TSA Hardcore: We Love You
Remember the good old days?Published 11/11/2009 at 19:30 by nofi
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At some point in the last two and a half years, TSA got popular. I don’t know when it was, exactly, but at one day we were getting 2 or 3 comments a post and almost zero feedback and the next we were averaging 30 or so comments (and often much more) and our forums exploded with activity. Sure, most of the activity was crude language, references to Hodgi’s thumb and Microsoft Paint penis competitions, but you can’t blame our readers for adopting the same sort of attitude that TSA had.
Had. Although it was never a concious decision to turn into a ‘proper’ website it was a general feeling here at TSA Towers that we’d better try and do things properly so that the thousands of people that were visiting had some proper writing to read rather than just daft blogs about huskies. The thing is, and it’s only just pinged in the last few weeks, is that we’ve gone too far in that direction and in some desperate attempt to ‘fit in’ we’d managed to lose our verve, our spirit and our sense of fun, and that Michael’s rants about ‘dogs’ were actually rather popular.
We’d also managed to scare off our hardcore regulars (and even some staff) – those that have been with us since the beginning through the days of us talking to ourselves. Sure, we’ve done some things right because our traffic is now server-busting and all the developers and publishers we speak to on a regular basis seem to think we’re rather groovy, and whilst we don’t really want to lose our grip on the independent website mountain I am aware that a few groups of our readers are starting to feel a little bit left out.
This is just a little blog, then, to let you know that we know. I don’t really have any answers, mind, but you’ll see I’ve done a bit of work in the comments and that’ll continue over the next couple of days. I have some ideas, as does our community team, and we’ll try and sort those out soon. I’m happy to see our forums ignited again with some classic threads like Cock Pictionary and Blind Game Characters which is nice and a bit of a return to form, so let’s hope this is the re-emergence of TSA’s hardcore: we love you, you know.
Comments
Please note that all comments are the opinion of the individual author and not TheSixthAxis.
Lanselta | 11/11/2009 19:56
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I think i’ve been reading close to day dot. Ive enjoyed watching the evolution. Keep it up team, and im talking to the community out there too!
peespee63 | 11/11/2009 20:00
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Awww, and we love you nofi. *big hugs*. Big hugs to the rest of the staff and members, except you, new guy, you’re too new (says the guy who joined just before the skyrocketing hits)
cc_star | 11/11/2009 20:01
Team TSA: Writer
7897 TSA Points | Member since: Forever
Damn those daft blogs about huskies
iNsAnE_gAmInG | 11/11/2009 20:01
* Banned *
-1930 TSA Points | Member since: Jul 2009
I have certainly not been with TSA from the beginning but I think can be classed as at least a ‘regular TSAer’.
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There was one point when I started feeling negative regarding the site (when me and you Nofi fell out due to me not performing a spell check for my comment and for me being over-critical
However, in my view TSA is constantly improving and is just about my favourite site on the internet at present. Also, the community is far superior to other sites (it rivals Facebook
Keep it up TSA Staff and fellow TSAers!
Spotter5 | 11/11/2009 20:02
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i’ve been here for a long time too, long enough to remember when the logo was all grungy and pink, with a sixaxis in it. Though, that wasn’t the original logo, which I have forgotten, I knew it was black..
You must be doing something right, what being in the official playstation magazine and being in the EU blog “what we read around the web” bit nearly all the time.
Spotter5 | 11/11/2009 20:05
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I just noticed I joined 1 day after my birthday! Go me! When did TSA first start up? CC_Star joined on the same day as me and he helped create TSA(???)
Michael | 11/11/2009 20:25
Team TSA: Development
2217 TSA Points | Member since: Forever
July 2007, I think it started. It was tough in them days.
jonny_bolton | 12/11/2009 01:26
Chooses The Impossible
1986 TSA Points | Member since: Oct 2008
Was that the logo that was dripping and there was like a banner with Sackboy holding a brush or just near by or something? That was awesome! I loved the layout of the site back then and that banner/logo.
Memories,
Like the corners of my mind.
Misty water coloured memories.
Of the way we were…
*do do do do do do do do doooo”
hannes_truce | 11/11/2009 20:03
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I’m still here. I don’t comment as much as I use to, but thats mainly due to stupid work blocking this awesome website.
I do miss such antics as photoshop tennis and Funny fridays, but the site is no less awesome than it was when I joined. i still love you TSA
jonny_bolton | 12/11/2009 01:27
Chooses The Impossible
1986 TSA Points | Member since: Oct 2008
Yeah Friday fun was fun, but that only seemed to have come to an end quite recently. I’m sure someone will pick it up again this week following this post.
Jumping Monks | 11/11/2009 20:04
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1102 TSA Points | Member since: Jan 2009
I’ve not been here for any significant amount of time (to be considered ‘hardcore’) but I do remember some of the older TSA. Various games within the forum, and only seeing a selecr few faces around the place. Keep it up… or something?
BryOnRye | 11/11/2009 20:10
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Are the additions of “member since” so that in arguments the person thats been a member longest can tell the newbie to shut up foo?
a inferior race | 11/11/2009 20:10
I'm special
2013 TSA Points | Member since: Jul 2009
The first thing I remember about TSA is that it appeared in OPM and i’ve been reading since then.
btime | 11/11/2009 20:12
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225 TSA Points | Member since: Mar 2009
the fact that you actually care about such things is one of the reasons i eventually registered with the site rather than just being a ‘guest’
Rob92 | 11/11/2009 20:12
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Still the first place I come to when I boot up the tinternet
Great website, well done to all you staff who help out, I couldnt do what your doing, it takes a lot of time and dedication! So yeah well done
baconsarnie | 11/11/2009 20:14
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TSA is a great site, and have been glad to see it getting more recognition. Being mentioned with a quote in the Fat Princess emails, in the EU Blog ‘What we read’ post regulary shows your going in the right direction. Been here awhile and i still one of the only sites i still access everyday, and is handily set as my homepage!
toutski | 11/11/2009 20:17
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4168 TSA Points | Member since: Oct 2008
Signed up member for over a year now and reader for a few months prior to that.
Remember the early banter and the posts about huskies all too well. Good times.
Boomshanks | 11/11/2009 22:41
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Same here, though it’s hard to say who the hardcore members exactly are.
seedaripper1973 | 12/11/2009 02:04
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me
TctclMvPhase | 11/11/2009 20:24
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I realized TSA was big when Veronica Belmont commented on a story about herself.
I first started reading TSA because, being a foreign site, it was not blocked on my work computer…however, right around the time it went multiplat the site also become blocked. I still try to stop by, but by the time I get home I tend to stay away from the computer.
Roynaldo | 11/11/2009 20:25
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Ive been waiting for this post a very long time, Ive only been with you about a year but noticed so many things in that time.
tbh, at first I got a very frosty reception with people 1 starring all my posts, and quite a few dont like me much even to this day, but i have met some great people on here and im happy to see that us “hardcore” members arnt being left out in the cold.
Thanks for the this, its just what i needed.
Anthony72 | 12/11/2009 10:07
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267 TSA Points | Member since: Jun 2009
Ah I like you ( is that better)
karlsquell | 12/11/2009 13:09
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To be honest… I consider you to be one of TSA’s regulars.
I always like to see the comments of regulars like cc, hannes etc. and you were always here stating your opinion. I like that…
I’m more a lurking kind of guy… so I barely come around to comment
illogicology | 12/11/2009 13:11
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aw, can ya feel the love.