The VAA: A Craptrospective

[Matt Cruea]

Hey, all.

A few days ago, I mentioned off-hand to some people that I was holding off on posting for awhile. I was at post #1999, and I knew I should do SOMETHING neat with my 2000th post. So, I worked and I worked, for three days on this project. Sadly, due to problems with the technology involved, it isn't doable at this time (though I may share it later).

Anyway, when I mentioned it off-hand, someone said to me "Is it going to be a thread insulting everyone on the VAA?" I assured her that, this time, it probably wasn't going to be.

Hopefully, this new, back-up plan of a thread won't insult you either!

But I'm not counting on it.

What we're going to do here is jump in our AVAyback Machine and go looking through the current forums for some of the most wretched (and a few of the most awesome) threads and posts in this current era of the VAA. Now, if your thread or post shows up in here, please, don't take this to heart. I've no mean to offend, only entertain. And besides, hopefully you've become a better poster by now.

And if not, well, what're you still doing here? Go back to GAIA!

Author's Note: I love the VAA. It's my favorite board out of the many boards I frequent. So please, don't think I hate the VAA! I just hate these threads! Now on with the show!

Behold! The VAA: A Craptrospective

Let's start off with a doozy! (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=2032&page=1)

Vampires, ladies and gentlemen. I think we all know why thunderstormgenesis is no longer skulking around in the shadows of these boards, waiting to syphon our precious lifeblood. The rest of the thread devolves into hilarious parody, but the beginning... good God, guys.

The Koinu_Yukina Files Episode 1: What? (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=2583)

I don't understand what this thread was about. How Koinu_Yukina would survive making threads like this without becoming a Corey Maddox is anyone's guess. But survive she did, as we'll see a bit later on.

The saddest and most overdone thread on the VAA. Period. (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=4794&page=1)

The fact that I was so incredibly right in that thread should really point out what a problem these threads are/were. Stop dreaming about TamTu! It's weird and you're weird (well, unless you're Nikki).

I find threads like this to be pretty fucking unbelievable. (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=10190&page=1)

I mean, seriously. I don't care how much of a J-Rock Lesbian you are, you canNOT really care about this... can you?

A VAA Legend in the making! (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=10084)

So, how many of us are being paid yet? 'cause I could go for some cash right now.

Still Standing Part 1: "How Could This Happen To Me?" (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=10020&page=1)

Poor kid. Seriously, I wouldn't wanna be him.

Still Standing Part 2: The Reason For Stupidity (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=2499)

Turns out that 12 and 13-year olds such as SS and Koinu_Yukina lied on their age form. Which reminds me of the time someone signed up and actually printed out, filled out, had their parents sign, and sent Danae the underage permission form.

Wow. Just wow. (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=420)

I don't know what's going on here, but I think this may be the best thread ever.

A puzzle! (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=4505)

Can you solve it? Tell me what is wrong with this thread!

Clever plan, Rayo! (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=5341&page=1)

The Alexa Vega Fanclub is not known for their subtleness, I assure you.

What the fuck is a Vaati? (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=5731&page=1)

This thread is pretty much a classic display of what not to do. But I think "VAAti" would be a cool name for a VAA mascot. What? We have one? Oh, that name sucks.

Red Firey strikes again! (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=7397)

wats going on in this thread gies?

Oh dear. (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=8193)

Apparantly the same thing that's going on in this thread!

Television rules! (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=8916)

I really don't understand why this thread didn't get any replies.

Death of the Cap'n! (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=9167)

Really the funniest thing about this one is the thread title. EVERY day is a sad day in the DDR community!

Final Fantasy Time Travel? (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=10169)

What is ChronoballX EVER talking about?

Another repeat offender: Good ol' Doki-Chan (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=10062&page=1)

This thread really confused and astounded me. It's like some kind of essay on the stereotypical "Japan Rules" internet poster.

I take back everything I said (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=11167&page=1)

HERE'S the stereotypical "JAPANESU" kid.

