The Direction In Which The Site Is Going, And what to do about it Options

[Coomer]

Recently,
I've became fairly discouraged with this site. I get on the site multiple times every day, and each time I get on, I find all kinds of new stuff that irritates me.

Mindless, completely-useless posts in off-topic; non-related, stupid, or mean posts that ruin what would be good threads; topic titles that don't follow the rules in buying/selling that have been there for well over a year; people who only come to the site to cause trouble or irritate people; It all irritates me, along with the rest of the site's management.

We, the management of the site, think that lately the forums as a whole have gone a bit downhill, but we're curious what all of you think.

We're also curious as to what you all think should be done. Pete's in Japan and couldn't get in on the discussion of this idea, but Tim and I are considering changing the off-topic forum to be an "other cars" forum. That most likely won't happen, but we're sick of the completely pointless posts in off-topic. We all also are considering what to do about the people who constantly question others such as in the Lori Ann thread, and what to do about the people who constantly post pointless, off-topic stuff in the Celica forums, and what to do about the people who always post mean stuff on the site, and what to do about people who are mean to girls and treat them as if they've never talked to a girl before. I've had at least four girls talk to me and say that they didn't want to join the site or post in the forums, simply because of the way girls are treated on the site.

Tim is sick of it. John is sick of it. Pete is sick of it. I'm sick of it. Tim put it well when he said, "i feel like i havent left highschool yet when i go on 6gc..."

We're just wondering, what do you all think about what's happened lately, and what do you think should be done?

[FoREpLayAX]

As a long time reader and short time member of this site i also see the disrespect and immaturity in some of the members. I, though, see it only in a few and it seems to be the same few that are constantly attempting to make others feel inferior. In general i think most know who these "few" are as well as the moderators. Personally when i read a post by one of these "few" i am often times so irritated i leave the site for hours. (which is big for me since i work 5 days a week and spend 6/8 work hours on the net) regarding the off topic sections i do find some of them humorous but once again i see the same immaturity in the "few" who choose to act like they are 5 yrs old. Yet i also see the off topic as an essential part of the site b/c it tends to attract the "few" and leaves the informational forums to what they were designed for. ANd regarding the girls....well i dont frequent the off topic much and i guess thats where most of this female sematism is stemming from. in conclusion i feel it would be in the sites best interest for the moderators to take an active initiative to gain a handle on these "few"

not that it matters but andason you are not in the "few" i refer too....i actually enjoy most of your posts...lol