AWKWARD ZOMBIE

The first post I made on AZ was in a comic thread making a hipster glasses information core joke that didn't really go over well. It kinda discouraged me from posting again until I made a wonder twins comic edit about a month later, which, while getting some response, still seemed to be largely ignored.

At the time, I was already in another community, one that I was kinda close to even though it was terribly restrictive and kinda stunted my view a bit of what other decent forums were like. I told myself that I wasn't here for the community, which seemed like a group of circlejerkers, I was here for the comic and the edits.

But, I started venturing out of Le Comic into the video game section, namely the Pokemon group, and found a bit of a place to post. I could share some knowledge, I got to know some members, and I gradually wanted to get to know people a bit more and understand the forum. I probably butted heads with a few people more than I should have, I sometimes felt like I fucked up royally in discussions when I was really just overinflating the impact I'd actually have, and sometimes I felt really shitty about some of the things I've said, regardless of whether there was any fallout over it. However, as time went on, I made fewer mistakes, I got to know people, and some of the people I thought were kinda icy or dicks ended up being a lot more reasonable than I gave them credit.

I don't even go to the old community anymore besides to cringe at the fact that some of my former friends there are either being treated badly by the community they can't seem to break free from, or are causing the problems in said community to begin with by being entitled prats. AZ takes a bit of getting used to, but it's a pretty nice community if you can get past the brashness, and it's always looking to kinda fix up the problems it has. When I joined, there was a lot of controversy over certain issues and some kinda unpleasant discussion happening, none of which would happen currently without a serious mod intervention occurring.

Anyways, I hope you'll find AZ to be a nice place if you'll give it a chance. AZ isn't really the type of place to gush over you, and the introduction thread tends to be kinda dead or ignored by many members due to the rarity of new members joining and actually using it, but you should also not take AZ's silence towards you as condemnation. We're all socially awkward people, and sometimes the words just don't come to us on how to respond. Do we be our typical jokey selves, or is that going to come across as intense and unnerving to them? Generally, AZ will try to make it clear to you, in a nice way, if you crossed a line, either with a (hopefully) friendly post, or a mod dropping by on behalf of members to clear stuff up.

Since I probably didn't do so before, welcome to AZ. Feel free to read the rules posted at the top of every subforum, post wherever you like, and contact a mod if you have any problems. I hope you'll enjoy however much time you spend here.

And remember, you're here forever.

Good thing I have both B)

Hey Codefreak, sorry if you felt unwelcome on AZ. I get the feeling, really, I had a hard time acclimating myself to this forum (and now I'm a mod here, which I would have never expected back then).
One of the problems with a tight-knit community is finding yourself a place, that's true. However while I don't think the AZ forumites are particularly interested in gathering new members, I don't think it's a tough community either, and it's a far less dumb or rude place than what I've had the displeasure to see on other websites.
The only advice (kinda) that I can give you is take it easy and don't hesitate to post about stuff. You may not get an answer every time (hell, I don't either) but sometimes you'll strike up a conversation with (an)other member(s) and have fun. Don't get discouraged and don't think people are ignoring you on purpose