Have things changed?

[zen5887]

Yeah, its pretty much as bad as when you left. Sure, there are still a handful of good topics and discussion about but these are rare. Most of the time its "what did you have for lunch" "How do you tie your shoe lace" and "I hate things that are cool now"

To sum it up.

Its dead Jim.

 

[Angry Caterpillar]

...I can't remember the last time I saw a zombie apocalypse thread...

Saw one yesterday, sorry.

Anyways, I couldn't tell you if things got better, but glad you're back? Hope things are good comparatively, but I've seen some assholes recently.
I blame this whole March Mayhem thing.

Ohh, you've no idea how far gone this place has become since Doki's time.

Well that sucks. Makes me wish I could go back and see what you guys were talking about. I'll do my damnedest to not make the problem worse, I guess.

 

[JourneyThroughHell]

I don't really know.
I haven't been here for long and, in my opinion, nothing has really changed from what I've seen when a was a total newbie.
Oh, and, Furb is right. March Mayhem has been quite unstable this year.

 

[Mr. Blik]

Unfortunately(as it would seem) for myself, I'm still rather new here. And to hear your query if anything has changed I must respond with an I don't know. But one thing I must point out is that I hope I never do. I must ask, was it really that bad in the change or was it all of the same that pushed you away. You seem to want the same thing, but as this is a specific place for forum talks about specific things, you couldn't have seen this coming? As a forum member, I would wish it to do both. As I would wish for things to stay the same as to find new and different ideas on the same topics. Or completely different topics that are just random. I can't expect to live my life here, and I can't expect to alway be entertained by it. But I can expect to find on the random instance, something that sparks my imagination or grabs my attention, much as this thread has.

I guess my question is, what exactly are you complaining about?

 

[latenightapplepie]

It is different now. But the change was pretty subtle. So many great members are now forgotten. I'm not sure if it's better, or worse. Just different.

 

[Dr.Susse]

Would you say the problems started around the time Unskippable started? Because I joined a little before that and have heard of the Great age of the forums many times, but while I have noticed the reoccurring threads I've still enjoyed the people. Maybe I'm just part of the problem.

 

[Mookie_Magnus]

Gxas! so some of the old guard are still kicking on. anyone else I know floating out there?

I don't know if you consider me part of the 'Old-Guard' but I remember a few things from the time you've been referring to. Back when I first joined, the things you remember are why I joined.

We could use more people like you coming back, but I don't know if you'd want to.
Things have changed, yes, but that happens when something becomes more popular. Welcome back, for however long you're here.

 

[LordChhaya]

Well I've only benn here a short time but I think the Forum is on an OK right now there's a few intelligent threads floating around and I've seen Trolling but not much. On a side note I must ask, if it's alright with you, are you Doki of Salad fingers fame?

 

[Pegghead]

I reckon things are pretty good around here at the moment, at least these forums are far more intelligent than other less honoura/b/le ones.

 

[000Ronald]

Short answer: not exactly

Long answer: Half the problem the people who left had was the the 'pist got bigger; the other half was that the website wasn't prepared for it, not quite. In hindsight (for me, at least) there were a lot of problems, mostly trolls who thought they were the shit. There are still a lot of problems, but they're a fraction of what they were when you left.

On the other hand, the 'pist has gotten much, much bigger. A lot of problems persist, but they aren't nearly as bad. People, as they do in reasonably large societies, seem to have split themseves into different...things. Cliques, I guess. The effect is that it doesn't seem nearly as large.

Ultimately, the choice whether or not to be here is yours. It's not what it was when you came, but it's not what it was when you left, either.

Apologies Abound

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Gxas! so some of the old guard are still kicking on. anyone else I know floating out there?

Do I count?

 

[jim_doki]

Well I've only benn here a short time but I think the Forum is on an OK right now there's a few intelligent threads floating around and I've seen Trolling but not much. On a side note I must ask, if it's alright with you, are you Doki of Salad fingers fame?

um, I don't think so. It's possible tho. do you have a link to this discussion?


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Logie! missed you bud

 

[Souplex]

We have an influx of new people who learn by imitation. We need more good people. Don't leave us again! I have abandonment issues!

 

[Lord Krunk]

There was this one week about 2 months ago where the Golden Age did show signs of returning. Then March Mayhem came along.

To be honest, I'm growing less interested in the forums and sticking around for the competitions (For example, Review Wars and The Ratings War).

 

[fanklok]

I think I'm from back then maybe this is really just so I can check my join date.

But yeah uhhh hold on lemme think.

Living in the past only blinds you to the present. Some such about change being constant and not always good. Make due with the people still around and try to edge-a-mah-cate everyone to being awesome like it was back in the day. Yeah no idea anyway welcome back (maybe) old dude.

Turns out I'm not, ah well things are never like they were "back in the day" when we had to walk uphill both ways to get the internet then get it back home, before it got cold, through a driving blizzard.