[Stu]

You can do this and that but at the end of the day in order for the forum to be engaging and entertaining looking to prospective new members it needs to look like it actually has substance.

A few years back every thread was a conversation. A dialogue you could actually follow. It was like one of those forums you could read for ages and just be entertained by it, then sign up saying "Oh I've been browsing for ages and have only joined now, hello!".

Nowadays the place is just barren. It's this really thin skinned parody of itself. I mean there are still lots of really great members doing their best and a couple of good threads a week but a large volume of the forum seems to be just threads that follow this pattern of 'Hai' > '.gif' > 'ikr ' > LOL > '.gif' > +1>.

That's an MSN conversation. Not something that people want to actually sign up to be a part of. I'm not saying let's abolish all notion of casual chat - this is a level beneath casual chat even - but this is basically what the forum's become now.

That's my biggest problem with it. 90% of the threads I go in to I go out of again because I know what they hold. I log in a few times a day and am actually stuck for things to do.

It's just a general drop in quality, unfortunately. And it's something that's hard to fix because we only ban people for ... well ... breaking the rules which is fair enough.

Give it two or three years and it'll be a handful of us backed in to a cave desperately sharpening spears whilst a parade of BigBroIsTheBest1995s run riot outside discussing which singer is auto tuned the least.

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by Stu

You can do this and that but at the end of the day in order for the forum to be engaging and entertaining looking to prospective new members it needs to look like it actually has substance.

A few years back every thread was a conversation. A dialogue you could actually follow. It was like one of those forums you could read for ages and just be entertained by it, then sign up saying "Oh I've been browsing for ages and have only joined now, hello!".

Nowadays the place is just barren. It's this really thin skinned parody of itself. I mean there are still lots of really great members doing their best and a couple of good threads a week but a large volume of the forum seems to be just threads that follow this pattern of 'Hai' > '.gif' > 'ikr ' > LOL > '.gif' > +1>.

That's an MSN conversation. Not something that people want to actually sign up to be a part of. I'm not saying let's abolish all notion of casual chat - this is a level beneath casual chat even - but this is basically what the forum's become now.

That's my biggest problem with it. 90% of the threads I go in to I go out of again because I know what they hold. I log in a few times a day and am actually stuck for things to do.

It's just a general drop in quality, unfortunately. And it's something that's hard to fix because we only ban people for ... well ... breaking the rules which is fair enough.

Give it two or three years and it'll be a handful of us backed in to a cave desperately sharpening spears whilst a parade of BigBroIsTheBest1995s run riot outside discussing which singer is auto tuned the least.

I agree stu,I like the threads that we can debate and get our teeth into,I also find the one word things a bit pointless.

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Stu

You can do this and that but at the end of the day in order for the forum to be engaging and entertaining looking to prospective new members it needs to look like it actually has substance.

A few years back every thread was a conversation. A dialogue you could actually follow. It was like one of those forums you could read for ages and just be entertained by it, then sign up saying "Oh I've been browsing for ages and have only joined now, hello!".

Nowadays the place is just barren. It's this really thin skinned parody of itself. I mean there are still lots of really great members doing their best and a couple of good threads a week but a large volume of the forum seems to be just threads that follow this pattern of 'Hai' > '.gif' > 'ikr ' > LOL > '.gif' > +1>.

That's an MSN conversation. Not something that people want to actually sign up to be a part of. I'm not saying let's abolish all notion of casual chat - this is a level beneath casual chat even - but this is basically what the forum's become now.

That's my biggest problem with it. 90% of the threads I go in to I go out of again because I know what they hold. I log in a few times a day and am actually stuck for things to do.

It's just a general drop in quality, unfortunately. And it's something that's hard to fix because we only ban people for ... well ... breaking the rules which is fair enough.

Give it two or three years and it'll be a handful of us backed in to a cave desperately sharpening spears whilst a parade of BigBroIsTheBest1995s run riot outside discussing which singer is auto tuned the least.

..when I first started to post off season, there was still that as well though, Stu...there would be a debate/conversation etc and people would post random gifs/just say hai..bye...etc...I know some people found it could be distracting/annoying...but I wasn't really bothered because I could just ignore that/those posts and follow the posts of people whose opinions I was interested in...but maybe it's more noticeable atm because the forum is generally a lot less busy/active and so there isn't the balance to distract from it and it becomes more of an irritant..?...

[Drew.]

