/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

If you want an active participation thread, post one. Besides, this board caters to a niche hobby, there's only so much to talk about.

There have been a few closet cosplay threads in the past few months.
As for the rest, idk, I've been frequenting /cgl/ for only a little over a year and stick mostly to the lolita side of things.

>>7351758
This is why /cgl/ is so boring. An influx of newfags from tumblr and the fact that the board is now 90% lolita.

I like help and tutorial threads, and I like bad cosplay threads. Lolita's contribute nothing to this board.

>>7351763
hey! come on now, that's not fair to say.
lolitas contribute a lot. just because it's not what you're interested in doesn't invalidate it.
we have sewing/crafting threads and share resources on where to find offbrand and taobao links. we have buy&sell threads where girls can purchase items, we have draw threads with original content, we have event threads to discuss things like Misako visiting the states! or the Bodyline BBQ. we even made Lovely Horse Derpy-Chan a thing. ita threads aren't all we're here for.
I mean, if that's the way you're going to be, what have cosplayers contributed to the board culture? because all I can think of right now is Jessica Nigri's notoriety and more tripfags than I can shake a stick at.

>>7351763
I'm a cosplayer and a lolita so you need to shut up. There are tons of newfag cosplayers that come here and ask 1 question in a new thread about 1 simple thing. We have tons of newfags all around, not just in lolita.

>>7351841
You are not fucking helping anything with your stale topic list. Derpy-chan? Seriously? That's from 2 years ago.

>saying it's not fair to blame lolitas
>trying to blame cosplayers instead
Stop that.

>>7351763
Being both, every time I see cosplayers whine about too many lolita threads, I go take a look at the catalog and laugh.

Bitch, please, it's maybe a quarter lolita-specific threads. Maybe.

I recall an ita thread awhile back which summed up the /cgl/ experience:
>anons posting images of itas/plain coords
>anons promptly “critique” the images back making obvious statements
>Fattychans are gross!
>Ew, she looks dirty!
>She has an unfortunate face
>pat themselves on the back that they are being “helpful” for having these threads
>At one point anons start to get lucid and self-reflect that they would be mortified if someone ever posted an image of them in an ita thread
>continue to jeer about fattychans and itas for the rest of the thread


The assholes and bitches that reside in /cgl/ and take pride in the fact that this place is notorious for being cruel and catty. But are also afraid of the beast that is /cgl/ and wouldn’t want to be on the receiving end of their childish habits.
I can’t wait for the option to be anonymous on the internet to disappear. It really creates more harm than good. Plus, it would give the opportunity for people to defend themselves if their picture is being blasted on here and they get to know the images/face of his/her trolls. People can stop acting like sociopaths hidden behind the mask of anon. Or at least if they continue their terrible actions, it can reflect back to their family/job.

"It's been so very stale,", he said
Then goes and posts a boring thread
Y so upset, my little man?
After all, this is 4chan

You can name lots of things that used to be interesting yet you chose to post this instead of something similar and fun or some new idea to interest us?
Meh, you deserve your own dullness.

>>7351746
Why not make those threads if you want to see them? Anyone can make any thread they want.

>>7351872

Did you literally just come here to post this? And why did you do it on anonymous? If you think we shouldn't be anonymous anymore, you really ought to identify yourself here instead of hiding behind a curtain.

>>7351924
Sure anon, I’ll post all of my information for you post haste! I can see it now…
>PT tier shit all over again. Digging up images, hacking websites, dox
Unless the playing field is level and everyone can see everyone’s information/faces there isn’t a problem. But people cling to their anon mask so damn tight so they can continue to be hairy anuses.
As proof by the “top tier co-ords/outfits” where anons continued to tear apart relatively good coords/photos. People are still going to bitch about something even when the cosplayer/Lolita is next to perfect.
>implying I come onto /cgl/ to talk smack about people and participate in drama threads
Bitch, I am here for taobao/ebay/SS threads.

>>7351954
>Digging up images, hacking websites, dox
This made me smile, I want this to happen again.

>>7351746
I just hate on bad photography and shitty personalities a lot of photographers. Sometimes giving my opinion on some threads. I have no original ideas for threads so I don't start any.

>>7351957
I hope you get your identity stolen.

>>7351954
Yeah anonymous would just single you out since you are outside of the proverbial herd and you are as good as dead, then. You can't make yourself stand out or you'll be slaughtered.

