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Member's Stories

Winning the fanfiction one was like "O.O XDDDD"; TBRS Idol was a blast, and I'm having a ton of fun in TBRS Endurance right now, too. Jason should do the whole gaming thing professionally or something-- he's the best host in the world, I swear, although the timing issue is a bit of a downside. But still. It's fun. Plus, it makes you feel like a TT genius once you're through with each puzzle pertaining to it. ;)
-The Great Alaskan Snow Dog

I think I was surfing DeviantART and I came across SamRH’s profile. I clicked on the site and started to explore. I think I found it a year or so when I was a full-fledged Terra/Beastboy Shipper. I joined sometime back in February, a week after my birthday when I was becoming a double shipper. Yeah, I’ve been a Terra/Beast boy fan so long; I wouldn’t give it up at first. I admit, I was terrified as heck when I first came here. Especially of the staff, I would tremble whenever I talked to them! XD But, I guess I got over my ’staff phobia’, as Dancing Banana called it. To be honest, I didn’t think I was going to stick around here this long. But, I’m not going anywhere any time soon. ^_^

Dancing Banana really helped me to come out of my shell a lot. Chibi did to, if it wasn’t for Chibi I would never post and I would be as quiet as a mouse. Both Ai and Chibi made me feel right at home. To be honest I was scared of some of the members at first. I was nervous as heck around dI316bh at first. But, he turned out to be the sweetest guy and online best big brother I ever had. ^_^ I envy both Crazygurl and Blackdragon with their awesome graphic making skills but, they always give me tips. *glomps them*
- Selene

Seeing as my nemisis had dissapeared from the shrine, I stuck around for a couple of days to watch the forum cool off. When I was about to ditch again, I noticed the chat room, and meandered in. I've been back ever since. Since then, I've made some great friends in my girlfriend Dancing Banana and my online little sister Selene. I met AiOrikasa and now we have our friendly banter in the chat room. Chibiraven and Satans Spawn became regulars in the chat and friends of mine. craZy18gurl has also become a friend, despite her differing ship prefrence (Cloud/Aeris forever craZy! =P).

The very best part? Finding a girlfriend in DB and a little sister in Selene. I'm so happy I met them it isn't funny. I've made a lot of friends here upon my return, which adds on to the ones I have at RBSU.
All in all, I'm glad I stayed. It's good to be back
-DL316BH

Well my big story here...well being here is just amazing. I first found this place through the BBxRae club on DeviantArt and I instantly became a member. You'll fall in love with all the great people here. I've made some wonderful friends and I have as well recieved quite some recognition for my gfx work. Seeing my Shop flourish was just wonderful, I love making sigs/ava etc for the people here.

When Sparky himself asked me to become a the Graphic Artist of the site, I flipped! That was just...Whoa!! And then we got some more great people on the staff such as Ai-chan, Selene, Chibi etc Wonderful people they are ^^ Many great things have happened around here and just being here is wonderful and the people here are amazing, one thing for sure I'll never leave this place.
-craZy18gurl

Now I didn't have a clue about forums and shrines whatsoever. So every time I saw a forum I ignored it. But there was something different about this shrine, and I thought the banner was really cute. I looked at how many members were on so I thought 'well I've gotta learn about these things sooner or later and if there's so many members it's gotta be interesting.' So I pressed register and it said to pick a username.
So I began getting more and more addicted to the site, and eventually my mom found out, she didn't mind though because I was actually making friends here and I was happy about it. Mom said it was doing a lot for my health because I wasn't always locked in my room and I was actually smiling and giggling. My mom hadn't heard my laugh in a long time.
-Satans Spawn

I remember when I first joined the shrine that I thought Sam was a guy. Not only that, I was pretty sure that HE was a jackass--'specially after I got my warning. I realized a little while later that SHE was only doing her job. And that she's got an obsession with the phallus.There are others, too. Like Spazz being in love with jediraven, or Shadow Avenger and me talking politics (and South Park) and DB's audio in the chatroom.

Speaking of DB, I have my own little surrogate family--she's my dad, moonails is my mom, Chibi's my wife...I guess that makes you and me in-laws, Eski.

Yup. Good times...good times...
-al davis 4 president

The funniest story was on April Fools day how almost everyone was freakin' out over TRRS. I'm not trying to sound cocky, but I knew it was all a joke; why else would the site change on April 1st. Anyway, when I first joined, I was scared to type anything down, for some reason I was afraid of what you guys might think if I typed something really stupid. (And I have a couple of times)
-Nikkilove06


Honorable Members

FlamebladeX - His skills in making custom emoticon have filled The BBxRae Shrine emoticon gallery with some cute and fluffy BBxRae emoticon.

Great Alaskan Dog - Since her arrival, she has had a big influence on everyone. She always cheers other members up and is really sweet to the new people - helping them out and suchlike.

Satans Spawn - She's always been so dedicated to this place. She is ver loyal and always help out people on the "Getting you down" thread, despite her own problems.

Honorable Staff Members

CraZy18gurl - She has been a valuble member of the staff for quite a long time. Her graphics are renown on the forum, and most of the members have got one of her superb creations adorning their profiles. She has also been an irreplacible member of the forum, always friendly to the newbies and never too busy to give them a helping hand.

Dancing Banana - She has contributed such a lot to this forum and she is a wonderful member of the staff. Very friendly and is always there to help out.

Jason - Jason is a very respectable member of the board and has shown great leadership. He is a wonderful friend to everyone and as well host everyone favorite game show on the board.

