Why message boards go down hill.

iron9567 · 05-29-2010, 01:34 PM

You can always school me if you feel the need to. I need some excitement here lately anyways.

Paedantic Basterd · 08-23-2017, 01:06 PM

I think that "message board deterioration" has more to do with the flow of people in and out of the site than anything else. New people come, old people leave, some things stay the same, but the personality is bound to shift.

For me, most of my friends and favourite posters here have disappeared. There are a lot of new people I like or at least don't hate, but what they bring to the table is naturally different, so part of the appeal is lost for good.

Trollheart · 08-23-2017, 01:26 PM

I kind of wouldn't agree. The idea advanced in the OP was initially what caused me to jack it in with this forum in 2008 and not come back till about 2011. I found the elitism and musical snobbery annoying, hurtful and unfair. Then I manned up, came back and said "**** you guys if you hate my music (and you do) - it ain't gonna stop me listening to it, and you can criticise and **** on it all you want, won't change my own opinion of it."

Then I learned to interact with some of the snarky elements and tried to give as good as I got. Generally, I failed; but I stopped taking everything quite so seriously. I think in fairness a lot of this change in attitude has come from my interaction with Batty, who has shown me that you can diss the hell out of something but only be joking, and that every negative comment doesn't necessarily have to be hurtful; it's up to you how you take it.

That said, there is indeed little in the way of new ideas being advanced and I think if it was not for the Lounge this place would be a lot less populated, and a lot less fun than it is at the moment.

Zhanteimi · 08-23-2017, 04:50 PM

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LoathsomePete · 08-23-2017, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Paedantic Basterd

I think that "message board deterioration" has more to do with the flow of people in and out of the site than anything else. New people come, old people leave, some things stay the same, but the personality is bound to shift.

For me, most of my friends and favourite posters here have disappeared. There are a lot of new people I like or at least don't hate, but what they bring to the table is naturally different, so part of the appeal is lost for good.

I feel the exact same way. I was going through this thread and I saw a lot of old posters that I use to enjoy, but time moves on and things change. One thing that has changed though is how slow the forum moves compared to 7 years ago.

**Frownland** · 08-23-2017, 01:36 PM

Where can I sign up for these $5 haircuts? That's a great rate.

~~MicShazam~~ · 08-23-2017, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Where can I sign up for these $5 haircuts? That's a great rate.

The cheapest I can get is about 130 kroner, which translates to 20,66 dollars on the current rate. And that's the immigrant saloons I always go to. A Danish owned hair saloon will easily be 2,5 times as expensive.

**Frownland** · 08-23-2017, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by MicShazam

The cheapest I can get is about 130 kroner, which translates to 20,66 dollars on the current rate. And that's the immigrant saloons I always go to. A Danish owned hair saloon will easily be 2,5 times as expensive.

I read this as 2,066 dollars and was muchly concerned.

~~MicShazam~~ · 08-23-2017, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

I read this as 2,066 dollars and was muchly concerned.

That would take some inflation.

I keep forgetting that Americans use a "." instead of a "," for decimals. Or at least sometimes? I'm confused.

**Frownland** · 08-23-2017, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by MicShazam

I keep forgetting that Americans use a "." instead of a "," for decimals. Or at least sometimes? I'm confused.

We always use decimal points to mark points where decimals are instead of commas, yes.

05-29-2010, 01:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
iron9567 musicbanter peeping tom Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 74	You can always school me if you feel the need to. I need some excitement here lately anyways. __________________ thanks The iron man I don't want to change the world. I just want to make the world colder then the day I came.

08-23-2017, 01:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	I kind of wouldn't agree. The idea advanced in the OP was initially what caused me to jack it in with this forum in 2008 and not come back till about 2011. I found the elitism and musical snobbery annoying, hurtful and unfair. Then I manned up, came back and said "** you guys if you hate my music (and you do) - it ain't gonna stop me listening to it, and you can criticise and ** on it all you want, won't change my own opinion of it." Then I learned to interact with some of the snarky elements and tried to give as good as I got. Generally, I failed; but I stopped taking everything quite so seriously. I think in fairness a lot of this change in attitude has come from my interaction with Batty, who has shown me that you can diss the hell out of something but only be joking, and that every negative comment doesn't necessarily have to be hurtful; it's up to you how you take it. That said, there is indeed little in the way of new ideas being advanced and I think if it was not for the Lounge this place would be a lot less populated, and a lot less fun than it is at the moment. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

08-23-2017, 04:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
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08-23-2017, 01:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
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08-23-2017, 01:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	I think that "message board deterioration" has more to do with the flow of people in and out of the site than anything else. New people come, old people leave, some things stay the same, but the personality is bound to shift. For me, most of my friends and favourite posters here have disappeared. There are a lot of new people I like or at least don't hate, but what they bring to the table is naturally different, so part of the appeal is lost for good.