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« Reply #58 on: April 15, 2009, 12:52:34 pm »
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Yeah well if you really want to limit the spam then make a spam board. For those who don't care about spam, don't reply. The spammers will eventually stop making topics.
Jeod... *sigh* I don't know how many times I need to spell this out. Anyway, I think you're all trying to fix something that can't be fixed.
CA very plainly pointed out that you're all apathetic. You'll make a short effort, and it'll fail once again
Let me explain why-
Group 1: (who will remain nameless) who don't contribute to what this forum is truly about, but are still good members. They just have issues getting their point across in a mature manor.
Group 2: who want to see more development stuff.
Group 3: people who want more general discussion.
Group 4: people who will complain no matter what and only cause trouble and controversy (also group 1, for the most part)
Now; try to please them all.
We've ran through each possible scenario. Let me list that one out for everyone-
1) We closed the forum down for a month, added a spam board, and made it more lenient.
RESULT! - Forum went to !@#$%. Memes everywhere. But hey, we wanted to make it a place where even Sw---- could post and not get shunned. MY BAD FOR THINKING THAT WAS A GOOD IDEA. It failed miserably. People complained that the forum was nothing but spam. You know what? It was. But hey, it pleased Group 1, but pissed off 2 and 3. Group 4 doesn't matter because they don't belong here.
2) We made the boards a bit stricter, changed mods around. Didn't focus on development however.
RESULT! - Group 1 was pissed that they couldn't go on a spamfest! Group 2 was pissed because there wasnt enough development! Group 3 was pleased because they could talk about !@#$% and not worry about development.
3) We decided, hey! This isn't working. BYE! *Infini takes over (bless his soul), and members of Group 1 and 4 made their way into staff, because they're crafty like that.
RESULT! - ... lol. This was recent enough. The forum went to HELL. Infini wasn't active enough (he's a busy guy), so Group 1 and 4 got to pretty much have the run of the mill.
Finally, 4) Forum owner stepped in, told Vash and myself that things needed to change. We came back in, reverted the forum BACK to the way it was in the beginning (IE: Development board.), pruned the boards, brought in new mods, etc.
RESULT! - GROUP 1 AND 4 TRY TO START A REBELLION! And get this, those two groups are so good at trolling by this time, that they manage to stir individual members of the forum by coaxing them to their side via private chats and little subtle messages. This part is fine; however- *stares at this thread*... *stares at the various threads like this*...
My point? If you want to solve this once and for all, you need to REMOVE one of those groups (well, Group 4 should be removed regardless). You can't please everybody, and you need to make sacrifices. The sacrifice IN MY OPINION should be group 1. Why? Because Group 1 isn't here for the reasons this forum was made in the first place, even if they were here from the beginning. They don't do ANYTHING they did in the beginning, and they only help make this forum trash. Group 2 develops the games, Group 3 plays and reviews the games. That's how it was in the beginning. Thats how it should be now.
So hey, lets restart this pattern again shall we? Lets let Group 1 and 4's voice be heard (again) (BTW CA isn't part of either of those groups; she's one of the good ones here), make the board more lenient (again), and watch it fall apart, because we gave in to what they want, as apposed to what this forum is about.
If ANYONE has payed attention to this forum over the past year, they'd stop trying to repeat the same exact !@#$% every time things don't go their way and try to come up with something new.
« Last Edit: April 15, 2009, 12:55:36 pm by Mamoruanime »
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