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| From: flip15
| Posted: 4/21/2002 7:56:18 PM | Message
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It might be little occupying projects for him,
but inadvertently they affect us users as well. First he adds on the
tedious karma system, which is complete garbage. I'm sure myself and
many others, even some elites on the top 50 list would agree with
this.
Then he adds Board Manager, which makes adding and
subtracting your favorites more difficult. Then finally as a last
step to crush our morale, he takes away our liberty to keep old
topics bumped. I honestly do not know why I come here anymore. Maybe
it is for the game discussion, but no one talks like before. There
is no "zing" anymore.
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Cuz I'm the top dog running the yard
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| From: Person
| Posted: 4/21/2002 7:59:03 PM | Message
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Yes, in order to freshen up the troops, he
should add internet strippers to the sides of every page. That way,
everyone will post continually to see each and every one of
them.
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Some things they come, all things they go... |
| From: Chase
| Posted: 4/21/2002 8:03:16 PM | Message
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I agree that the karma system isn't the best
thing ever, but I think the board manager is cool, and the other
changes are to speed up the site because it's so
popular....
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-<33>Chase
"I do the
things that you call evil, what are you gonna do?, I roll the stuff
you made illegal, what are you gonna do?" |
| From: pepper2000
| Posted: 4/21/2002 8:05:52 PM | Message
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Complaining over something trivial? Never would
have guessed!
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Pray for peace.
Rest your weary soul:
http://cgi.gamefaqs.com/boards/gentopic.asp?board=5048 |
| From: Foxtrot
| Posted: 4/21/2002 8:09:15 PM | Message
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| Ceej added Karma to coax lurkers into posting,
as it's all too easy to get to elite without posting a single
message. However, us who actually have lives outside of GameFAQS
have to stop in and post regularly for karma. Hell, I'm actually
starting to post more (and on CE, too) instead of stopping by and
posting a karma post at some intellivison game board... |
| From: Scum
| Posted: 4/21/2002 8:11:03 PM | Message
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| The number of people here keeps increasing and
it's slowing down the server, so by implementing new, annoying
policies some of the people will leave, thus making the site faster
for the remaining people. |
| From: aeontek
| Posted: 4/21/2002 8:13:58 PM | Message
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Then finally as a last step to crush our
morale, he takes away our liberty to keep old topics bumped. I
honestly do not know why I come here anymore.
Hi, my
name is dumbass. I'm new around here. How did Ceej take away our
liberty to keep old topics bumped?
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BLARG!!! |
| From: flip15
| Posted: 4/21/2002 8:15:38 PM | Message
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Makes sense Scum. I think soon to increase the
speed of the boards for us, CJayC will begin deleting banned names
or getting rid of newbies accounts. "I heard CJayC deleted his own
mother to speed up the boards!"
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Cuz I'm the top dog
running the yard and I represent cuz I'm never chained to the
fence. |
| From: Savok
| Posted: 4/21/2002 8:15:41 PM | Message
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Yeah, all this trivial stuff has a massive
impact on my life!
Lets do something stupid in
retaliation!
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Live long and prosper |
| From: Foxtrot
| Posted: 4/21/2002 8:17:55 PM | Message
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| Now that I think about it, I like the karma
system better than the Aura system from GameFAQs Hell (I had a brief
stint there). At least I'm guaranteed karma when I post here,
instead of trying to cater to other people's senses of humor to get
beyond n00b status... |
| From: flip15
| Posted: 4/21/2002 8:17:57 PM | Message
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| From: stonedwal
| Posted: 4/21/2002 8:34:21 PM | Message
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Agreed, Savok.
There's things in life
other than GameFAQs, it's just sad that some of you don't realise
it. |
| From: Turd
Ferguson | Posted: 4/21/2002 8:40:18 PM | Message
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It's sad that you don't realize that something
doesn't have to be the sole purpose for living to be concerned about
it.
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Horses say "neigh," but the hint shop says "yea" to
giving you a hint. - Eagleland Hint Union |
| From: solid
snake | Posted: 4/21/2002 8:41:36 PM | Message
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I'm starting to think I'm going to have to go
out and get a life. What a concept.
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GameFAQs Badass Whatever you do, don't ask what happened
to his socks. |
| From: Savok
| Posted: 4/21/2002 8:43:55 PM | Message
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Yes, but is the level system of an Internet
message board really something to be concerned about at
all?
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Live long and prosper |
| From: Turd
Ferguson | Posted: 4/21/2002 8:47:16 PM | Message
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I don't care about the karma system but I can
understand why some people would. Getting rid of all the older
topics is what bothers me.
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Horses say "neigh," but the
hint shop says "yea" to giving you a hint. - Eagleland Hint
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| From: stonedwal
| Posted: 4/21/2002 8:48:29 PM | Message
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God, its just a frickin message board, its not
the end of the world. Be concerned all you like, but you're only
coming off as being petty.
