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Poor. The only way NiGHTS! can possibly describe the past year of the forum. In fact, maybe worse than poor. Not being allowed to swear, NiGHTS! has decided to create a new word to describe the year. Naffilitious. This year was naffilitious.
Why the pesimism? Well, let's investigate the last year. It began at a time of huge prosperity in the FOG. Every member would contribute mesningful topics on all ranges of gaming. Never would copied reviews win prizes- onmly well thought out, well written pieces on gaming. Nothing more. The FOG was inhabitted by gamers alone, of which NiGHTS! former alias, SonicRav, was one.
Then shock hit the forum. We had physically run out of topics to talk about. Except for one exception. DC and PS2 were coming. So began console wars topics that have never started. In NiGHTS! 531 days on the site only this topic has been around so long. Only this topic has become so old. People judging consoles they have not played, being biased towards firm based on past experiences, or even worse, the firms' dealing outside the realm of gaming. Absurd. Very absurd.
However, that was not the FOG's downfall. The downfall was the exodus of gamers joining the FOG. Hundreds of biased, uninformed gamers flocked to the site. In the past this had not mattered. A few people would join at a time and learn the intricacies of the FOG. No more. Now they set the rules. Which included biased against opposing consoles, not reading up on gaming issues before talking about them, and, the worst offender, not talking about gaming.
Even setting up other forums on life, the universe, everything did not stop them. The Future of Gaming was used for all topics from the publishing of exam results to the beginning of the universe. Today, there is only one notable topic on the chat forum about actual gaming.
Of couse, NiGHTS! is not ithout his faults. Just last night he posted a string of messages on the notable election. One said "vote NiGHTS!", another, "Vote Sonic" and another "Vote Aladin Sane". All former NiGHTS! aliases.
Fact is, that the notable/regular system has been a disaster. What good has come from it? Every 3 months another notable must be elected. But the fact is that eventually these notables will become un-notable as they post less and less. In this election there are no real candidates that stand out at all. What is the point? In its early life, the system just made newbies spam to become regulars. Then there was abuse of JATs and Newbies by the regulars, and vice-versa. Now JATs aren't listened too, and no one cares about whether you are a regular or not.
Naffilitious is this years word. Let's just hope that that all improves by this Christmas.
NiGHTS!
Why the pesimism? Well, let's investigate the last year. It began at a time of huge prosperity in the FOG. Every member would contribute mesningful topics on all ranges of gaming. Never would copied reviews win prizes- onmly well thought out, well written pieces on gaming. Nothing more. The FOG was inhabitted by gamers alone, of which NiGHTS! former alias, SonicRav, was one.
Then shock hit the forum. We had physically run out of topics to talk about. Except for one exception. DC and PS2 were coming. So began console wars topics that have never started. In NiGHTS! 531 days on the site only this topic has been around so long. Only this topic has become so old. People judging consoles they have not played, being biased towards firm based on past experiences, or even worse, the firms' dealing outside the realm of gaming. Absurd. Very absurd.
However, that was not the FOG's downfall. The downfall was the exodus of gamers joining the FOG. Hundreds of biased, uninformed gamers flocked to the site. In the past this had not mattered. A few people would join at a time and learn the intricacies of the FOG. No more. Now they set the rules. Which included biased against opposing consoles, not reading up on gaming issues before talking about them, and, the worst offender, not talking about gaming.
Even setting up other forums on life, the universe, everything did not stop them. The Future of Gaming was used for all topics from the publishing of exam results to the beginning of the universe. Today, there is only one notable topic on the chat forum about actual gaming.
Of couse, NiGHTS! is not ithout his faults. Just last night he posted a string of messages on the notable election. One said "vote NiGHTS!", another, "Vote Sonic" and another "Vote Aladin Sane". All former NiGHTS! aliases.
Fact is, that the notable/regular system has been a disaster. What good has come from it? Every 3 months another notable must be elected. But the fact is that eventually these notables will become un-notable as they post less and less. In this election there are no real candidates that stand out at all. What is the point? In its early life, the system just made newbies spam to become regulars. Then there was abuse of JATs and Newbies by the regulars, and vice-versa. Now JATs aren't listened too, and no one cares about whether you are a regular or not.
Naffilitious is this years word. Let's just hope that that all improves by this Christmas.
NiGHTS!
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Everyone, this has nothing to do with the future of gaming. Let's talk about games instead, eh?
Logan wrote:
> FOG is a brand name... it is no longer about the future of games!
I said that just a few posts below this! Anyway, how do you know, you're a JAT!
> FOG is a brand name... it is no longer about the future of games!
I said that just a few posts below this! Anyway, how do you know, you're a JAT!
NiGHTS! wrote:
> I have a big problem.
Earlier I said "I have been on the
> forum over 500 days".
Someone says "I have been here 9
> months and have not seen you"
Answer: I have had 6 different
> names.
So, having been on the forum since the start, and having
> read almost every topic ever published on it (I hardly reply...
> unlike most people I only reply when I feel I have something
> interesting to contribute), I find that people don't actually
> realise how much I have contributed to the site!
Damn
> u!
NiGHTS!
Why the heck do you bother changing your name then?! Choose ONE name, then stick to it. It makes it harder for everyone else to know who you are and respond otherwise. You know it makes sense. I thought NiGHTS was good enough, but now you've even come up with ANOTHER attempt at a name.
Do it for me....please!?!
> I have a big problem.
Earlier I said "I have been on the
> forum over 500 days".
Someone says "I have been here 9
> months and have not seen you"
Answer: I have had 6 different
> names.
So, having been on the forum since the start, and having
> read almost every topic ever published on it (I hardly reply...
> unlike most people I only reply when I feel I have something
> interesting to contribute), I find that people don't actually
> realise how much I have contributed to the site!
Damn
> u!
NiGHTS!
Why the heck do you bother changing your name then?! Choose ONE name, then stick to it. It makes it harder for everyone else to know who you are and respond otherwise. You know it makes sense. I thought NiGHTS was good enough, but now you've even come up with ANOTHER attempt at a name.
Do it for me....please!?!
Sure, Chat is also an important forum, and all topics with a sensible enough name get my read anyway, newbie or not.
That's why Tony has divided the Prime and Chat. But I agree, aa few of us have been merging the two together again, icluding me. Which is why I will try ans split the two and post what's appropriate in the two forums from now on: - gaming opinions in prime, others in Chat. There, one less to worry about.
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