Too popular...?

[hat]

This is a great website and all, but I feel like we are becoming too big, too popular...

Don't know how many of you have noticed this, but while popularity is a great thing, it also hurts the actual TPU community a little bit. We really can't be silly and fun anymore, except for the general nonsense section, but even there things are being shot down...

Bittersweet isn't it. :(

[Ben Clarke]

I agree, GN isn't active now... it only got hits because it showed up n the Latest Posts box.

[panchoman]

yeah, the rules are more strict, not as loose as tpu used to be... consequences of fame i guess

but remember, tpu is here to help people with more hardware more then forming a community, and im glad to help as many people i can, though socialization and community is also a big factor. there needs to be a good balance

[hat]

I hate being politically correct. I don't believe we should be all formal and professional about everything to attract more attention, I think that popularity is good but we shouldn't make it seem like we're something we're not...

[theonetruewill]

I think it's fine. It's a tech forum, not a glorified chat room.

[3991vhtes]

This used to be more fun, before the mods became more strict, and enforced more rules...:cry:


No more sploosh type threads ftl

[mandelore]

meh, we can still have a laugh... as long as its tripple signed and sanctioned by a board of directors with licenses from the official parties inchange and then tripple signatured by low level moderators :laugh:

lols, nah, we is world wide popular, and we will show em that we have fun while doin it!

overclocking, computer tech, its all great fun, and we will make sure it stays that way!!

Mand

[Hawk1]

I agree, GN isn't active now... it only got hits because it showed up n the Latest Posts box.

My apologies (http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=41393):o

[erocker]

Haven't noticed anything different. As far as I know whenever groups of people start using the forums for a chat room, the mods will come down on it. And they should.

[Ben Clarke]

lol, forgiven. (Hawk)

erocker, the problem there is that the chat doesn't work on the site. And we're all in different timezones.

[zekrahminator]

I hate being politically correct. I don't believe we should be all formal and professional about everything to attract more attention, I think that popularity is good but we shouldn't make it seem like we're something we're not...

Agreed, I'm sure that I'm not the only one that got to know TPU by the awesome fun we'd have in general nonsense threads.

[JC316]

Not really, this is still one of the more loose places around. overclock.net and overclockers club is TERRIBLE, you can't say anything there without getting banned.

[3991vhtes]

@ zek - like the hot chicka thread, and sploosh.. Don't forget the fart thread.

RIP Ketxxx's fart thread, and Hot chicka thread. :(

[mandelore]

Agreed, I'm sure that I'm not the only one that got to know TPU by the awesome fun we'd have in general nonsense threads.

I barely remember my first post, but I stayed because of the response and general "chattiness" towards it. From there im basically a daily addict :p

Lols, i even often refresh the main page several times just incase someone has replied to xxxxx thread, or made a funny jibe at something or another.


This is not just a technical support or help site, its a place to make friends who share similar interests etc. hells, you are the only guys who are as passionate as i am about computing, i tried explaining it to work mates, but i got blank looks and slight "wtf is he on" expressions :ohwell:

[theonetruewill]

The only people who don't seem to like it are in the Teenagers thread... coincidence, I think not!:laugh:

[Ben Clarke]

Lols, i even often refresh the main page several times just incase someone has replied to xxxxx thread, or made a funny jibe at something or another.

Same, TPU is my life, pretty much. You guys are pretty much the only people I can talk to without getting called "geek, nerd" or whatever.

[theonetruewill]

Lols, i even often refresh the main page several times just incase someone has replied to xxxxx thread, or made a funny jibe at something or another.


I have never ever ever done that, far to sad................................


:o well maybe just a little...:p

[DanTheBanjoman]

I hate being politically correct. I don't believe we should be all formal and professional about everything to attract more attention, I think that popularity is good but we shouldn't make it seem like we're something we're not...

No offense, and I'm not aiming this at anyone specific. But some members get out of control, they start spamming the forums with bullshit, any forum that is. If we wish to be taken serious, attract new members, receive review samples, be mentioned on the box of the new Geforce 9800 über turbo deluxe edition, we need to be taken serious.

As a mod I look at the rules thing from the other side, to me (and I'm not alone) certain members (and no I'm not naming anyone) are out of control. They spam a lot and take a lot of members with them. Unfortunately if we don't put up barriers for these select view a lot of active members will join in on "the fun" and things will get nasty. Controlling a group of 20 by taking one out is easy and doesn't look too bad. However when there are thousands of people, hundreds of daily active members taking out 20 easily looks like we're strict. I don't think we are, I've read many complaints of various members about "site x banned me because I said this and that", I don't think you get banned easily here. If you manage to do so you're obviously out of line, if not you should be able to communicate about this with us mods. If not we were apparently right about banning you.

I can't of course disagree with the statement that growth introduces more rules, but this is necessary. Just imagine a country with as much rules as your school. Or imagine a school with just the (unwritten)rules of your friends club.

[mandelore]

The only people who don't seem to like it are in the Teenagers thread... coincidence, I think not!:laugh:

lols, i dont visit "that" thread...

feel old and.. well just generally well not compatable lol..


