Why do people impersonate? I mean, it doesn't do them any good, so why do they do it? 

Guess A

Maybe they do it because they don't like that certain CBer they're impersonating. Maybe they were proved wrong, or the CBer told them something they posted was not for the CB, even though the impersonator thought it was appropriate. But still, why not just tell the CBer how you feel, or have a friendly debate about it?

Guess B

I don't see how this would be the view of anyone, but some people think this way, maybe they just wanted to wreak havoc? It doesn't give the impersonator any satisfaction though, and it would only be harmful to lots of other real people.

Guess C

If they thought it would be a fun joke, it is definitely not funny. They are making other people get really annoyed, and panicky sometimes.

Guess D

Perhaps the thing posted was against their religion, or beliefs, but that doesn't exactly mean they have to tell someone to delete it, posing as the person who posted it in the first place. Though why don't they just ignore it? If it's against their beliefs, why don't they just tell themselves that it is for someone elses beliefs too?

Some examples of impersonation -

Abi's story being deleted the first time (You'll find it now, she had to rewrite the whole thing!)

Rae's impersonator telling the CB that she was leaving

Daisy being impersonated on her own diner in Kyngdom. 

Okay, here's my rant.

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Not all Slytherins are bad. Everyone knows this, but then they think of "vaguely evil". Well, for starters, Peter Pettigrew wasn't exactly bad, he was just small, and had a weak resolve. All he did was "sniff out the strongest bully" and join them. And Snape, well, he was good in the end, he did technically tell Harry some vital info in the seventh book. And can you imagine someone calling Merlin evil? He's the greatest wizard there ever was (not including Dumbly-Dore and Luna Lovegood) and he was a Slytherin. Slytherins are just ambitious not evil. 

I get the whole deal with Slytherins, but there's also trouble with those that are in Gryffindor. People think that since Gryffindor was the main house in the franchise, it's overrated. But I took the quiz, and I'm Gryffindor, not just because Harry, Ron, and Hermione are. I'm not trying to be special and think that only Gryffindor is good. I am a Gryffindor. 

I also feel bad for Hufflepuffs, because a survey showed that when deciding which house should go, majority said Hufflepuff.  

I'll add another Harry Potter rant:

To quote my friend, "All of the bad guys are in Slytherin, but not all the Slytherins are bad guys." And before people get frustrated with me, I realize that not all the bad guys are Slytherin, but most of them are.

I think it's unfair to hate all of Slytherin just because some villains are there. I mean, Harry was going to be in Slytherin. It's the House for sly and cunning wizards. Sly and cunning isn't a bad thing. I bet most spies, while doing the right thing, are sly and cunning.

I also think that people shouldn't tease Hufflepuff. I am half Hufflepuff, half Ravenclaw. The students in Hufflepuff are loyal, which is a good thing. They're just a House!

I feel like, in the series, most of the focus gets put on Gryffindor and Slytherin. These two Houses are no better than the rest of them. It just happens that the main characters are in them. That doesn't mean that they're more important! 

I don't really like rants, but I confess I have one. 

Thank you for your concern, Viola? We've altered the thread to take it into consideration.

Admin

A rant on nothing, written at two thirty in the morning while goofy on lack of sleep....

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Most people say they are afraid of death, but how can you be afraid of death? Death is a part of life, every second that we are living we are also dying, our bodies decaying even as they strengthen. Death is the one thing that connects all life, the knowledge and the fact that, someday, we will die. We will decompose and give way to new life, and eventually, we will be forgotten. I think it is not death people are afraid of, but being forgotten. And that makes sense. Who wouldn't be afraid of simply ceasing to exist? But I think that there is some comfort in that, in the fact that someday, no matter how great or memorable we are, we will all be forgotten, it is something that ties us to each other. Someday there may be nobody left to even remember the human race existed. Our legacies will fade, even the things we were meant to be remembered by, forgotten. But we will still have the legacy of life. Of giving life, in some way or another. Whether it be by having a child, or even just having your nutrients seep into the earth, you are sharing life, and while you may not specifically be remembered for it, someone, someday, might think back and realize this, that someone before them gave them life, by living and by dying, and they may thank that nameless person who passed life down the generations to them, and then they may share life of their own. It is an endless circle, that of life and death, one that every human has and will continue, in some way.

