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Offline Arnox

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Totse2 is now completely shut down...
« on: August 23, 2014, 10:11:43 am »
It's probably been down for a while now but I've just now realized it.

*sigh*

And with it dies the name of totse. We all knew this day was going to come. No doubt about it. Idio locking up totse2 was one thing, but to see it down completely... I guess it kinda took with it that last illusion of the site still being with us...

And where are we now? We've come a long way, but at the same time, we're now beginning to take so many steps back. The core userbase is shrinking with little to no explanation as to why despite my best efforts. This site started with a lot of promise. We had a good foundation and now it's breaking apart. Why? Because people are not posting for whatever reason.

Is it the meth fans? No. They're all gone.
Is it the site? No. The site has more than enough features to accommodate the community and is fast and streamlined enough.
Is it the staff? No. No abuse has ever been perpetrated.
Is it the rules? No. They're incredibly light rules as compared to most all forums and are very reasonable.

So what is it then? I have no idea. I really don't. But I will say this. Guys, we can and are killing this forum with cynicism. I am not exaggerating. You all can keep pointing fingers at what's wrong, but at the end of the day, by not posting, you guys are doing more damage than most anything else I can think of. If you guys do not post, sooner or later, this forum is going to die. If you find that that does not bother you, fine. Leave. No sense in supporting a place you don't really care about. But if you do, if you cared even a little bit about this site and what it stands for, then you need to post. That's all there is to it now.

I've done almost everything I can and will continue to do so. I will support this forum with my own posts and keep it up for a long time. Even if no one else will post at all, I will still be here. Of that you can be sure. But I can't be a community. And I can only keep this song and dance up for so long. You guys need to carry it the rest of the way.

If you will all work with me though, if we even had 3 more people posting who did not before, we can start to get this going again. And it will be much easier to bring in new members from elsewhere of course if they know there's people to talk to. If we can do even that, we can begin to rebuild and start on the road to something truly great.

Totse2 is now finished. But I am still here. We are still here. And I will fight to my last breath to keep this site going because I believe in it. The question is, do you?


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Re: Totse2 is now completely shut down...
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2014, 12:51:12 pm »
Shit site is shit.

* Shiva goes back on to reddit.
You don't have to be a student of Sun Tzu to realize that going face-down ass-up for a bunch of paedo's is a bad move for a number of reasons. I hope the final dimming embers of Totse aren't finally extinguished by a few kiddie-fiddlers. Even death by furries would be better than that.

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Re: Totse2 is now completely shut down...
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2014, 12:54:34 pm »
The problem is pretty clear you never listened to your user base when you had it for a crucial period, and you drove a lot of people away with your attitude. You can go ahead and blame everyone else if you want but don't delude yourself into thinking you did everything right.


I warned you plenty of times (as did others) you were driving people away and not creating an environment for discussion and look at that, people were driven away and there's no discussion.
« Last Edit: August 23, 2014, 12:58:04 pm by Spectre »

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Re: Totse2 is now completely shut down...
« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2014, 02:52:40 pm »
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« Reply #6 on: August 17, 2014, 03:28:14 AM »

The forum totse2.darkbb.com doesn't exist

It appears that totse2.darkbb.com has been deleted. If that is the case we lost the notice that Idio posted about the closing and this site. Is there any other way that members, former members and guest of totse2.darkbb.com and totse2.com can find us here?

It's been gone for about a week.
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Re: Totse2 is now completely shut down...
« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2014, 03:12:25 pm »
Such a shame , although I did not post I did read , especialy Kaa Fucking Boom and the Erotic tales . I gained a lot of information on some dodgy stuff . It  is a great site .     :)

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Re: Totse2 is now completely shut down...
« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2014, 04:16:14 pm »
Just been too damn busy with college stuff. Aviation doesn't leave you with a whole lot of free time.  :-\
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Re: Totse2 is now completely shut down...
« Reply #6 on: August 23, 2014, 06:51:06 pm »
Just been too damn busy with college stuff. Aviation doesn't leave you with a whole lot of free time.  :-\

Ditto.  Working 12 hours a day monday-friday, trying to learn at a steady pace on khan academy, maintaining a social life, gaming, rebuilding my own life from a reckless addiction, and other stuff i'm probably forgetting adds up.  I want to help but I honestly don't know what to really post about.  I've made a few threads in BLTC that aren't even about drugs, just chemistry in general and nobody's answered those.
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Re: Totse2 is now completely shut down...
« Reply #7 on: August 23, 2014, 08:51:27 pm »
I warned you plenty of times (as did others) you were driving people away and not creating an environment for discussion and look at that, people were driven away and there's no discussion.

But that's not what I asked in the end. Do you want to leave or do you want to stay?


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« Reply #8 on: August 23, 2014, 11:48:05 pm »
I warned you plenty of times (as did others) you were driving people away and not creating an environment for discussion and look at that, people were driven away and there's no discussion.

But that's not what I asked in the end. Do you want to leave or do you want to stay?

Actually I can read and that's not what you asked at the end you said, "And I will fight to my last breath to keep this site going because I believe in it. The question is, do you?" so to answer you no I don't believe in the site and your dismissive and condescending attitude in your post is a great example of why.



Totse2 is now finished. But I am still here. We are still here. And I will fight to my last breath to keep this site going because I believe in it. The question is, do you?

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Re: Totse2 is now completely shut down...
« Reply #9 on: August 24, 2014, 12:49:33 am »
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Re: Site improvement thread
« Reply #6 on: August 17, 2014, 03:28:14 AM »

The forum totse2.darkbb.com doesn't exist

It appears that totse2.darkbb.com has been deleted. If that is the case we lost the notice that Idio posted about the closing and this site. Is there any other way that members, former members and guest of totse2.darkbb.com and totse2.com can find us here?

