What do you want in a site?

[Saltheart]

I think we need fewer forums so more ends up on the main page. I tend not to read as many threads if I have to go from forum to forum to find them. If they were on the main page , you could scan them all at once.


As far as the controversy over the semi private forum , I do think people have a legitimate gripe.

We went through about 2 most excellent years here. Having been involved with many sites at the time , IMO there was no contest that John had succeeded in creating the site everyone wanted. Then as word got out about how outstanding a site it was , people started joining in blocks. the MSBA block , the CT Surfcasters block , the Newport block , the RISSA block , etc. Suddenly the number of members exploded and they came in as parts of "Clichs" . In an effort to preserve the best of the original group , the Ledge was created as a core group to help decide the direction the site would go in. It was a "good thought" but unfortunately it started going haywire almost immediately. First was the bashing of other sites which we tried to discourage , second came the people bashing which we also tried to discourage.
I also can honestly say that the intentions in creating the semi private forum were for the betterment of the site. Sometimes things don't work out as planned.

[eelman]

Originally Posted by Saltheart

I think we need fewer forums so more ends up on the main page. I tend not to read as many threads if I have to go from forum to forum to find them. If they were on the main page , you could scan them all at once.


As far as the controversy over the semi private forum , I do think people have a legitimate gripe.

We went through about 2 most excellent years here. Having been involved with many sites at the time , IMO there was no contest that John had succeeded in creating the site everyone wanted. Then as word got out about how outstanding a site it was , people started joining in blocks. the MSBA block , the CT Surfcasters block , the Newport block , the RISSA block , etc. Suddenly the number of members exploded and they came in as parts of "Clichs" . In an effort to preserve the best of the original group , the Ledge was created as a core group to help decide the direction the site would go in. It was a "good thought" but unfortunately it started going haywire almost immediately. First was the bashing of other sites which we tried to discourage , second came the people bashing which we also tried to discourage.
I also can honestly say that the intentions in creating the semi private forum were for the betterment of the site. Sometimes things don't work out as planned.

its very apparent that the private forum did indeed become a bash space for the few "select" cronies. What I have read from it recently anyway is that there is no attempt to stop it.I am sure its buzzing today.What was done there should not have been done...But of course no one will step up and take blame, it will be turned around and twisted into something else, just like everything else does on this board.I saw many, many knifes in peoples backs there and, in some ways You even admit that saltheart...........Not good.....

If you "do think people have a ledgitimat gripe" then do something about it , you guys are the moderators......

[Saltheart]

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If you "do think people have a ledgitimat gripe" then do something about it , you guys are the moderators......

There are a lot of people here and there are almost as many opinions as to what's the best things to do. You can't please everyone all the time.

We continually try to make things better

Its not as easy as it looks.