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Well, I think that's enough of that for today! I could come up with more though.... 

I had sort of an existential crisis yesterday...

I was thinking about the generation gap, because my grandma complains nonstop about kids these days and how her childhood was so much better than ours. I was thinking that maybe once you categorize yourself into a group, it's like, a natural instinct to think of your group as superior. Maybe it's just natural to want to be superior, I don't know. As I thought about this more, I came up with some examples: Since we categorize ourselves as humans, we might think of ourselves as superior to the animals. If you catergorize yourself under a certain faith, it might be instinctive to think all other faiths/beliefs are inferior to yours. Some "country people" think they are superior to "city people" (I know from having a parent who likes country music) and I see all these posts about "northerners" being tougher in the cold than "southerners" because they think they are superior. I guess that's basically what racism, sexism, homophobia, etc. comes from.

What really is sort of strange to me is this (I'm trying to use the least offensive examples possible so bear with me): Maybe you categorize yourself as a "country person". You think that city people aren't as tough or are missing out on experiences that you have. But maybe you also categorize yourself as an "intellectual" and now you judge the people who aren't as smart as you, even though some of them are "country people" and some of the "intellectuals" are from the city. People get defensive over what group they categorize themselves into but they are part of many different groups.

I by no means say that everyone does this or am saying any of these examples are true. I just have noticed that it's instinctive for me to be judgmental even when it makes no sense.  

I guess what I'm saying is that while it's definitely OK to categorize yourself into groups and stand up for your rights, it's not right to hate people who are just different from you. I think everyone has a natural instinct to be judgmental inside and that's OK, but just don't let it hurt anyone on the outside. I really hope this wasn't offensive.

Okay. This may not be too long, but it's going to be furious.

WHY DO TOURISTS HAVE TO BE SO ANNOYING?!?!?!?

What they do is they get on these huge motorboats or old fashioned sailboats with some way-too-peppy guide who pretends to be SUCH an expert on everything and the boat stops RIGHT in the middle of your racecourse and cuts off all the wind and they take out their cameras and start snapping selfies with you in the background while the guide starts telling them everything it knows about the Brenton Cove Racing Team- which is NEXT TO NOTHING -and then, when they pass ILYC, the guide tells all about Ida and sounds just like that PRO who explains what the eighteen stars on the burgee mean, regatta after regatta, but that's different.

And don't even get me started on off the water. The traffic is unbearable, once I was a full HOUR late for sailing, because it should have taken 15 minutes, but instead it took an hour and 15 minutes! And now there are soooooo many tourist-trap T-shirt shops along Main Street and Bellevue. Newport used to be a NICE town! And they are just such JERKS who don't understand the concept of standing in line, or not taking a picture every second, or.... Grrrrrrrh....

Random Art Rant.

So I'm an artist (Duh.)  And I do digital art and I have previously traced work from my art tutprial books.  And I spend a lot of time creating fan art, referencing to actual characters from various things.  But there are people who think digital art, tracing, and people who make references are not artists.  I TOTALLY disagree.  I mean, we all start somewhere!  I started off tracing when I wanted to start drawing in similar styles to some manga/anime that I had seen.  And look where that has gotten me!  I'm sure a bunch of you started off this way too.  But there are so many people who say you can't trace.  I think that if they are tracing, then they are probably trying to find their own style, and there's nothing wrong with that.  Another thing, DIGITAL ART.  I do that.  And some people say digital art isn't "Real art" because you're not putting emotion into it.  Of course, those of you in the fandom art contest saw my UnderTale fan art.  That was digital, and I put my heart and soul into it!  I believe, that to put "Emotion" into artwork, rather it be digital or traditional (I do both) you have to be dedicated and put work into it!  And we do that!  Last thing, REFERENCES.  So I also reference many things, and you guys do to, and I'm sure many, many other artists do it as well.  Some non-artists think that making references isn't original.  But, technically, it's almost impossible to make a TOTALLY original piece.  You could look at some other artist's work and be inspired by it and make your own art based off it, and then say you referenced the other person's art.  Some people would say then, "Well, you're copying (inspiration's name) by making this art, it's art theft!"  It's not.  You have simply referenced to a piece of work that you have found inspiring.