A very important announcement (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=2618)

"As most of you know, a few months ago I said goodbye to the VAA..."

HAHAHAHAHA!

Return of Still Standing: Goths (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=2056&page=1)

This entire thread is pretty much gold, and I'm very happy to share it with you.

Hey, another dream thread! (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=1954&page=1)

Hanako-Chan's very original and cool thread that taught us lots of awesome things.

Clym bloopers. (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=1801)

Now, I realize the first posts in this thread were purged, but it's very funny how it is.

A Lesson In Bettering Oneself (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=1873&page=1)

I told Chinomi recently that she's gotten much better as a poster than she once was. This is pretty much proof.

Hey, well, um, this is wrong. (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=4958&page=1)

Read the thread a bit. Koinu_Yukina strikes again with something pretty disturbing. Also, what the fuck is Teggy talking about?

A thread about the worst possible thing to ever happen in the history of humanity (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=5310&page=1)

Yes, what if, Justin? We'd all probably go outside a lot more, that's for sure.

Justin Parr strikes back! (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=5442&page=1)

Honestly, if anyone else is lying about something stupid, do they want to go ahead and step up?

I dream of a day when there are no more threads about dreams. (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=2699&page=1)

Also: Koinu_Yukina. What the Hell?

An anime fan gets interested in politics, shit hits fan. (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=9285&page=1)

YA'LL HEAR ABOUT THAT IRAQ? KAWAAI DESU NE!

...people like Ziggy? (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=1816)

This thread also has a lotta purged posts, but the title really hits home. What's up with the Library?

This hurts to read (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=2980)

It's really sad seeing someone so cool post something so lame. Shame, Eds. Shame.

Sometimes, our staff is dumb (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=3279&page=1)

Tom had this amazing idea, and the admins resisted (slightly), and now I can't imagine the board without it!

Grrrr... (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=4337)

Okay, so there was a flaw in Tom's plan. Idiots don't understand how to use it!

A history course in VAA drama (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=3331&page=1)

I got demodded in this thread! Hooray!

Demands were made (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=5487)

HyperEvil makes a cool post. Why did he get banned? Obviously he was cool.

HA! (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=6409&page=1)

Well THIS certainly never got resolved!

DaveTheVoice: An Exercise In Internet Weirdness (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=3305)

Don't forget his pedophilia!

Unliiimited... my future is- (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=3291&page=1)

This guy was pretty awesome. Of course, the stars of this thread are the MISSCARriage triplets, a trio of spammers who were all friends in real life. Do they still post? I hope not.

Not even people I like are safe from the Craptrospective (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=3367)

A lesson in how NOT to have tact!

Big Gay What? (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=3507)

This is why I like ClymAngus. Aside from the whole Popeye thing.

Please ignore anyone who posted in this thread (including Danae!) (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=3732)

To my dismay, this thread is a pretty good argument against having the All-Chat area.

Also: Palmer!?

The eternal question (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=3941)

I don't think we know you very well at all Alex. No, not very well at all.

What? Do you name your shit before you flush it down the toilet? (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=3563&page=1)

It's unbelievable the amount of people who answered "Why, yes!" to this question.

Shadowsvoice was not very cool (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=4364&page=1)

DRRRAAAAAAMMMMMAAAA BBBBOOOOMMMMMBBBB

Ed O'Neill Fanclub (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=4610)

I have no idea why this thread got closed! : D

This is why I am funnier than all of you (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=4647&page=1)

I wonder what Katie actually ended up doing? Probably nothing as cool as my idea.

YOU THOUGHT IT WAS OVER, DIDN'T YOU? (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=5413)

But the battle never ends, does it Bruce?

Masahiko: Lakers Fangirl (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=5421&page=1)

I'm sorry. I misread the thread title and thought of Kobe's love of Kobe.

Mine is: SHUT UP, IDIOT! (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=6467&page=1)

Nick is lucky he has voice acting talent, because an average poster should've NEVER survived making this tripe.

