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Sinuhe · 05-17-2005, 05:39 AM

Juganothion: Posted on May 17 2005,00:48
No, they are talking about the ‘Elite’ forum that the_logos tried to start. I forgot the name of it, as did most others, but it was reserved exclusively (posting _and_ viewing) for commercial Mud Administrators with a specified minimum number of paying customers. It died from lack of oxygen and new ideas, not surprisingly.

I think you are underestimating the impact about what is happening in these boards.

There is a genuine anger, not to say wrath, among the long time posters, both about the code thieves Medievia being allowed back on the list and about the way the list Administrator is tolerating the obnoxious, arrogant, personally insulting and in other ways flame-generating posts of one member, the_logos, who seems to have bought his way into power here. There is also a widespread anger and frustration over how the boards have generated from what they once were.

Many of the long time members no longer see this site as a community that they proudly want to be a part of, like it used to be in the old days. To them it has become a cesspool, only fit to spit in. Molly O’Hara is not the only one of the long-time posters being disgusted enough to leave, she was just the first to express her feelings publicly. Many others have followed, some of them openly stating their position, others just fading out silently.

And in case you wonder why so many of the once interesting contributors to the discussions here no longer are posting anything but flames, it is because they all left to join another discussion list. One where intentionally spammed advertisements, flame-bait and fluff are not tolerated, although it is in all other ways a free forum for sharing valid thoughts, information and ideas.

That is the reason why these boards no longer contain much but advertisements, spam, flames and fluff, although a few brave souls still seem to be trying to generate some interesting threads. It’s sad to see most of those drown in the cess pool. Meanwhile most of the other old posters have moved on.

05-17-2005, 05:39 AM	#81
Sinuhe Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 55	Juganothion: Posted on May 17 2005,00:48 No, they are talking about the ‘Elite’ forum that the_logos tried to start. I forgot the name of it, as did most others, but it was reserved exclusively (posting _and_ viewing) for commercial Mud Administrators with a specified minimum number of paying customers. It died from lack of oxygen and new ideas, not surprisingly. I think you are underestimating the impact about what is happening in these boards. There is a genuine anger, not to say wrath, among the long time posters, both about the code thieves Medievia being allowed back on the list and about the way the list Administrator is tolerating the obnoxious, arrogant, personally insulting and in other ways flame-generating posts of one member, the_logos, who seems to have bought his way into power here. There is also a widespread anger and frustration over how the boards have generated from what they once were. Many of the long time members no longer see this site as a community that they proudly want to be a part of, like it used to be in the old days. To them it has become a cesspool, only fit to spit in. Molly O’Hara is not the only one of the long-time posters being disgusted enough to leave, she was just the first to express her feelings publicly. Many others have followed, some of them openly stating their position, others just fading out silently. And in case you wonder why so many of the once interesting contributors to the discussions here no longer are posting anything but flames, it is because they all left to join another discussion list. One where intentionally spammed advertisements, flame-bait and fluff are not tolerated, although it is in all other ways a free forum for sharing valid thoughts, information and ideas. That is the reason why these boards no longer contain much but advertisements, spam, flames and fluff, although a few brave souls still seem to be trying to generate some interesting threads. It’s sad to see most of those drown in the cess pool. Meanwhile most of the other old posters have moved on.