Hello once again.
With the CloudFlare error coming up on 24th June (and a thought that the website has gone), it seems that Youchew is changing. While my plans to leave aren't too sure, it is going to be a break. For how long, I don't know. One thing for sure, it wouldn't be until I feel right to come back. Then again I haven't been right on this forum no matter what era.
So instead of repeating my well known by now problems that I face, decided to instead put something uplifting for once. Remember way back during the Youchews the Winner that made my post? If you haven't that is completely understandable then I put my honest opinion regarding members of the forum. So I thought why not do it again but this time not for an award but for their recognition for not just the forum but in some ways personally too.
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WARNING: Sorry that I had to do that but thought that I put it down. To be honest, I haven't really spoken to many people directly and the last time I contacted someone [a few PMs aside] via MSN [now gone] or Skype was 2012, after what happened was just too upsetting to continue and unable to talk since. Even when I did use MSN and Skype, much of the time I was and still am too shy so not much was spoken. So it was basically hi, how are you, long gap, bye pretty much. A recent example was actually the Nintendo E3 event when I only managed one line and not a good one either. At least I tried is all that I can say.
With that WARNING out of the picture, let's start:
MrDrunkenFox
It has been years since I've ever spoke to him but he was the first person regarding Youchew outside of Conrad [the big boss of 2007] that had a loose connection so that alone deserves some recognition. His videos were one of earliest away from the usual suspects that were entertaining and still remember CaptainFleaSam or MEIN POOPKIN. Trying to remember he was friendly but also honest on his opinions, like if he didn't like something he would mention it. Plus I always remember his Nazi Tails avatar so if I see that [all things considering is pretty rare these days for obvious reasons, upsetting Germans for one], reminded of him.
I can't remember whether it was him or Miss10 who I first spoke to, it wasn't much though.
Fun fact: MrDrunkenFox is my first and only person who I have on my PSN account. Us two actually played a game together my first and so far only online multiplayer match.
DaftPunkYoshi
He was the closest person that I was talking to on MSN, well second closest. DaftPunky was always friendly to me and actually gotten on very well. DaftPunky? Back then I gave certain people personal nicknames like Foxy [MrDrunkenFox] and Missy [Miss10] if their name was long and didn't end with a y, so calling him DaftPunky just made sense and kinder than DPY [unless space limitations].
I remember when he was disliked on the forum just because he liked Sonic Underground (it is okay but has its problems, animation is good though) and faulty memory aside, decided to take a chance since he seemed nice enough and actually enjoyed his videos that he made as well as his personality. Even made a video where we both worked together to make it rather like RetroJape and SuperYoshi, wasn't the only thing either. In some ways we were sort of close in terms of personality on a couple of things too. I wouldn't think that he become a mod considering the uncertain times on the forum but really glad that he did. Not just a mod, but also making music and even some graphical art too.
When I stopped making videos, I noticed, I noticed that different things that lookalike he started getting into 80s anime and house music that isn't a problem since I'm all for expanding your horizons but felt that we started to get further and further apart. Even though in 2015 we are more different than ever (he became a popular mod here and well liked, I am on a deep decline since 2012 sadly like Sonic at the moment) I still respect him and does a good job on what he does.
Markie
Markie, Markie, Markie. Even though we haven't even talked at all to my knowledge, you always seem to spot me somehow. Sorry that I've never managed to say hi back to you so might as well give you the opportunity to say hi back. While I don't know you well, rubbish tennis match aside (on my side, your stuff was all right) apart from that you like Ridge Racer/some PS1 games and Voltres V so old school anime like DPY then? Also believe that he along with Crash made INCREDIBLE LASER SWORD so I'll remember that. Well more than that pancake video anyway. Also anyone who made a video and has actually done a better job than I'll ever done is worth some recognition there. Honestly I really liked your Simply Simple video.
zacheatscrackers
zach. Even though we never spoke (see a pattern here?), I always felt that the older you got, the more maturer you got starting from young and immature to someone while can still get jokey now and again (which is a good thing) knows what to do. Anyone who had a car accident and survived is a lucky escape considering the constant horror stories of people getting killed especially near where I live on a motorway called the M62 where it is dangerous. I feel very sorry for what happened. One question. Why do you want to know more about me? I feel very greatful that you do but I'm no role model Zach with lots of problems. It is like getting family advice from Batman or Max Payne.
I know you mention about Steam and Skype however I am just too shy to talk... Sorry.
NegroTed
Speaking of Batman and Max Payne (who he likes both), Ted I always like for his personality but what I also like is that he is honest on what he says. If something is wrong, he just says it without any sugar coating like this moment here. Along with Baz, he is another member where while I don't have a sense of humour, I can recognise Ted's jokey posts and sometimes give me a smile, even better if Intermission, Whelt or Baz get into the act due to the banter. If I could laugh, I would blooming would.
I do feel sorry for him since all he wanted to be a family man with a loving wife and kids and that has mostly been taken away from him (really greatful that he still has a opportunity to see his son, since some people wouldn't let it happen). I can honestly hope that Ted's life will get better in the future.