:roll:
for bleedin sake im only 23, oh.. justy incase anyone is interested, my 24th Birthday is on the 27th of this month ;)

[theonetruewill]

No offense, and I'm not aiming this at anyone specific. But some members get out of control, they start spamming the forums with bullshit, any forum that is. If we wish to be taken serious, attract new members, receive review samples, be mentioned on the box of the new Geforce 9800 über turbo deluxe edition, we need to be taken serious.

As a mod I look at the rules thing from the other side, to me (and I'm not alone) certain members (and no I'm not naming anyone) are out of control. They spam a lot and take a lot of members with them. Unfortunately if we don't put up barriers for these select view a lot of active members will join in on "the fun" and things will get nasty. Controlling a group of 20 by taking one out is easy and doesn't look too bad. However when there are thousands of people, hundreds of daily active members taking out 20 easily looks like we're strict. I don't think we are, I've read many complaints of various members about "site x banned me because I said this and that", I don't think you get banned easily here. If you manage to do so you're obviously out of line, if not you should be able to communicate about this with us mods. If not we were apparently right about banning you.

I can't of course disagree with the statement that growth introduces more rules, but this is necessary. Just imagine a country with as much rules as your school. Or imagine a school with just the (unwritten)rules of your friends club.

I sort of agree with Dan here. He makes a good case.

[mandelore]

No offense, and I'm not aiming this at anyone specific. But some members get out of control, they start spamming the forums with bullshit, any forum that is. If we wish to be taken serious, attract new members, receive review samples, be mentioned on the box of the new Geforce 9800 über turbo deluxe edition, we need to be taken serious.


damn true, i often comment on front page posters who make really silly remarks, that will be seen by EVERYone, even ATI, Nvidia etc...

how can we be taken seriously if people are posting on main page threads things like.. oh thats "so" gay or what a retard for supporting xxxx. in that sense we gotta look at the big picture and retain a sense of outwards professionalism

[3991vhtes]

You guys are pretty much the only people I can talk to without getting called "geek, nerd" or whatever.

Same here.

[mandelore]

Same here.

shhh... girls are watching ;)

lols, well, my fiancee thinks im a computer freak anyways so im ok myself :p ill convert her muhahaha

[hat]

It's simple really. Don't talk computers in real life! D:

[panchoman]

Same, TPU is my life, pretty much. You guys are pretty much the only people I can talk to without getting called "geek, nerd" or whatever.

just balance tpu with other not-computer-related things and you'll be fine. be social, do some sports, and they wont call you that.look at me, i spend almost all of the time that im awake at home absorbing and spreading knowledge on tpu, but when im not home, im playing sports, hanging with all of my friends and gfs and what not so yeah. people know im a computer wizz, but no one would really call me that..

[mandelore]

It's simple really. Don't talk computers in real life! D:

lols, that just makes me think of the rules of Fightclub :p

[Thermopylae_480]

What are you talking about? There is more crazy random BS than there ever was when I first joined. I don't understand the appeal of it really though. About the only thing we're even really trying to crack down on right now is the people who want to post pointless one word posts, spam smilies, and all the dating junk; this isn't eHarmony. It is still really simple to get into all the general nonsense. All you have to do is scroll down a little. You have to remember the primary focus of this forum is computer technology, not general nonsense. It isn't even close to the focus of the forum.

There was a time when general nonsense was more general tech nonsense with a little political and philosophical thread interjected on occasion, and a lot less like a place for bored people to go talk about how they farted, got drunk, and had problems with there girlfriend.

There are plenty of social networking sites to goof around on if you want a community that is all about random silliness that is not tech related.

There are still all the spam clubs, and little narrow clubs that only maybe three people qualify for too.

I just don't understand this obsession with general nonsense? Why is it such a huge issue?

[mandelore]

What are you talking about? There is more crazy random BS than there ever was when I first joined. I don't understand the appeal of it really though. About the only thing we're even really trying to crack down on right now is the people who want to post pointless one word posts, spam smilies, and all the dating junk; this isn't eHarmony. It is still really simple to get into all the general nonsense. All you have to do is scroll down a little. You have to remember the primary focus of this forum is computer technology, not general nonsense. It isn't even close to the focus of the forum.

There was a time when general nonsense was more general tech nonsense with a little political and philosophical thread interjected on occasion, and a lot less like a place for bored people to go talk about how they farted, got drunk, and had problems with there girlfriend.

There are plenty of social networking sites to goof around on if you want a community that is all about random silliness that is not tech related.

There are still all the spam clubs, and little narrow clubs that only maybe three people qualify for too.

I just don't understand this obsession with general nonsense? Why is it such a huge issue?

We is human, therefore we talk crap... we need somewhere to drop that inbetween ephiphanies of logical reasoning :p

[theonetruewill]

Well my mates respect me for it. There are some that used to think it was stupid, but not now that I fixed there computer, made it twice as fast and I'm basically a hardware give-away-machine. If a mate needs it and is broke, and I have it, I normally give it to them.
I've got all my friends to upgrade their computers, and they are all very grateful. This (http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=41623&highlight=Lanbox) is what I made for my mate's birthday in conjunction with money from his dad.

