WTF happened to this site?
#51
01-27-2010, 08:43 AM
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01-27-2010, 03:30 PM
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AND CBR.....Hope you have a better day today. Clearly not your day yesterday.
The only thing that is clear as you put it in this thread , is that the people that bother to complain about one simple rule and call us names clearly do have way too much time on there hands to bother creating this sort of thread in the first place......
Buy him a couple of these and he'll have a better day 
and to answer the original question poses in the thread title ..
WTF happened to this site?
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Last edited by CBRclassic; 01-27-2010 at 03:34 PM.
#53
01-28-2010, 10:19 PM
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Buy him a couple of these and he'll have a better day
But seriously, I don't get it.
Like you said, stretch, I've also been on some very heavy handed sites, and this isn't one of 'em.
Pretty much 3 rules I can think of: 100 posts to sell, don't post p0rn, and don't be a total a-hole.
This thread not getting zapped is a good testament to that.
(although you could easily argue that 2 out of 3 rules have been broken...
)And Steve... +1
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01-28-2010, 10:20 PM
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01-28-2010, 11:22 PM
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01-30-2010, 03:16 AM
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I've been here for awhile, and I have noticed a pretty big change. There are not nearly the amount of posts as their use to be. It appears that most of the post that are made, are made by new people, who don't stay very long.
Honestly, I didn't see anything wrong with the forum before the changes took place. IMHO, this use to the be only site I really checked out on a daily basis. So in someways, even though offtopic was really off topic at times, it was entertaining. Now, I spend a few minutes here and there on the site where I use to spend quite a bit of time.
The funny part is, I really can't put my finger on whats different, as far as its appeal. But it is in fact different. I think things have been made better, but in the process of getting rid of the bad, some of the good has gone away with it.
Just my 2 cents. Still my favorite motorcycle forum.
Honestly, I didn't see anything wrong with the forum before the changes took place. IMHO, this use to the be only site I really checked out on a daily basis. So in someways, even though offtopic was really off topic at times, it was entertaining. Now, I spend a few minutes here and there on the site where I use to spend quite a bit of time.
The funny part is, I really can't put my finger on whats different, as far as its appeal. But it is in fact different. I think things have been made better, but in the process of getting rid of the bad, some of the good has gone away with it.
Just my 2 cents. Still my favorite motorcycle forum.
#58
01-30-2010, 07:27 AM
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Perhaps total post numbers may be slightly down , but as they say JD ...it aint the quantity , its the quality , and this place is a motorcycle forum first and a chat room second ....
New members may come and go , but as you prolly are aware and if by some chance you are not ? , we get a chit load of new people EVERY WEEK!! ...so we can afford the attrition rate .....
And at the end of the day JD , as long as some peeps that do not stay long are helped with some answwrs to there motorcycle related questions ..... we have achieved our main aim as a forum .... to help others ...
A million off topic 2 word chat style posts and replies on any forum may amuse the masses , but it does not do much for our reputation as a responsible motorcycle forum ...
Evolution can be a beoch to deal with for some peeps .... but stagnation would be much worse in the long run.. ....
New members may come and go , but as you prolly are aware and if by some chance you are not ? , we get a chit load of new people EVERY WEEK!! ...so we can afford the attrition rate .....
And at the end of the day JD , as long as some peeps that do not stay long are helped with some answwrs to there motorcycle related questions ..... we have achieved our main aim as a forum .... to help others ...
A million off topic 2 word chat style posts and replies on any forum may amuse the masses , but it does not do much for our reputation as a responsible motorcycle forum ...
Evolution can be a beoch to deal with for some peeps .... but stagnation would be much worse in the long run.. ....
Last edited by CBRclassic; 01-30-2010 at 07:29 AM.
#59
01-30-2010, 08:58 AM
Speaking as a CBR newbie, but someone that has been around Internet forums for nearly 15 years, this place is pretty good. The traffic I see and response times to posts arent that great all of the time, but as said before the quality of the responses are worth the wait.
I have also noticed that there is very little arguing, flaming, and bickering over there.. a good thing.
I like it here.. otherwise I would have left by now..
I have also noticed that there is very little arguing, flaming, and bickering over there.. a good thing.
I like it here.. otherwise I would have left by now..
#60
01-30-2010, 11:54 AM
Having seen the changes to the site over the past couple of years I would say that there is more focus on the motorcycle rather than in a sense a "chatroom for CBR fans"
There is definitely more information on bikes, repairs, modifications, and general "bike chat" than was the case in the past.
The lack of "flaming" and bickering is probably due to our focus having changed - not much point in flaming a technical discussion (unless the writer gives a rubbish answer)- in which case he'll be made to look dumb enough without a "flaming" . Most forums that have a very busy "off topic" will have disagreements in that area and "flamers"- it's something that is frowned upon here, and resolved quickly.
In a word - the forum has grown up a bit IMHO
Which doesn't mean we don't know how to have a good laugh - come down to the Hurricane section and you'll see what I mean.
There is definitely more information on bikes, repairs, modifications, and general "bike chat" than was the case in the past.
The lack of "flaming" and bickering is probably due to our focus having changed - not much point in flaming a technical discussion (unless the writer gives a rubbish answer)- in which case he'll be made to look dumb enough without a "flaming" . Most forums that have a very busy "off topic" will have disagreements in that area and "flamers"- it's something that is frowned upon here, and resolved quickly.
In a word - the forum has grown up a bit IMHO
Which doesn't mean we don't know how to have a good laugh - come down to the Hurricane section and you'll see what I mean.