SeductiveBaz
Even though I don't have a sense of humour, Baz always finds a way. Nearly every post he does is somehow entertaining or to make certain people look a bit silly like the Hoff or Pele [that old erection advert comes to my mind before his football career]. I miss his double act with TangerineImpz, it's like Ted and Intermission/Ing, Regan and Carter, Starsky and Hutch since sometimes I remember Tang was like Baz with his posts and Bob Barr. He should really be a comedian but then again...
Saying that Baz was also involved in many Internet related capers whether it was Sonic Cult or 4chan and created some well known moments such as Hulk Hogan, the Sonic Joke Book thread and many more, that alone deserves recognition.
Crazy Luigi
One of the few sports fans on the forum that alone making him more unique when compared to the majority of the forum (can only think of Captpan with baseball, King Supersepiroth with American football and wrestling if that counts, Steg with football and Formula 1, even myself with PDC darts). He is part of writing staff, a section that I used to be in and a friendly face. Not only does he write well mixing info with humour in his articles but he is also an interviewer, they are interesting to read and also feels like a successor to both Conrad and RabbitSnore who both did a fair share of interviews.
AGSMA
Unfortunate. Foghorn Leghorn. Looney Tunes Space Race. Some of the many things that he said over the years, AGSMA is the only member from Portugal [to my knowledge] and has come a long way since his beginnings to a knowledgeable but yet approachable person on the forum. What I also like is not just his passion in animation and spotting minor details but also managed to work on a game. He is currently working on the art side of a popular source mod on Steam and to anyone who is working on a game, I give them honour and respect. Seriously though, if I had the opportunity, I would thank everyone who worked on various games including our own mrSimon.
JezMM
Most members wouldn't know who he is unless they have been on the forum on the first year since he left shortly after. He is most well known of drawing people, mainly women and even gasp porn [Furnessly does not look at the latter, it isn't my cup of tea]! While he does his own stuff that looks good, he has also done commissions and art trades. Say does this character remind me of Girla? Also like Dopp, he married someone who was also online. I know it is a bit strange however any artist of Youchew past and present really deserves an award.
YamiMario
The only member from Denmark, like ASGMA and Mastero Snail has surprisingly fitted in very well. I really like his drawings especially his recent Sally one and his characters, plus he is friendly on the forum especially with Fiddle. Sorry that it was rather brief since he isn't a regular on the forum.
Fiddlesticks
Fiddle for food staff. Thanks to her, every year the forum does a food staff vs the fasting staff of Ramadan. While she isn't as regular as in the past, she is quite approachable and also goes to conventions. Also she has really really improved her art from what was really a purple Sonic but at least had a skirt into her own designs. Yes, I also written this in purple, perhaps not the right tone and impressed that she remembers the purple colour code everytime.
DiscoGlacier
DG is one of the more regular members on the forum and to me is also one of the most friendliest members, I can't recall apart from perhaps a couple of times when losing your cool. This person talks about what the activities that I find interesting like eating Asian cuisine, posts in the image spams and also cosplays as well. This is going to be a case of bad wording but I think you manage to wear dresses and gowns very well, even looks good doing so. Like Fiddle, I wrote this pink but had to use your colour code.
(Like the dew example below, DiscoGlacier is transgender and as a result, the post is awkwardly worded due to that I'm not sure what gender you want to be referred to and really sorry about that. I am completely fine about stuff like this, just have to be sure that's all since it is hard to tell online whether it is trueful or not.)
Combuskenisawesome
Combusken is a member who isn't a regular so you don't get to see him as much. I respect his image editing skills especially when he used to do the Post Avatars on Pictures thread since when the thread was active, his stuff was one of the best out of that entire thread by the ways of editing the avatars to fit with the picture like colour correction, resizing and removing the whiteness that can occur.
Geibuchan
Geibu is highly praised by many people on this forum due to his videos and his personality. Now I confess that I haven't watched any of his videos however if lots of people like them then he must be doing a good job. He also draws and colours very well, sometimes better than the source material such as his work on Azumanga Daioh making it look more animated. Like Combusken, he is also a very good image editor too such as editing frames from the CDI games to create new poses of the King.
I am honestly surprised that he managed to upvote some of my posts, I know it is a small thing however I see upvotes as thanks (thanks to my previous haunt Spriters Resource and the fresh start a couple of years back) so I'm a bit touched.
Fretless
Now I don't know him very much so I'll be very brief. I really like his artwork having an easy on the eye style as well as all of his characters that he made, seems friendly enough and seems to play a bunch of games especially on the Sony side. He also did a few community events such as the E3 bingo.