[pt]

I just don't understand this obsession with general nonsense? Why is it such a huge issue?

not for me, i'm cured :)
i'm all for tech now, and this is still one of the few forums were gn is very free :D

[panchoman]

What are you talking about? There is more crazy random BS than there ever was when I first joined. I don't understand the appeal of it really though. About the only thing we're even really trying to crack down on right now is the people who want to post pointless one word posts, spam smilies, and all the dating junk; this isn't eHarmony. It is still really simple to get into all the general nonsense. All you have to do is scroll down a little. You have to remember the primary focus of this forum is computer technology, not general nonsense. It isn't even close to the focus of the forum.

There was a time when general nonsense was more general tech nonsense with a little political and philosophical thread interjected on occasion, and a lot less like a place for bored people to go talk about how they farted, got drunk, and had problems with there girlfriend.

There are plenty of social networking sites to goof around on if you want a community that is all about random silliness that is not tech related.

There are still all the spam clubs, and little narrow clubs that only maybe three people qualify for too.

I just don't understand this obsession with general nonsense? Why is it such a huge issue?

i agree with most of what you said thermo. though a social concept is also neccessary, we aren't machines(or computers :p) made to do all of this. as humans, we also need to interact with other people and the person needing help. there should be a sense of community where popular people here know other popular people, and that way people can work together on a problem and what not. so yeah, a loosely modded general nonsense and club section is something that is needed, because many of us do not want to be under very strict rules, almost to the point where its like we're tech support staff at some big company like asus, boringly helping people all day.

[effmaster]

Same here.

lol:roll::roll::roll:

We have no personal lives:roll::roll:

Also I wonder what Wizzard thinks of this

[3991vhtes]

lol effmaster

Thermo, I disagree with you. I think it's a good thing we have GN and clubs, so we can take breaks from tech. Everyone needs breaks from it. As for the farts, drunk, and problems w/ GF threads, I think it gives people an LOL of the day lol.

[PVTCaboose1337]

No offense, and I'm not aiming this at anyone specific. But some members get out of control, they start spamming the forums with bullshit, any forum that is. If we wish to be taken serious, attract new members, receive review samples, be mentioned on the box of the new Geforce 9800 über turbo deluxe edition, we need to be taken serious.

As a mod I look at the rules thing from the other side, to me (and I'm not alone) certain members (and no I'm not naming anyone) are out of control. They spam a lot and take a lot of members with them. Unfortunately if we don't put up barriers for these select view a lot of active members will join in on "the fun" and things will get nasty. Controlling a group of 20 by taking one out is easy and doesn't look too bad. However when there are thousands of people, hundreds of daily active members taking out 20 easily looks like we're strict. I don't think we are, I've read many complaints of various members about "site x banned me because I said this and that", I don't think you get banned easily here. If you manage to do so you're obviously out of line, if not you should be able to communicate about this with us mods. If not we were apparently right about banning you.

I can't of course disagree with the statement that growth introduces more rules, but this is necessary. Just imagine a country with as much rules as your school. Or imagine a school with just the (unwritten)rules of your friends club.

Yeah I understand your hardships Dan, but I have to say that we really are not THAT bad.

[Thermopylae_480]

i agree with most of what you said thermo. though a social concept is also neccessary, we aren't machines(or computers :p) made to do all of this. as humans, we also need to interact with other people and the person needing help. there should be a sense of community where popular people here know other popular people, and that way people can work together on a problem and what not. so yeah, a loosely modded general nonsense and club section is something that is needed, because many of us do not want to be under very strict rules, almost to the point where its like we're tech support staff at some big company like asus, boringly helping people all day.

You get tons of that though. You're club is basically a teenybopper chat room where you spend more time talking about your sexual encounters than technology; am I wrong? Where can you find a tech forum that lets that much slide? General nonsense and the Club forum represent 16.7% of all posts in the forum. I think that is more than an adequate amount. I don't get how people can complain about that.

I never said GN and the Club Forum should be eliminated. I just don't see how people can complain that there isn't enough of it.

[effmaster]

No offense, and I'm not aiming this at anyone specific. But some members get out of control, they start spamming the forums with bullshit, any forum that is. If we wish to be taken serious, attract new members, receive review samples, be mentioned on the box of the new Geforce 9800 über turbo deluxe edition, we need to be taken serious.

It would certainly be helpful if we knew what cusswords we are alowed to say Dan:p

As I have pointed it out to you in my quote of you being bolded

[Thermopylae_480]

Curse words in excess are not allowed. An interjection every once in awhile is tolerated. Although, I think there are better choices of words :) .

[hat]

16.7%
IMO that's a bad figure. There are quite a few clubhouses in the club section that are very useful to tech. Such as the x1k/HD2k club.

[effmaster]

Curse words in excess are not allowed. An interjection every once in awhile is tolerated. Although, I think there are better choices of words :) .

