Variety, Style, Divergent Preferences, Respect and the Consequences of the Lack thereof.

[Monk Rasputin]

Thanks, Russ. Things here indeed changed when "polite and civil" ceased to be a value adhered to by the owners and administrators of the board. Interestingly, the only place that phrase appears is in the sticky with Kosher Cowboy's instructions on how to write a review. Those instructions were originally written for ASPD.

Monk

[Becky GoodHead]

on point thanks russ

[rockerrick]

^^^ See what happens when shit stirrers don't post?
No one has made a single post in coed since 9:53 last night.
Fucking graveyard
Why no participation from the peanut gallery?

[Guest010218]

^^^ Lack of posting doesn't mean that folks aren't reading the posts and silently agreeing with the nod of their heads.

Many are still shy about posting from the stress and drama of the previous months. What is the goal here? A lot of posts related to debating points over some aspect of what one monger said to another, or quality posts that deal with real issues related to the hobby and matching up hobbyists with providers.

Frankly, if the the discussion is not about finding more of the types of ladies I like and learning about new and exciting things to do BCD with my favorite ladies, then my time on here is wasted.

Age old question of whether quality posts trump quantity of trivial posts. From perspective of the MODS and Board Admin, they may like the increased volume from the drama, but when many start to leave eccie because of the drama, the blip of increased add revenue is only short term and in the long term, the board and community that uses the board, both suffer. My 2 cents.

[rockerrick]

I would say post period! Good or bad.
If everyone sits back and reads nodding their heads in agreement, what happens when you've read and agreed with everything written?
This is the same thing that has happened every time this subject has been brought up.
This place goes completely silent.
Then eventually the same posters start making threads, things pick up again, things are active, then some whiners complain, rinse lather & repeat.....


People just need thicker skin and the ability to voice the phrase FUCK YOU.

People don't leave Eccie for long, this is Texas and it's the top of the game here.

[fun2come]

I'd post something funny, but this is too serious

[harkontume]

I recall the ASPD co-ed.
Lots of flirting is what I remember.
kind of got boring sometimes with the "i'm under " comments and your the best no your the best type post.
But the good flirters were fantastic and I think they are quiet now.

During that time white knights ruled.
Mods got free sex
And we all held hands while singing friends but not really reading co ed..

Now the pendulum has swung in the other direction.
Black Knight block the bridges.
Mods get free sex
And we don't even hold hands in sessions.but we read a lot of co-ed

My Solution:
A C0-ED FLIRT forum.
Where ladies get to tell me how cute my avatar is and I tell them I love the way they think. And how I am sure they have lost so much weight!

[Windinhishair]

I've concluded the bottom line is View Count.

This site doesn't exist so hobbyists can get laid or even get along. It exist to make the owners money.
That income increases with higher views which history has proven increases with controversy.
The most controversial posters and threads have by far the highest view counts. One cannot argue that fact.

Current Guidelines against certain topics are set in place more for the security of the site/owners rather than to ensure a civil or even pleasant environment.

While the vast majority of actors in this online reality show would prefer a much less hostile environment the unfortunate fact is nobody logs in to read niceties or flirtations.

The sad truth is Eccie is no different than any other mindless realty TV show. The highest ratings and views come from constant senseless chaos and conflict.

It's seems that letting the crazies run the ward is the only way to keep the view count up which supports the owners interests.
Those of us including myself who are fed up with the reality show BS probably just need to back off and mainly use the site for info/ads keeping in mind why the site is even up.

Using the ignore button works perfectly for not getting sucked into the chaos however it is the blowhards who keep the view count up.

It sucks but Pleasant site = mongers stop logging in = mongers stop clicking ad links = Owners don't make money = Eccie goes away.

[harkontume]

Does that mean you are for or against the FLIRT Forum?

[FloridaShark]

The view counts on the shit-throwing threads are high because the same four people post twenty times and check the thread forty times. The ad revenue is what it is. Co-Ed doesn't have shit to do with it one way or the other.

It's about competition. Roderick is correct when he says this is the deal in Texas. You can offer a substandard product when you have a monopoly on supply.

[Windinhishair]

Originally Posted by FloridaShark

The view counts on the shit-throwing threads are high because the same four people post twenty times and check the thread forty times.

