Posts by dustypuma5

hollowtrucker77 said:so, looks like things are getting weird again

Nah, it's just the same old story. 🙂

John Palmer4 said:man, if we just hooked that up with the banner from this thread, it would be perfect. Like, 90% of the screen is just empty space, maybe just one vertical banner and one horizontal one. 👍

You mean like this:

wiredmarlin5 said:You gotta be an idiot to pull something like this.

There's more to it too, man.

And this thread's been dragging on for, I don't know, days already.
I even messaged the sys admin. Total waste of time.
Then everyone acts surprised when the site goes down. Honestly, we should just be glad it's even running at all.
The whole "too many users, server lag" excuse? Yeah, I can shove that explanation right into my prayer book because I'm totally done listening to it.

Management is being straight-up irresponsible with everyone here—both the people paying for ads and the actual users making the content.
It’s honestly insulting. It just shows they don't give a damn about the regulars posting what everyone already knows, or the businesses paying to be featured here.

Sadly, it's just how it is. And honestly, it's high time the big boss stepped up. Instead of hiding behind admin logs bragging about stats and growth, maybe just offer a simple, human apology.

Sophia Peterson93 said:LOL

Alright, here's an extreme one that's probably gonna blow up the whole internet.

Link 🙏

I was actually just about to start painting.
And seriously, if you guys are hiring people for marketing, maybe check if they even know which way is up.
Or is this some new trend where ads are supposed to look broken so people notice?

I don't get it. 🤷 Like, if it's such a huge deal to fix, I'm available. I can sort this out plus do some other site tweaks for decent money. Shoot me a DM for a quote.
I just don't see how the people paying for these ads don't realize how bad they look.

dustypuma5 said:And don't even get me started on how much this costs to run.
Do we seriously have to start crowdfunding the hosting again?
Maybe the owner should just turn the forum into shares, so we can buy out some subforums while he keeps his moderator stake and collects the hosting fees from everyone else.
Anyway, I'm putting an offer on the table to buy out the FBI subforum, but minus all those annoying birthday shoutouts.

Oh, and about this design...

This still isn't fixed, just like all the other glitches all over the site.
Should I email someone?
Is there even a sysadmin who needs to hear about this? Maybe the guy doesn't even read the FBI section.
Or do I just swear under my breath and keep clicking?

Btw, I didn't post this just so everyone could stare at it, I put it here so the sys admin would actually fix the bug. This thread's been up for three days and that damn ad is still upside down.
I get it when there's a massive issue that takes actual work, but this is such a joke to fix. Like, maybe a minute or two of effort.

It's fine that the boss wants to check traffic stats, new threads, and member counts. Looks nice and all. But man, you gotta show some appreciation to the users by making sure the site actually works and looks decent. If they handle our hosting with the same attitude as this issue in my post, then we know why the site keeps going down. It's just straight-up laziness from the people running things. Luckily the software this forum runs on is a beast, otherwise everything would've gone south a long time ago.

Seriously though, I wonder when that ad is finally gonna be fixed. 🙂

Here's the latest on the design.
😁

Olivia Moore51 said:i wouldn't say that. couldn't even get my PC to turn on😁

I mean, didn't they just fix everything for you over at Information Technology anyway?
🤣

restlesstiger102 said:Same crap happens to me, I just keep hitting refresh until it works, I guess.🤣

Man, if only life had a refresh button. Just hit it and be done with this mess.
🙂

slywolf45 said:I guess I've never heard that expression before. Maybe.😁

Don't go messing with my stuff or you're gonna regret it. Then maybe next time you'll actually bother to tune into NPR when they've got those heritage specials on.🙂

slywolf45 said:I don't even use Opera or IE... just Mozilla.
And since I barely touch IE or Microsoft Edge anyway... it's not really a big deal.

I've got an adblocker, but I guess I don't actually know how it works.
Whatever, honestly. Doesn't matter.☕

It's not an issue with FF, or Opera, or even IE.
The thing is, that ad is vertical when it should be horizontal.
So when ads randomly swap on the homepage and hit one of those vertical ones, the logo kind of glitches out...

Olivia Moore51 said:they make us use it at work, but not at home 🙂

ad muncher totally wrecked me lately. 😢 I actually liked that little thing. some nasty virus hit 😠 and apparently everyone's getting it now. my guy said it took like $150 out of him

The IT guys will fix that for free. 😬

I don't want to deal with ad blockers and all that crap!
And my boss is such an ungrateful jerk. We bring him so much money every single day, yet he can't even find a decent sys admin to stop this forum from having so many holes.

slywolf45 said:Is that Opera, maybe?
I guess I get that massive half-meter gap🙄 just in Microsoft, idk why.🤷

The sys admin would probably know why if they actually bothered to look.
🙂

Not even gonna get into availability.
Do we seriously have to scrape more cash together for hosting again?
Maybe if the boss turned the forum into stocks, we could all buy subforums while he keeps some moderator shares and collects everyone else's hosting fees.
Anyway, I’m officially putting an offer out to buy the FBI subforum, just minus all those annoying birthday posts.