Anyone who knew what happens to
the site in summer would know that these changes are for the
best. |
| From: Turd
Ferguson | Posted: 4/21/2002 8:50:04 PM | Message
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I sound petty? You're the one complaining about
other people complaining on a message board. Why are you concerned
about that? No one is acting like it's the end of the
world.
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Horses say "neigh," but the hint shop says "yea" to
giving you a hint. - Eagleland Hint Union |
| From: Savok
| Posted: 4/21/2002 8:53:30 PM | Message
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Do the words "necessary evil" mean anything to
you? At all?
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Live long and prosper |
| From: Turd
Ferguson | Posted: 4/21/2002 8:55:46 PM | Message
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Don't assume that I haven't considered the needs
of the server, and definitely don't assume that it's necessary. You
think closing all the 6 month old topics is the only way that the
servers can survive?
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Horses say "neigh," but the hint shop
says "yea" to giving you a hint. - Eagleland Hint Union |
| From: Useful
Idiot | Posted: 4/21/2002 9:00:02 PM | Message
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| I agree, flip. Feh, I hate karma... |
| From: Savok
| Posted: 4/21/2002 9:00:40 PM | Message
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They don't need to go, it'll help speed
things up, that's all.
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Live long and prosper |
| From: Turd
Ferguson | Posted: 4/21/2002 9:06:12 PM | Message
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And that's why we are trying to stop it from
happening. I think it's more important to keep those topics than to
speed things up a little. We might not succeed, but it is certainly
worth a shot.
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Horses say "neigh," but the hint shop says
"yea" to giving you a hint. - Eagleland Hint Union |
| From: Savok
| Posted: 4/21/2002 9:09:47 PM | Message
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So to keep a bit of GameFAQs history for a
minority, your forcing people to put up with lag that affects
everyone.
Yep, sure, whatever.
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Live long and
prosper |
| From: Shady
| Posted: 4/21/2002 9:12:36 PM | Message
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I agree with stonedwal.
It's just a
friggin' internet message board, people.
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Shady
"Stupid people do stupid things. Smart people outsmart
each other." - System of a Down 'DDevil' |
| From: paragon
| Posted: 4/21/2002 9:14:09 PM | Message
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| From: Turd
Ferguson | Posted: 4/21/2002 9:14:29 PM | Message
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A bit of GameFAQs history? Just take one look at
the FFT main board for example. There are many old topics filled
with useful information, and it's like that on most game boards.
Seriously, how much of a strain do these topics put on the server if
they only serve a minority?
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Horses say "neigh," but the
hint shop says "yea" to giving you a hint. - Eagleland Hint
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| From: Savok
| Posted: 4/21/2002 9:18:46 PM | Message
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You should probably ask CJayC that
question.
If the topics are so important, then save them, put
them on a website and link to them with a new topic. A simple
matter.
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Live long and prosper |
| From: Scum
| Posted: 4/21/2002 9:22:02 PM | Message
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Seriously, I can't see this making a big impact
on speed, but it will kill a lot of good topics and will take all of
the fun out of secret board hunting.
And why do so many
people think that saying this is only an internet message board is a
valid counter argument? Did anyone ever say that it wasn't an
internet message board? |
| From: Turd
Ferguson | Posted: 4/21/2002 9:22:30 PM | Message
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Why not delete all the boards and just save the
posts on a website? It would speed up the server. Maybe that
wouldn't work, because people still post on them with new
information and intelligent discussion.
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Horses say
"neigh," but the hint shop says "yea" to giving you a hint. -
Eagleland Hint Union |
| From: HHH
RULES | Posted: 4/21/2002 9:24:32 PM | Message
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| Sometimes, when CJay adds rules or lays down the
law, I touch myself....here...tehehehe. |
| From: Savok
| Posted: 4/21/2002 9:24:48 PM | Message
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The discussion can be continued in the link
topic. Inconvenient, yes, but not impossible.
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Live long
and prosper |
| From: TerranRedneckX
| Posted: 4/21/2002 9:25:08 PM | Message
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Ive been gone al day but this topic reeks of
drama... so Ceej has outlawed the old bump? Oh well... "there are
ways of bumping topics without really bumping them" if you get my
drift... it is just a technicality... any rule set in stone is
easily circumvented.
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Whats this Karma Stuff every1 is
talking about im new to the boards but certainly not to
Starcraft
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| From: Turd
Ferguson | Posted: 4/21/2002 9:27:07 PM | Message
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And it's not impossible to delete all the topics
every day, everyone just has to save them and upload them to their
websites. It would take an incredible load off the
server.
That nonsense doesn't even cover what this does to
secret boards.
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Horses say "neigh," but the hint shop says
"yea" to giving you a hint. - Eagleland Hint Union |
| From: Savok
| Posted: 4/21/2002 9:30:22 PM | Message
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But those topics aren't 6 months old are
they?
