That the forums are starting to turn into a random mess with a ton of useless posts and mindless banter. I hope its just because its the slow part of the year game wise.:undecided:
I dont know its just something thats starting kinda throwing me off lately maybe some veteran forum goers will know what i mean.:huh:

i know.

That the forums are starting to turn into a random mess with a ton of useless posts and mindless banter. I hope its just because its the slow part of the year game wise.:undecided:
I dont know its just something thats starting kinda throwing me off lately maybe some veteran forum goers will know what i mean.:huh:

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I just noticed it today when I started my red show thread

It's because its the slow gaming part of the year... i hope at least. This is going to suck because of lono leaving... **** MAN!

@Bauer22
Haha ya this is my first forum so i guess it had to happen right.
I got an idea what if there was a section in the forums only for older members I dont know how it would work but it sounds like a cool idea and most likely thats all it is and will be an idea...

It's because its the slow gaming part of the year... i hope at least. This is going to suck because of lono leaving... **** MAN!

i know it sucks with the lono leaving rumor thing but can we try and keep it in certen threads? sorry i dont wanna be rude but its just like such a downer i wanna read about something else you know?

Its official hes leaving

i know it sucks with the lono leaving rumor thing but can we try and keep it in certen threads? sorry i dont wanna be rude but its just like such a downer i wanna read about something else you know?

Sorry i am just kind of depressed now... sry

I don't consider myself a real "veteran" by any mean, but judging by the massive mouth-breathing idiocy witnessed in the last two "SG Paranoia" threads, one could assume the entire population of SG has gone mad with rabies. Of course this isn't the case though, it's just from a few people.


The front page of the Lobby has been pretty boring over the past few days. Dance monkeys, dance! And entertain me with interesting stories and sturring debates. God knows I dont feel like making a thread myself o.0.

And also, @Rocko's first post: I cant tell if that first post of yours was accidentally perfectly proving Cam's point or was intentional razor sharp wit, but either way, I lol'd.

Edit: McChicken, you were "that guy" in the thread that was just pumping out mindless banter left and right, so dont say "I just noticed it in my thread".

EDIT2: Ugh and to Mr. Woot and the rest of you: Yes Lono might be leaving. Yes, That sucks. Just shut up about it though.

Gah I wish I could give you all bad rep for every dumb post, not just once in a while.

I don't consider myself a real "veteran" by any mean


Ya i realize im not a true vet but i feel ive been around long enough to miss the "old days".

Ya i realize im not a true vet but i feel ive been around long enough to miss the "old days".

same here, back when I started there were a few threads made daily and conversations went on. Now here are like 20 or so new threads daily and most of them get derailed quickly. I actualy slow posting drasticaly, I think I make like 10 post every week, when I made like like 15 daily( I think the first day I was on this site I made like 25 posts in like 3 threads...)

And here I was thinking I was the only one that noticed.
Seriously what's going on?

Gah I wish I could give you all bad rep for every dumb post, not just once in a while.

You'd develop carpal tunnel if you commented on all the dumb things the basement dwellers around here said.

And here I was thinking I was the only one that noticed.
Seriously what's going on?

not to sound mean but:

site became famous, more people want to join the famous site, the more people the more threads will be made. and the ocasional troll or spammer that ruins the fun for everyone.

I've noticed it too. In times like this, I wish that we did what a few other large forums do and initiate a "Mature" section, where veterans and proven mature members can go to post away from the trolls and spam.

not to sound mean but:

site became famous, more people want to join the famous site, the more people the more threads will be made. and the ocasional troll or spammer that ruins the fun for everyone.
Bah, that sucks.
I'm starting to miss when SG wasn't so popular....
Also I agree with ploogle (is anybody really surprised that I do?)

Bah, that sucks.
I'm starting to miss when SG wasn't so popular....
Also I agree with ploogle (is anybody really surprised that I do?)

sadly that can't be avoided now :tongue:

but remember that if SG wasen't famous we may have never gotten to see the guys at the conventions and all the podcasts we have right now... so it is not that bad.