HotFriedSkadoosh
Like Fretless, I'll be very brief. HFS seems friendly and like Fretless has done a comic series, the most recent was the GEE, I GUESS one (parodying GI Joe). He also (under the help of someone else) actually funfilled my request and felt touched about it. Thanks very much for the picture below:
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Dopply
One of the big bosses of YouChew, at least in the past. For someone who was a teenager on the forum and yet running the place, I think that he has done very well. Plus he was learning his mistakes as he was maturing even though I did find you friendly, just with your course humour that's all. With the cock and ball jokes. I'm sure that I annoyed you even though I did try to talk to you in the past and sometimes a bit like Dillrod (a member that the younger members wouldn't know, he was an anime/manga fan who liked Sailor Jupiter/Makoto Kino and he kickstarted the Youchew Sailor Moon fan club and got TINS out of that closet), tried talking to him but wouldn't respond without any indicator. Well, at least when people think of Youchew, they think of Dopp considering that you also push various community based projects such as your Sonic Adventure 2 challenge. Hope you and your wife are okay despite the problems that you are having at the moment but at least you are trying your best to sort them out.
Whelt
One of the most active members on the forum, he also seems to post everywhere. Chances are think of a section and he'll be there whether he has Wario, King Koopa or some other mug as a avatar with his posts or pictures. To be honest, I don't think he likes me or have a feeling that I annoyed him and can think of few moments that happened. I tried talking to him in the past but I just can't get it right at all... So yeah a member that I can't break but really glad that he is here.
Maestro Snail
The only Norwegian member on the forum to my knowledge and even if he isn't, he's one of the most active members on the forum. I actually find it amazing that he managed to fit into the forum despite a good chunk of the members are American and they wouldn't understand some stuff from Norway. Apart from that he is also very friendly yet has a sense of humour, sometimes can get pretty strange judging by his drawings. Can go as far as saying that he is one of the most friendliest people here.
Lord Smeargle
When I think of Australia, all I can think of are negatives (thanks to that Border Security show that's on TV). My perception is that they are racist especially towards the Chinese, really paranoid about being clean [sometimes I wonder if someone got fined for sneezing], snooping around anything or everything and a government that is like the worst of the UK with the worst of the US with censorship among other things. Even a Peppa Pig episode got banned and Peppa is one of the most tamest shows on TV. Also strangely how most of them online are really into anime from my observations, one on another website was really into JoJo's Bizarre Adventure/HunterXHunter plus Dieathan here too. To me Lord Smeargle doesn't remind me of this [anime aside] but rather the positives of the country like the sunny weather and two great Mad Max movies. I think he is also into anime judging by previous avatars or at least uses of the many styles of it but that doesn't bother me. Also looking into his profile looks a lot like Touhou so I'm guessing he is into the bullet hell series or at least the characters.
Even though he doesn't post very much or maybe because he posts in sections that rarely look at like the image spams, the things he has said seems friendly enough and has a good eye at spotting out of context images or indeed good looking art work. The good looking Australian indeed.
Also I like that his expertise is so niche but also knowledgeable regarding VHS tapes when someone like myself prefers Blu-rays [only because I want the highest quality that's all], it is still interesting from what is on the tape, the quality of it, where it came from, comparison if he has more than one of the same movie and goes into vast detail that I really like. My hunch is that thanks to his blog, he is also causing an interest of VHS tapes considering the recent thread. I honestly surprised that there hasn't been tape collectors like records or retro games but I suppose it is getting towards that point and really thankful that Smeargle is kickstarting this movement.
Now for the poop tennis cafe:
RabbitSnore
Rabbit was the Big Boss [Metal Gear reference] of Youchew in 2008-09 along with TINS however he along with Crash and NS2 kickstarted the poop tennis cafe while also being one of the writers for the site so he had a lot on his plate. He had a balance between serious yet also silly sometimes but also friendly, helpful and respectable rather like Don Corleone [the person that I want to be, Max Payne is who I nearly am]. So while he had an intelligent post, next thing would be a one liner or a picture of a rabbit. Many of the younger members won't know who he is but for someone who has been on the forum for a long time, he was influencial. I was in the first tennis cafe that he set up, still remember the time when he gave members Liquid Orgasm. He was also the only member who warned me regarding someone way back in 2009 and he was right three years later! So I thank him for realising that you can't trust people that you thought that you knew. I wonder how life is treating him since it has been a long time since he left.
Fun fact: Rabbit was the one that brought me back to Youchew after Conrad left. Originally I wasn't going to come back here until he offered me a post on News Staff. An offer that I couldn't refuse and accepted the bribe despite that I'm not a very good writer at all.
Emperor Ing
Again like Rabbit, he is a staff member however he spent some time there with RAK, so he counts. Ing is an intelligent person who also likes a bit of fun too. First time I saw him was during the split between Youchew and Planet Freedom where he had ROGAS from the Planet of the Apes cartoon. From there he went from strength to strength especially when he teamed up with RAK and picking out the Godfrey Ho ninja movies. I also like that he is into more obscurer games like shmups, Taito stuff, older Sega stuff and the Saturn, the latter reminding me of someone from other place. One of his videos is a deep inspiration to me still. Plus Ing's clashes with TheGreatTESM and Ted as well were a sight whenever they posted since there are entertaining.
MycroProcessor
JOLTOEN! 233 Apart from the amazing tennis matches that he done and to me still my favourite tennis player, Mycro is someone who I feel tries to push the boundaries of his work. Again like many members, he shows an intelligent side but also a silly side, the latter isn't shown as much on the forum but still possible to see. Done, vote. Also I still found it amazing that he actually explained the origins of 233, it was actually interesting to read.