It's been gone for about a week.
Hm. Must have missed it.

I warned you plenty of times (as did others) you were driving people away and not creating an environment for discussion and look at that, people were driven away and there's no discussion.

But that's not what I asked in the end. Do you want to leave or do you want to stay?

Actually I can read and that's not what you asked at the end you said, "And I will fight to my last breath to keep this site going because I believe in it. The question is, do you?"
I think you know what I mean.

I have actually been trying to be patient with you and your constant negativity but I think I'm finished now. There's just no pleasing you. I'm not gonna bend down and beg you to stay if that's what you want. I've listened to you, I've talked, I've tried to compromise but now I'm done. You can stay here if you want or you can leave. Either way though, I'm tired of hearing about this "attitude" you seem to be the only one seeing. Personally, I think it's rather hilarious and pathetic that someone's "attitude" of all things is driving you away and not actual, you know, actions. The things that actually matter.

TL;DR - Get TUFF or go away. Or I guess you could stay and complain some more about my evil "attitude", but I'll be laughing the entire time.
« Last Edit: August 24, 2014, 12:55:40 am by Arnox »


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Re: Totse2 is now completely shut down...
« Reply #10 on: August 24, 2014, 12:58:57 am »
yeah I'm sure the only one seeing it that's why your sites bustling with activity

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Re: Totse2 is now completely shut down...
« Reply #11 on: August 24, 2014, 02:15:42 am »
Shit site is shit.

* Shiva goes back on to reddit.

Shiva, This is your conscience speaking. Your acting like an asshole!

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Re: Totse2 is now completely shut down...
« Reply #12 on: August 24, 2014, 03:09:49 am »
Shiva, This is your conscience speaking. Your acting like an asshole!
Where were you this entire time, conscience?


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Re: Totse2 is now completely shut down...
« Reply #13 on: August 24, 2014, 05:17:24 am »
I thought about making some type of announcement or decree, but I figured that it would be noticed in due time. It was best for me to let it have more of a silent departure, if you will. The notice ran for about 3 months, so those who would have benefited from it, and us from them, have probably mostly been realized.

As for what lies on the other side of the coin of totse2, the side that is not darkened only by the shadow of what once was, but by the scorch of what can never be again, I do not know. If one were to turn it over, we would not see the face of what we trust or the relic of what we came to know, but rather a ghost of what could have been and a projection of what we remember it becoming.

I exchanged a couple PM's on the topic with a particular forumite here, whom may reveal his or her self if he or he so chooses. Though it may not directly relate to the topic at hand here, I thought I would mention my final thoughts before cutting off life support:

"Hey man, how's it going. I've been considering what you said, but I have decided that I have closed that chapter in my life. It was a great run, but totse2 has changed a bit from what it once was. I really think it is best to continue with how things are now, and I think the time is right to fully close up shop.

I know you said it felt great to log back in, and I share those feelings with you, but totse2 is only an idea. Totse is an idea. The sanctuary is an idea. The idea and philosophy has been embedded in all of us, in our way of thinking, and has influenced all of our behavior and perception of life and what it had to offer. That being said, no matter what website we're on or what we call home, we will always be totseans. That is the one thing that has brought us together. As much as some people say totse is dead, I believe that it will always be alive within us. Even if the giant plug of the internet were pulled, people would still be experiencing totse by interacting with us. This is because of one common drive. We are totse."

To come full circle, I think we don't need to worry as much about what we want to be, and just be. Sure, it's good to an objective, or mission statement of sorts. But we have that. It is to continue on where we left off. And that is in the perpetuation of the ideas of free thinking, untamed ideas, and open discussions. That's at least what goes on in my head about this place.

But I do get where you're coming from. I used to have encounters in life that made me think, "Man, I should post that on [insert website here]." It wasn't necessarily because I thought it was stimulate a ton of page views or responses, but because I knew the community would get it. It would get me.

Has that sense of community been displaced? Maybe. Is it gone and lost forever? No. All we have to do is be. Be what we are, and forget about how we want to be perceived. The rest will come, but not until we can define ourselves and remember our own identities.

If you can't be yourself here, amongst the confidence and shroud of anonymity, the inclusion of community, and the freedom from societal constraints, then where can you be yourself? Do you remember who you are? Come to The Sanctuary. We'll help you find yourself. Then we'll let you be who you are.

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« Reply #14 on: August 24, 2014, 06:14:10 am »

"Hey man, how's it going. I've been considering what you said, but I have decided that I have closed that chapter in my life. It was a great run, but totse2 has changed a bit from what it once was. I really think it is best to continue with how things are now, and I think the time is right to fully close up shop.

I know you said it felt great to log back in, and I share those feelings with you, but totse2 is only an idea. Totse is an idea. The sanctuary is an idea. The idea and philosophy has been embedded in all of us, in our way of thinking, and has influenced all of our behavior and perception of life and what it had to offer. That being said, no matter what website we're on or what we call home, we will always be totseans. That is the one thing that has brought us together. As much as some people say totse is dead, I believe that it will always be alive within us. Even if the giant plug of the internet were pulled, people would still be experiencing totse by interacting with us. This is because of one common drive. We are totse."

I am so glad that you posted this. I hope every member reads it. I shared your pm to me with Arnox yesterday. He sounded a little down. I want to thank you for considering my pm. I accepted and respect your decision 100%. When I was able to log into totse2darkbb along with tungsten a few weeks ago I sent you a pm from there. Did you ever get the chance to read it? If not it said " Yo Bitch!! I'm still here!". I believe that the last pm sent at totse2 was by me and the last one at totse2 to receive a pm was you. See, we are connected again. I love you brother!

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