I've noticed it too. In times like this, I wish that we did what a few other large forums do and initiate a "Mature" section, where veterans and proven mature members can go to post away from the trolls and spam.
Thats what i was thinking as you can see from one of my previous posts.
I would work out well if its done right.

That's exactly why Charliwag, Inzader and I left.

I haven't posted or checked the forums in about 2 or 3 months, same with them

It's just gotten to be a bunch of BS threads created by new people

EDIT: I'm only on the forums right now cause I wanted to see the reaction to the "Lono" situation

That's exactly why Charliwag, Inzader and I left.

I haven't posted or checked the forums in about 2 or 3 months, same with them

It's just gotten to be a bunch of BS threads created by new people

EDIT: I'm only on the forums right now cause I wanted to see the reaction to the "Lono" situation

HA well there are 2 threads that got looked because of it, so the reaction was preaty heavy :lol:

Just talked with SWSilentKiller, and we're both hoping this doesn't turn into a GameSpot situation where all the older members left to create their own website. :lol:

Just talked with SWSilentKiller, and we're both hoping this doesn't turn into a GameSpot situation where all the older members left to create their own website. :lol:

:lol: now that would be funny..... and actually..... not a bad idea...... I have a free web.... lol jk.... or am I....

Just talked with SWSilentKiller, and we're both hoping this doesn't turn into a GameSpot situation where all the older members left to create their own website. :lol:


I'll let you create the domain name.

I really hope we could get a section just for the "older" members because i would hate to leave SG. I love things like the clans and gamernights and changing sites is the last thing i want to think about.

ANYONE ELSE NOTICE how when I eat a lot of ham my farts smell like bacon?

I think this thread could quickly be turned into something unnatural and disgusting, perhaps proving the point that the forums are decaying. But seriously, it would be fun to have a thread where every sentence starts with "ANYONE ELSE NOTICE..."

I really hope we could get a section just for the "older" members because i would hate to leave SG. I love things like the clans and gamernights and changing sites is the last thing i want to think about.

Or not even just the "older" members, but members that are newer that have shown great maturity. I know that I'm guilty of posting about Bacon Salt, but there's literally nothing else to post about. The Wii section is dead, Handheld section doesn't get much activity, PC Gaming never has anything of interest to me, same with Multiplayer gaming, and I don't own a PS3 or 360. The Lobby is good and all until you get the flood of new-ish n00b members that ignore the rules and make dupe topics and troll.

If we had a Mature Members section where you get invited in, not a default post count or time of membership, that would be sweet. We would be able to scout for people that look like they're mature and discuss intelligent things, not derail topics into talking about Bacon Salt...however delicious and tasty it may be!

Hey guys, feel free to suggest ideas (or PM me if you'd rather spare yourself the peer review process.)

The issue is part success, part laziness (people recreating new threads instead of continuing on existing threads two pages in that they didn't bother searching for), and just randomness...

I'd love to hear "reasonable" ideas to keep things on track and while this isn't a cattle call, I'd be interested in know who (if anyone) would be willing to put their typing fingers and eyes where their mouth (figuratively of course) is...

Hey guys, feel free to suggest ideas (or PM me if you'd rather spare yourself the peer review process.)

The issue is part success, part laziness (people recreating new threads instead of continuing on existing threads two pages in that they didn't bother searching for), and just randomness...

I'd love to hear "reasonable" ideas to keep things on track and while this isn't a cattle call, I'd be interested in know who (if anyone) would be willing to put their typing fingers and eyes where their mouth (figuratively of course) is...

lol, well for one even if the a separete section is made for "mature" member I doubt it is going to stop spam in there, but it would be nice to having the same thread every 3 pages or just complete useless threads that get derailed or that trolls take over them.

Hey guys, feel free to suggest ideas (or PM me if you'd rather spare yourself the peer review process.)

The issue is part success, part laziness (people recreating new threads instead of continuing on existing threads two pages in that they didn't bother searching for), and just randomness...