Despite Mycro saying that he likes FM music and so do I, I haven't heard of his works apart from a couple of old music remixes that I liked so potentially he could be one of my favourite FM soundchip composers.
Crash2991
Most younger members wouldn't know who he is, even members from 2010 would struggle so I might as well explain. Crash was one of the earliest members in the tennis cafe along with NS2, Rabbit, myself and a couple of others. He was a mixture of comedic and often posted pictures from Sgt Frog and Tenchi Muyo [to my faulty memory] but occassionaly wrote and was old school when it came to making videos to the point where I think one of my favourite tennis matches was with him (Mycro being the other).
He is also a music composer as well and actually did an album called Chicken Sex that I still have (I wonder if DaftPunky was influenced by him?). Very greatfully he actually did me a song in a Sonic 3 style and a test song, both for the same project and are pretty good.
Last time I heard, his eyesight was really declining and has been a long time since he left so hope he is okay.
ChrisGendo
I make it small and quick since I didn't know him very well apart from that he and his gang (Morf, Captain, CreepahWeegie, Neoprene Junebug and a few others that I can't remember) were the kingpins of the cafe when poop tennis was losing its popularity and was trying their best to keep it going. Did feel touched when he tried to promote his forums and actually went on it for a bit since I was looking for another place to go but sadly didn't pan out. It has gone now after checking, think it was called Stumble into Gravity or something. I still remember his avatar from Bakemont... mont... story.
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I will always associate Gendo with that even if he is into different stuff now and Gendo I believe came from Neon Genesis Evangelion.
dew
While dew has some emotional problems (depression being the big one), it is only because of having a hard time at the moment. I really like the music that you made especially the fake game one, the drawings that you done, the few videos that I watched. I remember when you was called MountainDewMANN and hanged around the tennis cafe. Even talked to Skype a bit a long time ago and was actually friendly but then one day, you wanted to burn bridges with everyone for some reason and disappeared even though I did nothing wrong.
A shame that you had to go on the forum, I do welcome your return back if you decide to come back.
(In case people want to know why dew's part is awkwardly worded and short is because dew is transgender [as far as I know] that I have absolutely no problems with personally apart from the wording regarding he or she and which one dew prefers to be called really since I'm not completely sure. It is also bad to assume a gender since I've seen dew referred to both a he and a she. Also because English has no gender neutral pronouns that have been either around for a while like Spanish [su] or recent like in Sweden [hen].)
AshcrementVII
Again I don't know him very well but I am greatful that not only did he spot me in the cafe but also replied, I feel very touched and read it thanks. He could be considered a modern day Rabbit of the tennis cafe with his maturity but also willing to have a jokey moment or two (plus with a Big Boss avatar must mean that he also likes Metal Gear) and actually find amazing that someone is on the forum from Japan (and honestly there too, Yoshit also qualifies since he is in the Navy and mainly stationed there). Plus anyone who likes Lupin and company as well as Rattigan is okay with me.
Even some younger members deserve some notice:
Joosh
Again I don't know him very well but he seems to very friendly around the forum and has fitted in very well on the forum especially for someone who has only been here for nearly 2 years. I'm an old relic compared to him. He seems to be in anime that many on the forum likes as well as Hyperdimension Neptunia? Looking around the poop talk sections, he seems to be helpful giving people advice. Also has a sight for spotting Weird Animation pictures. Some people even want him to go as far as being a mod for the forum and while he may in the future have the ability to do so, the staff is like a syndicate being a case of who you know and the don't call us, we call you routine. It is about forum policy whether he is right for the job and that is something that I can't get into.
ravinrabbid123
ravin is one of the newer members on the forums and she has fitted in very well. She is very friendly towards members and even has a little joke now and again. I even go as far as saying that she is the English Miss10. Into Pokemon? Definite check. Problems with her mum? Check. Has the ability to draw pretty good? Check. Has a boyfriend who is into chivelry? Check.
Also anyone who works in Sainsburys has my deepest respects since it is a pretty good supermarket [Lidl being my other choice] and I would mention your looks except it well a bit creepy (even though in my argument a good 95% of the forum are lookers whether female or male, I'm one of the ugly ones and the reason why I haven't posted in the beautiful head thread) especially since you have a boyfriend (treat him very well and you should be considered very lucky to have one especially if he treats and cares for you very well back). My only concern is that I hope she treats her friends very well and with respect especially with LaVie CestLol, she seems to be doing just that but from previous experiences, you never know if she can change for the worst.
So there we have it. Sadly though, I don't have the ability to talk to any of those due to problems beyond my control (as well as a few members that wanted to include on the list but don't know their strengths like TheOneManBoxOffice, Axe, Yoshit and valkiriforce, even The Pope). I am really sorry if I missed anyone out, when a forum is as large as this there are bounds to be a few people that are forgotten especially members who have left the forum a long time ago. After all Youchew has been around for 8 years and actually still surprised that it is still around.