Memorable Quotes

Beastboy is a lucky little green freak.
-Lizard-man (Teen Titans > Other TT Ships You Support)

Hm, it gave me a big influence...that dark girls could possibly look good with jokester guys.
-Steel Wings (Beast Boy/Raven Discussions > Has The Couple Had An Influence On You)

­I know I'm not C18G, but I don't bite!
-Impulse (Fan Requests > The Speedster's Shop)

I slave for TBRS each and every single day...and I'm damn proud!
­-craZy18gurl (Fan Requests > C18G Shop)

You know what? Earth sucks! I'm going home!
-Bluemage14, (General Discussions > Getting You Down)

Unintelligible. Say that three times fast, and you really will sound it!
-Dancing Banana (General Discussions > Favourite Word)

Cheese. I like cheese. It will rule all you souls and- hey is that bacon?! *rushes off*
-Hunter17 (General Discussions > Favourite Word)

That Penguin Stole My Woman!
-Windshear (General Discussions > Random Thoughts)

Keep The Faith!!
-All BBxRae Shippers! (Everywhere!)

 
Compiled by CraZy18gurl and ChibiRaven

 

A Bird's Eye View of TBRS

By now most of you know me by name (mostly because that name is ridiculously long and tedious), but if not, I'll introduce myself. I'm Sorarocksmysocks, rightly dubbed 'Resident Rob/Rae Shipper' (and sometimes called 'socks dude'). And I have grown more in the last three years than I ever have in my entire life. And this forum helped me do so.

I remember, long ago, I sheepishly mentioned that I felt I had grown since joining the Teen Titans fandom (on another forum), I was met with skepticism. Surely someone couldn't 'grow' as much as I thought I did in the amount of time allowing. I was merely exaggerating, they assumed. But while I exaggerate quite a lot in real life, this was one of the times I wasn't.

By the time I first laid my eyes on The BBxRae Shrine, I had already partaken in many a discussion about Teen Titans. Many of which consisted of me scoffing the BB/Rae name and endorsing the Cy/Rae one (yes- my episode seen was 'Car Trouble', and I thought Raven and Cyborg had something going). For some odd reason, BB/Rae was a pairing that rubbed me the wrong way, and I let any fans I met know it. I was cocky, biased, and very much what some call a 'n00b'. I didn't know what 'slash' meant (besides the literal definition), I had no clue what 'shippers' were (perhaps a form of tugboat?), the term 'canon' only brought to mind visions of fighting pirates, and if you invited me to a 'forum' you would met with a long, confused silence.

In short, I was undeniably ignorant. And I won't deny that my intentions upon first locating this forum were indeed malicious. When I did find this forum among the links on a BB/Rae page, I crept along the discussions and threads, eager to latch onto a debate and condemn the foolish BB/Rae shippers who dared challenge me. But after much lurking, I was shocked to realize one thing- I couldn't argue with these people. No, not in the sense that BB/Rae suddenly made sense and I was a devoted shipper- but in the sense that their arguments were well-thought-out, open-minded, and respectable. I had only faced disagreeable, rather cantankerous BB/Rae shippers until this point, so you can imagine my surprise when I found that not only where these people kind-hearted and gracious, but they seemed to have so much fun at this place. They chatted pleasantly as if they were sitting next to each other and close neighbors, instead of communicating with people they had never seen who lived halfway around the world.

Terrified (and, at the same time, somewhat intrigued) by this new development, I fled the scene without even bothering to officially join the forum until shortly after.

By the time I took the time to seriously delve into the discussions here, my mind had already been opened to thousands of other concepts. People could write fan fiction to support their couples? You could ship other couples besides the 'canon' ones? Your ship of choice didn't even have to be a heterosexual one? I was amazed and in awe at this whole world I had refused to see until now. And by then, I was a Robin/Raven shipper.

My Rob/Rae-enriched presence on this particular BB/Rae forum was never questioned (though it was on others, believe me), and for that I was eternally grateful. Despite my persistent objections to some of their views, the members of this forum never demanded my departure. They merely argued in return, making very convincing points that I could not ignore. They forced me to stop and think. And before I knew it, they were becoming not just hospitable rivals, but cherished friends. I now had BB/Rae friends who I held in just as high regard as my Rob/Rae ones. TBRS didn't feel like enemy territory anymore- it felt like home (to put it melodramatically).

I've met some truly wonderful people on this forum, and I couldn't possibly attempt to list them all. I will mention one person though, who was one of the first BB/Rae shippers I truly respected (in fact, he was one of the first I really talked to)- that lovable lug, Sparky. He always managed to listen and/or humor me, even if he didn't always agree with what I was saying. He helped me really understand the true meaning behind BB/Rae, and I probably wouldn't be as tolerant of the couple if it weren't for him. He's one of the reasons I don't cringe every time I see BB/Rae artwork or fan fiction. If I ever thought that the BB/Rae ship could be represented by just one person, he would be that person.

I'll be forever thankful toward TBRS and its members- they helped, among other things, save me from being a naive n00b for the rest of my internet days. I've become genuine friends with a lot of them, despite our mild bickering over our couples of choice. And even though we've had our share of controversies (April Fool's Day was a riot.....literally), I still feel absolutely at ease here. I feel like nearly all the tension between me and the BB/Rae shippers has dissolved. But, of course, just because this is so doesn't mean I won't be my pesky self and take some time to debate a point with them. After all, if my ideas hadn't been challenged, I certainly wouldn't be where I am today.

So, thanks everyone. Thanks for enduring my unstable phases of personal growth and my odd sense of humor, for accepting my views when you didn't have to, for reading this annoyingly long-winded article. I appreciate it more than you all know.

Long live The BBxRae Shrine. 

 
Written by Sorarocksmysocks