This is a site where everyone posts about their nostalgia from any phase. Yet, there's barely anything from the actual 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and so on. I just think this site is like a Buzzfeed clone, except there isn't a lot of nostalgia for the early 2000s and it's a message board. Not to mention that we talk more about the 2016 presidential election, anything that's recent from 2010-2016, political issues, and etc. I only joined this website so that I could finally talk about my childhood, where I wouldn't get upset by people that I don't like.

When I joined here, I was alright. People were still talking about stuff from previous decades, while I shared my own. But ever since the start of 2016, we talked about how the 2000s were different than the 2010s. Especially when we put in charts about them. Now I see more posts about why the 2010s is the greatest decade, more than posts who talk about nostalgia in general. If people like Red Ant saw our posts, then they would think that we're ruining this website. I could agree with him, if he could stop fudging people.

I don't want to talk about how the 2010s are great (since I obviously hate the decade). I want to talk about past decades, since that's what this website was made for. I want to talk about how I loved watching TV back then, before I thought it wasn't good anymore since the early 2010s. Can people just stop with that and focus more on nostalgia? I'm not discouraging their beliefs on how the 2010s are okay, but it doesn't seem orthodox to the old users.

:( I didn't know my 2010s love was upsetting anyone. The 2000s board is still the most active board, isn't it?

:( I didn't know my 2010s love was upsetting anyone. The 2000s board is still the most active board, isn't it?


I posted this on the 2000s board, because I thought it would remind people on the past. That and I really thought people should know why Red Ant is giving us negative karma.

I posted this on the 2000s board, because I thought it would remind people on the past. That and I really thought people should know why Red Ant is giving us negative karma.


I've somehow managed to avoid his/her fudge despite saying some really stupid sh*t  :o

I don't think s/he's fudging people posting in 2010s topics though. Most of it is actually in 90s/2000s boards with the decadeology stuff.

I've gone back and looked at old threads, and they were ALWAYS nostalgic for things! I think one of the contributing factors is older people quitting this site one by one.

Seemed like most of this website was nostalgic. Didn't get any hints that people weren't on here.


:( I didn't know my 2010s love was upsetting anyone. The 2000s board is still the most active board, isn't it?


Keep that love going!

I noticed to. I'm still on this site for that reason. Every thread I posted is nostalgia based aside from one that's still a reference. You don't see me actively in the 2010s discussions if not to do with my threads recommended to be posted in said section.

I've gone back and looked at old threads, and they were ALWAYS nostalgic for things! I think one of the contributing factors is older people quitting this site one by one.


True. But there are some people who are nostalgic for stuff. It's just not widely discussed.


Seemed like most of this website was nostalgic. Didn't get any hints that people weren't on here.


Except for when we talk about the 2010s.

True. But there are some people who are nostalgic for stuff. It's just not widely discussed.

Except for when we talk about the 2010s.


Well you don't have to go to the 2010s board if you don't want to.  ??? You can stay and make topics in the 2000s board.

True. But there are some people who are nostalgic for stuff. It's just not widely discussed.

Except for when we talk about the 2010s.


I been itching for the What was life like as a kid in the early 2000s to return exactly on topic for awhile now, man. Haha I really want that thread to restore. Not calling out anyone. Just the subject that changed the thread is worth its own thread.

Well you don't have to go to the 2010s board if you don't want to.  ??? You can stay and make topics in the 2000s board.


Well okay. I just go on the 2010s boards because there isn't that much people here.

I don't think s/he's fudging people posting in 2010s topics though. Most of it is actually in 90s/2000s boards with the decadeology stuff.

Yes, just like a lot of other old school members who grew disgusted by an over saturation of decade categorization threads. There was another instance like Red Ant, albeit without any fudging, in that long thread about whether 2009 was a 2000s year, in which somebody who loved the site back in its old days came back only to be appalled that there was a thread like that that was over 20 pages long.

If anything, I kind of think the lurking vendetta against d-word threads may be a big reason a lot of people here don't post more in the 90s and 2000s threads. Oftentimes, regular threads will go on tangents of year categorization, but otherwise, people seem not to touch upon these periods for a reason. I kind of enjoy discussing what distinguishes the early, mid, and late periods of a decade from each other, so long as what I have to say is of actual substance (not just 2009 is like 1995-type nonsense), but I dare not bring up the topic on my own unless it's really warranted.

The problem is that it's hard to know exactly when you're crossing the line in the eyes of old school boarders. Some cases are more obvious, but then what if you simply bring up the fact that you thought society suddenly became much worse for a bunch of reasons beginning in 2003? You can technically argue that that's an example of the d-word, since it's implying that pre-2003 was a different era than post-2003, but it's also a much more substantive and personal perspective than just randomly comparing any two unrelated years to each other. Personally, I don't think there's anything wrong with a statement like this, as it gives insight into the individual who posted it, and it would be really unfair, in my opinion, to decry it as being just as meaningless as "2009 has 1995 vibes."

But actually, I personally haven't even noticed that much of an imbalance on this site aside from the complete drought of threads in the sections for the 1980s and earlier. If you came to this board simply to discuss your childhood, then you're not going to get primarily what you want. Sure, conversations about childhood tv shows, video games, commercials, movies, etc. are part of this site, but they're only one slice of a broader range of subjects that a site dedicated to previous popular culture focuses on.

In fact, I haven't seen the threads about people's childhood in the 90s and 2000s slow down at all since the turn of 2016, even though the more chart-oriented threads are less prevalent. Even the thread I started in the 2010s sub-board about Nintendo supposedly announcing the discontinuation of the Wii U by the end of 2016 (the news of which was corrected just during the first page), quickly turned into a general thread, now nearly 40 pages long, about Nintendo, partially about their current failures but also why we loved them so much more while we were growing up.

