Quote: Chris, no offense but you've allowed your forum to become largely a hooligan playground. Where no serious topic goes unhijacked by those whose rage and irresponsibilty clearly run counter to your core membership.....Responsible slingers. Our forum is a pale shadow of it's former self. The reasons for this are clear and several fold.
Techstuf,
I'm sorry you feel this way. Perhaps I am responsible; I wish I had more time to participate in the forum. However, the fact is, I don't. What little time I have available I spend helping people in the most productive way I can: scaling and uploading hundreds of people's pictures to the site, putting up articles, adding peoples slings to the gallery, setting up a wiki, etc. etc. I leave the direct moderation to people I have the utmost respect for, and who are willing to volunteer their time to keep this forum productive, safe, and fun.
The forum has changed a good deal since coming online years ago. While some topics get "hijacked", I don't believe it's because of malicious intent. I think people are enthusiastic and want to participate, even if it's slightly off-topic. As the number of active people on the forum multiplied from a few dozen to perhaps a hundred or more, this effect became more noticeable. But this phenomena is not new.
I think all of this new discussion on the forum is a sign of growth. Although the topic may wander sometimes, new friendships are being created and sling techniques developed... And that is the whole point of this forum.
You've been a part of this forum for a long time, and I hope this is not your final post.
Chris
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