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?

[amysmojo]

I love this web site.....

The off-topic forum to me should have "off topic" things in there....isn't that the whole point? If you don't want random things being posted in there...then it should be called "off-topic, BUT dont post anything off-topic!" or something like that lol...Someone mentioned labeling it "garbage"...um thats the same thing as off-topic! lol

Anyway, aren't web forums a place for people to express their ideas & opinions w/ eachother?.....If ya dont want to hear peoples random,helpless, AND OR pointless (but entertaining ) opinions then you mind as well just get rid of the site

With that being said....Coomer.... please forgive us for our childish/highschool ways, I agree that the fighting & "my car is better than your eveything" needs to stop....But I think that has to do w/ a lot of the members on here being teenagers......(i guess thats where acting like high school kids comes from lol) Yet I agree, there is still no excuse for any of it!


I like the 3 strikes idea! I was thinkin the same thing
OK......thats my opinion..... lol