Blitzing the entire thread is no longer an easy endeavour! - Gingercat
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The forum thread's community is known not only for their in-depth analysis and discussion of #1190, but also creative endeavors relating to the webcomic. These include image manipulations of "Time" and other xkcd comics as well as original fanart, fiction and poetry. The unique personality of the forum thread (the "OTT") and its users ("OTTers") derives in part from an annual forum event popularly known as [[The Madness|"The Madness"]] where ordinary words are filtered into whimsical alternatives chosen by the moderators. This filtering struck in the early days of the thread, and that whimsical attitude has persisted ever since, particularly toward language, with users continuing to add to the vocabulary of the community even today.
The forum thread's community is known not only for their in-depth analysis and discussion of #1190, but also creative endeavors relating to the webcomic. These include image manipulations of "Time" and other xkcd comics as well as original fanart, fiction and poetry. The unique personality of the forum thread (the "OTT") and its users ("OTTers") derives in part from an annual forum event popularly known as [[The Madness|"The Madness"]] where ordinary words are filtered into whimsical alternatives chosen by the moderators. This filtering struck in the early days of the thread, and that whimsical attitude has persisted ever since, particularly toward language, with users continuing to add to the vocabulary of the community even today.
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The thread grew initially because observers had to find a way to preserve and catalogue the individual frames of the #1190 webcomic, and many tools were invented to keep track of them, including this wiki. This desire to keep track of the past still exists in the community today. Much of this wiki concerns the thread rather than the original webcomic, because the users regard their own history with respect as well. The nature of the discussion thread means that anyone may go back and read through all of the posts
(
dating back to the start of "Time"
),
and
it
is
therefore
relatively
simple
for
both
newcomers
and
the
regulars
to
catch
up
with
goings-on
inside
the
community
. Currently the group is comprised mostly of users who seldom or never post outside of the topic, and the community tends to be essentially a self-enclosed bubble of the larger forums. Despite this, it does have a presence in other places, notably a private Facebook group, through a Cookie Clicker [http://castle.chirpingmustard.com/classic.html parody game] created by one user of the community, and in the Pictionary-like game [http://drawception.com/ Drawception] . The users have formed strong connections over their shared interests, amiable personalities, and friendly mindsets, as well as a tendency to be mildly competitive with creative works.
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The thread grew initially because observers had to find a way to preserve and catalogue the individual frames of the #1190 webcomic, and many tools were invented to keep track of them, including this wiki. This desire to keep track of the past still exists in the community today. Much of this wiki concerns the thread rather than the original webcomic, because the users regard their own history with respect as well. The nature of the discussion thread means that anyone may go back and read through all of the posts dating back to the start of "Time"
(an
activity
known
as
"Blitzing"), although
it
has
grown
to
such
a
size
that
doing
so
has
become
quite
the
intensive undertaking
. Currently the group is comprised mostly of users who seldom or never post outside of the topic, and the community tends to be essentially a self-enclosed bubble of the larger forums. Despite this, it does have a presence in other places, notably a private Facebook group, through a Cookie Clicker [http://castle.chirpingmustard.com/classic.html parody game] created by one user of the community, and in the Pictionary-like game [http://drawception.com/ Drawception] . The users have formed strong connections over their shared interests, amiable personalities, and friendly mindsets, as well as a tendency to be mildly competitive with creative works
; flame wars are essentially non-existent within the OTT, with good-natured ribbing and a focus on friendliness being paramount. They tend to be extremely welcoming of new faces, and are genuinely delighted when someone new to "Time" joins in the discussions; prior knowledge of the thread's content is not a requirement for joining in
.
That's the OTT community in a nutshell: to learn more, you can always try venturing into the [http://forums.xkcd.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=101043 thread] yourself!
That's the OTT community in a nutshell: to learn more, you can always try venturing into the [http://forums.xkcd.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=101043 thread] yourself!