Has CG gone to the crapper?

[Mick]

I use to post here I stopped after awhile, mostly because of the ads and the rating system (was the only moderator to say f no to that).

I look around and I don't see people here. What is up with that? Do you think it has gone downhill?

[exterminator]

Are you speaking about the chit chat forum? Who do you don't see?

Chit chat is idle a bit but I think other forums are fine... people are a little busy with work and festivals these days...

I see my Gurus here, happy and posting ..

[Mick]

Are you speaking about the chit chat forum?

Of couse not. Are you simple?

Who do you don't see?

A lot of people

Chit chat is idle a bit but I think other forums are fine... people are a little busy with work and festivals these days...

Wow. Thanks for telling me that. I mean, i'd never know that!!!

I see my Gurus here, happy and posting ..

What you see is what you get.

[exterminator]

Don't take it otherwise, but you are never surrounded by the same people all the time..

... also, sarcasm is not the only way to have conversations.. I mean, I shouldn't be telling you that.

[Mick]

Don't take it otherwise, but you are never surrounded by the same people all the time..

People come people go. But here and now a good portion stay. That is not the case.

... also, sarcasm is not the only way to have conversations.. I mean, I shouldn't be telling you that.

No, you shouldn't be telling me about sarcasm

[exterminator]

People come people go. But here and now a good portion stay. That is not the case.

You may be right.. since you have been here longer..

No, you shouldn't be telling me about sarcasm

Okay... I won't...

But yeah, the ads do create a little nuisance.. but where do they don't.. no-ad DVDs I like 'em.. I hate movies with ad banners logo or watching on TV with 5 min breaks every 2 mins..

[Mick]

But yeah, the ads do create a little nuisance.. but where do they don't.. no-ad DVDs I like 'em.. I hate movies with ad banners logo or watching on TV with 5 min breaks every 2 mins..

I can deal with those But it was the spamming of the tech forums that got just a bit tiresome.

[exterminator]

I can deal with those But it was the spamming of the tech forums that got just a bit tiresome.

Ok.. now its confusing me.. So, you are saying you can deal with the ads but you cannot deal with the reputation system here that is causing spamming?

[Mick]

Ok.. now its confusing me.. So, you are saying you can deal with the ads but you cannot deal with the reputation system here that is causing spamming?

I don't see the ads Get it?

[dglienna]

You mean ONLY the ones that cause problems, I'm sure.

[Mick]

You mean ONLY the ones that cause problems, I'm sure.

Ahh, but you see, you can't get rid of the ones that cause problems. Therein lies the problem

[Hobson]

Since I joined CG on Dec 2004, some things has changed here at the forums. Hovewer, I would not say that they went in wrong direction. Sure, some things may be seen as 'disadvantage':
- ads, which I have never had any problem with. Using Opera on both WinXP laptop and Win98 box, my computers do not crash, hang nor slow down. I never blocked them, I even hardly ever use 'Expand Forum' link, with 1024x768 screen size. But shall there come any popup, and I get really angry
- dead chit - chat forum. Maybe I was not very active at chit-chat, but I miss reading some great discussions and simply funny posts by Mick, Deniz, McRat and Yulia.
- 'lower quality' of tech posts. I am active almost only at C++ forums, and I think that, at least at this area, this is caused by more and more newbies asking basic questions. I do not think that it is a bad thing, but, indeed, they should read books first, ask later. People I consider Gurus stopped answering basic answers over and over again, so we cannot see them posting so often. But still they are ready to help when someone comes with more complicated problem.
- spamming? WHat SpamMing? :P

My conclusion is: things are not going worse. You come back, and maybe they will even get fun.

Cheers,
Me

[dglienna]

Ahh, but you see, you can't get rid of the ones that cause problems. Therein lies the problem

Take a stroll over to the Feedback Forum, where this has been discussed.

[Siddhartha]

the rating system (was the only moderator to say f no to that).

I know at least 4 mods (including one you interacted with) who disapprove of the system.

Unless of course, your point was connected solely to the usage of the f-word for it?
That may be correct.

General Note: There are at least an equal number of Mods who want it to stay in it's current state, and probably, a number of users too.

[MikeAThon]

My opinion is this is a disgraceful question from someone who clearly has an axe to grind, and who (as a self-admitted non-contributor) is really not in a position to criticize.

Mike