TheSpaceMan: Shoutout to the Lurkers//New/Timid and Afraid

TheSpaceMan 03.13.18	Liberate the lurkers
DinosaurJones 03.13.18	Aw, you're such a sweetheart.
Relinquished 03.13.18	abandon all hope
TheSpaceMan 03.13.18	Oh yeah it's hopeless but they are our future
Relinquished 03.13.18	sike MX (aka Jom) is shutting this down by the end of the year
KILL 03.13.18	ya dont be a pussy
JustJoe. 03.13.18	Hi guys, I'm shy sometimes.
guitarded_chuck 03.13.18	ok ill start posting
TheSpaceMan 03.13.18	If new user guitared_chuck can do it, so can you
TheSpaceMan 03.13.18	lurkers, for the record, that was KILL's way of saying "dont be shy" lol
bloc 03.13.18	Haha great list idea Been seeing guys like this since I joined. I feel like there's more of them than there are regular users lol
SandwichBubble 03.13.18	Always makes me sad when a user rates a relatively unknown release, but they have no comments or their shoutbox is closed. I want to say hi :(
Drifter 03.13.18	I get offended when someone is active with ratings and makes lists but the comment sections are closed and their shoutboxes are closed. Don't be a recluse yo
Get Low 03.13.18	None of this surprises me. This community can be pretty toxic. I think having an option to block people would help though.
bloc 03.13.18	The worst mistake a new user can make is posting their favourite albums
JoeTex 03.13.18	hi Joe Tex here, call me Joey. Music lover supreme. Sports are okay. March madness right around the corner. Watch out for Murray St
DinosaurJones 03.13.18	Really? I don't find it that bad.
Dinosaur 03.13.18	happily unpopular user here. hi.
JustJoe. 03.13.18	Two Dinosaur users in a row.
TheSpaceMan 03.13.18	@GetLow Aww damn I'm sorry you feel that way, try not to let bad vibes trip you up
Nikkolae 03.13.18	Been here since 09 who are you all
bloc 03.13.18	2 Joe's too
JustJoe. 03.13.18	Still there is but one bloc.
pjquinones747 03.13.18	I lurked for most of my time. 3/4ths of my comments are from the last year or so.
DinosaurJones 03.13.18	I've been here since 07. I've really only been active for the past year or 2 though, I kinda stopped using the site for quite a long time.
Davil667 03.13.18	Spreading da good sputnik vibes. All you have to do is m/
speakonthat 03.13.18	Hey hi hello, I am on Sputnik every single day, even to the point that my co-workers have commented on it, yet I say next to nothing on here because I am shy. I'd really like to fix that and become more active and maybe talk to some folks, but I really suck at making the first move, so thanks for this. Hi all.
bloc 03.13.18	Yay, first legitimate lurker
DinosaurJones 03.13.18	Hooray! Would you perhaps like to... speakonthat a bit more?
Davil667 03.13.18	Yeah turn to the light.
JoeTex 03.13.18	lurkin > twerkin
Sinternet 03.13.18	kill all the fucking lurkers and rape their corpses m/
TheSpaceMan 03.13.18	sup Joey, much more a football (like american football) guy myself but i can dig almost any sport. theres usually a sports thread for any particular league floating around so if you see one pop up, you should try and jump in! @dinosaur hey man, popularity aint no contest. you seem to dig metal alot and this site was founded on that so you're no oddball, im not too knowledgable on the deeper cuts like you seem to be but you'll find plenty of good recs around here if you ask. nice deathconciousness 5 too @nikkolae sup i'm thespaceman, most call me space, and i'm beautiful IRL. i'm sure one of these holds true for you too
JoeTex 03.13.18	Definitely space, football is the best. Free agency going crazy rt now. Cousins to MN
TheSpaceMan 03.13.18	yoo speakonthat you seem chill af. don't be shy, if someone bites then just let em be. you could always try to post things on your favorite album's pages just to get your name out there, and dont be afraid to shoutbox a user asking them for a favorite song off an album or to recommend you a new one or something like that. most people dig that stuff and everyone loves to talk about music so it usually leads to good conversation. happy that you commented man, hope to see you around
ConorIsNotHere 03.13.18	Heya It's been a while lol
TheSpaceMan 03.13.18	yeah cousins to MN is crazy to me, that team just has so many pretty legitimate QB options lol. as a packers fan they're always our main threat, but its relieving af that we are finally playing free agency hard and hopeful give rodgers (goat) the team he deserve
Drifter 03.13.18	@speakonthat Sup dude, site admin Drifter here. I hope you appreciate this opportunity to speak to me.