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With the CloudFlare error coming up on 24th June (and a thought that the website has gone), it seems that Youchew is changing. While my plans to leave aren't too sure, it is going to be a break. For how long, I don't know. One thing for sure, it wouldn't be until I feel right to come back. Then again I haven't been right on this forum no matter what era.
So instead of repeating my well known by now problems that I face, decided to instead put something uplifting for once. Remember way back during the Youchews the Winner that made my post? If you haven't that is completely understandable then I put my honest opinion regarding members of the forum. So I thought why not do it again but this time not for an award but for their recognition for not just the forum but in some ways personally too.
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WARNING: Sorry that I had to do that but thought that I put it down. To be honest, I haven't really spoken to many people directly and the last time I contacted someone [a few PMs aside] via MSN [now gone] or Skype was 2012, after what happened was just too upsetting to continue and unable to talk since. Even when I did use MSN and Skype, much of the time I was and still am too shy so not much was spoken. So it was basically hi, how are you, long gap, bye pretty much. A recent example was actually the Nintendo E3 event when I only managed one line and not a good one either. At least I tried is all that I can say.
With that WARNING out of the picture, let's start:
MrDrunkenFox
It has been years since I've ever spoke to him but he was the first person regarding Youchew outside of Conrad [the big boss of 2007] that had a loose connection so that alone deserves some recognition. His videos were one of earliest away from the usual suspects that were entertaining and still remember CaptainFleaSam or MEIN POOPKIN. Trying to remember he was friendly but also honest on his opinions, like if he didn't like something he would mention it. Plus I always remember his Nazi Tails avatar so if I see that [all things considering is pretty rare these days for obvious reasons, upsetting Germans for one], reminded of him.
I can't remember whether it was him or Miss10 who I first spoke to, it wasn't much though.
Fun fact: MrDrunkenFox is my first and only person who I have on my PSN account. Us two actually played a game together my first and so far only online multiplayer match.
DaftPunkYoshi
He was the closest person that I was talking to on MSN, well second closest. DaftPunky was always friendly to me and actually gotten on very well. DaftPunky? Back then I gave certain people personal nicknames like Foxy [MrDrunkenFox] and Missy [Miss10] if their name was long and didn't end with a y, so calling him DaftPunky just made sense and kinder than DPY [unless space limitations].
I remember when he was disliked on the forum just because he liked Sonic Underground (it is okay but has its problems, animation is good though) and faulty memory aside, decided to take a chance since he seemed nice enough and actually enjoyed his videos that he made as well as his personality. Even made a video where we both worked together to make it rather like RetroJape and SuperYoshi, wasn't the only thing either. In some ways we were sort of close in terms of personality on a couple of things too. I wouldn't think that he become a mod considering the uncertain times on the forum but really glad that he did. Not just a mod, but also making music and even some graphical art too.
When I stopped making videos, I noticed, I noticed that different things that lookalike he started getting into 80s anime and house music that isn't a problem since I'm all for expanding your horizons but felt that we started to get further and further apart. Even though in 2015 we are more different than ever (he became a popular mod here and well liked, I am on a deep decline since 2012 sadly like Sonic at the moment) I still respect him and does a good job on what he does.
Markie
Markie, Markie, Markie. Even though we haven't even talked at all to my knowledge, you always seem to spot me somehow. Sorry that I've never managed to say hi back to you so might as well give you the opportunity to say hi back. While I don't know you well, rubbish tennis match aside (on my side, your stuff was all right) apart from that you like Ridge Racer/some PS1 games and Voltres V so old school anime like DPY then? Also believe that he along with Crash made INCREDIBLE LASER SWORD so I'll remember that. Well more than that pancake video anyway. Also anyone who made a video and has actually done a better job than I'll ever done is worth some recognition there. Honestly I really liked your Simply Simple video.
zacheatscrackers
zach. Even though we never spoke (see a pattern here?), I always felt that the older you got, the more maturer you got starting from young and immature to someone while can still get jokey now and again (which is a good thing) knows what to do. Anyone who had a car accident and survived is a lucky escape considering the constant horror stories of people getting killed especially near where I live on a motorway called the M62 where it is dangerous. I feel very sorry for what happened. One question. Why do you want to know more about me? I feel very greatful that you do but I'm no role model Zach with lots of problems. It is like getting family advice from Batman or Max Payne.
I know you mention about Steam and Skype however I am just too shy to talk... Sorry.
NegroTed
Speaking of Batman and Max Payne (who he likes both), Ted I always like for his personality but what I also like is that he is honest on what he says. If something is wrong, he just says it without any sugar coating like this moment here. Along with Baz, he is another member where while I don't have a sense of humour, I can recognise Ted's jokey posts and sometimes give me a smile, even better if Intermission, Whelt or Baz get into the act due to the banter. If I could laugh, I would blooming would.
I do feel sorry for him since all he wanted to be a family man with a loving wife and kids and that has mostly been taken away from him (really greatful that he still has a opportunity to see his son, since some people wouldn't let it happen). I can honestly hope that Ted's life will get better in the future.