Thanks I was always scared of what to say


after seeing Dan cuss I couldnt help but lol, at my stupidity

[theonetruewill]

You get tons of that though. You're club is basically a teenybopper chat room where you spend more time talking about your sexual encounters than technology; am I wrong? Where can you find a tech forum that lets that much slide? General nonsense and the Club forum represent 16.7% of all posts in the forum. I think that is more than an adequate amount. I don't get how people can complain about that.

I never said GN and the Club Forum should be eliminated. I just don't see how people can complain that there isn't enough of it.
I'm sorry teens, but I have to agree with Thermo here. The teenagers thread is about 5% tech related. That thread is given a lot of leeway, nobody can complain.

[Thermopylae_480]

Ok, even if it was more like 10%; that is still huge.

[3991vhtes]

16.7% ain't bad.

83.3% of everything else is tech related, so I don't see what's so bad about that? :confused:

[PVTCaboose1337]

You get tons of that though. You're club is basically a teenybopper chat room where you spend more time talking about your sexual encounters than technology; am I wrong? Where can you find a tech forum that lets that much slide? General nonsense and the Club forum represent 16.7% of all posts in the forum. I think that is more than an adequate amount. I don't get how people can complain about that.

I never said GN and the Club Forum should be eliminated. I just don't see how people can complain that there isn't enough of it.

Yes... kill the club forum... let it burn.

[Thermopylae_480]

16.7% ain't bad.

83.3% of everything else is tech related, so I don't see what's so bad about that? :confused:

Nothing. That's why I don't understand why this thread was even created. Somewhere between 10-16% of the forum is not tech related. I think that is more than a sufficient amount. It seems like some people would like this to be a social-tech forum, with over 50% of the posts dealing with their personal lives, chit-chatting about their problems, and meeting e-people who they'll never have a real face to face conversation with.

[Thermopylae_480]

Yes... kill the club forum... let it burn.

It would please me :) .

[3991vhtes]

Thermopylae_480, 10-16% still ain't bad. that's 90-84% of everything else being tech related :)

I don't want to see 50% of this to be personal lives, chit-chatting about their problems, and meeting e-people. :shadedshu

[panchoman]

You get tons of that though. You're club is basically a teenybopper chat room where you spend more time talking about your sexual encounters than technology; am I wrong? Where can you find a tech forum that lets that much slide? General nonsense and the Club forum represent 16.7% of all posts in the forum. I think that is more than an adequate amount. I don't get how people can complain about that.

I never said GN and the Club Forum should be eliminated. I just don't see how people can complain that there isn't enough of it.

sure the teen club is a bunch of spam and nonsense, but that again, thats what the club is about. while discussing some tech, we discuss teen matters, and thus its the teen club. some tech forums dont let things like general nonsense slide, whereas tpu does. that is why tpu is popular, no offense, if other forums were more loose, im sure tpu wouldn't be as popular as it is today, keep that in mind. im fine with the way things are run now, (though a few extra mods to help the other mods wouldn't be a bad idea) but im against tightening the rules any further. less then .5% of the people here actually get something material out of tpu, the rest of us are people that are volunteering their time and effort to help others. if tpu turns into a sweatshop so to speak of a bunch of people making boring posts and not interacting much, i would leave. a social factor is important, and as i've said before, there needs to be a balance, and not just everything on one side.

[PVTCaboose1337]

If it were up to me, and it is not, I remember when the clubs were dead, and then the powerusers came...

and everyone wanted to be a poweruser, and they were elite, so people wanted to feel special so they made their own n00b clubs, and then the clubs grew and you know the rest.

People who have more posts in the club forum / general nonesense, THERE IS ANOTHER PLACE FOR YOU! START A BLOG, JOIN ASHENTECH!!! JUST GTFO!


But if it were up to me, we would have NO clubs, and general nonesense would be renamed, "Other Tech Related Items." Then there would be no stupid crap.


Edit: Even better - raise the age to join to 15 or something.

[von kain]

Same, TPU is my life, pretty much. You guys are pretty much the only people I can talk to without getting called "geek, nerd" or whatever.

once one call me geek ..he still eats his food with a straw but i am 6.3 200 pounds and gymnastic freak to..

[Thermopylae_480]

What do you mean 0.5% of people come here for something material? You mean you think 99.5% of people come here for general nonsense and social networking?

[panchoman]

What do you mean .5% of people come here for something material? You mean you think 95.5% of people come here for general nonsense and social networking?

no, i mean less then .5% of the people here actually get paid for contributing (news posters, reviewers,etc.)

[Thermopylae_480]

Oh, okay. I thought you'd gone crazy for a second.

[3991vhtes]

Ok well I agree with social posters only. like one of the teen club posters. 90% of all posts I've seen were only in the Teen club.

[panchoman]

Ok well I agree with social posters only. like some people i know *cough* .

lets not point fingers please, btw he actually contributes a decent bit

[craigwhiteside]

i think we should have another thread asking for ideas to help make tpu as good as it once was, a community of people rather than a bunch of questions and answers

[pt]

If it were up to me, and it is not, I remember when the clubs were dead, and then the powerusers came...

and everyone wanted to be a poweruser, and they were elite, so people wanted to feel special so they made their own n00b clubs, and then the clubs grew and you know the rest.

