You've changed your argument like 10 times in this thread. You don't let facts get in the way. (No wonder you're a Romney fan.)
building on my intital synopsis =/= changing argument, and JUST because im not persuaded so easily by obama's rhetoric im automatically a romney fan?
im a hispanic voter, obama had 2 years of "super mario bros star" invincibility wit dems controlling da house and senate, and he BROKE he's promise of
comprehensive immigration reform, so excuse me if im aint drinking da left wing kool-aid like alot of folks in here, and OF COURSE i know republicans did damage
but i come from a city that like it or not, a GOP mayor cleaned up in da 90's and a pro business independent has continued to make prosper, so im speaking from experience
that ALL right ring is not all bad either.
I also consider the source. You whined for about two weeks straight when we reinforced the "no slurs" rule to ensure that users weren't using substitutes as a crude loophole.
2 weeks b?
it was a couple of days AT MOST and i still stand by da fact that it was basically a over reach on your end, because guess what, jokes that basically
hit da same point when describing paying more for sneakers haven't stop at all. when you over regulate something, da market finds a way to circumvent da obstacle (wish i had a dollar
for every time i heard "Nike giving cats da no vasoline treatment wit 220+ foamposite MSRP as a example, which aludes to rape)
I bet you whine when you're doing long division and you have a remainder left over. You're one of the most contrary and argumentative people on the forums - and that's fine. I just have to take that criticism for what it's worth. Every few weeks, people invent something new to complain about simply because it gives them something to do.
so thats what we're resorting to now meth? dont try to vale insults at my intelligence. my gripe about general is VERY valid because you're essentially permitting a walled garden
of general topics to segregate themselves from da rest of da section, instead of going thru da proper procedure of making topics for everyone to see da jumbled mess stifles growth and cuts
short in depth discussion. i aint da only one that feels it, and im here every day b, i aint a absentee landlord, sitting on a throne stroking my cat somewhere in his far away control center just
looking at stat sheets thinking ish is sweet (im not saying that what you're doing, but i know that not what IM doing, im boots on da ground 24/7 here)
Not one year has passed without an "NT is falling off" thread. Your idea of NikeTalk's "golden era" was someone else's state of decline. When you were new, every girl thread was new. Every "roast" was new. Every photoshop thread was new. Everything was new. A veteran had already seen that 2,000 times before. Perhaps you just need to accept that your experience is just that: YOUR experience. Others may feel similarly, as they're in a similar situation, but that doesn't mean that NikeTalk is "objectively" worse in any way. We get messages from people every day who are thrilled with the new site and think NT's never been better - and some of them come from people who signed up long before you did, but haven't been here in awhile. It's all relative. The difference is, you only care about your opinion. I have to care about everyone.
you still seem to think that im somehow drowning in a see of nostalgia of niketalk of old or something. ive been here since da XI forum, since ya was lap riding hatatakashi,
since after topics would hit page 20 they would vanish forever, so i aint ignorant of da advances this forum has come from. da move from yuku was a GOOD thing because as
comfortable as we got with it, da reliability sucked. dozens of empty page posts, tons of down time, da wizard trolling, etc. so you're not gonna confuse da topic of me explaining
how da thread about nothing's parasitic affects in regards to da rest of general. stop it, you're way smarter then that.
You have a personal opinion about the forums and it's a strong one. But yours is a case that's built on OPINIONS and nothing more. You were talking about something that is actually measurable (the speed of the forums), and we analyzed that. You were wrong. (Though you're too proud to admit it.) As such, you've shifted your argument to "thread quality," which is entirely subjective. Some people agree, some people disagree, but you can't "prove" that threads are any better or worse just as you can't "prove" that red is a better color than blue. It's a matter of opinion. So, you can scream as loudly as you want - but you aren't expressing anything OTHER than a personal opinion.
my point has been WELL AND THOROUGHLY explained, and
i posted 2 examples of how topics that could've been shared with da whole general, is instead trapped inside that abyss, thus cutting short any viable use that information could've brought
to da community and people agreed...its simple logic, if you trap all da new offerings where da majority of users dont go, how does everyone share in da new wealth of knowledge
and brings da general forum to its usual perky activity levels.
I already said that I was open to closing that thread for a week to see what happens, and that's still something that will likely take place, but that won't happen at your beck and call and it certainly won't happen simply because 2-3 trolls start intentionally violating the rules to 1) troll the "thread about nothing" or 2) make parody/copycat threads. There are maybe 15-20 people who want that thread shut down. There are maybe 25-30 people who want to keep it. That's hardly a quorum.
The actual trial period will likely be scheduled around staff availability, unless I can somehow feel confident that those of you who are so bored as to perceive this as some sort of "civil war" will actually be civil during the trial week and won't deliberately start doing stupid things to make your point. (e.g., "thread about nothing" supporters intentionally starting worthless topics, just as "thread about nothing" opponents spent too much of the day yesterday trolling in "protest.") We'll give it a try when you've all calmed down a little and won't make life miserable for the rest of us. (And, bear in mind, the overwhelming majority of members don't give a damn either way and just want to enjoy the site.) I'm not going to set up a chemistry experiment, leave town for a few days, and tell the rest of the staff, "oh yeah, and be sure to keep an eye on the General forum. About 40 people in there are playing 'war' this week. Have fun!" That's not fair to anyone.
It'll happen when it can be managed so as to minimize the adverse impact of your "game" on the rest of the forum. I do care about your concerns. I've listened to them, I took the time to investigate your claim about forum activity, and I've proposed a trial period to further explore the impact of the "thread about nothing." However, you have to understand that our responsibility in managing this community extends far beyond your personal pet peeves.
All last year, people were talking about how I "failed" because we were still on Yuku, how I was like President Obama, promising change and never delivering. Researching multiple hosting solutions, negotiating with various providers for the best deal, and actually developing a new website takes a hell of a lot more time and energy than it takes to simply complain. Right now, if your top priority in life, or even your top concern with this community, is really "the thread about nothing," I'm not sure whether to pity you or envy you.
i respect that, thats all me and others been asking for and trust, if i didn't feel it wasn't a legitimate threat to da overall community i wouldn't of cared.
its not that serious... The people who complained about Tan said it themselves that they barely go or ever even post on that thread, but yet they claim its throwing off the vibe of NT?
