When did the forums become such a HOLE!

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Dean

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The forums are the same. The same drivel gets posted.

I mean threads about butter were popular back in the day. Yes Butter!!

 

potato28

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Jun 27, 2005
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Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Originally posted by: vrbaba
AT Mod needs to start banning people for worthless posts.

but but...that would mean I would be the first to go:(

No I think all of us would be lined up and shot. But, untill then NEF NEF NEF! :D
 
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you have old persons disease - you just assume things have downhill bc the honeymoon good ole days are gone

in reality, this is the same cesspool it always has been, the noobs and trolls just have different names

hot deals still rocks though, and programming still needs its own forum
 

Farbio

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Apr 9, 2000
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Originally posted by: Dean
The forums are the same. The same drivel gets posted.

I mean threads about butter were popular back in the day. Yes Butter!!


yea, and they were actually funny threads!
 

grrl

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Jun 21, 2001
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Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot
you have old persons disease - you just assume things have downhill bc the honeymoon good ole days are gone

in reality, this is the same cesspool it always has been, the noobs and trolls just have different names

hot deals still rocks though, and programming still needs its own forum

QFT
 

Accipiter22

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Feb 11, 2005
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Originally posted by: Renob
A hole for people to just pick on, put each other down!

I used to hang out here a lot, but the last two years been to busy, but when I do pop in as of late, all I see is people ripping on people.

Its sad, the forums where a please where people would trade ideas, and help each other, there was some good fun ribbing of each other, but now I just see lots of people being flat out rude.

All you see is people slamming celebrities, or if someone posts a pic of a hot chick people slam her and say she is a slut and such. It seems to not mater what the post is you will find someone slamming it with in the first few replies.

I miss the old days!



I hear ya, it has been really negative on here the last 8 or 9 months or so. I'm not sure why. I definitely noticed it too.
 

ElDonAntonio

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Aug 4, 2001
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Originally posted by: Renob
A hole for people to just pick on, put each other down!

I used to hang out here a lot, but the last two years been to busy, but when I do pop in as of late, all I see is people ripping on people.

Its sad, the forums where a please where people would trade ideas, and help each other, there was some good fun ribbing of each other, but now I just see lots of people being flat out rude.

All you see is people slamming celebrities, or if someone posts a pic of a hot chick people slam her and say she is a slut and such. It seems to not mater what the post is you will find someone slamming it with in the first few replies.

I miss the old days!

There are posts with hot chicks? where?
 

HamburgerBoy

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Apr 12, 2004
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Originally posted by: msi1337
it happened when people forgot about caring for each other and started caring for themselves instead. Welcome to the 2000's!

Yep, amazing how the whole world went downhill in just eight years. There was global peace, no poverty, and old ladies giving cups of sugar to neighbors. Those times passed us by such a long time ago.
 

BUTCH1

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Maybe ATOT just reflects the way the world has become, overcrowded, edgy, and
quick to the gun...
 

Fritzo

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Originally posted by: Renob
A hole for people to just pick on, put each other down!

I used to hang out here a lot, but the last two years been to busy, but when I do pop in as of late, all I see is people ripping on people.

Its sad, the forums where a please where people would trade ideas, and help each other, there was some good fun ribbing of each other, but now I just see lots of people being flat out rude.

All you see is people slamming celebrities, or if someone posts a pic of a hot chick people slam her and say she is a slut and such. It seems to not mater what the post is you will find someone slamming it with in the first few replies.

I miss the old days!

What a moron.
 

eits

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Jun 4, 2005
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Originally posted by: Renob
A hole for people to just pick on, put each other down!

I used to hang out here a lot, but the last two years been to busy, but when I do pop in as of late, all I see is people ripping on people.

Its sad, the forums where a please where people would trade ideas, and help each other, there was some good fun ribbing of each other, but now I just see lots of people being flat out rude.

All you see is people slamming celebrities, or if someone posts a pic of a hot chick people slam her and say she is a slut and such. It seems to not mater what the post is you will find someone slamming it with in the first few replies.

I miss the old days!

who are you?
 

Renob

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Jun 18, 2000
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What a moron.

lol, I thank you for your feedback.

So I just thougt I would bump this seeing how I made a post yesterdsay asking for info a some software and wow six replies not one related to the subject and then a LOCK.

It is sad but the off topic forums is a PIT!
 

her209

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Originally posted by: Renob
What a moron.

lol, I thank you for your feedback.

So I just thougt I would bump this seeing how I made a post yesterdsay asking for info a some software and wow six replies not one related to the subject and then a LOCK.

It is sad but the off topic forums is a PIT!
Hey, your name backwards is BONER!
 

cKGunslinger

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Originally posted by: Renob
What a moron.

lol, I thank you for your feedback.

So I just thougt I would bump this seeing how I made a post yesterdsay asking for info a some software and wow six replies not one related to the subject and then a LOCK.

It is sad but the off topic forums is a PIT!

Did you actually use the Software forum? Oh, you didn't? And it got locked with a mod comment explaining exactly why it was locked?


Seriously, the forum has slightly changed over the years, but you've got a bad case of rose-tinted hindsight.
 

Shadowknight

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May 4, 2001
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There are far, far worse places to post at. Televisionwithoutpity? Now THAT'S a place that's devolved into a sewer.
 

Renob

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Jun 18, 2000
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Seriously, the forum has slightly changed over the years

Maybe its just me, seems like there has been a big change.

Now about my post, being that it was posted in the wrong froum does not explain to me why there were nothing but trash replies that had Zero value. Its the Zero value of 90% of the posts that I have issues with, maybe if the MODS set up the ZERO VALUE forum it would funnel the useless posts/replies :)

I will try my post about software in the right forum and see how that goes.

I will say I have nothing against zero value posts if people want to be silly of just dumb thats fine, but many of the posts here people are looking for some real feedback or info and you just see less and less of that these days.

This thread was not ment to offend people I was just pointing out how I see the forums as of late.