People who have more posts in the club forum / general nonesense, THERE IS ANOTHER PLACE FOR YOU! START A BLOG, JOIN ASHENTECH!!! JUST GTFO!


But if it were up to me, we would have NO clubs, and general nonesense would be renamed, "Other Tech Related Items." Then there would be no stupid crap.


Edit: Even better - raise the age to join to 15 or something.

98% agree on you
but you do have sig saying you're in a club :p

[panchoman]

i think we should have another thread asking for ideas to help make tpu as good as it once was, a community of people rather than a bunch of questions and answers

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=25913

already been done

[craigwhiteside]

never seen that thread before o.O

[PVTCaboose1337]

98% agree on you
but you do have sig saying you're in a club :p

That was the original club. All the others are copies :D

[3991vhtes]

@ craigwhiteside - It's stickied

[theonetruewill]

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=25913

already been done

And TPU is fine, let's not start this whole TPU is terrible and needs to change rubbish again.

[pt]

That was the original club. All the others are copies :D

it's pretty much dead now tho

[PVTCaboose1337]

If these threads are made, something is wrong. I know what the problem is too.

It's with the members.

If you don't like it go away. Please stop whining. Mods should ban on sight because of these threads.

[PVTCaboose1337]

it's pretty much dead now tho

Zek is watching. He will have something to say about this.

[theonetruewill]

If these threads are made, something is wrong. I know what the problem is too.

It's with the members.

If you don't like it go away. Please stop whining. Mods should ban on sight because of these threads.

It does not mean something is wrong. It means there is a possibility, but more likely a minority think something is wrong.

[panchoman]

And TPU is fine, let's not start this whole TPU is terrible and needs to change rubbish again.

while tpu isn't terrible, theres always room for improvement in everything. rebellions are what improve things, and it is the duty of the people in charge to respond to the rebellions. history has shown this a billion times already. in a nutshell, i think this was a good idea, its always good to question everything, of course maybe its ideas and stuff, thats different

[PVTCaboose1337]

It does not mean something is wrong. It means there is a possibility, but more likely a minority think something is wrong.

Yeah, I agree with the minority. But I think it is with the members thinking (and only n00bs think so too, the older mods are keeping their mouths shut, until the other members were like OMG PROBLEM) that that TPU was a bad choice to join and in that case they should leave.

[PVTCaboose1337]

while tpu isn't terrible, theres always room for improvement in everything. rebellions are what improve things, and it is the duty of the people in charge to respond to the rebellions. history has shown this a billion times already. in a nutshell, i think this was a good idea, its always good to question everything, of course maybe its ideas and stuff, thats different

You have been here for a good 5 months. I've been here just under 2 years. While I agree things might need to change, now that the new generation of TPU users have arrives, I think that when we started things were awesome, or actually, they were kickass until people started changing things, and now we have some threads like this that say things are wrong.

@ people who think everything has gone to hell: If you don't like it leave, or a mod can ban you and make the choice for you.

@ pancho, nothing against you man, just stating my point.

[imperialreign]

TBH - I don't see what the big deal is here, honestly.

Granted, I havne't been round these parts for too long . . . since July, actually - but the amount of tech threads that are started, and very, very quickly responded to it amazing. Some other tech sites, you might not get a response to question for a while.

But, as far as the GN goes - I personally think the mods are very relaxed on the majority of it. Considering how "international" TPU is, and that hundreds of users from across the globe visit this board every day, I'm surprised by some threads in GN that have been allowed to continue . . . the "Do you believe in God?" thread, 2girls1cup, "Is this racist to a black person" . . . WAAAYYY to controversial for this site. A little religious discussion is alright now and then, but some of the comments we've made there shoulda been a no-go.

2girls1cup - IMO, shoulda been removed; no questions asked.

As for the club forum - I think a lot of the "clubs" have recome a little redundant, and that in itself is worse than MS spaghetti code and bloatware. Many of the clubs either need to be merged, have the old ones removed, or otherwise.


Anyway you look at it, though - I don't see what the argument is. This thread is just another waste of server space, IMHO.

[PVTCaboose1337]

TBH - I don't see what the big deal is here, honestly.

Granted, I havne't been round these parts for too long . . . since July, actually - but the amount of tech threads that are started, and very, very quickly responded to it amazing. Some other tech sites, you might not get a response to question for a while.

But, as far as the GN goes - I personally think the mods are very relaxed on the majority of it. Considering how "international" TPU is, and that hundreds of users from across the globe visit this board every day, I'm surprised by some threads in GN that have been allowed to continue . . . the "Do you believe in God?" thread, 2girls1cup, "Is this racist to a black person" . . . WAAAYYY to controversial for this site. A little religious discussion is alright now and then, but some of the comments we've made there shoulda been a no-go.

2girls1cup - IMO, shoulda been removed; no questions asked.

