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Good day fellow metallers. Long-time metalhead here. In short, I have become bored with current social media platforms (Facebook, twitter, etc) and have decided to return to good old forums. Haven't been on one of these in years. Looking forward to getting to know some new people and having intelligent discussions about metal and other things :)

See you around.

~Garnet

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3 minutes ago, Blodeuwedd said:

Why is it that people tend to feel like they have no other choice than to be on social media? 

I'm on FB to promote and share my band and artwork, and keep track of music and art that my friends make. Through that, I've gotten some good illustration gigs, as well as musical connections; I've had the chance to play a few cool shows with some kickass musicians; and I've made a couple of real-life friendships that I value highly. But the daily chatter is distracting and overwhelming, and frequently saps my mental energy and creativity, so I have to be careful about spending too much time on there. 

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9 minutes ago, RelentlessOblivion said:

I make no apologies for that mate. A good proportion of my friends are fellow athletes and we do tend to share such material around.

I don't see any of this kind of thing from you, though:

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To be fair, most of your posts are more like "Got on the bike today, the Geegaw said we hit 490 kph, my quidizzle was 50/40 even with a headwind of 2. Captain said I did great. Hills are fun." Or occasionally "I seriously hope whoever reads this wakes up dead in a ditch." It all balances out. :D 

 

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3 hours ago, FatherAlabaster said:

I don't see any of this kind of thing from you, though:

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To be fair, most of your posts are more like "Got on the bike today, the Geegaw said we hit 490 kph, my quidizzle was 50/40 even with a headwind of 2. Captain said I did great. Hills are fun." Or occasionally "I seriously hope whoever reads this wakes up dead in a ditch." It all balances out. :D 

 

Ha, ha, yeah and the odd quote from Rocky...

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