I'd love to hear "reasonable" ideas to keep things on track and while this isn't a cattle call, I'd be interested in know who (if anyone) would be willing to put their typing fingers and eyes where their mouth (figuratively of course) is...
Or not even just the "older" members, but members that are newer that have shown great maturity. I know that I'm guilty of posting about Bacon Salt, but there's literally nothing else to post about. The Wii section is dead, Handheld section doesn't get much activity, PC Gaming never has anything of interest to me, same with Multiplayer gaming, and I don't own a PS3 or 360. The Lobby is good and all until you get the flood of new-ish n00b members that ignore the rules and make dupe topics and troll.

If we had a Mature Members section where you get invited in, not a default post count or time of membership, that would be sweet. We would be able to scout for people that look like they're mature and discuss intelligent things, not derail topics into talking about Bacon Salt...however delicious and tasty it may be!
This is what we need roth. Im sure Ploogle can explain it better for you since its his thing and all.
PS. Sorry for kinda throwing you into this Ploogle but its just a great idea.

I've noticed this quite a bit recently. It's devolving into a 'The Flood'-esque forum.

So... Who wants to press the Big Red Button?

I agree with Ploogle's idea of a part of the forum that people have to earn the right to have access to it. As soon as they'd been recommended enough times by people already in the "mature members" forum they'd be allowed in. The only problem with it is that I'm not sure I'd be allowed in :grin:.

This is what we need roth. Im sure Ploogle can explain it better for you since its his thing and all.
PS. Sorry for kinda throwing you into this Ploogle but its just a great idea.

That does seem the best idea.

I try to be sensible and helpful, and now I'm more used to the forums, I like the idea of those who aren't spamming having their own little bit.

Now, all we have to do is be careful with what we post.

The only problem with it is that I'm not sure I'd be allowed in.

This

I have an idea. How about one of the factors of being allowed into the "mature members" part of the forum is that you must have a certain ammount of green rep. Most decent members that have been here a while have accumulated quite a bit of green rep.

I havent noticed anything different. Oh well.

The forums have been going slowly but steadily downhill for a while now in my opinion, that's why I really don't post much at all anymore on them.

Not totally disagreeing with what you are saying but there are some factors not been taken into account. It has already been mentioned that it is a slow gaming portion of the year, not aided by gaming companies keeping things very close to their chest in the run up to this year's E3. However, they are other factors leading to a decrease in forum content and activity.

The biggest single drop off I've witnessed was during the launch of the SGC Blogs, where everyone put time & effort into writing their own blogs rather than posting on the forums as much. Even though this probably means there is more content on SG, it does mean there is less in the forums and what is there may not be as well organized, as the type of person to put together a well thought out thread may be more inclined to putting their time into a blog post.

I also know that with many of the SG staff being made very busy in the 9-5 jobs (both Doc & Dave have started new jobs recently) that this may have kept them away from the forums more than they had hoped and may make the forums lack a bit of cohesion & direction.

I hope these will be seen as explanations rather than excuses and quite frankly it is something that has been concerning me for some time and something that I hope will improve, it saddens me to see that forum members such as Digit, Charliwag & Inzader have left because they were good members of the community. The SG staff can entertain you, encourage you to be part of the community and provide a safe & fun environment for you guys to interact with each other & ourselves. What we can't do is force you to post or tell you what to say and since so much of the content of the forums comes from you guys, if your not being proactive & making new & interesting threads then it doesn't matter how much your monkey's dance.

Well It would suck if Lono left, but well, the last time some one left was like when alex left. And that was like two years ago, so in 6 years time the whole of the red show will be gone lol!

As far as Doc and Dave go MM, while new jobs are probably keeping them both busy, if you hadn't noticed, they haven't been on the forums at all for a LOOOONG time, waaaay before these new jobs happened.

I don't think creating a new forum section is the solution, we need the mods (the few that actually still visit the forum) to stop these pointless topics from happening.
I mean just look at this thread http://sarcasticgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?p=313235#post313235 75 posts of complete crap and it still hasn't been locked.

