WHY IS THIS FORUM DEAD?

[bombus]

The forum seems dead because...

Victor started a new one where all the enthusiastic and optimistic posters can now massage each other's ideas ad nauseum – not a bad thing.

Most of the long term members here don't particularly like each other, and at the very least can never agree on anything – people tire of arguing.

Steve made Mr j a mod – LOL.

The current ethos is one of take take take, so the vast majority of members just want a free ride and never intend to contribute anything at all – so be it.

And of course, Spike has disappeared and is no longer posting and holding captive his soapbox audience – come back Spike we miss you, and if you don't come back, then we hope you are well.


If the forum is dead anyway, then I have a suggestion...

We start a new thread called 'Bates Motel'. Norman Bates and Bates are the only members allowed to post for 1 week. Norman sustains his effort of posting inane bet arrangements, and Bates gets to slice them up with his mathematical analysis.

Oh, and the next member who says anything like, " This place sucks, this is my last post", and then posts again... gets banned! LOL

[CASINO-PLAYER]

BOMBUS,
You are hitting the nail on the head. There are of course other factors you or
anyone with brains could make a huge list of.
I do not see anyone or actions that could lead to a recovery of this forum
It is a conmans paradise and an outlet for the likes of Ken to sell himself as something
he is not or ever will be.
Do you know HOW MANY POSTS HE DELETES?

[Mr J]

"Do you know HOW MANY POSTS HE DELETES?" >>> Why dont you tell us. Are we counting the ones where you PROMOTED links?  Ken

[Steve]

It is much the same members on all the forums. I dont see a lot of productive talk on any of the forums.

Instead of complaining about lack of content and quality discussions, people should actually contribute.

Bombus, ken being a mod pissed a lot of people off. But imo so far he hasnt done any unjustified moderating. I made him a mod because he's around enough, and I believe the man can make simple decisions to enforce simple rules, without letting his emotion get in the way. I can see everything anyone deletes. I have not seen one unjustified deletion from him. It is people's perception of him that lead to unjustified remarks about him, same with me.

Casino-player, ken has barely removed anything. Like when I became admin, people's mere perceptions changed things. If that's how it is, so be it. And casino-player if by saying "it's a conman's paradise" you are referring to me, then why are you here? Why bother?

It's a simple fact that all I do here is enforce the rules as admin. The rules are simple and fair, just like any other forum. When people complain about nothing happening, they forget they the members are responsible for the content.

[Steve]

Casino-player, based on your IP, you are someone else under a fake name. You were banned before, and I've now banned you again. Please dont keep coming back.

PS - one of the reason a forum can become quiet is because certain things are not tolerated. How much activity on all the forums are just bickering and nonsense? How much is actually productive? Consider that. Consider what removal of repeat offenders does, and removal of members which removes undue conflict will do to any forum where it is so prevalent. Better to have fewer discussions that just garbage.

[Mr J]

Not to mention (NO, I AM NOT BRAGGING) the amount of time I have put in on 8 different boards in the last month. There are a TON of threads hopping because I got the boards a bit more interested. Ken

[bombus]

Bombus, ken being a mod pissed a lot of people off. ...

Not me! 

I was joking about the Mr j mod thing... actually my whole post was a bit of a joke, sorry.

[Steve]

So what does 'Bombus' really mean? I cant die unless i know.

[Mr J]

I think I asked that as well......

[bombus]

Not me! 

I was joking about the Mr j mod thing... actually my whole post was a bit of a joke, sorry.

Except the bit about hoping Spike is well. I meant that bit.

[Steve]

On the note of different forums, I run vls and rf much the same way. I dont tolerate the cr*p and the rules are enforced. This means there is less activity, but it's overall of a higher quality. I could let the forum run losse, then it's be a real buzz of activity, but that's not what I want. This overall is better for the forum but it takes longer to build a member base of good members contributing good content.

GG is relatively unmoderated, but it's a closed forum so everyone puts up with each other's stuff. The only new posters are mark howe's 100's of aliases from when he hacked the forum, and they are used to attack me. lucky me.

At Victor's new forum, he;'s building and allowing absolute scammers to lurk there. There really are too many to mention. But one is alabalah who first joined rf saying roulette cant be beaten, then he claimed to have the hg for sale, then it all fell apart for him. I gave him ample opportunity but he raised every red flag and in the end it became nauseatingly obvious what he was. Allowing that kind of person to conduct a scam on his forum is Victor's business, but I wont let that kind of trash go on here even if it means the forum is overall quieter.

[bombus]

So what does 'Bombus' really mean? I cant die unless I know.

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[Steve]

.. and so the great mystery is solved. Well, it has been a great life, see you all on the other side.. well not ALL of you.

[iggiv]

I don't agree the forum is dead. the forum is very much alive. and people do keep posting. If the forum were dead nobody actually would reply in this thread. And very much so with other threads. If there were any. but every time there lots of unread posts when I come, and that's a fact. Despite some claims the forum is dead.

Some people do WISH it was dead, but wishing and facing the reality is not the same thing.

[mrlucky1933]

. . . i wonder if the state of Gamblers Glen is on peoples minds. It does seem to be heading toward oblivion,still Alan Fischer has it coming after giving Spike in particular a free rein. I do think the mods on this board should research GG a little,Spike Gizmotron & Nathan detroit are 100% spoilers 

[mrlucky1933]

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