Name something you love about Facepunch and get a diamond
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It is almost 2019, and Garry is about to decide whether to shut down the forums, keep them up, or do something totally unexpected. I have a large coin surplus so I've decided to maybe
make a little celebration of what Facepunch Forums is before it shuts down.
the valve games section (which lives on despite the removal of subs)
I love the fact that Garry cares about this community so much. He makes sure to take all of our input and desires into consideration before making a huge decision that can impact a ton of users. The thought, care and passion that goes into these forums is unparalleled. The mutual respect between Garry and the users of this forum has lead us onto a great path of success and the site has never been in a better state. I can't wait to browse these forums for years to come.
I love most of you dorks
Automotive Addicts.
I like how the style of moderation here cultivates good discussions, as well as the sense of community. It's just right in terms of size; not too big to where everyone is a stranger, but not too small to the point of being a clique or a ghost town. For a forum based on a video game company, I've seen some surprisingly intelligent and varied discussions on a wide variety of topics.
The screenshot section that became the Garry's mod section as of late had been my baby for the last 9 years,
The ratings system. When I go on other forums I get frustrated that I can't immediately express that I think the other people posting are idiots without posting myself.
Despite the obvious lean left, I love the diversity of opinion on Facepunch. When most social media sites seem built to drive people into their own little groups I appreciate how open things feel here.
Golden posts/threads like "and then Dan was boobies", that solidified my stay here.
Diamonds
i love how facepunch welcomed me here
The ratings system, even ones I hate to annoying me.
Doug threads
Developer section hosting the Facepunch-exclusive Overwatch model ripping thread. I assume a few people got together to see if they could port stuff, and they decided to go on Facepunch to organize. This place has prestige to modders/technical people, and it would be a shame if Facepunch shut down because a lot of interesting shit wouldn't have a place to go on.
I like the background images, really makes posts stand out.
I also unironically love the OIFY, dispite the lack of style and pornbots
Facepunch has been a major influence in just about everybody's lives.
Back in the ye olden days, the smartness system and instaban vastly improved many non-English speakers uses this system to correct their mistakes and master a foreign language.
The modding scene that started here with Garry's Mod introduced a plethora of users to programming, modeling, audio engineering, and the users have banded together over the years to help each other create wonderful projects and to figure problems out, as each of us got better at using the various software tools available. Eventually these ambitions landed many of them serious jobs at AAA video game developers, and even fucking NASA contracts.
Hell, Hezzy mentioned once that asking Garry if he could be a moderator as a joke landed him the actual position, which instilled his future career path in law enforcement. "You miss 100% of the chances you don't take"
all the friends i've made here
and perhaps someone in particular who i've grown especially attached to
The fact that I actually recognize people here
i <3 u
We can use emojis 👏
The inside jokes and references.
FP is a society
The video subf- oh wait...
In all seriousness, though, I loved the pilgrimage that one LMAO pics thread took around the forum.
all the different kinds of porn you guys have introduced me to
I am Lord Lurker of the forums, having only around 300 posts before the newpunch transition after joining in Late 2009 (Around LMAO Pics v.98 IIRC) And most of my earliest ones are garbage/cringe, since I was around 15-16 at the time and a lot of crazy shit was happening in my life that I had no control over. (A lot of my posts are still bad though. It's a learning process ¯\_(ツ)_/¯)
I have High-functioning Autism, so my social ability is lacking substantially since I'm mostly obsessive and introverted. However, even though I don't post here very often, watching and reading the threads you guys make over the years and seeing the discussion has really helped shape me up. I don't think I would be who I am if it wasn't for this forum.
I really hope the forums don't get shut down, but no matter what happens you guys are all awesome and I'm glad to be a part of the community, even if I don't post much on my own.
Here's some GMOD videos I made around 7-9 years ago as commemoration and as a demonstration on how I've grown to become not-as-awful (Hyperlinked because I don't think many people would want to watch them):
GMod fight idea generator (7 years): https//youtu.be/-IVjNc5qWzM
Phobos is the Traitor! (7 years):
https://youtu.be/HYJX7rt7kC8
GMod DDay Remake (""""High Quality"""") (10 YEARS):
https://youtu.be/5KFGN_Cncew
Godspeed to all you magnificent bastards.
The community, most definitely.
That it's an actual forum in an internet where that style of community is becoming more and more rare in favor of things like discord and reddit. Neither offers anything like a forum and I'm sad they're dying out.
The Garrys mod screenshots community.
Many good memories and good people who i met and become friends with over the years.
This is the funnest place to talk about games. I like checking out all sorts of game threads and just reading the various discussions. The general ingame media thread was particularly great when it had more traffic.
Don't need a diamond, we're sinking anyway.
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