>>4826 >The site doesn't tell me what the cap is or how close we are to it heh >Technically they can be up to 128 but it should be roughly the size of current flags Will keep in mind >>4821 In the beginning it bothered me too that there is no default flag like how fringe girl newfig and anonymous were the default flags on previous fringes but then I realized it's better this way. A fringe regular would bother posting with a flag thus signaling that he is either part of the community or at least bothered to lurk for at least 10 minutes. A no effort shitposter or freshboot glowie hire wouldn't do that. Which means whatever they post will be valued on the quality of their post thus signaling to everyone that taking them seriously is a potential mistake. Funny thing many sects in the past had obvious "retard detector" tests like this. It is always good to have some simplistic benchmark for newbs. If anyone considers this "elitist" or "secret club subculture" or I have no idea what trash they will say to prove their contrarianism then they won't do anything productive for this board anyway so it's better if malicious retards don't feel "welcomed" in this place. Heard and read so many old tales about monasteries and even Buddhist temples where the abbot was quite harsh and hostile towards those that didn't have a serious intent to respect their ways but merely wanted to make fun of them or annoy them for no reason. Not to mention I noticed something sad as looking through the archives then recalled by memory too. Many people didn't bother using the flag feature and sat on the default flag for too long. So if someone bothers at least using a flag even if their post is low quality it has 99% chance they are one of the regulars while no flaggers will out themselves by default. Like seriously. All they have to do is make 3 extra clicks before posting. It's a good litmus test. This way we can filter out people that try to pretend to be regulars for the sole reason to stir shit up and employ their typical online community breaker tactics. The reason why I am saying this because a day or 2 ago I noticed that we are gaining a little traction energetically but are facing a "block" now. Was thinking how to shatter it and noticed that if the block is shattered forcefully we will just invite a bunch of retards that will shit up the place fast. After that the "sensational" energies of the board will not last long and cause quite the disappointment for the regulars who have a desire for insightful quality discussions. Then I noticed an another way where the energy block is not forcefully shattered but slowly "worn down" with the organic development of the board which will grant us the possibility that the people who find this place will be those that truly "need fringe" and not those that are here to spew their atheistic nonsense and ridicule schizos because they run out of lolcows in their usual shitpost platform. People think egregores are a thing that mindcontrols the populace for some reason. No it is like how a room "smells" or "vibes" and those energies inspire others when they are within the vibe. "Control" only appears when someone is able to establish and maintain hierarchy then solidifies it via extremely specific laws that many cannot fathom. It's important to always make sure that the egregore is living and organic so we don't end up with exploitative control structures like the shit the illuminaties are trying to do for centuries and always failing long term and always have to stay secretive and invite high value individuals constantly for the sole reason they can maintain quality of their circles because they cannot create quality within their own ranks anymore. I know this sounds offtopic but I had to say it in the topic of egregores to give a better image. I had an idea to make a thread detailing how to interact with or maintain and destroy egregores but then I realized that needs to be at least a 30k character long thread with base instruction starting from visualization then seeing the connection points not to mention noticing how your mind is already filled with egregoric influences via introspection and how you can leverage that part within you to influence the egregore better. Oh and the fact that Akasha poster got overtaken by the Sonic egregore made me aware how some people cannot handle egregoric influences as easily as I can so I will have to write up defensive measures so people don't become Chris-chan tier delusional while interacting with those energies. why... is...talking...about...magic...is...so...hard? Why can't I take the ain'tgonnaexplainshitpill already???

>>4833 What I tried to say with the egregoric energy movement for those that didn't grasp it completely. >>1658 >Some guy mentioned /fringe/ as if it was some sort of mythic shambhala We have the "chance" if fringe can become the "mythic shambhala" via organic development or it will fall into the sad trap where it becomes a sad place where schizos gather because fuckwits come here and shit up the place thus making any meaningful discussion almost impossible because all they do is agitating the posters and bringing out the worst from everyone. Ofc most of us are wizards here and we can leverage those energies if we want this is a reminder for glowniggers that this is NOT the Achilles heel of the board so they better get creative with their tactics if they want to stay around but that doesn't mean I want to become an ordainer of dark loosh wizard. That job is as graceful as collecting dead cats and hobos so you can sell meat to the local restaurant. And the restaurant is already full with frog meat since Halloween

>>4826 >>4833 Correction: They must've changed it because now the site automatically resizes the flag no matter its resolution. So don't worry about resizing it yourself.

>>4888 It needs to be below 32KB though.

We even have feels now huh

>>5205 >>5205 >>5205 >magic blog thread completely derailed by this one polititard This is just silly. I guess Help & Guidance is the new magic blog now.

>>5232 I think the allies of WW2 changing the timeline with occult means is pretty /fringe/ but yeah it's not blogging. I'll stop posting about it.

>>5234 I've been thinking of doing an occult politics containment thread but it might attract more of that guy, plus Intrusive Thoughts already exists.

>>5236 Make an esoteric hitlerism thread and it will turn political on its own.

Black sun and stuff, and why Order of Nine Angles isn't satanism.

>>5236 It is inevitable. I too wanted to make it already. Once Trump is in office the narratives will leak from every media faucet and we cannot avoid it.

