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[guesst]

Originally posted by Titan@Apr 28 2006, 12:27 AM
We have alot of newcommers doing a good job, take "guessst" (or whatever) for example. He managed to get VIP allready, and is doing a sheitload of work.

Well, thank you. I usually don't like to toot my own horn, except the day after burrito night. But it's nice to be recognized.

So far Abandonia has been my grip on sanity. I'm a project guy. I like to have two or three things simmering on the pot at any given time. But RL situations being what they are at the moment I don't get the one-on-one time with my own computer.But I can pop in on a borrowed computer with my USB drive loaded up with DOSBox and a half a dozen dos game and do some reviewing.

The time will come when situations will change again and I'll move on myself. That's just the way things go.

[Playbahnosh]

YO! Stop right there!

Just look at this mess. Yeah rite, ppl are not leaving because of the recent happenings... well DUH! <_< Whaddya call this if not exodus No. 2? Remember, we had a conversation frighteningly similar to this one not so long ago, when a couple of core members stepped down or fled to AR because of increasing spam, flame and trolling by newcomers. <_<

Don't you see *IT'S* happening AGAIN? Some troublemaker freaks get in here and flame us against each other, and sadly some people go with them shredding the community to separate groups. Evad is right, its an in-group gang mentality. And the mods try to restore order by declaring martial law, going around banning people and bullying with in the meantime the forum is sinking into state of emergency. But this is a backfiring gun, making the good people leave insted of the bad ones, as you can clearly see.

The main reason I stayed here was Seb's and some other members friendship and the ability to have decent, intelligent conversations about whatever came up. But with these gone, I doubt I will have anything to do here anymore Treating people unfairly... I joined this community because this was the first place where people can get VIP status if they contribute and not with paying. I reviewd games, started the hungarian translation project, helping out on the forums, I even started to translate a whole game to english... but the enormus lack of appreciation towards my work discouraged me badly... seeing guesst archieved VIP status in this little time without (if only) me noticing any major work from his part, I doubt my skills now...

See, I don't really know what to think now....

[bruno]

I agree with you.............................

[a1s]

Originally posted by little fish@May 1 2006, 05:08 AM
I agree with you.............................

suckup! :whistle:

as far as I know, guesst is doing reviews. that is a very noticeble job. If you want a VIP, you might consider doing that (more often that is). And translation to obscure languages (defined as ones without an admin speaking them) won't really get you there. I, myslef, had started the russian translation, and the only good thing that I got for it was access to the translation subforum. not that I asked for VIP, mind you. It just that translations pretty much go behind the scenes, while reviews are right there on the front page where everyone can see (and appreciate) them.

BTW, what is "gang on mentality"? it's been mentioned several times (and I got that it's a bad thing), but I stil can't figure out what it means.

[Eagle of Fire]

You are not alone, I can't figure out half of what been said in this thread.

I knows where I stand, and I knows (well mostly) what is happening behind the scene... And I keep saying that nothing much is happening, at least not the conspirationist scenarios some people are making up... However, it seems like it's not enough to actually tell the truth to be beleived, I guess.

[Playbahnosh]

@a1s

I was not questioning guesst's VIP promotion, I was questioning mine, or the lack thereof. And I just mentioned it, I'm not gonna moan about this, never did.

ssso, you don't know what is "in-group gang mentality"? Group-in-a-group? Like when people forming little groups in a community rather than being fully part of it. jeeez, if you don't know what I'm talkin about, you probably don't even need to understand... Here, maybe this'll help...

[Tulac]

If you're here just to get appreciation for you work, you should really question yourself
I doubt that Seb or anyone else was here for that...

[Playbahnosh]

Yes Tulac, I really like to feel my work appriciated. I work with full devotion and soul, and from time to time, yes, I'd like to know if it's not for nothing. And why should I question myself? My motives are my concern. I'm working mainly for the community, for Abandonia, but I like to recieve some reassurance from time to time, yes.
But is this thread about me, or the state the forum is in?
Let's get back on topic shall we?

[gregor]

Originally posted by Playbahnosh@May 1 2006, 08:51 AM
@a1s

I was not questioning guesst's VIP promotion, I was questioning mine, or the lack thereof. And I just mentioned it, I'm not gonna moan about this, never did.

ssso, you don't know what is "in-group gang mentality"? Group-in-a-group? Like when people forming little groups in a community rather than being fully part of it. jeeez, if you don't know what I'm talkin about, you probably don't even need to understand... Here, maybe this'll help...

First, thank you for the link... i intend to use it in some way in my research work.

Second, i wanted to say i don't bleieve there is any conspiracy. if i am wrong and there is one, it is really badly planned.

Thirdly the point is people are living for some reason. People that offered a lot of their free time for this site (not just chat on forums). And it seems to me the reason is that they started to question in the authority of some and the way of thier conduct. Now if that made some people that did a lot of volontery work leave, then can we conlude that it is still a good conduct? is it still a way to behave to members and at the same time keep the site going?

Maybe....then again maybe not.


Either way someone else will have to do the reviews now. Someone else will have to devote alot of time to the site. unless offcourse the very peopel that made others leave with their comments and conduct will take over the work of those that left....

[Bobbin Threadbare]

Originally posted by a1s@Apr 28 2006, 03:17 AM
First post.

You can't force people to stay. That woulnd make it a not-so-fun-forum.