Oh, and about this design...

I guess it just feels like the Resonator is totally overloaded.
Maybe someone should step in and clean things up because it's just full of clones and trolls everywhere... Honestly, nothing in politics has even changed in the last five years...

Matthew Anderson4 said:Sent him a DM way before this thread even went live, still haven't heard back 🤷
There is no Third option, backing out isn't on the table ☕

Maybe try reaching out again? Like, tone it down, show you get where he's coming from, and maybe find some middle ground.
Just settle it. You guys already acted tough enough, now just go grab a beer together.
🙂👍
But do it somewhere private, without all those people watching you fight. 🙂
Goodnight, everyone.

Matthew Anderson4 said:It isn't about whether he was wrong. It's about the fact that he hasn't explained himself yet. If you scroll back through the original thread, there's no real explanation besides "you made a pointless thread" (and there are tons of those on the site, like threads for new emojis, etc.). If he had just taken five minutes to say, "this is pointless because of X and Y," that would be fine. But he didn't even do that.

Look, I'm not getting into the weeds of the actual argument, even though I definitely have an opinion on it. I'm just not saying it because I'm not here to take sides.
I'm just trying to be practical here—either handle this via private message or just drop it.
Because honestly, you aren't gonna get what you want by making a scene in public.
And man, it sucks seeing you guys all acting like debtors on this forum. 😍

Sandra Gonzalez3 said:What am I supposed to do now? Dig through your massive "Zgyawn" posts? ... Honestly, nothing gets under my skin more than these self-proclaimed "geniuses." :booring:

Are you acting like a moderator or just some random guy on a forum?
Because if you're supposed to be a mod, maybe you should take those cardboard boxes you hand out for posts like this and ask the head admin to throw them right back at you.
🙂

Most people can't stand authority. Some just learn to live with it, and others spend their whole lives fighting it.
But even the biggest rebels still deal with it, and honestly, true authority isn't about the title you hold—it's about having the actual qualities required for the job.
The admins are new, so I guess it's pointless to expect the thread starter to change this admin's mind. Since he's the new guy, he has to solidify his position, which means breaking through some resistance along the way. I mean, we're human, right? In that process of pushing back, maybe some innocent people will get caught in the crossfire, but expecting an admin to admit they're wrong is just wishful thinking. Admitting a mistake ruins the very thing they're trying to build by asserting control.
I'm not getting into the specifics here, and I'm not really judging if the admin's move was right or wrong or who's innocent. I'm just talking generally.
So, look at how things were on this forum four months ago:
- Not a single admin was around.
- Every complaint was handled however a moderator felt like doing it.
- The ones actually doing a good job just got lost in a sea of bad calls.
- Users would notice there was no "head" in charge, so every complaint turned into a total circus.
- Constant clashes between mods and users, with no higher-up to step in and settle things—usually siding with the mod, though sometimes with the user.
- That kind of setup creates uncertainty for everyone, because mods don't get backup for their calls, and users feel like "injustice" isn't being addressed.

Now, we have two admins. One is active and tries to answer every "call," and the other is pretty rigid and old-school (he comes from a strict military background 😁), but I think he's fair.

They both seem smart to me. They can see things from different angles and make a call, then actually stand by it.
And that's why they're admins—because they can own their decisions.

Will their decisions always be right? Probably not. There's always going to be a gap between what the admin deciding things thinks and what the user getting punished thinks, but one thing is certain:
It's better to have an admin making decisions and enforcing them than to have nobody at all.

Maybe we can just hope there are fewer mistakes and that, eventually, the need to assert dominance will "soften" enough to allow for some compromise. Until then, insisting that an admin offer a recognition of a mistake is basically just banging your head against a wall, because for the reasons I mentioned, it’s not going to happen (even if the admin knows they messed up).
So, my suggestion to you guys is just... don't push it. I wrote this hoping the admins might see it as a way to bring this discussion toward some middle ground without more bans or deletions, which could easily happen, and that doesn't help anyone.

Let the admins do their work. Honestly, they seem to be doing a decent job overall. Maybe try to get over being offended by a mistake and remember how much worse it was when they weren't here.
Let them finish their first 100 days. After that, we can start a thread titled "Rate the admins' first 100 days" so everyone can vent properly.

Anyway, I hope this adds something constructive to the conversation and helps cool things down a bit.

Sophia Young said:I guess someone needs a three-day ban for that.
We don't do swearing on this US forum.☕

Michelle Wright79 is totally tearing into them on the site...