JoeTex 03.13.18	Pack always have a chance if 12 suits up
DinosaurJones 03.13.18	Conor, your name actually looks familiar...
TheSpaceMan 03.13.18	exactly, if he's healthy we have a clear run for the big one. so imagine if we run a playoff caliber defense this year? could be our year man who knows
TheSpaceMan 03.13.18	@conorisnothere heyyy, missed ya first time around but hopefully youre back and better than ever
Sinternet 03.13.18	we don't need anyone but me
TheSpaceMan 03.13.18	sputnikmusic.com with only sinternet
DinosaurJones 03.13.18	Are you this egotistical off the internet, or is this where you get your validation?
TheSpaceMan 03.13.18	@justjoe omg hey dude, damn i missed your comment until now. dont be shy man! your tastes seem to parallel mine in some places thats why i asked you for recs early, you got some good rates up your sleeve. i think i saw you floating around the loveless thread? definitely first ran into your name thru your psyence fiction review
Nikkolae 03.13.18	TheSpaceMan: i am beautiful myself yes, I really dont lurk, I just never engage the new users anymore, been years since I was fully active around here speakonthat: Most people around here act like retards so dont worry much, its all about da music
chrisdafur27 03.13.18	Lurker of about 2 years here. sup nerds
Deathconscious 03.13.18	Sin gets validation here?
Nazzadan 03.13.18	I'm an irrelevant shitter, does that count
JoeTex 03.13.18	sput is like the resident evil 4 of music sites
Deathconscious 03.13.18	RE4 is the shit, sounds like a good thing to me.
bgillesp 03.13.18	Hello lurkers! I was one of you only a mere year ago. Its a lot of fun around here either way though
DinosaurJones 03.13.18	Wait, but Resident Evil 4 is awesome...
JoeTex 03.13.18	best game ever
JoeTex 03.13.18	any rude individuals to watch out for?
Nazzadan 03.13.18	Sput is RE4 but thinks it's SH2
CalculatingInfinity 03.13.18	RE4 would be the best if it weren't for... HALPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
TheSpaceMan 03.13.18	RE4 is the best game ever yea. that atmosphere is just perf @chrisdafur ayy sup my dude, glad to have you with us. howd you stumble on the site? @nazzadan hey man your name looks super familiar, whats your avatar? i swear ive seen you around. is it possibly an everquest pic? idk why but i have a hunch...
TheSpaceMan 03.13.18	if anything holds RE4 back its the island when you're not fighting regenarators, "it" or Krauser. those are all some of the scariest/most intense moments of the game, but everything else on the island is sorta a grind esp that final turret section ugh
CalculatingInfinity 03.13.18	It's probably the weakest part of the game but the highs are so high and it is still quality. Plus if I really thought about it I could prefer it to the Castle. Also don't forget the bulldozer, awesome segment.
TheSpaceMan 03.13.18	oh true bulldozer is cool. kinda weird that ashley can drive that thing but cant fire a gun. but idk man the castle is the wildest part of the game with the most variety so i love it for that. village is king though easily, best setting
theBoneyKing 03.13.18	Yes pull out the lurkers
JoeTex 03.13.18	getting your head lopped off the 1st time by that chainsaw dude with the bag on his head..... nutso
TheSpaceMan 03.13.18	yep to both of those shit was unreal back in the day
CalculatingInfinity 03.13.18	The village is perfect, loved every minute of it. The Castle has the water room which can fuck the right off but there's tons of it which is awesome.
chrisdafur27 03.13.18	"howd you stumble on the site?" Through some review probably, y'all a pretty good resource for finding new music which is what keeps me coming back.
