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[dwrp|non-serious grousing] you know what the stupidest part of the nov-jan dead zone is
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so games all go really dead because most people are busy, right
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and those who can still find the time in their schedule tend to gravitate to either of two things and throw all their energy into those
berri merri
It’s hard. 
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the first is short-term games, and many of the big names have actually launched in this time and then moved to peak season when they got big. but a lot of people don't want to risk running a game at this time because they might not pick up enough interest
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berri merri
: it is
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the second, i've found... is smut memes.
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oh ;;
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those, if anything, are more active during nov-jan because people don't have their game tags to do.
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but the problem with that is that if you phone tag while you're out, you can't really do that!
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because where will you be, most of the time?
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either a) your workplace, b ) the mall, or c) family obligations.
berri merri
It’s hard from a mod pov. Last year was really stressful, which is why I’m not even trying to fight it this year
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all of which will eat up significantly higher amounts of time for more people during christmas.
♓︎ᴍᴇɢᴀɴᴇ ʟɪsᴀ♌︎
/has shamelessly smut tagged on my phone at work...... 
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so in the end, you will be gesturing futilely at your games while your inbox piles up with lewd tags you don't want to do in front of your grandma.
Cold XC
luckily I only pc tag lol
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like, during my breaks obviously, in a relatively not crowded area with my screen angled away from where anyone can see it, but... still probably ill-advised, lol
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berri merri
: rip... i'm sorry D: i know i was kind of whiny when my post flopped, even though it was my fault in the first place for insisting on waiting until the day of because i don't like forward-dating
berri merri
Or your fault! It’s just a rough time to game
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we all support you and i hope the game somehow revives, i know some people are doing backtags!
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It is D:
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A couple years back I ran a mock week for an experimental game in November, and while activity was decent, people started falling off and then the weekend event basically crashed and burned with only one person tagging the last part.
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♓︎ᴍᴇɢᴀɴᴇ ʟɪsᴀ♌︎
: I'll admit to doing it too, but only in the washroom... no one's going to be looking into someone else's stall anyway, and if they did we'd have bigger problems
berri merri
Yeah, it’s hard. Because then those people get burnt out and lonely by the time that everyone else is ready to come back
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yeah... D:
Doctor Ansem
Ah, the joys of only tagging from home or lunch hour
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But yeah, Nov-Jan dead zone was always hell for games
𝗕𝘂𝗻𝗻𝘆 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲
catch me doing smut tags on my phone on the bus I don't give a fuck
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why did we keep the winter dead zone but not the summer activity spike we had when we were all in university. life is unfair
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if u don't wanna read anime girls getting their backs blown out don't read over my shoulder!!!!
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: ...i've also done that but only when i'm like the only person on the bus other than the driver who is obviously paying attention to the road and not me
Lightning Bolt
Honestly the main reason I don't do smut tags in public is because I'm scared of teaching my keyboard autofill smut words
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Then someone asks to borrow my phone and I have a "dog dicks???" moment