts long lose the "all" link at the top and are therefore nearly impossible to archive.  So, the Lounge and any thread nearing 1000 posts gets closed and a duplicate or alternate is put up.

...and then I migrate that...

Man! That's some awesome (real-life) lore! Have any of you ever considered starting a History of ASWoT (sticky) thread?

Also, yeah, a new lounge is definitely needed. I've been getting this notification for weeks, now. It might be kind of exciting to start over, or maybe a bit somber? Maybe neither.

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I don't know the rules for posting links on this website, so I will refrain.

Instead, if anyone of you who hasn't seen it (somehow) and wants to learn where I got the idea for my Koala Genocide, just Google^TM 'koalas are terrible animals copypasta'. It's a reddit post from Feb 2017.

Content warning #1: Curse words & Icky description of koala biology.

Content warning #2: You won't ever think of koalas the same way again.

It's super funny and legitimately educational. It's also kind of upsetting, though.

...and done, I think.

Hm... Any idea why my post got duplicated? Was that what you meant by 'and then I migrate that'...? Not complaining, though, just interested.

If you were worried about the post being lost, it's still in the other lounge thread, so it didn't get wiped for any reason(s).

Also, did Yoss actually post here earlier today, or was there another reason the OPITT (original post in this thread) is from their account, and just moments before you responded?

(OMG DID YOU HACK YOSS O_O IM CALLING DA EFF-BEE-EYE)

Regardless, whatever was done here seems overcomplicated. Wouldn't it have just been simpler to just create a thread called Timewaster's Lounge XLVIII and make the original post say whatever message you wanted?

I don't mean to sound critical, it probably doesn't matter, I'm just wondering aloud (or... rather... atype... since I'm not speaking rn)

I think he posted using Yoss's alias. We have a tradition here of posting as the "creator" of a game or thread (if they are GMs) when a new thread of that same game is created.

As for your koala killin scheme, you better watch out for the "mad koala."

https://dispatchesfromanorther...016/02/mad-koala.jpg