Deathconscious 03.13.18	Im playing it on pro and cant get past the cage monster thing. Like the only way i can stun him is to shoot him twice with the striker. Most of the time i can do that before he hits me, but then you get into the third cage and he grows an extra appendage and then it takes three shots. At that point its almost impossible to stun him before he fucks me up.
CalculatingInfinity 03.13.18	Don't stun him, at all. Just run and shoot the switches. All of his attacks are QTE's if you keep running so you'll get it done fast if you know your way.
DinosaurJones 03.13.18	I'm actually stuck on Krauser on pro. And by "Stuck," I mean I lost a few times, got annoyed, turned off the game and haven't played in a few weeks. I just saved all my Broken Butterfly ammo for "It". That's all I used on it. One shot made it disappear in the cage, then once the fight on land started, I stunlocked it until it died.
TheSpaceMan 03.13.18	Knife krauser. Not even kidding it does like 5x dmg
CalculatingInfinity 03.13.18	Dino to get past Krauser just use the knife for the whole thing. It sounds like I'm taking the piss but for some reason the knife does massive damage to him. EDIT: Ninja'ed, Space knows.
AsleepInTheBack 03.13.18	"Liberate the lurkers" goddamn plagiarism
TheSpaceMan 03.13.18	@chrisdafur hell yea man, that's what the site strives for. There's something awesome about reading a review that you agree with
TheSpaceMan 03.13.18	Lmao while you were asleep, I swiped
TheSpaceMan 03.13.18	Haha nice calc that must've been the same time cause it showed your post when it refreshed when I submitted mine
Chortles 03.13.18	list is so posi it hurts
TheSpaceMan 03.13.18	You just made it better 😍
JoeTex 03.13.18	great RE expertise in here
CalculatingInfinity 03.13.18	Ye boi so much awesome strats you can do in Resi 4, something for every player. Can make it relatively easy and fun or you can make it incredibly hard like I did.
Deathconscious 03.13.18	@chort this isnt that posi, there have been much gayer lists.
JoeTex 03.13.18	get that Chicago Typewriter and run right through it
DinosaurJones 03.13.18	I still haven't gotten good enough to get the Handcannon. The mercenaries seems like such a grind.
CalculatingInfinity 03.13.18	Or the infinite rocket laucher. P.R.L 412 as well haha.
CalculatingInfinity 03.13.18	Oh damn I forgot about the Handcannon.
DinosaurJones 03.13.18	I have the Infinite Rocket Launcher. And I still play it on GC (feels the most natural to me) so I don't have the option of the PRL, haha.
Deathconscious 03.13.18	I have it on the GC as well.
CalculatingInfinity 03.13.18	I mainly played the HD version on the 360.
dtsanchez 03.13.18	Im a lurker and nerd, so im shy too...using Sputnik to dig music and catalogue what ive listened to before, mainly. Hi there, though! :)
butcherboy 03.13.18	hi, my name is butcherboy.. I like long walks on the beach, followed by long sleeps on the beach as I am homeless.. I only listen to whatever music is playing at the sunglass hut..
butcherboy 03.13.18	also, feature this thread.. spread some good vibes!
chrisdafur27 03.13.18	Controversial opinion incoming, Wii version of RE4 is king. The wiimote aiming works so well in that game (not so much in many others unfortunately...)