SeductiveBaz
Even though I don't have a sense of humour, Baz always finds a way. Nearly every post he does is somehow entertaining or to make certain people look a bit silly like the Hoff or Pele [that old erection advert comes to my mind before his football career]. I miss his double act with TangerineImpz, it's like Ted and Intermission/Ing, Regan and Carter, Starsky and Hutch since sometimes I remember Tang was like Baz with his posts and Bob Barr. He should really be a comedian but then again...
Saying that Baz was also involved in many Internet related capers whether it was Sonic Cult or 4chan and created some well known moments such as Hulk Hogan, the Sonic Joke Book thread and many more, that alone deserves recognition.
Crazy Luigi
One of the few sports fans on the forum that alone making him more unique when compared to the majority of the forum (can only think of Captpan with baseball, King Supersepiroth with American football and wrestling if that counts, Steg with football and Formula 1, even myself with PDC darts). He is part of writing staff, a section that I used to be in and a friendly face. Not only does he write well mixing info with humour in his articles but he is also an interviewer, they are interesting to read and also feels like a successor to both Conrad and RabbitSnore who both did a fair share of interviews.
AGSMA
Unfortunate. Foghorn Leghorn. Looney Tunes Space Race. Some of the many things that he said over the years, AGSMA is the only member from Portugal [to my knowledge] and has come a long way since his beginnings to a knowledgeable but yet approachable person on the forum. What I also like is not just his passion in animation and spotting minor details but also managed to work on a game. He is currently working on the art side of a popular source mod on Steam and to anyone who is working on a game, I give them honour and respect. Seriously though, if I had the opportunity, I would thank everyone who worked on various games including our own mrSimon.
JezMM
Most members wouldn't know who he is unless they have been on the forum on the first year since he left shortly after. He is most well known of drawing people, mainly women and even gasp porn [Furnessly does not look at the latter, it isn't my cup of tea]! While he does his own stuff that looks good, he has also done commissions and art trades. Say does this character remind me of Girla? Also like Dopp, he married someone who was also online. I know it is a bit strange however any artist of Youchew past and present really deserves an award.
YamiMario
The only member from Denmark, like ASGMA and Mastero Snail has surprisingly fitted in very well. I really like his drawings especially his recent Sally one and his characters, plus he is friendly on the forum especially with Fiddle. Sorry that it was rather brief since he isn't a regular on the forum.
Fiddlesticks
Fiddle for food staff. Thanks to her, every year the forum does a food staff vs the fasting staff of Ramadan. While she isn't as regular as in the past, she is quite approachable and also goes to conventions. Also she has really really improved her art from what was really a purple Sonic but at least had a skirt into her own designs. Yes, I also written this in purple, perhaps not the right tone and impressed that she remembers the purple colour code everytime.
DiscoGlacier
DG is one of the more regular members on the forum and to me is also one of the most friendliest members, I can't recall apart from perhaps a couple of times when losing your cool. This person talks about what the activities that I find interesting like eating Asian cuisine, posts in the image spams and also cosplays as well. This is going to be a case of bad wording but I think you manage to wear dresses and gowns very well, even looks good doing so. Like Fiddle, I wrote this pink but had to use your colour code.
(Like the dew example below, DiscoGlacier is transgender and as a result, the post is awkwardly worded due to that I'm not sure what gender you want to be referred to and really sorry about that. I am completely fine about stuff like this, just have to be sure that's all since it is hard to tell online whether it is trueful or not.)
Combuskenisawesome
Combusken is a member who isn't a regular so you don't get to see him as much. I respect his image editing skills especially when he used to do the Post Avatars on Pictures thread since when the thread was active, his stuff was one of the best out of that entire thread by the ways of editing the avatars to fit with the picture like colour correction, resizing and removing the whiteness that can occur.
Geibuchan
Geibu is highly praised by many people on this forum due to his videos and his personality. Now I confess that I haven't watched any of his videos however if lots of people like them then he must be doing a good job. He also draws and colours very well, sometimes better than the source material such as his work on Azumanga Daioh making it look more animated. Like Combusken, he is also a very good image editor too such as editing frames from the CDI games to create new poses of the King.
I am honestly surprised that he managed to upvote some of my posts, I know it is a small thing however I see upvotes as thanks (thanks to my previous haunt Spriters Resource and the fresh start a couple of years back) so I'm a bit touched.
Fretless
Now I don't know him very much so I'll be very brief. I really like his artwork having an easy on the eye style as well as all of his characters that he made, seems friendly enough and seems to play a bunch of games especially on the Sony side. He also did a few community events such as the E3 bingo.
