I was going to start creating custom cards when I first came on board, as that was my forte before joining and something I really enjoyed, until I saw the kind of dreck people were not only getting away with posting but actually getting kudos for creating. It was awful, like Ithis is kinda sad because back in 2007 when I started participating with my doktorcaligari account, I did it in the storyline forum, there was that weasel guy who was a mod and that other MORT guy from the former phyrexia.com site and besides being very knowledgeable persons, they were also very modest and wouldn't spout bulshittery on a daily basis.
Guess the site moved on since, but I never went back to the storyline subforum, even when I was not yet banned.
specifically remember a conversation revolving around:
Double Bolt :r:
Instant
Double Bolt deals 3 damage to 2 target creatures.
and people were bitching that it wasn't as good as Lightning Bolt (which was banned at the time) because you might have to wait to cast it "or kill one of your creatures to kill theirs." Interestingly, I figure it was the vomit-inducing circle jerk atmosphere of Clan Flamingo that probably drove me towards the places on the site that one could at least yell at other users without fear of repercussions in the first place.