Sinternet 03.13.18	woah whos alt is that
JoeTex 03.13.18	definitely needs a feature. spread the welcoming vibe
ConorIsNotHere 03.13.18	@dinosaurjones, I was about something like 3-4 years ago, annoying people about how Taylor Swift was the best thing since sliced bread LMAO @spaceman, same can be said from myself haha. Glad to be back and finding new shit to listen to again =]
speakonthat 03.13.18	Holy shit, left to do some paperwork and come back to find this list has blown up, and you folks seem awesome. Thanks for the kind words guys! I'll definitely stick around and probably take your advice TheSpaceMan and just try putting myself out there a bit more. Shit's hard, even on the internet sometimes. Still have that "I'm not one of the cool kids" mentality, hard to break out of that.
JustJoe. 03.13.18	I'm [also] not one of the cool kids, but it hasn't stopped me yet, speakonthat. WELCOME TO SPUTNIKMUSIC DOT COM.
Beautiful 03.13.18	To new users: log out and use rateyourmusic instead You'll thank me later
Deathconscious 03.13.18	Nah, sput is life.
Sinternet 03.13.18	but then where would I go? nowhere else will have me
JoeTex 03.13.18	sput > rym
Gnocchi 03.13.18	Good list, hope some new faces chime in
Deathconscious 03.13.18	We dont even have you, youre just here anyways.
Sinternet 03.13.18	thanks mr adolf christ
TVC15 03.13.18	For as long as I’ve been on this site, I’ve actually been a lurker for the first half so I sympathize for the newbies.
TheSpaceMan 03.13.18	@dtsanchez hey man what's good? Glad you decided to comment! hopefully you'll get more comfortable with it and pop up more! Your rating of The Silver Album hurts every fiber of my being but I'm sure I can learn to look past it (; (I rep that album like I'm on commission)
TheSpaceMan 03.13.18	@speakonthat glad you feel welcomed man! Wish you luck on getting more chill with users here if you hopefully decide to give it a shot, and maybe you can inspire more people who feel similiar to how you felt to break the wall and start commenting too
evilford 03.13.18	agreed with list agreed
Dewinged 03.13.18	Great list Space, glad to see new blood around, I was there too not long ago.
TheSpaceMan 03.13.18	thanks dewi, and yea ford our quick convo sorta sparked this thing, i had it in the back of my mind for awhile but i figured why not just go ahead and do it, couldnt hurt. im actually super glad thats its gotten a few people to say hi
LisaTheCat 03.13.18	hey uhhhh im lisa..... im new around here and im afraid to post
TheSpaceMan 03.13.18	you seem like an alt but i will still love you like you're a main
evilford 03.13.18	lol yeah I was gonna say...I love the idea of this list, but knowing the userbase, I'm skeptical as to how many alts this is gonna bring out of the woodwork
TheSpaceMan 03.13.18	meh, dont mind if im punked by all of them
LisaTheCat 03.13.18	im not an alt. lmao sorry to let you down
evilford 03.13.18	I believe you
GUNGFUHAMMERFIST 03.13.18	bruce lee fan here. good to meet you fine folk
GUNGFUHAMMERFIST 03.13.18	hi lisa
TheSpaceMan 03.13.18	hello nice odessey 5 you didnt let me down lisa (:
LamboGD 03.13.18	hey, I've been lurking here for quite a few years, but only very occasionally commenting or making a list. kinda shy, although I think the reason for my inactivity has more to do with laziness tbh. maybe I should try being more active though (:
TheSpaceMan 03.13.18	Yeah totally be more active! I mean, you do you and if it's outta laziness I don't blame you cause doing things kinda sucks but you seem cool. Glad you decided to comment man hope to see you some more. Nice portishead rates
Dewinged 03.14.18	There are two good ways to start getting more into the website if that is what u want: 1. Get an avatar, you can do that from your profile. It's a bit tricky. Click on "Edit My Info", then "Edit Avatar". The other option "Upload Profile Picture" will only change your avy on your profile page but not the one when you post in threads or in the forums. Having an avy helps other users to identify u better and follow up. 2. Bump threads of albums you like. When you comment on a review thread the album will appear in the front page which likely will attract the attention of people that also dig the album (it will also attract trolls, but hey, this is the internet after all). Hope that helps a tiny bit.
