Posted by Zeebadaboodee at proxya.monroe.edu on August 08, 2001 at 13:40:44:
In Reply to: What's up with that? posted by jkm822 on August 08, 2001 at 12:42:20:
: I keep seeing posts from "old school" folks, requesting this.
Where? I've seen some folks say that the board has gotten worse in the last year or so, but where have you seen these requests to shut the board down?
:I have to say, I don't get it. Y'know what? I'm awfully sorry that this isn't the elite group it used to be; I bet you miss that.
Absolutely, although I hardly think we were "elite". I've been here about 4 years or so, and in many ways I absolutely miss the way things used to be.
:I'm also sorry that the people I hung out with when I was fourteen all grew up and got lives, so we can't all hang out the way we used to. But THINGS CHANGE. Kevin's popular, now. I'm sorry if that pisses you off, that this isn't the select few people who've been on the web board since day one. We've sullied it for you, and that's real sad.
Find me one "old school" guy who's mad that Kevin is more popular now than he was 5 year ago. It won't happen. In fact, most of us would welcome "newbies" with open arms. The only thing that's sad is the need for some new folk on this board to generalize some of us who have been around for awhile as hating everything new around here. The only people I've ever had a problem with are the folks who don't read the summaries, don't pay attention to the rules and post a bunch of crap.
:Feel free to create a place where you only invite your old buddies; noone's going to stop you.
Many people already have.
: Or, you can ignore the idiots, and carry on intelligent conversations where you find them. They're here, I promise.
I agree that they are here, but having to sift through all the crap makes them very difficult to find. It's not so much that I worry about me having to do this, it's that I worry the folks in red will finally give up trying.
Actually, shutting down the board has been healthy for this place in the past. It usually returned within a week or two, but often without the folks who would stop by casually and treat this place like their own.
I'm not advocating shutting this place down in the least bit, but the guy you replied to has the right to his opinion. Would it be better if he made his point without acting like a 10 year-old? Sure. But then again, that's true of everything around here.
ksb