Personally, I was more interested in this site because I wanted to specifically talk about the adolescent trends, as well as geopolitical shifts that took place in decades past, as opposed to just bantering about the latest shallow trend. Frankly, I can relate to your disillusionment with all of the 2010s threads, but for different reasons. I'm not nearly as interested simply in talking about my childhood so much as exchanging opinions and perspectives about the more adolescent and historical elements from decades past, hence my user title. I guess ultimately, different individuals visit In the 00s for completely different reasons, which makes for an interesting melting pot of ideas and conversations.

Well okay. I just go on the 2010s boards because there isn't that much people here.


I will try to most more 2000s stuff if it makes you feel better. :( it's just that I'm older compared to most posters here... So different life cycle stages in different eras. I don't think Megas XLR when I see the mid-2000s, I think Lost, Desperate Housewives, Prison Break etc. Most people here haven't watched them. The "TV shows of the 2000s" thread is full of spider webs..

I will try to most more 2000s stuff if it makes you feel better. :( it's just that I'm older compared to most posters here... So different life cycle stages in different eras. I don't think Megas XLR when I see the mid-2000s, I think Lost, Desperate Housewives, Prison Break etc. Most people here haven't watched them. The "TV shows of the 2000s" thread is full of spider webs..


No, it's okay. I don't really think I relate to you a lot. I mean, you were born in 1993 while I was born in 1999. You were already in school when I was born. So, why should I really care if my childhood was in the mid-late 2000s, while yours was in the late 90s/early 00s?

I posted this on the 2000s board, because I thought it would remind people on the past. That and I really thought people should know why Red Ant is giving us negative karma.


Why is he giving a lot of us negative karma?  ???

Why is he giving a lot of us negative karma?  ???


I'm noticing that as well. On the front page of this forum I'm seeing people getting negative karma on posts that're around a month or two old. Kind of strange.

Why is he giving a lot of us negative karma?  ???


Because decadeology was explicitly banned due to its repetitive and meaningless nature, and also because it was spammed incessantly several years back. I'd like to believe it's at least okay to compare specific events from two years to frame them in an interesting light, or to specifically describe how the onslaughts of notable occurrences or changes during a certain period of time made a significant impact on future events, but it's not always clear where the boundary specifically lies, especially since the definition of decadeology seems to vary by person.

These meta threads like "end of topics?", "are we decadeologists?", and now this one, kind of bring me down. If anyone ever has a problem with whatever I posted, then always feel free to PM me. I don't want to feel like bringing the enjoyment of this board down for anyone else.

These meta threads like "end of topics?", "are we decadeologists?", and now this one, kind of bring me down. If anyone ever has a problem with whatever I posted, then always feel free to PM me. I don't want to feel like bringing the enjoyment of this board down for anyone else.


No, it's just that I don't find this site to be sincerely nostalgic for me. Despite the fact that I made over 4,000 posts as of this one, I still find it to be misinforming.

There was quite a close community here that often reminisced about the 60's, 70's and 80's. Most don't post regularly now. It's true ... People of my age (I was born in 1960), get turned off with all these comparisons between decades, years etc. But I guess it's a natural progression to have younger people coming here who naturally would wish to discuss their childhood years (1990's onwards).

It's a bit like when I always bought my clothes from a certain shop. One day I went in there and could find nothing I wanted to buy to wear. Basically, I got older in my clothes choices while the shop remained current to their buying demographic age.

I still pop in here almost daily ... but there are very few topics that I am tempted to join and contribute to. They simply don't interest me and sometimes make me a little sad. I either turn off ... or turn TROLL!  ;)

There was quite a close community here that often reminisced about the 60's, 70's and 80's. Most don't post regularly now. It's tue ... People of my age (I was born in 1960), get turned off with all these comparisons between decades, years etc. But I guess it's a natural progression to have younger people coming here who naturally would wish to discuss their childhood years (1990's onwards).

It's a bit like when I always bought my clothes from a certain shop. One day I went in there and could find nothing I wanted to buy to wear. Basically, I got older in my clothes choices while the shop remained current to their buying demographic age.

I still pop in here almost daily ... but there are very few topics that I am tempted to join and contribute to. They simply don't interest me and sometimes make me a little sad. I either turn off ... or turn TROLL!  ;)


Yeah, I wish people here could reminisce more about the 2000s. Not saying that you should join, but your post is a great example on how this website used to be great for nostalgic people. Now, I don't feel nostalgic whenever I go here. It's just really repetitive over and over again, with all these decade comparison threads. It never stops.

Hang on, I've looked at the list of most recent smites, and it looks like Red Ant is just giving people fudges for the sake of it, not just for decadeologic posts. How are this and this decadeology, or even worthy of smiting in the first place? They're just threads about specific years in music, something that isn't banned at all. Even the thread explaining why decadeology is banned explicitly states it's okay to post threads like "why was great," or hell, even something like "what did people think of the 80s in the 90s" (which is pretty similar to this thread). "Histories and timelines" are also given the okay, again sort of tracing back to my point about outlining how things evolved from one year to another, i.e., the numerous changes from late 1996 to mid-1997 that, at least in my opinion, brought society from the peak of mid-90s culture into the basic framework of the 21st century. Even though there are multiple threads on this site dedicated to different respective years over the same general topic, that doesn't automatically make them decadeology! Besides, most of these posts are really old, so it's not like they're even relevant at this point. I'm just all the more confused now, unsure really of what to expect.