As for the club forum - I think a lot of the "clubs" have recome a little redundant, and that in itself is worse than MS spaghetti code and bloatware. Many of the clubs either need to be merged, have the old ones removed, or otherwise.


Anyway you look at it, though - I don't see what the argument is. This thread is just another waste of server space, IMHO.

Damn right.

[panchoman]

TBH - I don't see what the big deal is here, honestly.

Granted, I havne't been round these parts for too long . . . since July, actually - but the amount of tech threads that are started, and very, very quickly responded to it amazing. Some other tech sites, you might not get a response to question for a while.

But, as far as the GN goes - I personally think the mods are very relaxed on the majority of it. Considering how "international" TPU is, and that hundreds of users from across the globe visit this board every day, I'm surprised by some threads in GN that have been allowed to continue . . . the "Do you believe in God?" thread, 2girls1cup, "Is this racist to a black person" . . . WAAAYYY to controversial for this site. A little religious discussion is alright now and then, but some of the comments we've made there shoulda been a no-go.

2girls1cup - IMO, shoulda been removed; no questions asked.

As for the club forum - I think a lot of the "clubs" have recome a little redundant, and that in itself is worse than MS spaghetti code and bloatware. Many of the clubs either need to be merged, have the old ones removed, or otherwise.


Anyway you look at it, though - I don't see what the argument is. This thread is just another waste of server space, IMHO.

agreed

[theonetruewill]

Anyone else bored of this thread? Let's give it a rest and leave it:)

[panchoman]

Anyone else bored of this thread? Let's give it a rest and leave it:)

sure, i'll join that club :roll::roll::roll: lmao yeah, good idea will

[PVTCaboose1337]

Anyone else bored of this thread? Let's give it a rest and leave it:)

I'll leave soon.

[effmaster]

Anyone else bored of this thread? Let's give it a rest and leave it:)

agreed

it's just mainly pathetic to hear so many complaiints about TPU, I mean does it matter if we create a bunch of clubs that are similar, I mean in a perfect world sure they would all be one clubhouse but this is not a perfect world nor is it a perfect site people. Get used to it. There will always be tiny complaints that I will have for this website but I think that the overall website is worth coming to which is why I was a guest watching all these threads for about 6 months before I even joine:laugh: lol

[cdawall]

i think this thread is becoming nothing more than a place for ppl to troll (not naming names) about the clubs and that not ok

just FYI the teen club works well enough for me i have helped a couple of the members in that thread alone and since there are always people there if i dont get a response to my thread i post in that one to get an answer quicker

IMO if you dont like the damn clubs dont visit the club section thats why it was formed so stop all your damn pissing and moaning about something that isnt YOUR problem

[craigwhiteside]

i think this thread is becoming nothing more than a place for ppl to troll (not naming names) about the clubs and that not ok

just FYI the teen club works well enough for me i have helped a couple of the members in that thread alone and since there are always people there if i dont get a response to my thread i post in that one to get an answer quicker

IMO if you dont like the damn clubs dont visit the club section thats why it was formed so stop all your damn pissing and moaning about something that isnt YOUR problem

well said cdawall :), nice scores btw :D

[Sasqui]

This site - from when I first joined - was always both tech and personality. If you lose personality, you've lost the soul.

I know this is about growing pains which is a good thing... but NEVER get rid of general nonsense. I didn't like it when the GN posts were removed from the front page, but there was a lot of crap (I'm guilty too). Those were good times - it was entertainment.

I guess we all have to be thankful that our posts aren't full of ads and the moderators are quite cool ummm, for the most part ;). Try going over to THG and look at the forums there - I swear you are looking at a full-page ad instead of an intelligent or entertaining thread.

[panchoman]

i think this thread is becoming nothing more than a place for ppl to troll (not naming names) about the clubs and that not ok

just FYI the teen club works well enough for me i have helped a couple of the members in that thread alone and since there are always people there if i dont get a response to my thread i post in that one to get an answer quicker

IMO if you dont like the damn clubs dont visit the club section thats why it was formed so stop all your damn pissing and moaning about something that isnt YOUR problem

well said

[intel igent]

SADLY I SEE THIS GREAT FORUM SLOWLY TURNING INTO [H]FORUM OR THE LIKE WITH ALL OF THE B.S.

seems all the trolls/spammers that have been exhiled by other forums have found their way to the pages of TPU.

W1zzard help us

:shadedshu:shadedshu:shadedshu:shadedshu:shadedshu :shadedshu:shadedshu:shadedshu:shadedshu:shadedshu :shadedshu:shadedshu:shadedshu:shadedshu:shadedshu :shadedshu

[theonetruewill]

Anyone else bored of this thread? Let's give it a rest and leave it:)

I say it again, and urge people to stop posting if they agree with the sentiment.

