ok so i have to say that i think the forums are getting a bit violent with words lately... from what i see this is the exact reason why members leave the site...

is this always this way? or am i imagining things... cause this site aint very cool now....

anyone else have opinions with the behavior...?????

I signed up here sometime in august 2002, and ive seen a couple flame topics and bashings for the past couple months though ive stopped coming simply due to the fact that theres really nothing new going on...same people every day coming and going...gets kinda monotonous after awhile. BUT, the times i have stopped by, all ive seen are rude remarks and hasty tempers and acusations.

What the hell happened?

I have never had a complaint about one person, your all great to chat with exchange ideas, but its the assholes that sign up and do nothing but swear and spam and complain about how others act thats killing me here peoples. A few out there that need to calm the hell down and watch there tempers too i might add >.<

Now im not trying to perform one of those "Lets all pull together as a community speeches", i simply think the rules need to be enforced more. Spammers and excessive swearing should be banned IMO, and at the same time we should all try not to be so hateful towards one another...ideas are ideas and opinions are opinions...nothing to be offended by.

Like Ren, I don't post as much here now due to the school playground feel this forum seems to have. Every time I've come on here, I've seen teenagers swearing and cussing at each other, or being OTT silly. I left school before most of you people were born, and have no wish to return!

I see hasty posts written in the heat of anger, dissing people for only trying to lend a helping ear to listen - so few actually discuss aliens or predator any more. In these situations, I would say to the angry person, take a deep breath, consider carefully what you write, check it all over BEFORE pressing the 'submit' button - don't be afraid to ask for advice. Failing that, simply don't post on forums when you're upset - wait until it cools!

I see writers asking for decent feedback on here and do they get any? Much of the time, no. On GS there is a comments feature, yet hardly anyone uses it - writers would appreciate a few comments, yet we are left feeling no-one is actually reading them. I even asked Prezes to make the character limit longer as people said they often didn't have enough room to write what they wanted to say. I know the stories are being read as I've seen the hits counter go up daily. The writers want to know if it's worth their while continuing...

A few deep breaths, some chilling out and a bit less angst is needed to revitalise this forum - leave the angst at home, or at least try to be civil..... oh, and and more aliens!

Most sites like these do get like this for awiall but this shouldn't make people leave, they should egnore the fools and get on with serius things. I Joined only about one or two months ago and I Intend to stay a veary long time. Let the ideots do what they want and do what you have to.

i must agree with AP Slof and Ren.
these forums are getting to much like a play ground. imature and dumb. no real content.
unfortunately our already over worked admin prezes doesnt have the time to guard the forums from the fools. i know i dont have alot of room to speak as i used to be one of those fools. we have two real choices as i see it. one we leave the forums and hope the forums become more mature like they used to be. two, we try and help prowl the forums. i stopped doing halo articles becuase i just got sick of why i was doing them. i wasnt doing them out of excitement. i was doing them to just gain more standing on the website.
to many great writers and mature people have been alienated. either by self alienation. or just being pushed away and ignored by the imature people who now rule the forums. all of the admins besides prezes and slof have stopped coming or stopped prowling the forums. slof you have turned GS around. and without prezes this site would be some search page or something.
but hey i have rambled so much here that i dont know where i started. so i bid you all ado.

I also agree, perhaps it is a fad and will change as folks go through the days and months and grow and learn.
Today is my b-day and I still don't feel my age.

JMHO

happy birthday.

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HAPPY B_DAY! however age you are!

I also agree with everyone else on the subject, it seems more and more people are flamming on everyone else instead of commenting on other peoples work. I once was able to comment on this site and others but I installed a pop-up blocker and the thing got so screwed up now to where I can't properly review, I can bairly send an IM on this site. Which is why I wait 'till I get a chance to go onto WebTV and comment through there. I like the people AND the stories here.
Happy B-Day Da'Yeyinde!

Wow.
Everyone is so right. Slof's nice, civil post seems like a formal speech next to the garbage the rest of us have been putting up on here...
I repeat myself: Wow.

Thank you Slof!

I concur.
Everyone needs a good breather, some calming music, and some alone time. I've said it before, "If today's generation gets any worse, they will be the cause of our demise."

Mutagen Corporation

and whose to say that our demise by their hand isnt fate. then again i dont much beleive in fate for something that big. i beleive that some things are ment to happen. but u can then decide the path u go down.
but yes todays generation does not look like its very promising.

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and whose to say that our demise by their hand isnt fate. then again i dont much beleive in fate for something that big. i beleive that some things are ment to happen. but u can then decide the path u go down. but yes todays generation does not look like its very promising.

I disagree. Obviously the "Hand od Fate" is slapping us hither and tither. This site is Murphy's Law stomping grounds
If some can go wrong, it will go wrong.
And obviously this site is just in the ditch. and it's pissing me off

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and whose to say that our demise by their hand isnt fate. then again i dont much beleive in fate for something that big. i beleive that some things are ment to happen. but u can then decide the path u go down. but yes todays generation does not look like its very promising.

I disagree. Obviously the "Hand od Fate" is slapping us hither and tither. This site is Murphy's Law stomping grounds
If some can go wrong, it will go wrong.
And obviously this site is just in the ditch. and it's pissing me off

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AP...
I'm sorry. I guess I've been a bit (oh screw that, a lot!) over-zealous and I'm extemly sorry.
If you don't forgive me I understand...

listen dude. just settle down. every one makes mistakes

the reason this community is, for lack of a better phrase, going to **** is because it's so hard to convey feelings, and sarcasm through type and text. Sarcasm? Nearly impossible. And i know, it got me into quite a bit of trouble with slof and just about everybody else in the early stages of the dating game o.0

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I'm always over-zealous
And have bad Karma... two bad combinations, for instance:
I'll look at a project adn go, "No, not good." I'll end up redoing it and end up making things worse.
I'll then slam my hea into my desk, my bookcase, my computer, or the nearest hard object..

Over-zealous: the act of righting somethin, loyal to something, converting to your acts... null