HotFriedSkadoosh
Like Fretless, I'll be very brief. HFS seems friendly and like Fretless has done a comic series, the most recent was the GEE, I GUESS one (parodying GI Joe). He also (under the help of someone else) actually funfilled my request and felt touched about it. Thanks very much for the picture below:
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Dopply
One of the big bosses of YouChew, at least in the past. For someone who was a teenager on the forum and yet running the place, I think that he has done very well. Plus he was learning his mistakes as he was maturing even though I did find you friendly, just with your course humour that's all. With the cock and ball jokes. I'm sure that I annoyed you even though I did try to talk to you in the past and sometimes a bit like Dillrod (a member that the younger members wouldn't know, he was an anime/manga fan who liked Sailor Jupiter/Makoto Kino and he kickstarted the Youchew Sailor Moon fan club and got TINS out of that closet), tried talking to him but wouldn't respond without any indicator. Well, at least when people think of Youchew, they think of Dopp considering that you also push various community based projects such as your Sonic Adventure 2 challenge. Hope you and your wife are okay despite the problems that you are having at the moment but at least you are trying your best to sort them out.
Whelt
One of the most active members on the forum, he also seems to post everywhere. Chances are think of a section and he'll be there whether he has Wario, King Koopa or some other mug as a avatar with his posts or pictures. To be honest, I don't think he likes me or have a feeling that I annoyed him and can think of few moments that happened. I tried talking to him in the past but I just can't get it right at all... So yeah a member that I can't break but really glad that he is here.
Maestro Snail
The only Norwegian member on the forum to my knowledge and even if he isn't, he's one of the most active members on the forum. I actually find it amazing that he managed to fit into the forum despite a good chunk of the members are American and they wouldn't understand some stuff from Norway. Apart from that he is also very friendly yet has a sense of humour, sometimes can get pretty strange judging by his drawings. Can go as far as saying that he is one of the most friendliest people here.
Lord Smeargle
When I think of Australia, all I can think of are negatives (thanks to that Border Security show that's on TV). My perception is that they are racist especially towards the Chinese, really paranoid about being clean [sometimes I wonder if someone got fined for sneezing], snooping around anything or everything and a government that is like the worst of the UK with the worst of the US with censorship among other things. Even a Peppa Pig episode got banned and Peppa is one of the most tamest shows on TV. Also strangely how most of them online are really into anime from my observations, one on another website was really into JoJo's Bizarre Adventure/HunterXHunter plus Dieathan here too. To me Lord Smeargle doesn't remind me of this [anime aside] but rather the positives of the country like the sunny weather and two great Mad Max movies. I think he is also into anime judging by previous avatars or at least uses of the many styles of it but that doesn't bother me. Also looking into his profile looks a lot like Touhou so I'm guessing he is into the bullet hell series or at least the characters.
Even though he doesn't post very much or maybe because he posts in sections that rarely look at like the image spams, the things he has said seems friendly enough and has a good eye at spotting out of context images or indeed good looking art work. The good looking Australian indeed.
Also I like that his expertise is so niche but also knowledgeable regarding VHS tapes when someone like myself prefers Blu-rays [only because I want the highest quality that's all], it is still interesting from what is on the tape, the quality of it, where it came from, comparison if he has more than one of the same movie and goes into vast detail that I really like. My hunch is that thanks to his blog, he is also causing an interest of VHS tapes considering the recent thread. I honestly surprised that there hasn't been tape collectors like records or retro games but I suppose it is getting towards that point and really thankful that Smeargle is kickstarting this movement.
Now for the poop tennis cafe:
RabbitSnore
Rabbit was the Big Boss [Metal Gear reference] of Youchew in 2008-09 along with TINS however he along with Crash and NS2 kickstarted the poop tennis cafe while also being one of the writers for the site so he had a lot on his plate. He had a balance between serious yet also silly sometimes but also friendly, helpful and respectable rather like Don Corleone [the person that I want to be, Max Payne is who I nearly am]. So while he had an intelligent post, next thing would be a one liner or a picture of a rabbit. Many of the younger members won't know who he is but for someone who has been on the forum for a long time, he was influencial. I was in the first tennis cafe that he set up, still remember the time when he gave members Liquid Orgasm. He was also the only member who warned me regarding someone way back in 2009 and he was right three years later! So I thank him for realising that you can't trust people that you thought that you knew. I wonder how life is treating him since it has been a long time since he left.
Fun fact: Rabbit was the one that brought me back to Youchew after Conrad left. Originally I wasn't going to come back here until he offered me a post on News Staff. An offer that I couldn't refuse and accepted the bribe despite that I'm not a very good writer at all.
Emperor Ing
Again like Rabbit, he is a staff member however he spent some time there with RAK, so he counts. Ing is an intelligent person who also likes a bit of fun too. First time I saw him was during the split between Youchew and Planet Freedom where he had ROGAS from the Planet of the Apes cartoon. From there he went from strength to strength especially when he teamed up with RAK and picking out the Godfrey Ho ninja movies. I also like that he is into more obscurer games like shmups, Taito stuff, older Sega stuff and the Saturn, the latter reminding me of someone from other place. One of his videos is a deep inspiration to me still. Plus Ing's clashes with TheGreatTESM and Ted as well were a sight whenever they posted since there are entertaining.
MycroProcessor
JOLTOEN! 233 Apart from the amazing tennis matches that he done and to me still my favourite tennis player, Mycro is someone who I feel tries to push the boundaries of his work. Again like many members, he shows an intelligent side but also a silly side, the latter isn't shown as much on the forum but still possible to see. Done, vote. Also I still found it amazing that he actually explained the origins of 233, it was actually interesting to read.