[cdawall]

one more rant!

oh and to the member that mentioned that they have been here longer than another thats BS and they know it no one cares if you have been a member form the start if your an asshole (not saying that you are). it is not fair to call someone out who has been here for 1 week just bc they are a new member! Everyone was a new member at one point in time you are NO better than anyone else if you are going to tell someone they are not good enough just because you have been here longer. we have people like that in high school they are called sophmores. :roll: and no im not a freshman im a junior ;)

[craigwhiteside]

you think one of the mods should close the thread o.O

[cdawall]

i dont care if they close this thread im out of here people are acting all supiorer and that shit pisses me off.





-cdawall out

[panchoman]

you're on fire cda! man, you've summed up some very good points there. and craig, mods are watching, i guess they'll close it when they feel this thread has gotten out of control, and by looking at the nature of this thread, that wont take that long ll

[marsey99]

i just lurk and get new quotes for my sigs from threads like this.

im not a old member but i have been reading tpu for about 2 years, it has changed but not much, alot of it was like us and them. now that seems to have gone and we all get along. the clubs are just like gangs and they arent good for the whole imho as they segregate the comunity and that can cause friction.

tbth i think the mods do a great job of keeping the bs to as little as pos and they get rid of the idiots as soon as they need too, but we should keep all the funnies and that in the gn and leave the other threads to those who need help, as its giving and getting help that brings us all here. the reviews are great as we can have feedback from those who get there hands on the stuff before we can (hell thats why i got my case) and the software and mirrors are a godsend somedays, damm i just realise how good this site is :D

keep up the good work as we'd all be lost without you.

[WhiteLotus]

i would just like to say that i think this forum and its people rocks

i came here looking for an answer, i got it and then didn't really plan on staying around, but the tech advice and the chilled out threads that people made encouraged me to stay. I'm learning new things almost daily and finding out loads of new products that i wouldn't have a clue about had i not stayed.

the reviews are awesome! some of the best ones i have seen - seriously you guys do a fantastic job.

the GN threads, some of them are really good. i had a problem and i posted on here not expecting much but then TPU very own thermo 480 came to the rescue.

seriously:
this forum, its members and staff>all

[craigwhiteside]

awwww , you brought a tear to my eye :)
such a lovely post

thanks are in order for making my day happy :)

[imperialreign]

Anyway you look at it, though - I don't see what the argument is. This thread is just another waste of server space, IMHO.

:cool:

[effmaster]

one more rant!

oh and to the member that mentioned that they have been here longer than another thats BS and they know it no one cares if you have been a member form the start if your an asshole (not saying that you are). it is not fair to call someone out who has been here for 1 week just bc they are a new member! Everyone was a new member at one point in time you are NO better than anyone else if you are going to tell someone they are not good enough just because you have been here longer. we have people like that in high school they are called sophmores. :roll: and no im not a freshman im a junior ;)

Seniors get to tell sophmores and Juniors what to do lol:laugh::nutkick:

joking aside im done with this thread now I think.

[jpierce55]

This is a great website and all, but I feel like we are becoming too big, too popular...

Don't know how many of you have noticed this, but while popularity is a great thing, it also hurts the actual TPU community a little bit. We really can't be silly and fun anymore, except for the general nonsense section, but even there things are being shot down...

Bittersweet isn't it. :(

I am part of an automotive forum that was fantastic until it got publicized in a magazine, and now I don't frequent it because it picked up some bad personalities and scammers in the classifieds. It is sad, but I don't see that real bad on this forum. Then again I have only been around about a year.

[cdawall]

Seniors get to tell sophmores and Juniors what to do lol:laugh::nutkick:

joking aside im done with this thread now I think.

not when your school is new and the upperclassmen are juniors ;) runnin it for '08 and '09

[effmaster]

not when your school is new and the upperclassmen are juniors ;) runnin it for '08 and '09

So no seniors that transferred from other schools I take it lol

[cdawall]

So no seniors that transferred from other schools I take it lol

nope they stayed at the other campus to finish off there last year

[hat]

Pah, about sophomores...
I am one myself, and I've seen this happen so easily:
In my freshman year, all I heard was other freshman bitching about the upperclassmen, they get to do everything, blah blah... now that they're sophomores, they target the freshman for being bitchy and whiney. "stupid freshman, gtfo my lunch table"

:shadedshu

[Vincent11]

how do you post threads, cheers

[3991vhtes]

No freshmen here (Im one) b1tch about the upperclassmen being able to do everything. for everything, there is a Freshman "insert activity/sport here"

[mandelore]

This thread just missed the turnoff and is currently heading 80 miles thataway ----->

[Thermopylae_480]

Take it to gen nonsense please people. That is why it is there.

[HookeyStreet]

This is a great website and all, but I feel like we are becoming too big, too popular...

Don't know how many of you have noticed this, but while popularity is a great thing, it also hurts the actual TPU community a little bit. We really can't be silly and fun anymore, except for the general nonsense section, but even there things are being shot down...

Bittersweet isn't it. :(


WTF! If you want to act the fool, just keep it in the 'General Nonsense' section, its simple really.

Most TPU members like a laugh and a joke, but the really silly stuff is quite rightly kept in the 'General Nonsense' section.