TheSpaceMan 03.14.18	Nice super solid advice
butcherboy 03.14.18	lurkers, stick around, don't just crop up and leave.. after gentrification, Sputnik is now a drive-by-free zone..
bloc 03.14.18	Excellent advice Dewi
Doctuses 03.14.18	I don't know if this has been said already I didn't read the whole thread but... it seems to me that the main reason this website is suffering from low memberships is because of its outdated interface. It looks like its from 2006. With the speed we throw away the old for the new, whoever is in charge of this site might think about doing something about that.
Deathconscious 03.14.18	also the site takes a shit every week or two for a couple days, so im sure that doesnt help either.
Doctuses 03.14.18	there's no way to direct message anybody privately. there's no notification software. the emojis you can use when posting on the forum I remember from fucking AOL. there's a bunch of other things that need to be cleaned up too.
Dewinged 03.14.18	Tbh, it's a miracle that the site is still standing nowadays.
Drifter 03.14.18	It is insane how many people this list brought out lol Like I said in another thread before this though it seems like there are a lot of users becoming active again that were once as well as totally new users getting active. It feels like 2016 for me with all these unfamiliar faces lol
macman76 03.14.18	Where all the closet statisticians at?
Drifter 03.14.18	I bet $100 mac created a dating website for statisticians
macman76 03.14.18	Usquared.com TheycallmePhdlove.com Matchalgorithm.com Baesfactor.com Modelselection.com Bisexualsearch.com Birthdaysuitproblem.com
Drifter 03.14.18	Jesus. Fucking. Christ.
Dewinged 03.14.18	LOL
macman76 03.14.18	StatsRForLovers.com Btw, this is my 2000th comment yay
TheSpaceMan 03.14.18	lmao nice macman @doctuses yep agreed but i dont see any changes on the horizon
Gnocchi 03.14.18	So is that $100 each?
TheSpaceMan 03.14.18	I think StatsRForLovers is my favorite
Dewinged 03.14.18	Matchalgorithm is fucking brilliant
DinosaurJones 03.14.18	Who actually cares about using emojis though? For real.
TheSpaceMan 03.14.18	🤔
DinosaurJones 03.14.18	I see a square. It may also be because I'm forced to use Internet Explorer at work. A relic of a bygone era. Give me Netscape navigator, dammit.
bloc 03.14.18	I think I've been on this site for so long, I can't imagine it changing. Other than the crashes, it's perfectly serviceable.
GUNGFUHAMMERFIST 03.14.18	good advice itt
Mentasm 05.05.18	greetings from the 4th planet ^_^
AsleepInTheBack 05.05.18	still love this wholesome list
Drifter 05.05.18	And we never saw them again.
rabidfish 05.05.18	your efforts were brave, but ultimately for nothing. i dunno what'd i do if they actually updated the interface in this bih.
FakeOne 05.05.18	Hi, I've been lurking for like 4 years now. I occasionally want to join in for the conversations, most of which I think are stupidly funny, but I'm just not used to taking via comments, so it just feel weird when I try. Love the community here though
bgillesp 05.05.18	Hmm, very alt-y name but seemingly not one. Interesting. Feel free to join in conversations though! If you don't get hyper-defensive over people disagreeing then you'll be just fine
Mentasm 05.05.18	Hey FakeOne! I think you need the right time to blend in for the first time like crack a joke about certain topics that were being discussed or throw a witty one-liner about your favorite album, something like that!
BREAKDOWNS 05.05.18	nah just say m/////// smae [2]
Drifter 05.05.18	Sup FakeOne shout box some people, comment on albums you liek and dislike, shout box me specifically, and repeat. Fr no one (at least not me) cares when you shout box them. I used to be afraid of talking to people but now I don't care. Just don't be obnoxious and shitposty unless 1) you stay a while and earn the right or 2) are actually funny
BREAKDOWNS 05.05.18	if you're scared of commenting on a music website you must have some real problems
Drifter 05.05.18	Clearly
protokute 05.05.18	hi, my name is denis, I'm from Brazil and have been a member here for quite some time(5 years). I currently study Biology and trying to find what is love all about. The genres i most listen at this phase have been Shoegaze, House, i'm very into the new lofi scene, Trance and Breaks.
