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I have not been as active here at the [current state of] Forums, however I have seen them evolve from a simple gathering of a handful of people to a 150 memeber "organization". There is something I would like to point out with our "organization".
quote:Organization (or�gan�i�za�tion): n. any unified group or systematized whole; esp., a body of persons organized for some purpose, as a club, union, etc.
We OBVIOUSLY lack the bold faced parts of an oganization. I am SICK AND TIRED OF ALL THE CHILDISH FIGHTS. The little petty disputes going on between some of us will never end.
Truth is that we are only as strong as our weakest link, and boy-o-boy we sure do know what our weak links are. These forums have become an embarrasment to the online Star Trek world, and now I have lost all faith in the effort of making this place the place it was supposed to be.
If this CRAP does not end, I will leave AGAIN. Not like anyone cares. Right now, SF's state is a waste of web space.
I am SERIOUSLY sick and tired of this sh*t; I don't take sides.
This IS a flameboard.
[This message was edited by Jamaharon on June 14, 1999.]
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You're damn straight, Jamaharon. I was pround when I became the newest and youngest moderator here at SF, but now I'm not so sure. If this shite doesn't stop anytime soon, I will resign my positon and post here as rarely as possible. There is no need for all this. This is all very stupid. Has anyone actually stopped to think that NO ONE gave Adam the password? My friend informed me before that he had a program that can hack through any password. Perchance Adam did this? Or perhaps a friend of his that isn't a mod here did it for him? Think, people. Think. Use your head. It isn't just for looks.
------------------ Star Trek: Dark Horizon Creator, Owner, Only Writer
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WHO CARES ABOUT THE DAMNED PASSWORD. You can change a password. It's not about a password anymore. It's about the crap that goes on here. My question is, should these forums remain online? These forums are no longer a Sci-Fi system. They have been manipulated into a constant void of ego wars. There are more posts on the Flameboard than General Trek discussion.
------------------ "You're young," said Athos. "Your bitter memories still have time to turn into sweet ones."
Charles Capps
We appreciate your concern. It is noted and stupid.
Member # 9
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I didn't really expect this sort of reaction.
I'm TRYING to weed out the people in power around here who are obviously not out for the best interests of this organization! Do YOU want someone on your staff giving away 'trade secrets'? Yeah, there wasn't really much of anything on that forum of substance, but that is not the point.
I'm sick and tired of the bickering. I don't want it. I just want people to know what the HELL is going on. Sorry for that, it's just the way I am.
Oh, and Bryce... No, things are not totally at my whim. In case you forgot, I'm trying to look out for everyone's best interests.
Jamaharon: I dont' care about the password. I just care about whoever the HELL gave Adam that password.
Fabrux: No, the password could not have been guessed or cracked. The logs do not indicate that anything like that took place. Someone had to give it to him.
I truely apologize for upsetting you all. For the record, if anyone stabs our group in the back again, I'll be sure not to tell you.
That was sarcasm, in case you couldnt' tell.
------------------ "Okay, so I'm not "SANE" so to speak, but uh... I'm the lovable kind of psycho" http://solareclipse.net/
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Personally, I'm glad that Charles is willing to tell us what's going on. If something is happening that will affect the course of these forums, wouldn't you like to know about it?
I'm not upset. I'm just displeased that something like this had to happen again. I thought we had finally gotten past all of that long ago.
It appears I was wrong.
------------------ "Angels and Ministers of Grace, defend us" -Hamlet, Act I, Scene IV
I thought we were all adults here. Apparently, I was wrong .... perhaps even about myself. Someone pass me the crayons, I want to colour in a colouring book and play with play-dough......
*sighs*
Listen... we're all acting like 6 year olds here... and I think that it's about 50% Charles's fault for the way HE took the recent events, and 50% our fault for the way WE took them.
So lets stop throwing crayons at eachother, and be the happy community we were when I first joined, okay?
------------------ If I follow you home, will you keep me?
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Erm...(looks round the door) I wasn't going to get involved in this because I'm new but this is deja vu all over again. As I said in another post, I was just getting to know the old forum when there was another big fight and everything went to hell in a roller coaster. I was so glad when you regrouped again. This is the first chat forum I've ever joined. I was attracted to the wit, intelligence, camaraderie and how kind you are to one another when someone is down. I should also say that I'm female and a lot of this quarreling seems like cyber alpha males snarling and marking their territory. After slogging through There Is A Traitor parts one, two and three I'm still baffled by charges and counter-charges of power hunger. WHAT power? Do you command vast armies? Do people pray to you? This is a forum for goodness sake. But then women are always saying things like that. Here's to getting this resolved soon. Solar Flare is the best. (quietly shuts the door)
------------------ "'I'm afraid there's nowhere for you to sit,' I said coldly; 'the verandah is full of goats.'" --Saki "The Guests"
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A few people have shrines devoted to me here and there...
------------------ "According to myth, the earth was created in six days. Now watch out! Here comes Genesis. We'll do it for you in six minutes." -- Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
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Every few months another flame war erupts between the same group of people. Voices of diplomacy and reason are drowned out, and the petty squabbling over trifles frequwently destroys the forum. So far things have been able to reform each time, and the community regroup, but each time one or more people are "lost" to the group due to expulsions/hurt feelings/bloody-mindedness.
I've seen about 5 or 6 of these little wars break out, and sure as God made little apples it will happen again. So enjoy the forums, and the interaction with the more adult members, while they last. I'll bet that by the time I reenter the net in October looking for the forums, they will not be where I left them, or in the hands of who they were.
------------------ "I fart in your general direction. Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelt of elderberries!"
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I visit this forum about once or twice a week. I rarely post (The English language is a book with seven seals to me, as we say in German), but I really enjoy reading your more or less interesting posts. It would be a pity closing the forums because some Egos are a lot bigger than the love for Trek. I often see that some of you believe that they are kind of "Trek Gods" or something. It may be possible that some of the guys in this forum know more about Treknology and stuff than the writers themselves, but this is no reason for feeling superior and behaving arrogant. Trek is fiction after all.
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