[3991vhtes]

Hookey, I think he's trying to say that this forum is becoming too popular, and we can't joke around/have as much fun as we used to, and I have to agree.

I was a guest when sploosh and the hot chicka thread came around, but now, if someone starts one like that, it gets closed...and having those kinds of threads was a good LOL, but now you're not allowed to have those. I'm suprised one of the stricter mods hasn't closed the "Crazy Picture Thread"

[HookeyStreet]

Hookey, I think he's trying to say that this forum is becoming too popular, and we can't joke around/have as much fun as we used to, and I have to agree.

I was a guest when sploosh and the hot chicka thread came around, but now, if someone starts one like that, it gets closed...and having those kinds of threads was a good LOL, but now you're not allowed to have those. I'm suprised one of the stricter mods hasn't closed the "Crazy Picture Thread"

I get what you mean m8. TBH, I thought the general nonsense section was 'anything goes' (as long as its not pr0n :roll: )

[Thermopylae_480]

Hookey, I think he's trying to say that this forum is becoming too popular, and we can't joke around/have as much fun as we used to, and I have to agree.

I was a guest when sploosh and the hot chicka thread came around, but now, if someone starts one like that, it gets closed...and having those kinds of threads was a good LOL, but now you're not allowed to have those. I'm suprised one of the stricter mods hasn't closed the "Crazy Picture Thread"

Popularity of the forum has nothing to do with why those types of threads aren't allowed. Those types of threads are not allowed because of sploosh and the hot chick threads.

[pt]

what was wrng with sploosh :(?

[erocker]

Hookey, I think he's trying to say that this forum is becoming too popular, and we can't joke around/have as much fun as we used to, and I have to agree.

I was a guest when sploosh and the hot chicka thread came around, but now, if someone starts one like that, it gets closed...and having those kinds of threads was a good LOL, but now you're not allowed to have those. I'm suprised one of the stricter mods hasn't closed the "Crazy Picture Thread"

I completely disagree. I use this forum for tech stuff. If you want a "screw around" forum go somewhere else. If you want to learn and discuss "tech" this is the place to do it. Isn't the general nonsense forum enough? Or, are you just pissed because your "screwing around" stuff on the general nonsense thread doesn't expand your e-penis? I personally think this thread should be closed or moved to the general nonsense thread as it's a distraction from the reasons I'm here in the first place.

[AddSub]

I think it's fine. It's a tech forum, not a glorified chat room

I agree.

I completely disagree. I use this forum for tech stuff. If you want a "screw around" forum go somewhere else. If you want to learn and discuss "tech" this is the place to do it. Isn't the general nonsense forum enough? Or, are you just pissed because your "screwing around" stuff on the general nonsense thread doesn't expand your e-penis? I personally think this thread should be closed or moved to the general nonsense thread as it's a distraction from the reasons I'm here in the first place.

Again, I'm in agreement. For general goofing off, telling people to "STFU", obnoxious fanboyism and mouthing off, and similar activities, there are at least several thousand alternatives out there. http://www.hardforum.com seems like a popular destination for those purposes. I can't recommend it enough for people who like "fart threads" and such.

[Polaris573]

i think we should have another thread asking for ideas to help make tpu as good as it once was, a community of people rather than a bunch of questions and answers

At any given moment there are more than 50 people logged on at once, not very often does it dip below 50 anymore. As I type this there are 117 logged on. This is more than there ever were in the past. Since we attract more people I would argue that Techpowerup forums are better than they ever were.

Quite frankly with a join date of 11-18-2007, not even a month, how would you know what Techpowerup used to be like?

[3991vhtes]

Maybe he was a guest before like I was???

[Polaris573]

Very good point, I apologize.

[intel igent]

SADLY I SEE THIS GREAT FORUM SLOWLY TURNING INTO [H]FORUM OR THE LIKE WITH ALL OF THE B.S.

seems all the trolls/spammers that have been exhiled by other forums have found their way to the pages of TPU.

W1zzard help us

:shadedshu:shadedshu:shadedshu:shadedshu:shadedshu :shadedshu:shadedshu:shadedshu:shadedshu:shadedshu :shadedshu:shadedshu:shadedshu:shadedshu:shadedshu :shadedshu

this thread shouldve been locked looooooooooooooong ago.

[Paulieg]

I barely remember my first post, but I stayed because of the response and general "chattiness" towards it. From there im basically a daily addict :p

Lols, i even often refresh the main page several times just incase someone has replied to xxxxx thread, or made a funny jibe at something or another.


This is not just a technical support or help site, its a place to make friends who share similar interests etc. hells, you are the only guys who are as passionate as i am about computing, i tried explaining it to work mates, but i got blank looks and slight "wtf is he on" expressions :ohwell:

Same here, exactly. I'm such geek, on the inside...no friends locally who share the hobby, and if I bring it up, I get harassed. Although, I'm the man if their computers are not working....:rolleyes:

[panchoman]

this thread shouldve been locked looooooooooooooong ago.

+1

close it, whatever was meant to be gotten out of this thread has already gotten out, its time for this thread to die

[3991vhtes]

+2