>>7351970

Same thing happens even on identity. I'm more afraid to post on Tumblr than here because while I'll get slag for a few posts here, it's nothing compared to the utter shitstorm I'd get from SJW for saying that you can be racist to white people. I know, because I've both posted SJ shit here and not so SJ shit on my own tumblr.

I'm not saying that either is inherently worse than the other though. Both are pretty bad and have terrible consequences, and in the end, it seems to be the same hive mind when the arguing stops and the hacking/doxxing begins.

>>7351957
Yeah I hope it happens to you!! c:

>>7351963
>>7351980
>falling for trolls

You want an interesting thread? Fine. Would anyone be interested in a 'if I die young, bury me in frills' thread of which coord one would want to be dressed in after they buy the proverbial farm? (I realize that's pretty morbid, my judgement isn't the best at the moment, and I don't want to overstep what's acceptable here, so tell me to fuck off with this idea if need be.)

>>7352054

YES. THAT WOULD BE BRILLIANT.

Sorry for all caps. There's a lot of shit floating to the top; a bury me in frills in thread would be miles better than the two complaint threads.

>>7352063
Annnnnd posted.
Woo! Can't wait to see the responses.

>>7351841
>>7351763
Lolitas are the main reason why we now have Jfasion/Lolita Draw threads. The pictures that come from there are really good and I'm glad its around

>>7351921
>>7351754

I have tried making those threads in the past but they're either deleted or get shit posted for being "soc shit"

>>7352128
The draw things are annoying, take up space, and need to go. Keep that shit on tumblr and DA.

>>7352140
And this is why we don't have interesting threads as people find some way to say how they're not on topic.

>>7352140
Draw threads^

>>7351763
Cosplay topics are still the majority. I do agree with the tumblr spill over

>>7352130
What did you try and post? Closet cosplay and ita dressup threads aren't /soc/ shit.

>>7352140
I hate drawthreads now because they were nice before but now when people draw art of the lolis people shame them if it's not amazing or doesn't look commission quality. What the hell is even the point of doing that?
It's free art and people are drawing it to be nice and shouldn’t get shamed if what they draw isn’t amazing.
I drew art that people liked and even got asked what my Tumblr is, but seeing other people's art get rude comments and insults really made me mad. If my art wasn’t good, people would turn on me in an instant and shame me too. That’s really low considering all the art is free and people are taking their time to draw your frilly asses.
Since Monday there have barely been any posts in the draw thread, I hope that the draw threads slowly start dying. The way anons are rude to people who are taking their time to contribute and draw people is complete bullshit.

>>7353129
Whatever happened to ita dressup? I haven't seen one of those in forever.

>>7351872
You sound like you've just ventured into an ita thread once and made knee-jerk assumptions about the entire subculture.
Are you the same person as >>7351763?
because those bad cosplay threads that you enjoy so much and come here for are basically the exact same thing for cosplayers as ita threads are for lolitas. there will be people who are just there to point and laugh at the ugly people, but there are also girls who take the time to write out constructive criticism and offer advice. they're not 100% toxic, good change comes out of it more often than you would think.

>>7353153
I think people just post them sporadically. It might have to do with people also saving them from here, and then posting them in ita threads, even though everyone immediately recognises that they were from the dressup.

>>7353161
That seems like a really shitty/dumb thing to do.

>>7353161
them being photos from the threads.

I'm tired and need to go to bed.

>>7353152
tbh your post is exactly the reason why I hope the drawthreads don't die.
because that just means the assholes win.
drawthreads are one of our few nice things, you shouldn't give up just because others behave without courtesy. if everyone just quit drawing the moment they were criticized then we would never have any great artists.

>>7351746
The answer, dear anon, is our fucktarded janitors and the stupid anti-drama rules. Anything new, interesting, and juicy gets deleted immediately. Moderation is killing the board.

You'll be banned if you try to go outside of it.

Do you think anyone would post if we had a selfpost ita dressup for laughs thread? My bodyline LP came in and yeah 8)

>>7351746
"What does /cgl/ think?"
Bitch, you're on /cgl/ not a subleddit. Put on your big girl bloomers and start forming your own opinions.
Not only that, /cgl/ isn't some amorphous blob of hate. The majority of us hate when there's REASON to hate. The rest are just being bitches because “this is how /cgl/ is, get used to it”. No, bitch. We’re helpful when properly asked and vindictive when dumbfucks are being dumbfucks.

