3 years later... what happened?
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The world is dark, full of misery, pain and DEATHVault101 said:
Hopefully, that feeling passes; it's good every once in a while for sanity's sake, but if it lingers too long, we should consult someone about this
Congratulations on the badge. I've found myself actually counting until I get my 1st Pint for being a regular over 12 months.Guffe said:
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Sassafrass said:
I wonder if some of the grumps have to do with "survivor's guilt". You're still here while hundreds of people have come and gone. And a lot of people you used to know have left or gotten banned.Daystar Clarion said:
Now you're the oldsters gazing across your lawns at the pups playing in the street. You've been there and done that, seen it all...and sound like you're getting a little crotchety in your advancing years. From the sounds of some of the things you've said Daystar I got the impression you were feistier in days gone by.
Do you folks find the User Groups more comfortable because they present you with a controlled environment of familiar faces?
What is the likelihood for gamers to remain gamers and hang out at a site like this for years on end? As far as games go I spend more time playing mighty Hidden Object games so I'm not exactly one to jump into the Console War debates. And my PC won't play most simple PC games (I think the optics drive is going out) and I've lost money on The Witcher and The Force Unleashed because in the 1st case it keeps asking for "Administrative approval" or something so I've never gotten past the "do you wanna play"/set up screen and in the 2nd my graphics capabilities are so poor the game plays at super slow speed.
Now I'm depressing myself. Where's MY cane?
There's certainly a lot more anger prevalent here than the earlier days of my time here.Daystar Clarion said:
I get the feeling some of the bile has snowballed over the years and affected the site's general atmosphere in the long run.
Well since this topic has been partially hi-jacked, I'll state my view on the hi-jacked topic: It does seem like there has been an influx of hostility on this site but I have a super duper secret that will help you not care...come here.....come closer.......closer.......OK, now you're in my personal space so back up a bit:
Stop responding to them. Now I'm sure a few innocents get caught up in this but anytime I feel that someone is being hugely dis-respectful, I either stop responding to them or I respond with a "I'm willing to debate this but if you don't treat this like a civil conversation, I'm done" type of thing. You will either get someone who says "I'm sorry; I didn't realize I was acting like an ass-clown" and get yourself a new debate or they will show their true colors when they call you a ninja fag. It's a win win!
Alright, back to the ACTUAL topic at hand
Ever since joining The Publisher's Club, I've found that interacting with the same core group of people each day has really made this site much better for me. I've been here for quite a while but my post count spiked and my enjoyment of the site spiked by having some fun in that private spot. There are also no real ass-hats in there because...well...you're paying to be there and so there are no dip-shits who just create an account to be an ass.
As to real life, life has gotten much better too! I got hired on permanently at my job at US Bank and I don't hate my life working there like so many other jobs! I am now in the baby stages of finding a place to purchase. Everything's going Tippy2k2 (well...except for lack of boobies. There are no boobies in my life but we can work on that Who wants to be my wing man!?
Stop responding to them. Now I'm sure a few innocents get caught up in this but anytime I feel that someone is being hugely dis-respectful, I either stop responding to them or I respond with a "I'm willing to debate this but if you don't treat this like a civil conversation, I'm done" type of thing. You will either get someone who says "I'm sorry; I didn't realize I was acting like an ass-clown" and get yourself a new debate or they will show their true colors when they call you a ninja fag. It's a win win!
Alright, back to the ACTUAL topic at hand
Ever since joining The Publisher's Club, I've found that interacting with the same core group of people each day has really made this site much better for me. I've been here for quite a while but my post count spiked and my enjoyment of the site spiked by having some fun in that private spot. There are also no real ass-hats in there because...well...you're paying to be there and so there are no dip-shits who just create an account to be an ass.
As to real life, life has gotten much better too! I got hired on permanently at my job at US Bank and I don't hate my life working there like so many other jobs! I am now in the baby stages of finding a place to purchase. Everything's going Tippy2k2 (well...except for lack of boobies. There are no boobies in my life but we can work on that
Who wants to be my wing man!?
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You didn't hear? It was canceled this yearTizzytheTormentor said:
Oh, oh, can I be!?tippy2k2 said:Everything's going Tippy2k2 (well...except for lack of boobies. There are no boobies in my life but we can work on that
We'll be the unstoppable Romeos of the site!