And as Terran said, there's a way around
everything.
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Live long and prosper |
| From: paragon
| Posted: 4/21/2002 9:30:50 PM | Message
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| Aww, Scum beat me to it. |
| From: Scum
| Posted: 4/21/2002 9:32:37 PM | Message
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| Nah, just ignore that. I want to hear your
version too, I could learn a lot. |
| From: Turd
Ferguson | Posted: 4/21/2002 9:34:17 PM | Message
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There's no way around this. The topics become
closed after six months.
And I'm aware that day old topics
aren't six months old. I was trying to show that not every decision
that speeds up GameFAQs by the tiniest amount is automatically the
right one.
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Horses say "neigh," but the hint shop says
"yea" to giving you a hint. - Eagleland Hint Union |
| From: Savok
| Posted: 4/21/2002 9:35:50 PM | Message
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I'm interested if anyone here actually knows
exactly how these boards work. What CJayC seems to be
inferring, is that due to the age of the topics, the server is
having trouble accessing them, causing lag
everywhere.
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Live long and prosper |
| From: TerranRedneckX
| Posted: 4/21/2002 9:35:56 PM | Message
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Eh... I just read the topic Ceejus made about
it... I have no problem with a tightened purge schedule but that 180
days to closure thing is just pure BS... The topic number being out
of sequence? Sure it could index a little slower but frig... Old
topics aint that ****ing bad... If he really gave a damn about the
speed of the site enough to sacrific his precious ad banner loads he
would destroy the mandatory post preview... That ****ing pain in the
ass makes everything take twice as long... it dont need to be
there... the only reason it exists is cause it causes a new ad
banner to load doubling the clickles for nickles.
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Whats
this Karma Stuff every1 is talking about im new to the boards but
certainly not to Starcraft
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| From: Savok
| Posted: 4/21/2002 9:40:36 PM | Message
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There is a way around it, website with a link
topic, so on.
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Live long and prosper |
| From: Scum
| Posted: 4/21/2002 9:42:03 PM | Message
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| Hey yeah, that's a great idea. In fact, there
would be no strain on the server at all if the GameFAQs message
boards were eliminated and we all posted on message boards at other
sites. |
| From: Omeg4
Knight | Posted: 4/21/2002 9:42:21 PM | Message
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Ok, how does the message boards be more
interesting without the karma system?
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"Getting loads of
gifts is a very spiritual experience for me"-Calvin and
Hobbes |
| From: Turd
Ferguson | Posted: 4/21/2002 9:43:24 PM | Message
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Saving all the six month old topics on a website
and posting a link to them is a ridiculous solution that doesn't
even cover secret boards. You might as well say posting on another
message board is a solution.
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Horses say "neigh," but the
hint shop says "yea" to giving you a hint. - Eagleland Hint
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| From: Savok
| Posted: 4/21/2002 9:46:29 PM | Message
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Not all of them, just the useful
ones.
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Live long and prosper |
| From: Turd
Ferguson | Posted: 4/21/2002 9:48:29 PM | Message
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Saving all the useful six month old
topics on a website and posting a link to them is a ridiculous
solution that doesn't even cover secret boards. You might as well
say posting on another message board is a solution.
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Horses
say "neigh," but the hint shop says "yea" to giving you a hint. -
Eagleland Hint Union |
| From: Scum
| Posted: 4/21/2002 9:48:42 PM | Message
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| No, no, that's a great idea, we should take it
all the way. Just think how fast the boards would be if no one was
allowed to use them! Oh, this is like when the apple was invented,
pure genius. And there are alternative sites for people who still
want to post! The perfect solution to the server problem! |
| From: TerranRedneckX
| Posted: 4/21/2002 9:49:08 PM | Message
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I'm surprised with how angst ridden everyone in
CE is that there havent been screams of "Sell Out" ringing off the
walls for a long time now... I mean... All that gamespot junk... my
simon... radio spots..er interviews... bigger and bigger ad
banners... Ceej had given up on this place being a "community" back
when he killed the chat cause it wasnt generating any income...
since then he could give a flying **** about what any of the users
think... as long as they keep out of his hair and keep refreshing
the pages he doesnt care what they think... and yet not once have I
seen a CJayC is a Sellout topic... Cause even if you dont think
so... I bet he has some insecurities about it...
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Whats
this Karma Stuff every1 is talking about im new to the boards but
certainly not to Starcraft
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| From: paragon
| Posted: 4/21/2002 9:51:03 PM | Message
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| I'm the man and you're the man and he's the man
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| From: Savok
| Posted: 4/21/2002 9:55:15 PM | Message
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You only save the ones that have a bearing on
you, or someone else might save it.
I'm not telling you that
you have to like it, I'm not even saying that I like it. I'm telling
you that it's currently the only way, and if you love the topics so
much, then save them.
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Live long and prosper |
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