does anyone remember?

[TLK]

@philosophy:9805655

please take everything with a pinch of salt.

this thread is not meant to turn into something crazy. please. and it’s my opinion.

you are just scared that Anwar might be reading.

[Sheeda_Pistol_1]

Re: does anyone remember?

I do miss Faisal’s adjective laden, long winded posts sometimes

[chacha_Ghalib]

Re: does anyone remember?

@philosophy

who are youuu??

I’m just me, chacha_ghalib. I have been a lurker more than a poster, especially in forums that you frequented. Haven’t entered café in years.

[chacha_Ghalib]

Re: does anyone remember?

@queer

i think the biggest change in the history of gs was introduction of life1. before that it was mostly male members, general was an interesting forum, the ratio of liberals to conservatives was 40:60 or so. even the conservatives were intelligent people - ehsan, Xtreme.. of course in today’s GS these guys will be considered liberals. posts of this caliber are now found here and there in the culture forums today.

then came life1 and wedding forums, every desi woman on the internet googling lehngas signed up. “zero tolerance” lead to the exit of the general crew. activity fell, general was disbanded by some cafeite egos. unimaginative people from nowhere became mods to handle the larger MIL discussions volume. GS’s complexion changed to what it is now - a pale NC20 :\

QFT

GS has become way more authoritarian. When you read some of the old threads, you are amazed at the stuff guys got away with. Such stuff now would be an instant ban. Self-censorship has taken a toll on the spontaneity and creativity of members. Threads just aren’t as fun anymore.

[S02]

Re: does anyone remember?

@queer

i think the biggest change in the history of gs was introduction of life1. before that it was mostly male members, general was an interesting forum, the ratio of liberals to conservatives was 40:60 or so. even the conservatives were intelligent people - ehsan, Xtreme.. of course in today’s GS these guys will be considered liberals. posts of this caliber are now found here and there in the culture forums today.

then came life1 and wedding forums, every desi woman on the internet googling lehngas signed up. “zero tolerance” lead to the exit of the general crew. activity fell, general was disbanded by some cafeite egos. unimaginative people from nowhere became mods to handle the larger MIL discussions volume. GS’s complexion changed to what it is now - a pale NC20 :\

Don’t blame the wedding forum.

[Gizzy]

Re: does anyone remember?

haha good ole times :k:

[Beatle_ki_wapsi]

Re: does anyone remember?

I logged in after a long time and definitely noticed that the quality of discussions has gone down. I thought its just me being sceptical. Then I found this thread…

[chacha_Ghalib]

Re: does anyone remember?

I think we had to contact gizzy to get an avatar back in the day. Or was it for some other geeky thing?

[Naabigh]

Re: does anyone remember?

GuzaR ga’ay pasaY dard ki ishaRatoon k wo din
k raqs karte thay maay khuwaR rang khailtay thay
Na muhtasab ki thee parwa na shehaR daaR ki thee
Hum ahl-e-Dil , saR e bazaR , raanG khailtay thay

[Gizzy]

Re: does anyone remember?

@chacha_Ghalib

I think we had to contact gizzy to get an avatar back in the day. Or was it for some other geeky thing?

Yupp, this was done to keep the avatar image size consistent and to make sure they were not offending.
Another reason was also due to some technical issue’s images could not be uploaded by every member.

[azkar]

Re: does anyone remember?

are you guys saying that GS has had pains of growth? and at times it lost its identity due to puberty? or that it has shed some unwanted weight? or that it has gained dead weight? or that it should go on dieting? or maybe gain weight cuz it looks so suka sura? or maybe it shoud be something that it isnt? or am i hearing that it has become something that it should not be?

yeah .. change is difficult. but eminent.

more is coming… see me here? i am change.

[Doppleganger]

Re: does anyone remember?

So Gowinda showing up is change?

[Sheeda_Pistol_1]

Re: does anyone remember?

@azkar

more is coming… see me here?** i am change.**

Lo ji muchaaN ala Imran Khan vi aa gya

[X2]

@azkar

more is coming… see me here? i am change.

…chawwani…

[azkar]

Re: does anyone remember?

^ chaar mil jain to pora rupayya .. malaoo haath?

[azkar]

Re: does anyone remember?

meeryan muchan nay tera udhar daina aa?

@Sheeda_Pistol

Lo ji muchaaN ala Imran Khan vi aa gya

[Krypton]

Re: does anyone remember?

@Gizzy

haha good ole times :k:

@Beatle_ki_wapsi

I logged in after a long time and definitely noticed that the quality of discussions has gone down. I thought its just me being sceptical. Then I found this thread…

@azkar

are you guys saying that GS has had pains of growth? and at times it lost its identity due to puberty? or that it has shed some unwanted weight? or that it has gained dead weight? or that it should go on dieting? or maybe gain weight cuz it looks so suka sura? or maybe it shoud be something that it isnt? or am i hearing that it has become something that it should not be?

yeah .. change is difficult. but eminent.

more is coming… see me here? i am change.

and look who showed up!!

yayyy

[Gizzy]

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@philosophy

and look who showed up!!

yayyy

Who?

[Akhtarogre]

Re: does anyone remember?

Live in The Glorious Present. The only reason people feel nostalgic is because they are not fully “in” the moment!!

[rosedreams]

does anyone remember?

It all sounds really fun did you guys ever meet In real life?