Despite Mycro saying that he likes FM music and so do I, I haven't heard of his works apart from a couple of old music remixes that I liked so potentially he could be one of my favourite FM soundchip composers.
Crash2991
Most younger members wouldn't know who he is, even members from 2010 would struggle so I might as well explain. Crash was one of the earliest members in the tennis cafe along with NS2, Rabbit, myself and a couple of others. He was a mixture of comedic and often posted pictures from Sgt Frog and Tenchi Muyo [to my faulty memory] but occassionaly wrote and was old school when it came to making videos to the point where I think one of my favourite tennis matches was with him (Mycro being the other).
He is also a music composer as well and actually did an album called Chicken Sex that I still have (I wonder if DaftPunky was influenced by him?). Very greatfully he actually did me a song in a Sonic 3 style and a test song, both for the same project and are pretty good.
Last time I heard, his eyesight was really declining and has been a long time since he left so hope he is okay.
ChrisGendo
I make it small and quick since I didn't know him very well apart from that he and his gang (Morf, Captain, CreepahWeegie, Neoprene Junebug and a few others that I can't remember) were the kingpins of the cafe when poop tennis was losing its popularity and was trying their best to keep it going. Did feel touched when he tried to promote his forums and actually went on it for a bit since I was looking for another place to go but sadly didn't pan out. It has gone now after checking, think it was called Stumble into Gravity or something. I still remember his avatar from Bakemont... mont... story.
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I will always associate Gendo with that even if he is into different stuff now and Gendo I believe came from Neon Genesis Evangelion.
dew
While dew has some emotional problems (depression being the big one), it is only because of having a hard time at the moment. I really like the music that you made especially the fake game one, the drawings that you done, the few videos that I watched. I remember when you was called MountainDewMANN and hanged around the tennis cafe. Even talked to Skype a bit a long time ago and was actually friendly but then one day, you wanted to burn bridges with everyone for some reason and disappeared even though I did nothing wrong.
A shame that you had to go on the forum, I do welcome your return back if you decide to come back.
(In case people want to know why dew's part is awkwardly worded and short is because dew is transgender [as far as I know] that I have absolutely no problems with personally apart from the wording regarding he or she and which one dew prefers to be called really since I'm not completely sure. It is also bad to assume a gender since I've seen dew referred to both a he and a she. Also because English has no gender neutral pronouns that have been either around for a while like Spanish [su] or recent like in Sweden [hen].)
AshcrementVII
Again I don't know him very well but I am greatful that not only did he spot me in the cafe but also replied, I feel very touched and read it thanks. He could be considered a modern day Rabbit of the tennis cafe with his maturity but also willing to have a jokey moment or two (plus with a Big Boss avatar must mean that he also likes Metal Gear) and actually find amazing that someone is on the forum from Japan (and honestly there too, Yoshit also qualifies since he is in the Navy and mainly stationed there). Plus anyone who likes Lupin and company as well as Rattigan is okay with me.
Even some younger members deserve some notice:
Joosh
Again I don't know him very well but he seems to very friendly around the forum and has fitted in very well on the forum especially for someone who has only been here for nearly 2 years. I'm an old relic compared to him. He seems to be in anime that many on the forum likes as well as Hyperdimension Neptunia? Looking around the poop talk sections, he seems to be helpful giving people advice. Also has a sight for spotting Weird Animation pictures. Some people even want him to go as far as being a mod for the forum and while he may in the future have the ability to do so, the staff is like a syndicate being a case of who you know and the don't call us, we call you routine. It is about forum policy whether he is right for the job and that is something that I can't get into.
ravinrabbid123
ravin is one of the newer members on the forums and she has fitted in very well. She is very friendly towards members and even has a little joke now and again. I even go as far as saying that she is the English Miss10. Into Pokemon? Definite check. Problems with her mum? Check. Has the ability to draw pretty good? Check. Has a boyfriend who is into chivelry? Check.
Also anyone who works in Sainsburys has my deepest respects since it is a pretty good supermarket [Lidl being my other choice] and I would mention your looks except it well a bit creepy (even though in my argument a good 95% of the forum are lookers whether female or male, I'm one of the ugly ones and the reason why I haven't posted in the beautiful head thread) especially since you have a boyfriend (treat him very well and you should be considered very lucky to have one especially if he treats and cares for you very well back). My only concern is that I hope she treats her friends very well and with respect especially with LaVie CestLol, she seems to be doing just that but from previous experiences, you never know if she can change for the worst.
So there we have it. Sadly though, I don't have the ability to talk to any of those due to problems beyond my control (as well as a few members that wanted to include on the list but don't know their strengths like TheOneManBoxOffice, Axe, Yoshit and valkiriforce, even The Pope). I am really sorry if I missed anyone out, when a forum is as large as this there are bounds to be a few people that are forgotten especially members who have left the forum a long time ago. After all Youchew has been around for 8 years and actually still surprised that it is still around.
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