I don't think creating a new forum section is the solution, we need the mods (the few that actually still visit the forum) to stop these pointless topics from happening.
I mean just look at this thread http://sarcasticgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?p=313235#post313235 75 posts of complete crap and it still hasn't been locked.

Yeah, I agree with you shaney.

I would also recommend people to use the reputation system more, if you think people are posting crap, let them know about it.

Welcome to The Internet!

ya that's more or less it!

I really am considering dropping off the site if things don't start clearing up quickly. I love this place, but there's only so much I can take.

I think the thing with using green and red rep to determine if someone should get into the mature members area of the site is that it is an unreliable way of telling. There are plenty of established members that are on the lowest level or with red rep. People give out rep for ridiculous reasons. I got positive rep for posting a list of what was on the front page of the PS3 forums one time...and I got neg rep for agreeing with regua about that IBTL and Facepalm stuff.

Bad idea.

-SRS BSNS-

I got negative rep for apoligizing once, and I didn't post for a while. I come home Saturday, Twitterfox is flooded, McChicken's about to go serial on us, /b/tard won't leave, PillowFort's developed the idea for the hread that's so awful it's a joke I can't stop laughing at. The Lobby turned into a car accident this weekend, and it's the ugly kind you can't look away from and causes a backup on the interstate, and my preaching of chilling out went unnoticed, and I guess that's my fault.

"You just participated in destroying the best forums evur.

Drop off radar for 1 day? y/n?

I think the thing with using green and red rep to determine if someone should get into the mature members area of the site is that it is an unreliable way of telling.
No-one said they were going to use the rep system for that. I think we need more mods to be honest, there's only 3 or 4 that regularly come on here. One of our mods hasn't logged in for 3 weeks :undecided:

What have we become? The new 4chan?

When this place goes to shit, just remember that I said this. In the bacon thread.

The rep system is abused too much to be used as an accurate indicator of anything. If I say something stupid but widely accepted, I should get red rep. If I say something well thought out but not popular, shouldn't i receive green rep?

Give the ban hammer a good shining and let it swing.

Step 1: Hire Shishka
Step 2: Watch

I've only been on here for a week or so, so my opinion may not be as accurate as the forum vets. But I am finding it hard to find decent topics to post. 60 posts a week isn't that great. I think the mature forum is a good idea, it stops stupid threads like the bacon thread poping up all over the place. Or get some more mods in that are active on the forums.

When this place goes to shit, just remember that I said this. In the bacon thread.

The rep system is abused too much to be used as an accurate indicator of anything. If I say something stupid but widely accepted, I should get red rep. If I say something well thought out but not popular, shouldn't i receive green rep?


Personally I think all rep should be public and negs reps should be able by the person to appeal to a mod to get it removed if it's complete BS.

Each rep should also have a Y/N on it so any one who is viewing that person's rep can agree with it or not and that in turn would would make the strength of the rep increase or decrease slightly.

Sadly unless heavily modded pretty much every rep system is abused.

On the note of staying on topic, the forums have been slowing down and with the current confusion that will only increase but normally it seems to pickup during the summer along with new members. Major threads tend to remain the same for about a week until some interesting comes up

I don't think creating a new forum section is the solution, we need the mods (the few that actually still visit the forum) to stop these pointless topics from happening.
I mean just look at this thread http://sarcasticgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?p=313235#post313235 75 posts of complete crap and it still hasn't been locked.That thread is one of the worst things I've ever seen, it wasn't started for no reason, worse, it was started for a purpose that didn't exist and it isn't even entertaining.

Before anyone points a portion of the blame for he forum's downfall on me (which is incoming if a few previous minuses are to be believed) I've contributed well to more threads than I've dragged off-topic, the latter actually requiring some alternative action to be even remotely interesting.

Also:

WOOP WOOP WOOP SERIOUS POST ALARM

Dude I knew you meant -SRS BSNS- when I saw you sound the alarm.

ye whit stupid threads like the bacon thread :S makes me wanna jump out of a building.

It has been like this for a while sadly :sad:, it's one of the reason i haven't been posting as much as i used to.

