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?

[Kwanza26]

Honestly speaking Coomer... I think there are many areas of the site that are fine. I'm willing to say that the engine/performance forum and the suspension forums are great, in that there are knowledgeable people there trying to help out. In my honest opinion, OT isn't a necessity, it's more like a privledge you're allowing the fellow members who post their drivel there, however correct or incorrect that term may imply. In other words... enforce reprecussions onto those who blantantly take advantage of that privledge. I personally have stopped visiting there, mostly because I'm sometimes the confrontational type... and would rather not piss off other members. I'll be another to say, that there are many many knowledgeable people here in many difference aspects relating to our cars and this site is by far, one of the best in terms of relating information on our generation of Celicas, and beyond. Overall, perhaps a slight decline, but that comes with growth in the community. More people, more different opinions and ideas...