Agree with you 100% on the part about not being able to have discussions in threads being full and ruined by the same gifs being posted over and over again

[Me. I Am Salman]

the threads full of gifs and stuff are mostly threads started by us/threads you people wouldn't even post in anyway. So if this forum is boring it's your own fault for not creating interesting threads, stop blaming us

[Jordan.]

Originally Posted by Salman!

the threads full of gifs and stuff are mostly threads started by us/threads you people wouldn't even post in anyway. So if this forum is boring it's your own fault for not creating interesting threads, stop blaming us

this, the only place post like that happen is in chat and games or some pop music thread. Don't try acting like the whole of tibb is in decline just because of members posting gifs. If you want deep discussions go to general chat or serious debates.

[Stu]

Originally Posted by Jordan.

Don't try acting like the whole of tibb is in decline just because of members posting gifs.

Nobody acted like that. It's just one small example of a more prevalent problem. Read between the lines.

The inevitable poncy backlash is kinda funny though.

[Jordan.]

Originally Posted by Stu

Nobody acted like that. It's just one small example of a more prevalent problem. Read between the lines.

The inevitable poncy backlash is kinda funny though.

It's a problem for you, not the whole forum.

[Me. I Am Salman]

Also since I've been unbanned (beginning of October) I've literally started over 50 threads, with one having 1500+ replies and two or three having replies in their hundreds. How many threads have the people who are complaining the forum is dull & blaming me among others started?

[arista]

Originally Posted by Salman!

Also since I've been unbanned (beginning of October) I've literally started over 50 threads, with one having 1500+ replies and two or three having replies in their hundreds. How many threads have the people who are complaining the forum is dull & blaming me among others started?

Yes but we need Quality
not all the ideas
you thought of in your
mega 3 month Ban.

[MeMyselfAndI]

Originally Posted by Salman!

Also since I've been unbanned (beginning of October) I've literally started over 50 threads, with one having 1500+ replies and two or three having replies in their hundreds. How many threads have the people who are complaining the forum is dull & blaming me among others started?

Preach

[AnnieK]

I don't think anyone is blaming anyone....

[Me. I Am Salman]

yeah and if you get offended by the odd joke post featuring a gif in a General Chat/serious debates thread maybe you should stop using the forum altogether because that doesn't ruin a thread. It's not like it puts an end to any possibility of a conversation.

[Me. I Am Salman]

the only thing funny is your attempt to be poetic and above everyone all the time

[Jordan.]

Originally Posted by Salman!

the only thing funny is your attempt to be poetic and above everyone all the time

!

I think some people need to realise we're on a reality TV forum.

[Stu]

Originally Posted by Jordan.

It's a problem for you, not the whole forum.

Duh. I'll have my people who agree with me. You guys disagree. That's cool, brother.

Originally Posted by Salman!

the only thing funny is your attempt to be poetic and above everyone all the time

That's a defensive problem you're going to have to deal with since you sussed that I think you're a bit thick.

It's not my pretension.

Hey, look, it's a different forum. I'm basically playing Nostalgia Nonce here. You can get up in arms all you want and you're free to find me a drag as well - I honestly don't mind - but I'm just speaking from personal experience. There was more people I could talk to about things before. There are still plenty of characters I like which makes it worth coming here but it's the TV show you're still loyal to even though it's past it's best seasons.

[Me. I Am Salman]

Says the one who spams threads about supermarket deals :/

[arista]

Originally Posted by Salman!

Says the one who spams threads about supermarket deals :/

sure I am honest

[Kyle]

I love this thread I can see this making the roll of honour keep it going guys...

[Me. I Am Salman]

tldr

[Kyle]

Originally Posted by Salman!

tldr

What does that mean?

[T*]

Originally Posted by Simple Minds

What does that mean?

Too long; didn't read

[Kyle]

Originally Posted by Cuda

Too long; didn't read

Pmsl

[Jack_]

Do you still watch Big Brother, Stu? I thought you'd given up

[Stu]

Originally Posted by Jack_

Do you still watch Big Brother, Stu? I thought you'd given up

Hehe I watched the last civilian one because my housemate got in to it and it was fun watching it from a communal angle like that I guess. And it was good having characters like Dexter. There was that "this could have been written" complexity to a lot of it that I had not seen since BB10.

I've mostly soured on it though, unfortunately. Too many core elements have gone and I miss the fly on the wall minimalist production it used to have. Now it's just like another reality show and I'm one of those "loves Big Brother, hates Reality TV" people .