Also, what’s with the meta thread? Don’t these get deleted on sight anymore?

>>7353215
I'm game.

>>7353215
why wouldn't they?
the ones we've had in the past have all gotten responses from people, I'm sure the same folks are still lurking around.
i'd say go for it, girl.

>>7353215
If someone makes the thread I'll contribute!

>>7353352
>>7353361
>>7353362
Ok then, well I'll go take some itatastic pictures and be back soon. If someone else doesnt make the board then I guess I will

>>7353181
Pretty much this

>>7353369

here anons: >>7353451

>>7353190
But there are ways to still be in the rules and be interesting

Don't you remember these glorious threads?
https://archive.rebeccablacktech.com/cgl/thread/5959444#p5962048

I wish the original chan archive was still around so I can find more classic examples

Want more thread topics?
>character coords
>cosplay/lolita jeopardy
>/cgl/ plans a con
>twinning thread
>start your own jfash brand
>hardest series to cosplay from?
>nails thread
>make a guidebook for lolita/mori/gyaru/etc
>where do you get inspiration for your coords?
>when/why did you start cosplaying

On the cosplay side of things, the topics here are topics that can be discussed anywhere. There are so many places to discuss cosplay that everything gets stale because of it.

/cgl/ having drama made it stand out as a community because no other community allowed drama. The drama sparked other discussions, like JNig's bikinichu got people talking about closet cosplay.

There are also a lot of new places to have discussions. Tumblr and facebook specifically. Tumblr has the drama, the long discussions and detailed posts. Facebook allows for networking in a specific area, for a specific convention. We're also at a point where a lot of people want recognition, and so anonymity is not as big of a draw. Bitching on your tumblr can give you more followers.

>>7353846
>Nails thread
Wot

/cgl/ has changed. It's no longer about drama, rivalries, or circle jerks. It's an endless series of social justice, fought by tumblrfags and teenagers. Mods, and their consumption of fun, has become a well-oiled machine.

/cgl/ has changed.Trip tagged users create trip tagged post, use Trip tagged names. Drama mentality within their minds enhance and regulate their posts. Lolita control. Cosplay control. Drama control. Post control. Everything is monitored, and kept under control.

/cgl/ has changed. The age of rumor has become the age of justice . All in the name of averting butthurt from tumblr fags and crybabies. And she who controls the drama, controls /cgl/

/cgl/ has changed. When the message board is under total control, /cgl/... becomes routine.

/cgl/ lost its fangs when it lost the drama, and when it lost all that cutthroat hostility it lost most of the interesting posters. I honestly prefer how it used to be, and this is coming from a trip that had daily hate threads for a while

i really miss the power hour threads. i might have to resurrect them...

>>7355930
yeah this. even though it was dramatastic, i came here a lot more back then. now i just lurk the taobao threads.

I'm fine with how /cgl/ is now. Maybe a bit too stable with the birth of the general thread phenomenon, but it's good to find discussion and recommendations on the fashion and it's not drowning in drama threads.

Drama went out, Tumblr came in.

>>7351746
I think the drama threads were only a pain in the ass because there was 6+ threads about the same person. But now we have the catalog and it would all be contained to a single thread if we were allowed it now. One massive, glorious dramafest.
I miss the old /cgl/

>>7356760
This. New tech, not amendments. The catalog would have been fine with /cgl/ 2007 rules.

Bump for more bitching.

Because 4chan just likes to gossip and harrash people

I like the no-drama rule because it brings me back to why I'm here in the first place. My two favorite hobbies, lolita and cosplay. I know I can trust honest advice to whether this blouse should be offwhite or white and if my latex wounds look real or more like I spat on my arm.

Here, I can find tutorials on how to make props.
I can find patterns for lolita and cosplay alike.
I can buy new clothes off of the BST threads.
I can figure out how to navigate taobao and actually find what I want.
I can learn the difference between a scam and a deal.

The drama was fun, but it was kind of taking over my life. I was spending more time in my pajamas in front of the computer laughing about what PT said this time about her windchime than in a JSK in front of my sewing machine.

I get my fill of drama with snippets from BtB, but it doesn't drive me to find the girls' blogs, figure out every little thing about them, and discuss theories about their lives. It's just a breath of cattiness and then I can get back to what I love.