So wait, they used an orange candle, a photo of Trump, and a well known quote from him? And they think this is a hex? >>5240 Make the thread, we have material already. Why not make it into a political support magic thread? Obviously the "witches" do it already.

>>5245 >>5244 >>5242 Made it already

>>5244 >Why not make it into a political support magic thread? We should bring back the original brownpill mentality instead wasting energies on the outrage media constantly. Journalists and politics should learn to stop being insanely retarded all the time. It just creates bipolar people. People will need to learn to meditate and try to overcome the constant need to meddle with politics no matter which side they are on. They just create pointless chatter instead of actual solutions. The shitpost mememagic culminated in the skibidi brainrot mentality. It cannot devolve further. We need a new way ahead.

I think the admin just needs to become more willing to just delete off-topic posts.

>>5260 You can moderate your own thread on 8moe if you want it. I think this hands off approach is the best for the board especially for now. We still require activity on this board and we are still in the >I miss fringe stage and not in the /FRINGE/ IS BACK stage. Just because we are on the top board list that doesn't mean the discussions are properly focused and worthwhile. We will need to fix that sooner or later We will have to figure out ways how we can explain to the brainrotted zoomer neophytes how to focus on meditation practices and learn to detach from mundane matters. The way I see it ever since "doomscrolling" became a thing people don't know how to focus. And we will need to figure out ways how to handle them and how to point them into the direction of basic instructions they can follow instead requiring constant inputs from others all the time. I am really bad at babysitting and nannying neophytes and it seems others are in the same boat too so far.

>>5271 Normally before scrolling became a thing, you'd learn the basics by personally attending meetings or taking courses. Is there a way around that? I really don't know how to handle that aside from having personal tutoring in private chat services, I don't think that works on an imageboard. There is a reason why there was an attitude to tell newfags to fuck off. On /a/ back in the earlier days, you wanted to discuss anime, not answer for the 1000s time >where do I download this anime? >how to I use the subs >my files don't work, help me so it was made this way to keep those away who didn't have this down already. Can /fringe/ teach new people from scratch? Is it even possible, or should we first ask them >which basic course did you attend before coming here?

Now that the rules and the question thread text is not wildly shaking anymore people are ignoring them again.

>>5435 Somehow I doubt the guy you're referring to would be dissuaded by reading the rules.

>>5436 At least he managed to use the epic fail guy flag. That is a development if we look at the history of low effort question threads.

Why is the smileberg flag so popular? There's like 3 or 4 posters who seem to use it for all their posts throughout the board. Do people just like posting with a smiley face or is Smiley the lolcow really that big of a reason for why people seek this place out?

>>5528 There are only 2 people who use it. One of them is a neophyte and the other one is an oldfag that blogs too much but he is taking a break in the past days. >Do people just like posting with a smiley face I am sure some people use it unironically to make fun of Smiley. >is Smiley the lolcow really that big of a reason for why people seek this place out? I think the amount of people who know or care about smiley is quite low nowadays. People care about fringe topics on current /fringe/ instead of smiley gossips. That was on the /drama/ or other alt-board parts of /fringe/ even on the older incarnations of /fringe/.

>>5530 Idk about the oldfag; he said some time ago that his time on this world was about up.

>>5528 >>5530 >>5531 I post using the Smiley flag because I play video games with him. t. neophyte.

>>5541 Is he doing okay?

>>5541 You are the truest fringe poster then. The one within the inner circle of the Fringe Wizard. Very few has this great honor.What is he even playing nowadays?

>>5547 Ark Survival: Ascended and Minecraft. >>5546 I haven't been able to play with him the last couple of months because my pc broke but I'm getting a new computer this Christmas and I'll be able to play with him again. I'm not sure how he is doing the past couple of months because I haven't been able to play but I have been email-ing him. He is currently homeless but gets food from the soup kitchen and guerrilla gardening. IDK how but he is able to play video games while homeless, and you have to have a seriously dedicated computer to play ark survival ascended which was why I was asking for a gaming pc this Christmas before my computer broke down by chance so I'm not sure where he keeps it. I asked him how he makes money and he said he turns in cans and bottles and also that because old electronics have gold, when he turns one in he can get 50 dollars. I don't know what to make of this but apparently he doesn't use soap but according to him he doesn't emit smells when not using soap but smells bad when he does use soap. about 6 months ago I believe he was held hostage by someone with a machete and a .22 but that was when my computer broke and he doesn't talk much on steam unless you are actively playing video games with him and then he will be more open so I am hoping that I get the computer so I can keep in touch.

>>5553 Wow. That is definitely odd. I suppose he must be competent at magic if he's able to manifest a gaming PC as a homeless guy. You should suggest that he come back to /fringe/ if you get the chance.

>>5558 He was always good at magic. He just got made by Choronzon.

>>5558 >You should suggest that he come back to /fringe/ if you get the chance. I will once I'm playing games with him again and I've developed a rapport with him again.

This probably isn't important but maybe the fringechan banners should be removed since that's a completely different site which has also been dead for a while now.

>>5587 Agreed but we should make more new ones first before deleting any of the few we currently have.

New flag

>>5587 I came shortly before it was created, but it was very important for my development. Shouldn’t it be considered a part of the history of this community too? I know about the drama, but still.