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EaseUp · 02-04-2007, 02:48 PM

My observations, including a little bit of searching:

The basic premise was highly successful. What does the screen say, the record in 2004 was 1200 people on at once? It was apparently due to the porn connection, so the decision was made to eliminate the site's no. 1 draw. Now we wonder why there aren't more new members.

I'm a member of several other forums, and frankly, they are now more entertaining. When I post here, I always wonder if what I say is going to get me a warning, or banned. There is evidence that others feel the same way, and it stifles lively debate.

I pretty much have decided to speak my mind, and if I get banned, it's off to the other forums. While I'm on that subject, the guy who told me about TFP got banned. There was some crazy message about his IP, and he must be a duplicate account. We happen to live in one of the first totally wired communities, and I can only guess that was the cause. He was not broken-hearted; in fact, he didn't even bother to communicate the mistake. However, I now wonder if at some point I will be banned because of my IP. Or because I logged on using a friend's computer.

On that subject, I will mention another reason the other forums are more fun--the lack of buttinski mods. There was one thread I saw yesterday along the lines of "ask an unemployed black man anything." And they DID.

"How can you afford all your fried chicken now?" "Do you have 8 kids?" "How big is your dick?"

And you know what? He just rolled with it, and no mods interfered. By the second page, even the obnoxious members were telling other obnoxious people to STFU when they made rude comments.

Around here, warnings and bans would have flown. Unless it was a mod making the offensive statements. Or one of the mod favorites who have been described elsewhere. There was one jackass here who talked about killing cats, and anyone who told him he was a douche nozzle would have been banned. Having mods who want to be big shots by throwing their weight around is not the way to keep members. If a bar owner hired bouncers who wanted to fight every unruly patron, that bar would soon be out of business. I won't name the mods, but other people already have, if you care to research it.

You wanted a straight answer? There it is. It will be awhile before I log back on, so now I can enjoy the suspense of whether or not I'm banned.

Cheers.

02-04-2007, 02:48 PM	#84 (permalink)
EaseUp Upright Location: SoCal, beeyotch	My observations, including a little bit of searching: The basic premise was highly successful. What does the screen say, the record in 2004 was 1200 people on at once? It was apparently due to the porn connection, so the decision was made to eliminate the site's no. 1 draw. Now we wonder why there aren't more new members. I'm a member of several other forums, and frankly, they are now more entertaining. When I post here, I always wonder if what I say is going to get me a warning, or banned. There is evidence that others feel the same way, and it stifles lively debate. I pretty much have decided to speak my mind, and if I get banned, it's off to the other forums. While I'm on that subject, the guy who told me about TFP got banned. There was some crazy message about his IP, and he must be a duplicate account. We happen to live in one of the first totally wired communities, and I can only guess that was the cause. He was not broken-hearted; in fact, he didn't even bother to communicate the mistake. However, I now wonder if at some point I will be banned because of my IP. Or because I logged on using a friend's computer. On that subject, I will mention another reason the other forums are more fun--the lack of buttinski mods. There was one thread I saw yesterday along the lines of "ask an unemployed black man anything." And they DID. "How can you afford all your fried chicken now?" "Do you have 8 kids?" "How big is your dick?" And you know what? He just rolled with it, and no mods interfered. By the second page, even the obnoxious members were telling other obnoxious people to STFU when they made rude comments. Around here, warnings and bans would have flown. Unless it was a mod making the offensive statements. Or one of the mod favorites who have been described elsewhere. There was one jackass here who talked about killing cats, and anyone who told him he was a douche nozzle would have been banned. Having mods who want to be big shots by throwing their weight around is not the way to keep members. If a bar owner hired bouncers who wanted to fight every unruly patron, that bar would soon be out of business. I won't name the mods, but other people already have, if you care to research it. You wanted a straight answer? There it is. It will be awhile before I log back on, so now I can enjoy the suspense of whether or not I'm banned. Cheers.