CJ , I am sorry!!!!

[Nickatilynx]

the board is still too fucking nice!!!!

[Carrie]

Sorry to break the turn into the niceness farm the thread's taken, but want to make a few observations. Take 'em or leave 'em.

I hope the board does not go to pay to post. The discussion here is usually intelligent and above-par, even when just joking around. Paying folks to post brings in the stupidity crowd who fill the board with useless babble. (Not saying there's isn't a good share of useless babble here, but it's a different level of babble - hard to explain.)

The mention of a "hired gun" made me think not of paid mods steering conversations, but mods being encouraged to make and use fake names to troll the boards and get people reacting to dumbass statements. A huge pasttime over at GFY and encouraged at certain other places. (Or at least was at one point.) I hope this isn't the case either, as it drives away the veterans and intelligent posters and again, draws the stupidity crowd.

That being said, I know that both of these methods increase pageviews, which drives the advertising, which is the bottom line for the board. It's a fine line between quantity and quality - I hope in all of the changes you guys are planning, you're leaning on the side of quality. I'd hate to see this board become what Netpond has become, and y'all know how much I love Netpond and Meat and Aga. Well, what Netpond's board used to be, anyway.

Just try not to kill the quality while going for the increase in pageviews, eh? That's all we as members can hope for.

And no matter how many times I tried to re-write this, I just couldn't get my point across well enough and explain what I'm trying to convey - so if you get pissed at anything I've said, please know that I didn't mean for it to piss anyone off. Just disappointed at what a place I used to love has become and don't want to see it happen again over here. Hoping it won't.

[Hell Puppy]

Originally Posted by Carrie

Sorry to break the turn into the niceness farm the thread's taken, but want to make a few observations. Take 'em or leave 'em.

I hope the board does not go to pay to post. The discussion here is usually intelligent and above-par, even when just joking around. Paying folks to post brings in the stupidity crowd who fill the board with useless babble. (Not saying there's isn't a good share of useless babble here, but it's a different level of babble - hard to explain.)

The mention of a "hired gun" made me think not of paid mods steering conversations, but mods being encouraged to make and use fake names to troll the boards and get people reacting to dumbass statements. A huge pasttime over at GFY and encouraged at certain other places. (Or at least was at one point.) I hope this isn't the case either, as it drives away the veterans and intelligent posters and again, draws the stupidity crowd.

That being said, I know that both of these methods increase pageviews, which drives the advertising, which is the bottom line for the board. It's a fine line between quantity and quality - I hope in all of the changes you guys are planning, you're leaning on the side of quality. I'd hate to see this board become what Netpond has become, and y'all know how much I love Netpond and Meat and Aga. Well, what Netpond's board used to be, anyway.

Just try not to kill the quality while going for the increase in pageviews, eh? That's all we as members can hope for.

And no matter how many times I tried to re-write this, I just couldn't get my point across well enough and explain what I'm trying to convey - so if you get pissed at anything I've said, please know that I didn't mean for it to piss anyone off. Just disappointed at what a place I used to love has become and don't want to see it happen again over here. Hoping it won't.

Uh oh, I agree with Carrie.

It is the nature of this industry to take short cuts, even with each other. In the case of building a board, there's a temptation to want to inflate posts and traffic. This is really what I meant by "hired help"....a better term might be "incented posters".

Bottom line, whenever you're doing something where people are posting for the sake of adding posts, the quality is gonna go down. Post quality is at it's highest when people only post when they actually have something to say. There's probably a happy medium somewhere inbetween.

But the good news is that if you start paying for posts, I'm sure MasterP will come back.

[cj]

ya know the BIGGEST problem with this place?

EVERYONE IS TOO FUCKING FAR AWAY!!!

Otherwise, you could all drop by and join us on our deck, enjoying the ocean, good friends, good food, good times ..... it puts a whole new perspective on what's important.

What will live with me from this place is priceless - some of the best memories and friendships I will ever hope to have, that will last me through my lifetime. All the rest is just bullshit to fill the time.

cheers everyone ;-)

[TheEnforcer]

Originally Posted by cj

ya know the BIGGEST problem with this place?

EVERYONE IS TOO FUCKING FAR AWAY!!!

Otherwise, you could all drop by and join us on our deck, enjoying the ocean, good friends, good food, good times ..... it puts a whole new perspective on what's important.

What will live with me from this place is priceless - some of the best memories and friendships I will ever hope to have, that will last me through my lifetime. All the rest is just bullshit to fill the time.

cheers everyone ;-)

Sounds like a load of fun dear! Wish we could be there on the beach with you. I'd just have to make sure someone would stay behind with me when everyone else decided to go swimming!!

[Carrie]

Cheers, CJ. Enjoy that beautiful beach and good luck in whatever you're working on these days. Knowing you, whatever 12 things you're working on these days.

[SykkBoy]

I've kind of avoided this thread because I've come to admire Newton and his mind and we've even talked some business and of course have a long history with CJ and felt weird.

CJ is one of the people I admire most in this industry and one of my favorite people in general. I don't always agree with her but know she always does things as she feels she must and doesn't back down.

CJ, I've been threatening to make it out that way for 7 years now and am really close to making it finally happen. So, make sure to have plenty of green tea and sexy women with hot aussie accents on standby.

Nick, sorry to drag this thread back to nice....I'll try to be a bit more of a cock...maybe if my soon to be ex-wife starts posting, we can get a nice war of "fuck yous" going

[Nickatilynx]

The board will build slowly.

Nice little giveaways.

No nickel/dime/quarter per post.

[Trev]

Originally Posted by Nickatilynx

The board will build slowly.

Nice little giveaways.

No nickel/dime/quarter per post.

Should I also add that they'll be awarded by quality and not quantity of posts?

[Nickatilynx]

Originally Posted by Trev

Should I also add that they'll be awarded by quality and not quantity of posts?

You just did!

[Trev]

Originally Posted by Nickatilynx

You just did!

Then that's another job done

[JoesHO]

Originally Posted by Trev

Should I also add that they'll be awarded by quality and not quantity of posts?

Oh great so in other words I AM FUCKED

what is option B to earn points?

[Trev]

Originally Posted by JoesHO1

Oh great so in other words I AM FUCKED

what is option B to earn points?

Be very nice to the guys with access to the counter

[JoesHO]

Originally Posted by Trev

Be very nice to the guys with access to the counter

But those guys are british = homos = poofta boots = hershyhighway bradbury turdpkie lovers

I suppose I could send them some roses or a little silk rode to wear around the house, will that score me some points?

[JoesHO]

wheere is the Frenchman at when you need him ? paging Drguile Dr Guile you are needed in the surgery room please

[Newton]

Joe .. whats with you and spandex?

[JoesHO]

haha I used to be a rockstar, you should see me in my make up