Views hit the thousands which can't be attributed to a few narcissistic posters.

The ad revenue is what it is.
Agreed. Ads don't get clicked unless a sufficient amount of viewers are drawn to the site.

Co-Ed doesn't have shit to do with it one way or the other.

Coed is definitely the biggest draw for the several hundred lurkers/popcorn eaters likely to click ads. When they get horny enough to book they hit the reviews and provider ad forums.

It's about competition. Roderick is correct when he says this is the deal in Texas. You can offer a substandard product when you have a monopoly on supply.

I have been around since early ASPD days and I don't ever recall seeing a period of "The good old days" when there wasn't shit being stirred and plenty of board drama.

Granted some of those mentioned controversial posters have been around since ASPD as well but there has never been a shortage of shit stirrers as far back as I can remember.

Since the beginning there have always been sporadic "Let's get along" and "Be respectful" threads but not a single one has ever made a dent after receiving nods of agreement because no one is really interested in White Knight banter which is mostly what remains after you remove the Dark Knight banter.

Look at what happens here when the ass hats quiet down. Crickets..

I'm just saying there has never has been a nice respectful board where the majority of ad clicking lurkers were inspired to log in and I doubt there ever will be. It's no different on other sites.

Also you may have noticed dark knights periodly become white knights and vice versa.
Board enemies suddenly become frenemies or allies and teams switch up like musical chairs before going full circle.

Nothing will ever change. It's the inherent nature of fuck boards I suppose.

[Smokin Joe]

Originally Posted by rockerrick

^^^ See what happens when shit stirrers don't post?
No one has made a single post in coed since 9:53 last night.

I know, ain't it great!

[sue_nami]

If I'm not mistaken. we've all agreed, simple respect is not too much to expect or to give. that's all it boils down to. don't be a dick. everyone wants something different. it does no good to ridicule those who like different things than you. Everybody is somebody's "hottest fucking thing" ever. There's room for everyone and everyone's tastes. rub, tug, or fuck but be happy.

[Windinhishair]

Originally Posted by sue_nami

If I'm not mistaken. we've all agreed, simple respect is not too much to expect or to give. that's all it boils down to. don't be a dick. everyone wants something different. it does no good to ridicule those who like different things than you. Everybody is somebody's "hottest fucking thing" ever. There's room for everyone and everyone's tastes. rub, tug, or fuck but be happy.

Agreed 100%

Now that we've all agreed that everyone should be treated with respect and dicks are annoying will it make one bit of difference?
This is an age old repeated complaint. Has it ever made one iota of difference on a fuck board?

On an anonymous board dicks will always be dicks. Why? Because it's the one place they can be dicks and get away with it.
It's not as if they aren't fully aware they are being complete dicks.

Why do they get away with it? Because apparently view count clearly shows more link clickers/readers are entertained by dicks than respectful nice posters.

We all agree dicks are bad. We all agree those big mean organized gangs in Mexico are bad. Guess why they still thrive?
There's a huge market of nice respectful consumers across the border.

When respectful members stop viewing all posts and threads by known dicks then maybe dicks will stop being dicks.
So far the exact opposite is what viewers actually do.

Viewing them enables them. If one supports them by reading their garbage then why turn around and expect that bitching about it will make any difference? It won't.

The only solution is for the majority to put them on ignore plus stop viewing their threads. You can't change a dick but you can ignore one.
When enough viewers do this then perhaps the board dynamics will change.

I personally don't see this happening anytime soon. Why? Because it has never happened that I can recall.

The really important question is how many times did I use the word "dick" in this post?

[Claire She Blows]

Originally Posted by harkontume

I recall the ASPD co-ed.
Lots of flirting is what I remember.
kind of got boring sometimes with the "i'm under " comments and your the best no your the best type post.
But the good flirters were fantastic and I think they are quiet now.

During that time white knights ruled.
Mods got free sex
And we all held hands while singing friends but not really reading co ed..

Now the pendulum has swung in the other direction.
Black Knight block the bridges.
Mods get free sex
And we don't even hold hands in sessions.but we read a lot of co-ed

My Solution:
A C0-ED FLIRT forum.
Where ladies get to tell me how cute my avatar is and I tell them I love the way they think. And how I am sure they have lost so much weight!

That is such a cute avatar