I hear ya. I personally haven't even been around much in the past 3-4 years; it seems that having a baby and dealing with various other RL issues really cuts in on one's free time. And since I've changed my user name I sometimes wonder if people have no clue who I am whenever I do post!Jules wrote:However, the forum has made me weary as of late (i.e. the last three or four years.) What happened to the fun, lightweight, jovial silliness we all used to partake in? Do you guys remember when we actually made jokes and when the UD boards were a hoot to read? Jeez, we even had our own private memes! Remember the stupid MS Painted movie posters and the "You don't Understand - Marky" t-shirts (poor guy, do you think we teased him a little in excess? )[/size] and the Milk Buds and the Avatar Wars (c. 2007) and the ... Wondrously Evil Multi-Coloured UD-Approved Lollipop?
Aah ... nostalgia.
I do hate being the old-timer whining about the good ol' days, but damn ... I do miss the fun, the goofiness, and the Grommet-approved Milk Buds™. But whenever I get super excited about a current or upcoming Disney project and pop on here, I'll jump to the appropriate thread looking to share my enthusiasm, and ... oh, how do I put this? I find myself getting smacked in the face with all this over-the-top negativity. And look, I do respect the fact that different people are going to have varying opinions and I do still see a few positive comments along with some justified/appropriate criticism, but I don't ever recall the negativity reaching such a badgering level before. But maybe the real issue is that I no longer have the patience to deal with those that seem curiously obsessed with tearing down projects instead of, oh, I don't know ... maybe spending their time and energy seeking out material they might actually enjoy?
I dunno. I do feel I'm still pretty passionate about
Sorry for getting so OT ... now back to your regularly scheduled thread.
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I do enjoy the original film and have been looking forward to the upcoming sequel. And if I didn't make it clear in my previous post, I find the [apparently] controversial princess sequence to be a hoot.