Greetings all! I had this idea the other night, as I was reminiscing to myself about the old days of Smogon, and some of the fun experiences I recalled. I thought to myself "what if there were a place for us to share our amusing anecdotes, stirring up some fond memories and giving the newer folks a taste of what life was like back in the day?" Of course, I determined that an anecdote-themed thread was in order, but I wanted it to center more around Smogon specific events rather than general anecdotes from people's lives.
The purpose of this thread is for you to share anecdotes from your experiences with Smogon. They can be ancient past or recent past, whatever means enough to you to share.
The particular memory I had wasn't as much an anecdote as more of a short bit, but I'll share anyway to get us rolling.
I remember a time when you would get banned in IRC for saying "hatena" or "HAHE ROBBLE ROBBLE 8D". To this day I still do not know where the hatena ban came from, but the robbling stemmed from a phrase that became wildly popular after user McGraw introduced it to the IRC scene. It functioned similarly to your typical "lol" or "rofl", but it appeared to have far greater emphasis. This phrase became so popular, in fact, that mods began to kick users from the channel that would utter the phrase. Since then the phrase has fallen out of favor, and few even remember the phase that was "HAHE ROBBLE ROBBLE 8D".
DISCLAIMER: The red text in the above statement is grossly inaccurate, and the true origin of HAHE ROBBLE ROBBLE 8D has been documented by user Justin8649 on Page 2. Please refer to his post for further information.
So that's my anecdote. Lame I know, but it's a start. Please share your own, or feel free to elaborate on mine if you remember more details than I gave. Enjoy!
The purpose of this thread is for you to share anecdotes from your experiences with Smogon. They can be ancient past or recent past, whatever means enough to you to share.
The particular memory I had wasn't as much an anecdote as more of a short bit, but I'll share anyway to get us rolling.
I remember a time when you would get banned in IRC for saying "hatena" or "HAHE ROBBLE ROBBLE 8D". To this day I still do not know where the hatena ban came from, but the robbling stemmed from a phrase that became wildly popular after user McGraw introduced it to the IRC scene. It functioned similarly to your typical "lol" or "rofl", but it appeared to have far greater emphasis. This phrase became so popular, in fact, that mods began to kick users from the channel that would utter the phrase. Since then the phrase has fallen out of favor, and few even remember the phase that was "HAHE ROBBLE ROBBLE 8D".
DISCLAIMER: The red text in the above statement is grossly inaccurate, and the true origin of HAHE ROBBLE ROBBLE 8D has been documented by user Justin8649 on Page 2. Please refer to his post for further information.
So that's my anecdote. Lame I know, but it's a start. Please share your own, or feel free to elaborate on mine if you remember more details than I gave. Enjoy!