FakeOne 05.05.18	@breakdowns it's not that I'm scared to talk to strangers on the internet, but I'm just not used to communicating with people I don't know without seeing them. The lack of visual feedback makes it feel strange to me, it's like i'm not actually talking with anyone. It probably just takes some time to get used to tho. Being actieve here seems fun, so you'll probably see me a lot more often from now on
R6Rider 05.05.18	Been lurking for a long time.
FakeOne 05.05.18	As a little introduction, I'm from the Netherlands, I'm 19 and i study philosophy at Utrecht University. I play guitar (poorly), I'm following salsa classes and I just like to grab a drink with friends As for my musical interest, I mainly listen to rock, metal and folk, and I occasionally dabble in jazz, rap, classical and electronic stuff, so you can rec me basically anything, there's not a single genre that i fundamentally dislike, which seems like a good thing on a music site
bgillesp 05.05.18	You'll be just fine around here
JustJoe. 05.05.18	Good list here, good vibes all around.
Underflow 05.05.18	I've been around for ages but don't post too much.
TheSpaceMan 05.05.18	Greeting mentasm and sup fakeone, hope you stick around. Would love to see y'all in other threads. Protokute, you know I already love ya... and your taste in music
TheSpaceMan 05.05.18	So a great way to start getting involved in the community is to offer something you want ranked on my current list. I wrote a program that objectively ranks anything, so it's been setting a lot of things straight
JustJoe. 05.05.18	Also, there's a casual conversation thread floating around that I accidentally started if you guys are interested.
JustJoe. 05.05.18	Mostly, though, just don't be afraid to be yourself around here.
AsleepInTheBack 05.05.18	Yeah, Space ranking shit has really helped me get my life in order. Nice to have some objective truths to provide a stable foundation to my existence. Many thanks.
Yanari 05.05.18	I'm new.
JustJoe. 05.05.18	Welcome, new user Yanari.
TheSpaceMan 05.05.18	Lmao yeah asleep that's a great way to use it, helps keep you from embarrassing yourself in public
ArsMoriendi 05.05.18	So many lurkers hmmm
dctarga 05.05.18	Neat-o
Sharkattack 05.05.18	I’ve been lurking for hella long and somehow missed this list wtf? I probably would’ve joined earlier if I saw this. Either way cool idea.
TheSpaceMan 05.05.18	Thanks, been seeing you around a lot recently. You seem cool (:
RippingCorpse1986 05.05.18	Lol this would've been my list in August of last year :0
Ashen 05.06.18	Sort of relevant: the music neighbors feature was the wave back in the day. I wish it could make a return.
protokute 05.06.18	:kisses: i wanted to comment just a "
protokute 05.06.18	wtf????? why can't I post a heart ? :( s2, this one i can.
Drifter 05.06.18	♥
JustJoe. 05.06.18	💙
Drifter 05.06.18	💜
hal1ax 05.06.18	💝
JustJoe. 05.06.18	💖
goblinilbog 05.06.18	Favorite band: Nine Inch Nails. Other favorites: Type O Negative, Linkin Park, Death Grips, and Senses Fail. Lover of passionate heavy music (Frontierer/Sectioned/Harm's Way/Vein). Few of my favorite albums not from the bands I just mentioned: My Bloody Valentine - Loveless, Slint - Spiderland, M83 - hurry up we're dreaming, Boards of Canada - Music has the right to children.
TheSpaceMan 05.06.18	Sweet albums
kevbogz 05.06.18	o///////
bloc 05.07.18	Welcome additional new users
DinosaurJones 05.07.18	Hola