~*~ 31. Inviso ~*~
"I mean, if you got insulted by someone who's mentally retarded, I'd say that that is probably one of the biggest blows to the ego possible." - Inviso on interactions with difficult board 8'ers.
In the early days of board 8 the place was filled with quick bursts of drama which usually met a brief satisfying conclusion. There was little intrigue, plot twists or development in any of these tales and they stood as you first saw them. I'm thinking especially of plots involving fr0q, BEthstardust, gingerbee, MWIS, "the cult" etc. That was how drama went, that was how it was expected to go. Quick, clean and satisfying with a few lingering memes to make appropriate throwbacks to it later on.
The Invlado gate was different to this. One of the earliest occurrences of the "serious business" theme that crept into the board in later years and obviously still lingers today. This was far from quick and clean. It was in depth, twisted constantly, dragged out over months and just never really resolved itself. The decision to make the split-up public was an interesting one since neither user was widely significant at the time and their dealings weren't closely monitored or anything. It could possibly have never been addressed on the board and nobody would have noticed, but it was and this made it very much a board 8 issue.
The drama threw both users into the spotlight, both at their cynical best which was ultimately the tone that was going to define them in many peoples eyes. Both were seen as dividing figures with various opinions on them yet both were hugely significant and interesting.
Points of Impact
-> Invlado gate.
-> Popularised battle royale fics.
-> Predominant organiser and feature in most reality tv outlets on the board.
Notable Moment:
In a bizarre appeal for attention Inviso decided she wanted to be claim she was a tall asian underwear model. This was disproved pretty quickly but the legacy of 7 foot asian jokes lived on.
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Smurf The cream of Sonic Fanboyism.
I liked smurf until he declared me worst user on board 8 - the jp