I am disappointed to see what these forums have become.
I see posters whom I consider friends attacking each other in public. I see nasty little cliques forming in both public and private forums. I see posters getting a ton of thumb-downs for legitimate posts. What I don't see is threads and posts which are even mildly interesting, funny or thought-provoking.
This is no longer a real forum.
@kewpie saidI think the General Forum is pretty much the same as it was when I joined 13 years ago. Vibrant, combative, funny (at times), varied, inclusive, diverse and silly.
I am disappointed to see what these forums have become.
I see posters whom I consider friends attacking each other in public. I see nasty little cliques forming in both public and private forums. I see posters getting a ton of thumb-downs for legitimate posts. What I don't see is threads and posts which are even mildly interesting, funny or thought-provoking.
This is no longer a real forum.
20 Nov 21
@kewpie saidThings That Bring A Smile is a good thread. Very short though; maybe in these trying times, people don't have a lot to smile about.
I am disappointed to see what these forums have become.
I see posters whom I consider friends attacking each other in public. I see nasty little cliques forming in both public and private forums. I see posters getting a ton of thumb-downs for legitimate posts. What I don't see is threads and posts which are even mildly interesting, funny or thought-provoking.
This is no longer a real forum.
20 Nov 21
@kewpie saidThe General forum is sometimes pretty interesting.
I am disappointed to see what these forums have become.
I see posters whom I consider friends attacking each other in public. I see nasty little cliques forming in both public and private forums. I see posters getting a ton of thumb-downs for legitimate posts. What I don't see is threads and posts which are even mildly interesting, funny or thought-provoking.
This is no longer a real forum.
If you want to see a real disaster, check out the debates.
20 Nov 21
@kewpie saidI don't think we should have thumbs up/down - if we have something to say we should say it.
I am disappointed to see what these forums have become.
I see posters whom I consider friends attacking each other in public. I see nasty little cliques forming in both public and private forums. I see posters getting a ton of thumb-downs for legitimate posts. What I don't see is threads and posts which are even mildly interesting, funny or thought-provoking.
This is no longer a real forum.
@torunn saidHere here! I completely agree, Torunn, the red thumbs have become nasty and meaningless; thumbs up, well I suppose we could keep those, just to keep things positive and encouraging. I mean really, it's a chess website, and nothing more than that.
I don't think we should have thumbs up/down - if we have something to say we should say it.
20 Nov 21
@indonesia-phil saidOk, so let's keep the thumbs up. 🙂 If we don't get any green thumbs then most readers disagree or are indifferent.
Here here! I completely agree, Torunn, the red thumbs have become nasty and meaningless; thumbs up, well I suppose we could keep those, just to keep things positive and encouraging. I mean really, it's a chess website, and nothing more than that.
20 Nov 21
@indonesia-phil saidKeeping the green thumbs would be an interesting compromise. But I still think they would be used to generate partisan jejune ganging up.
Here here! I completely agree, Torunn, the red thumbs have become nasty and meaningless; thumbs up, well I suppose we could keep those, just to keep things positive and encouraging. I mean really, it's a chess website, and nothing more than that.
20 Nov 21
@kewpie saidTwitter is a seething mass of anger and hatred.
I am disappointed to see what these forums have become.
I see posters whom I consider friends attacking each other in public. I see nasty little cliques forming in both public and private forums. I see posters getting a ton of thumb-downs for legitimate posts. What I don't see is threads and posts which are even mildly interesting, funny or thought-provoking.
This is no longer a real forum.
The GF is saintly by comparison.
20 Nov 21
@kewpie saidJust curious, what was it in the GF today which caused you/tipped you to write this OP?
I am disappointed to see what these forums have become.
I see posters whom I consider friends attacking each other in public. I see nasty little cliques forming in both public and private forums. I see posters getting a ton of thumb-downs for legitimate posts. What I don't see is threads and posts which are even mildly interesting, funny or thought-provoking.
This is no longer a real forum.
20 Nov 21
@kewpie saidIt is still a forum, just not what you would like to see.
I am disappointed to see what these forums have become.
I see posters whom I consider friends attacking each other in public. I see nasty little cliques forming in both public and private forums. I see posters getting a ton of thumb-downs for legitimate posts. What I don't see is threads and posts which are even mildly interesting, funny or thought-provoking.
This is no longer a real forum.
The little cliques have existed since I been here back in 2006, just the people in them have changed is all.
Agreed, they are not as entertaining as they once were though.
-VR
20 Nov 21
@very-rusty saidThere were some very interesting and witty posters when I was new on this site and it took some time before I was introduced to the forums and clubs. Those were different times.
It is still a forum, just not what you would like to see.
The little cliques have existed since I been here back in 2006, just the people in them have changed is all.
Agreed, they are not as entertaining as they once were though.
-VR
20 Nov 21
@torunn saidStrange, in my eyes you are still new to the site, but I see you been here around 6 years now, how time flies by.
There were some very interesting and witty posters when I was new on this site and it took some time before I was introduced to the forums and clubs. Those were different times.
-VR