Yes, no, right, no, uh uh. Kind of though. Know what I mean?
Uncle Bud said:
Have you been to the fellowship section lately? 95% of the threads there are meaningless and bandwidth hogs. There are threads just for adding post counts, what are your wearing, smelling, listening to, eating, and looking at threads. It is amazing the amount of nonsense that is enjoyed by many people in there, including myself.
Right. It's easy to get distracted seeing what creative things people come up with to do/say/post. The Official Polls can get quite interesting too. But is it nonsense? Is it a waste of bandwidth?
If CF is a Playground, then it is a Playground. If it is serious, then it needs a severe overhaul. Someone suggested what to get rid of, can called it CF Lite.
But, as long as there are CO and FAM forums of all types, and flavors, people will find what interests them. Some people like to argue and disect and examine and refute all sorts of things... there are forums for them too. That's how I found CF. It was the Relaxation and Friendship forums that Kept me coming back.
I never got a headache from a cutesy Rep comment, nor from a guest book comment, or most PMs, or Did you Smile today? or most any thread in the Relaxation or Friendship forums. But some posts in the GA type areas, and even responses in Official Polls just makes my head spin.
Can't have it both ways.. it's either serious, put on a suit and tie before entering place, or it's a fun place for ALL ages. No other forum that I've seen or been on where people proudly show their age, and I'm really surprised at the low numbers that show up. Do you want to match wits in GA, or chat about the weather in R or FC forums with the young ones? Serves a purpose, no?
The rep system itself is corrupt as it is based on opinions, not actual worthiness. I could post that my Aunt Alberta was a cross dressing donkey and someone could say, hey that was funny and rep that post. Was it worth repping? No. People rep to say hi. Others rep to say good bye.
Right. For 10 posts you like, you can make cute comments or say HI
or whatever you like. Otherwise you have to open a new window or leave a thread to send a PM or post in a guest book. The Reps are great for commenting about a post and not leaving the thread.
Sure, some people spent a lot of time saying very little, and spending a whole lot of time in those reppy threads. But a whole lotta people were having a lot of safe, harmless, enjoyable (obviously) fun doing it.
Not every post that is repped is worth being repped and not every post that is worth being repped is repped. It is all subjective nonsense.
I tried to save most of my Rep comments for commenting to posts that were worthy... thought provoking, interesting points in complex threads, etc. and when I was caught up on those threads, if any were left over, I joined the fun a bit too. But everyone had the same abilities, everyone chooses where to spend their time.
Rules are one thing, but ability creates status quo... people catch on, get side tracked, and spend their time where they find enjoyment.
It is your world you created it, I am just a resident. Just thought I would express my displeasure in this regard. Thanks for your time.
Yep... Whatever... we're just guests here.