I wonder what other VAA lurkers have to say? (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=6332&page=1)

Can't be nearly as cool as this thread, which contains ALL FOUR AMAZING POSTS from Yatsunori!

Popeye Jones (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=7259)

No one ever answered his dumb question. I guess my answer sufficed!

Sexual Identity Crisis of a 14-Year Old Girl (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=8027&page=1)

The things you read on the internet these days...

The Alcoholic Remedies of a 14-Year Old Girl (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=8179)

I remember when I was 14. And not drunk.

What was I thinking!?

Finally, Heroine of Time makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=10025)

Mainly because I feel like I'm about to vomit from all the stupidity.

End Craptrospective

Credits:

Koinu_Yukina, Still_Standing, Steel Angel, Unlimited, DaveTheVoice, and everyone else as themselves. Thanks for being dumb, guys!

Anyway, that was just a quick, thrown-together tour of the darkside of the VAA. I hope you enjoyed it. Maybe you laughed, maybe you cried, and maybe learned a lesson or two about what NOT to do. Either way, I think this thread's a pretty great archive to the worst our great forum has to offer.

Of course, you could just go read every post by SailorScoutX, the Masaku_Ran Combo, or Corey Maddox... but I'd reccomend against that, personally.

[Matt Cruea]

And for my 2001st post:

tl;dr

[Nikki Wright]

I totally read it. It made me smile and reminisce about the good, old days...

Surprised at how old some of these posts are, actually.

[Tom]

O_O I was part of VAA history? Jeez, where have I been?

[Edwyn]

One of the few times I wish I *didn't* make the list. Oh man. ;_; So.... full of emotion in that one post.

Ahhhhhh! So many memories.... I remember still_standing2004's totally emo picture post and Tom's suggestion about splitting the auditions forum in twain. And the "get paid for voice acting now, you amateur bitches!" thread. MAJOR MOMENTS IN VAA HISTORY! And Dave Corson.... Man, there must have been creepier posts by that guy. There MUST! Including what got him banned in the end (ie rampant pedophillia).

I wish there was an archive of some of the older posts from before 2004.... The posts of Lividsquash, Ikarius, Snakuu and Toast. Now THEY were classic reading.

[Matt Alan]

o.o Woah. Very cool post. I actually went through and read all these, and can safely say I said something incredibly stupid in half of them.

[Icypopcorn]

Ahhh this is awesome! x3; I remember most of these threads, too... hahah XD;
*Didn't read all of them... eyes hurt...* I'm surprised I didn't start any of them *might've... didn't check*

LOL I want a shirt that says WE <3 OUR IDIOTS <33333

[ClymAngus]

HA HA HA! Yessss. I post like other people vomit, mostly gut fluid with the occassionally chunky lump you can really get your teeth into.

You'll all be happy to know that I've given up drinking and posting, so it's all going to get chunkier from here on in. Wow! I never realised exactly how many of these I'm in. Gold star for clap trap above and beyond the call of duty! Go me! XD

[katt]

matt, i've always enjoyed reading your posts, even if i didn't sound like it way back when i was still a stupid young teenager.

either that, or my sense of humor got a lot crueller.


very nice 2000th post.

[Tony]

Wow, you oldbies are a melodramatic lot. Sheesh, it's just the internet, people.

[Kei]

Haku2pure didn't get enough screen time. I love him!

[Matt Cruea]

Wow, you oldbies are a melodramatic lot. Sheesh, it's just the internet, people.

The moral of this thread.

[Tony]

The moral of this thread.

OMG I'm so offended!!! Why are you so sarcastic with me?

[Ran]

Of course, you could just go read every post by SailorScoutX, the Masaku_Ran Combo, or Corey Maddox... but I'd reccomend against that, personally.

Good. You Didnt put up any links about our posts. I think that "Masaku_Ran Combo" is Me and Masaka_Naraku.

Im Sorry But We don't have any weird form of double Posting!!

