01. Mr. Mechanical opens be stating that we (the IC forum members) have started acting less smart in order to appeal to the puerile "internet" element.

- Mr. Mechanical finishes a drink.

02. Mr. Mechanical posits that discussion has stagnated amongst old members, and therefore we need new members. Problem: new members are not informed of what has been discussed, so they discuss things that have already been discussed, and those discussions are pale imitations of the old ones.

03. Mr. Mech explains that there are far too many discussions of the "Game X vs Game Y" sort, and that these discussions are worthless, kill threads, and basically suck. He makes some references to debate clubs in a negative context.

- Mr. Mechanical finishes a drink.

04. Mr. Mechanical relates his life story about being a C student who was taught to achieve something thanks to INSERT CREDIT. The implication of this is that we must challenge ourselves, because the nature of Insert Credit is to challenge.

05. Some opinions are expressed about Guardian FINAL. Mech states that Guardian used to seem like he "didn't get it" but now he posts threads and nobody reads said threads, much less responds to them. Mech also makes a few references to shamefulness and the Dark Ages. He then goes on to reiterate a previous point, stating that he thinks people aren't making "smart" posts because of the damning external internet nerd element.

06. He states in bold that, "Most people on the internet are immature adolescents with inferioty complexes." He chalks the inferiority complex up to being the catalyst for an internet backlash against Insert Credit.

- Mr. Mechanical has finished all four beers and decides to consume a minibar tequila bottle (2 shots in size).

07. Mech accuses people who call IC "pretentious" of not knowing the meaning of that word in the first place. He claims that the people who let the word fly are the most likely to be harbouring asinine pretenses, along with an inability to accept the ideas of others (I'm having to take liberties with the paraphrasing here). He claims that while Guardian FINAL might be considered pretentious by some, he at least has heart. He proceeds to applaud Guardian for standing up to the "self-induced stagnation" of the modern videogame. He then makes a reference to Hunter S. Thompson.

08. Mechanical recounts how, in a sleep deprived state, he had a big idea about an Aeon Flux game. He ultimately disregards his idea, since it would probably run contrary to what the show's creator, Peter Chung, had in mind for the characters.

09. Mech then tells us to disregard the previous paragraph or so and directs our focus to the dead Post of the Week thread.

- Mr. Mechanical drinks rose-flavored tequila and Dr. Pepper.

10. Mr. M then makes an exhortation to Rud13 to resume the Post of the Week thread, but in modified format. He declares that Post of the Week should be, "from the fucking heart and honest with itself." He also expresses disapproval over the way that Post of the Week was formerly run, wherein it basically applauded short, witty posts.

11. Mr. Mechanical boldly calls for action from INSERT CREDIT. He declares that he wants people to challenge themselves more and become better people through their posting habits (?).

12. Mr. Mechanical then goes on to talk about how loves forum members like his own sperm, and frankly I have no clue what the fuck. He possibly makes a biblical reference to having sex with whores? This is a pretty pained paragraph.

13. Mech relates a story about some drunk asshole talking about a Nirvana song.

14. Mr. Mechanical finally admits that he has run out of steam, alcohol, and cigarettes; he decides to end the rant.

15. Mr. Mechanical ends the rant, saying goodbye to Insert Credit.

ADDENDUM: Mr. Mechanical doesn't actually leave the "Insert Credit Scene."

All I'm saying is that I challenge myself in other parts of my life everyday, so when it comes to forum board banter, so I really have no need for such a lofty goal.