REPORT POSTS/THREADS.

SUGGEST CHANGES.

TELL NEW USERS WHAT TO DO/NOT TO DO.

Don't just expect us to magically make the forums better, it's the users that the quality of the forums actually depends on.

I thought every Polish man was equipped with an internet wand!

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Stand clear! Don man a-talk. You can't stand where I stand, you can't walk where I walk.

Regua's right guys... and for the record... the karma system? It's here because you guys asked for it. Other people cannot "make" the forums behave how people want it to behave, the people contributing to it can.

The bacon thread... it's no big deal. If you want nothing to do with it, it's one thread... skip it. That should be LOW on anyone's list of concerns.

A "mature/veteran" forum... not happening, so let's not waste any more time with that... the idea people have to wade through a crappy forum to get to a good one isn't the best solution.

Positive reinforcement of good topics/posts, merging of duplicate threads, pointing out how to use the search feature of the forums when applicable, avoiding personal insults, etc. Those are things that should be high on the list of things to work on, and they're things EVERYBODY can do.

If someone makes a "random discussion" thread like the bacon thread and it's active... let them have fun with it... it's contained. The forum shouldn't fill up with things of that sort and if they do... we'll take a second look then.

...I honestly think MightyMutt had the single best point in this entire thread... forums always eventually melt-down though... the question is, can we come back to former glories?

I think we can... and Im not normally an optimist about people.

Its been a very sad few days for SG. First Lono leaves, then there was speculation about the Red Shows future and now the forums have come under fire.

Only for now, are they under fire....

Let us REBUILD.

Its been a very sad few days for SG. First Lono leaves, then there was speculation about the Red Shows future and now the forums have come under fire.

That's a little over-dramatic don't you think? Lono hasn't left yet, the Red Show will be continuing, and the forums aren't under fire. Someone created a thread pointing out issues with it and it prompted some discussion of ideas. It's not the first, second, third, or last time that will happen.

To put it in the words of the great philosopher Han Solo...

"Let's blow this thing and go home!"

:lol: Just kidding. I think Rothbart and Regua had some great ideas on the last page. I for one am definitely going to try and use them more.

No-one said they were going to use the rep system for that. I think we need more mods to be honest, there's only 3 or 4 that regularly come on here. One of our mods hasn't logged in for 3 weeks :undecided:

Cheese said that. It was a theory of his and I made my post as a rebuttal to tell him why using the rep system wasn't a good idea at all for a members only section.
I feel that we can move on now though, since rothbart has officially shut down any possibility of a mature only spot (can't say I liked the idea anyway).

Dude I knew you meant -SRS BSNS- when I saw you sound the alarm.

Hey...cut it out...now...
I mean SRS BSNS, not you...or PillowFort for that matter. :lol:

Anyway. I think the forums are in need of some structure, and we are the ones to do it as users and lovers of this forum (as many have said before me).
I'll try to be better at not reacting to trolls and letting people know what's up in a kind manner. If this is how we turn around, then that's how it is. And THAT is SRS BSNS!

-SRS BSNS-

i don't consider myself a real "veteran" by any mean, but judging by the massive mouth-breathing idiocy witnessed in the last two "sg paranoia" threads, one could assume the entire population of sg has gone mad with rabies. Of course this isn't the case though, it's just from a few people.


The front page of the lobby has been pretty boring over the past few days. Dance monkeys, dance! And entertain me with interesting stories and sturring debates. God knows i dont feel like making a thread myself o.0.

And also, @rocko's first post: I cant tell if that first post of yours was accidentally perfectly proving cam's point or was intentional razor sharp wit, but either way, i lol'd.

Edit: Mcchicken, you were "that guy" in the thread that was just pumping out mindless banter left and right, so dont say "i just noticed it in my thread".

Edit2: Ugh and to mr. Woot and the rest of you: Yes lono might be leaving. Yes, that sucks. Just shut up about it though.

Gah i wish i could give you all bad rep for every dumb post, not just once in a while.

y u mad