Ahem...Anywayz....Thats It..^^;

~Ran

[Yoda117]

Wow... Dave Corson, aka The Voice with Character

Never realized he was on this board, but wOw... just wOw.

Thankfully he's not on most of the other major VO sites and newsgroups, cause that was just damn freaky.

[TamTu]

Good. You Didnt put up any links about our posts. I think that "Masaku_Ran Combo" is Me and Masaka_Naraku.

Im Sorry But We don't have any weird form of double Posting!!

Ahem...Anywayz....Thats It..^^;

~Ran

Are there any OTHER members with Masaka or Ran as their username that people associate with eachother? NO. YES, he's talking about the two of you.

And yes, you DO have a weird form of double posting because you always repeat what the other has to say. EVEN IN IPARTY. GOD.



On topic: Nice going, Matt.

[Jaela]

That was highly amusing. At lot of this has been before I joined but...
Yeah. I'm actually surprised a certain post of my own wasn't on here. =D
In conclusion: Nice, Matt, nice.



-Jaela

[ig.]

Some VAAs users can be so stupid

[Ran]

Are there any OTHER members with Masaka or Ran as their username that people associate with eachother? NO. YES, he's talking about the two of you.

And yes, you DO have a weird form of double posting because you always repeat what the other has to say. EVEN IN IPARTY. GOD.



On topic: Nice going, Matt.
Sheesh!

On Iparty,My sis doesnt do the Typing. When its Me in iparty. I DO the typing AND Talking ^^ On iparty. I can be forgetful. I sometimes forget that ive said something more that once. I Think ^^;

But Anywayz This topic is like The Dark side of The VAA you could say.

~Ran

[Clintykins]

Wow, sadly...I remember like all of these posts. :O Some of them are just plain awesome. <3 Good job, Matt!

Oh, I can't end the post without an "LOL!". There you go.

[Azure]

Some VAAs users can be so stupid
Replace VAA with 'people' and that's a philosophy that you can use to run your entire life.

[Komichi]

Ah, another thread I can add to my Matt Cruea shrine. I'll put this one next to your naked pictures.

[Matt Cruea]

Wow... Dave Corson, aka The Voice with Character

Never realized he was on this board, but wOw... just wOw.

Thankfully he's not on most of the other major VO sites and newsgroups, cause that was just damn freaky.

Head over to FLAVA where most of the real Dave Corson weirdness applies. That's where he admitted he was a pedophile!

[Chris Nagy]

Funny stuff... took a while to read through, though.

[Haushinka]

Despite the creepiness, I could be amused for hours by reading Dave's posts on FLAVA.

[fukkatsu]

A lto of this stuff made me giggle furiously. Some of it I remember and most of it I wish I remember! I wonder what wonderfully stupid stuff will come to our future? I wonder what is in store as far as members gone wrong and situations gone awry or just plain silly!

We will just have to wait until your 5,000th post Matt Cruea. Just have to wait.

[McCorvic Sucks]

Omg Matt Cruea Made A Post And I Replied!

[Margo]

That was amazing, haha. Wow! I'm not on it!! Yeah...this thread...made me laugh =D Another nice one, Matt Cruea!

[Nikki Wright]

Masaka_Ran Combo sounds like.. one of Sakura's special moves in Street Fighter.

[ig.]

I miss the crazy lib chick who, instead of writing out her posts, always linked to an audio clip of her voicing her opinions. I was like, OMG we have a fucking pundit now...awesome!

She sounded so pained when talking about how Roberts became Chief Justice. I think the shock of the Dubai Ports World debacle finally did her fragile heart in.

Also - heh heh DP World heh heh.

[Miki-Chan]

It's crazy that I remember all of these threads. That seems like so long ago. Some people have come a long way since then (...some).

Thanks for this, Matt. ;)

[Seishiro17]

thank you matt, now people can finally have a list of posts to memorize and quote until the end of time... happy day.

I feel somewhat old since I remember all of this.

