That's right! This time twas I who got the first vote and comment! Muahahaha!!!
Good article as always!
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That's right! This time twas I who got the first vote and comment! Muahahaha!!!
Good article as always!
Thank you, Cody. The votes will tell the tale.
I’m a huge fan behind the concept of this phenomena. Might give a good explanation for the toxic stuff found on Level 215.
RoseMonsignor,
First of all, THANK YOU for your kind words and vote. "Liminal Echo" is present in every level, entity, and object in the Backrooms. It is everywhere. Let's see where this goes!
God damn this is really good. If you’re going to steal my win can you at least shout out my level? (It falls under the eateries section.)
TheGameBoy11,
Ahhh, Level 304, Also Known As Panaderias! We know it well. Dr Rhinehart, Anne Dunne and Amy Cochrane of the M.E.G. Team "Epiphany" stop there when they can. Lots of yummy treats!
THANK YOU for your vote, my friend and colleague.
Another great article by the grandfather of the backrooms :). I hope to join you in this contest shortly. This article is very reminiscent of SCP 001 - The database entry, but with a creative backrooms twist to it. Thanks for writing this
Iqloose,
THANK YOU for thanking me! "Grandfather of the Backrooms." Ha! I got a nickname. Love it!
And thank you for the vote.
Looking forward to reading your entry.
So! This page had definite issues, but to be honest? +1.
First off, here's a lot here that just works well—that's impactful and that works. Now, as a reader, I extrapolate quite a bit in the right scenarios, and here, the page absolutely inspired that more than enough to cover for the flaws and let me enjoy it. I'll try to fully and helpfully articulate what I didn't like later in a reply or to this because some other people don't share my unique enjoyment of the page, but until then, consider this plain and simple praise.
Goodness, wikidot has a weird account system. What's this weird forum signature thi
SecondtoInfinity,
As a professional, I learned long ago that not everything is for everyone. THANK YOU for your candid comments and vote. My execution and style is not for everybody, but my goal is to create memorable articles for this wonderful writing experience. It is my hope that you do extrapolate where I am going with this.
"Liminal Echo" is present in every level, entity, and object in the Backrooms. It is everywhere.
Thank you again, my friend and colleague.
Fantastic imagery in both the literal pictures and narrative sense, had me hooked from the first text box at the top. That was such a raw freaking introduction to the page.
I also liked how you included references to other levels in a way that was relevant to the story you were telling instead of making it feel like "haha gonna add popular thing because I'm not creative" like so many others do.
But what else do we expect from the great Robert Goerman?
Good luck in the contest :)
Spectre48,
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
This has been such a treat to write and post.
I use pixabay.com or my own stuff.
"Liminal Echo" is present in every level, entity, and object in the Backrooms. It is everywhere.
I am Robert Goerman. We will leave the "great" for posterity to decide.
Admittedly this one felt a little too abstract for my personal taste at first 😅 the initial write-up felt a bit stilted in style, and left me kinda confused and unconvinced. Even now I'm not really sure this oughtta count as a "phenomenon"…? It feels like something of its own category altogether somehow.
But even then, I ended up really enjoying it! Loved the conspiracy theory approach with the examples — the sheer force of how well they were written actually helped me grasp the concept better, such that my opinion had flipped by the end. I liked the Level 283 description the best… super vivid and thematically appropriate. I suppose if anything, the sense of paranoia about the Backrooms being "out to get us" could have been conveyed throughout the article just a teeny bit more… might have been what I found lacking at the beginning of the article.
All the best with the competition Mr Goerman!
Kai4C,
Ahhh, more kind words and support. THANK YOU so very, very much! From your eloquent description, I exceeded my expectations.
Nice to see another great piece of work. +1 from me.
Crazy? I was Crazy once… they locked me in a room… a rubber room… a rubber room with rats and rats make me crazy. Crazy? I was Crazy once… they locked me in a room… a rubber room… a rubber room with rats… and rats make me crazy. Crazy? I was Crazy once… they locked me in a room… a Backroom… and Backrooms make me crazy. Crazy? I was Crazy once…
WarlikeYak44369,
Trying to not repeat myself here too often, but THANK YOU for supporting my vision. More is expected from me (because of my age and experience) and I do NOT want to let my readers down. You make my efforts worthwhile.
Excellent page, a real surprise to me, and it fit the previous phenomenon-3 perfectly!
Deip*isoster,
Was the "real surprise" that my page was excellent? Kidding!
I am having the time of my retired life peeking into the multiverse.
So glad that you could join me!
(Edit: Silly me. THANK YOU for everything!)
Very good. I like how it provides an explanation not only to how the Backrooms may have been created, but also to why humans can't seem to ever leave it.
Just a high schooler who thinks he is good at writing. Likes working on a lot of stuff, ranging from writing for the Backrooms Wiki, to providing critique, and reading. ~ Pen.
"The truth is the truth. What changes is what we know about it and what we're willing to believe."
- Jonathan Maberry, Rot and Ruin
PenOrSaber1,
Another friend that I made during my first year here. I may have a few years on you, but I recognize honesty and kindness when I see it. THANK YOU!
we all have slightly different ideas about how this Backrooms stuff works, but together this is so much fun =)
Here's to another year of friendship and creativity!
partygoerman =)