Or maybe this is just the usual sort of thing that goes on. People always like to wax nostalgic about the past. Now, in our ADHD generation, with our brains fried by TV and video games and the intertubes, we can only reliably go back about six months.Colour-Scientist said:
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Actually, that's pretty spot-on whyTizzytheTormentor said:
This is coming from Susan herself:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.402358-Its-March-wheres-the-Mayhem?page=2
Well it's good that people get to vent some right?tippy2k2 said:
This thread has brought loads of "old school" people into one thread
Yay I'm not the only one XDPsychicTaco115 said:
You're a cool lad Sassy, and one fo the few users who's name I can acutally remember, don't ask me to spell it thou!Sassafrass said:
I'd say it's a pretty safe bet that in most cases where people feel something has somehow changed but they can't put their finger on it it's really themselves that have changed.
It's the same with the 'ism' threads. Most people you see complaining about those you'll find engaging in them at some point during their post history. They were involved, they had their discussions, they had their say and they feel the topic's closed for them. They're now looking for new and interesting subjects to discuss but because there's a constant influx of new people who haven't yet discussed these topics the same ones basically keep popping up again and again, just with new people discussing them.
The forums have remained mostly the same. It's just individual posters who've changed and are no longer interested in the topics they used to be interested in. And for someone who's lost interest in a topic a spirited debate is pretty much the same as hate-filled arguing.
It's the same with the 'ism' threads. Most people you see complaining about those you'll find engaging in them at some point during their post history. They were involved, they had their discussions, they had their say and they feel the topic's closed for them. They're now looking for new and interesting subjects to discuss but because there's a constant influx of new people who haven't yet discussed these topics the same ones basically keep popping up again and again, just with new people discussing them.
The forums have remained mostly the same. It's just individual posters who've changed and are no longer interested in the topics they used to be interested in. And for someone who's lost interest in a topic a spirited debate is pretty much the same as hate-filled arguing.
I just went past my 2 year mark last month here.
Honestly haven't been posting much lately, but I haven't noticed a whole lot of changes regarding posting habits here.
Honestly haven't been posting much lately, but I haven't noticed a whole lot of changes regarding posting habits here.
Since I'm not one of the "old gang" (an arbitrary group of people defined by them joining on March 29th 2009 or before), so I can't really make comment on the state of the forum.
Despite what people may say about it changing for the worse, I've always found it a lot better than any other forum out there.
Despite what people may say about it changing for the worse, I've always found it a lot better than any other forum out there.
I've only been here since June, and the only change that I see back from when I lurked (Zeel time) is that the forums are slowly getting more hostile. I guess it's because we're all tired of bile and prefer something fresh.
...To combat this problem, I suggest giving out a warning everytime someone creates a sexism/gender politics/inflammatory/etc thread. It is a legit idea...
...To combat this problem, I suggest giving out a warning everytime someone creates a sexism/gender politics/inflammatory/etc thread. It is a legit idea...
I was a lurker when Furburt and company were still here. I think Sassafras had something around 15k posts then. It was a fun place here back then, even with Furburt (I think it was him) calling Steve Pitts, who was the Editor-in-Chief back then...
...the place still had a general "good time, happy place" feel to it. I mean, yeah, we've had complete mental cases come and go...
...but we've never had a massive amount of negativity, until recently. I believe people in the gaming community are fed up with events that have happened over the past year or so, things like the Mass Effect 3 ending controversy, Aliens: Colonial Marines, The WarZ debacle and so forth, have really begun to have an impact amongst the community. Add on the overdone sensationalism (which I'm guilty of, I admit), the general lack of "agreeing-to-disagreeing" and the feeling of the decline of gaming, and you have a nice brew of negative emotion powerful enough to charge forklift batteries.
The site itself has changed a few times, but it wasn't anything I couldn't adapt to. And speaking of changing, perhaps gamers are just waiting for developers/publishers of all stripes to start changing for the better; though if that's the case, I think we might be in for a bit of a wait.
"Piss-Pots" (Please don't warn or suspend me; just recounting events, that's all! I harbor no ill-will toward the moderators or staff at The Escapist)
...the place still had a general "good time, happy place" feel to it. I mean, yeah, we've had complete mental cases come and go...
Zeel and LilithSlave, I hope their wedding goes well (just kidding)
...but we've never had a massive amount of negativity, until recently. I believe people in the gaming community are fed up with events that have happened over the past year or so, things like the Mass Effect 3 ending controversy, Aliens: Colonial Marines, The WarZ debacle and so forth, have really begun to have an impact amongst the community. Add on the overdone sensationalism (which I'm guilty of, I admit), the general lack of "agreeing-to-disagreeing" and the feeling of the decline of gaming, and you have a nice brew of negative emotion powerful enough to charge forklift batteries.
The site itself has changed a few times, but it wasn't anything I couldn't adapt to. And speaking of changing, perhaps gamers are just waiting for developers/publishers of all stripes to start changing for the better; though if that's the case, I think we might be in for a bit of a wait.