[Jessica Adnee]

I knew that my bullshit, attention seeking, badly crafted, stupidity filled threads just HAD to be in this list. If they weren't, it just wouldn't be complete. xDD

Oh dear, oh dear, I must try my best to live down the shame... *runs away and hides in a cave of emo*


EDIT: I felt that we needed more descriptive words.

[ShockDingo]

That was an interesting read, wow I missed some crazy stuff.

[Allison Rose]

Ahaha... I have nothing to add. Just that this thread made me laugh SO HARD. Thanks for that!

[hideko_dahlia]

Replace VAA with 'people' and that's a philosophy that you can use to run your entire life.
Indeed, Azure... Indeed.

On topic: Wow, Matt. That's a lovely 2000th post, right there.

[Koinu]

The Koinu_Yukina Files Episode 1: What? (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=2583)

I don't understand what this thread was about. How Koinu_Yukina would survive making threads like this without becoming a Corey Maddox is anyone's guess. But survive she did, as we'll see a bit later on.

Hey, well, um, this is wrong. (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=4958&page=1)

Read the thread a bit. Koinu_Yukina strikes again with something pretty disturbing. Also, what the fuck is Teggy talking about?

I dream of a day when there are no more threads about dreams. (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=2699&page=1)

Also: Koinu_Yukina. What the Hell?

Credits:

Koinu_Yukina, Still_Standing, Steel Angel, Unlimited, DaveTheVoice, and everyone else as themselves. Thanks for being dumb, guys![/b]

I'm so dumb... xD;;; Making a thread about sp, seme, and uke...
Omg... I wonder why I said that... O_o; I never dated a 20 year old...
...I was a n00b... o_O;;;; I hope I'm not anymore...

You're not welcome. :D *throws a slipper in the freezer*

[Ran]

So Me and Masaka_Naraku are Mentioned or Your List as well Matt. (Grr...That does NOT Put a smile on My Face ^^; ) But on The Brightside, At least he didnt put up LINKS To our Posts.

Ive Read Some of these Posts you put Up Matt and Some people can Be harsh.

But Anywayz, Im glad you didnt put links up to our Posts ^^

~Ran

[ig.]

Pity the thread where XeroHedgehog posted a video of himself urinating, as well as a quick peek at his pixelated genitals, was apparently too cool to make the list.

[hideko_dahlia]

Pity the thread where XeroHedgehog posted a video of himself urinating, as well as a quick peek at his pixelated genitals, was apparently too cool to make the list.
Oo;;;; I don't remember that happening! Oh god. *goes off in a corner and dies* badmentalimages....

[Matt Cruea]

Thankfully, Xero's non-sexy tape was removed from the link, thus making the thread moot. Glad I never saw THAT tiny bronco!

[TamTu]

But everyone remembers Keiko...right?

[Kuro]

I'm offended that I'm not in big bold letters somewhere on this thread.

[lirifox]

I read it all. And I got a kick out of that old thread of mine you found. :D I'm surprised how much I've changed.

Although I didn't like the way you randomly made fun of some people who didn't really deserve it, but hey, you're a mod and I'm a girl who posts about Masahiko: Lila's Fangirl!

Thanks for putting it together. :D It was fun.

(I'd suggest less rudeness next time, but that would be crampin' your style. XD)

[kt_rocks]

hehehe, posts from the past...

Amber was hillarious, we laughed so much at her!! She had the greatest posts!! And Carlie was such a suck-up... and Autumn was so... submissive. (well... she still is.)

I hardly remember anything except how mad I was at Danae for putting down my friends and sister like that. They also reminded me of this Ashlee person who wanted us off!! XDDD

All in all, you've made a ton of posts and used your wit and internet skills to make an attempt at comedy.

Yay!

Some people may like it... some people will get offended... you're smart. you knew this.

Good job. It's just like you, it seems.

[ClymAngus]

(I'd suggest less rudeness next time, but that would be crampin' your style. XD)

That's like asking asking Geffory Dahmer to try a different chat up line.