this place is lost,it's gone to ....

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 6:36 pm

after 17 views,and no replies,

it used to be a place that we could go to talk among friends and get actual replies to whatever,but now it's not much more than a dead boring lifeless place for spammers to post,

you used to be able to come here and ask for help,and GET IT !

****it

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 8:35 pm

I post in reply to those asking for help usually every day but mostly in the other sections as this section is just for chit chat

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 8:43 pm

'chit chat' or not,the entire site is considered a tech help site,and either way,I made a post asking for something,and it got nothing,again,IMO this site has gone to $hit and anyone who does not see that is blind.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 9:05 pm

Dan wrote:'chit chat' or not,the entire site is considered a tech help site,and either way,I made a post asking for something,and it got nothing,again,IMO this site has gone to $hit and anyone who does not see that is blind.

aww sorry didn't see you ask for anything that I could help with.. in another section cause I don't check them all?

cybotron r_9 · Post by **cybotron r_9** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 9:26 pm

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Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 10:29 pm

As 1 of those 17 views, I clicked but didn't have anything I could offer to help you with, I've never had to stream anything to my TV.

Was at work so I couldn't put any time into trying to find help for you from another site.

Now that I'm home and have time to try to find help for you, a thread like this makes me wonder what else I have to do with my time instead.

Instant gratification is nice but I *try* to never expect it cause it's rare.

SlyOneDoofy · Post by **SlyOneDoofy** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 2:00 am

Dan wrote:after 17 views,and no replies,

it used to be a place that we could go to talk among friends and get actual replies to whatever,but now it's not much more than a dead boring lifeless place for spammers to post,

you used to be able to come here and ask for help,and GET IT !

****it

Here...I'll give you the typical SG response... GOOGLE IT!

Mostly why I quit asking technical questions in here.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 6:18 am

Where is your post with the question?

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 9:06 am

YeOldeStonecat wrote:Where is your post with the question?

I believe this is the post kind sir.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 9:59 am

CableDude wrote:I believe this is the post kind sir.

Never saw it in the original form and I usually hang around... ohh well.

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 10:05 am

i saw a thread about hooking up a home theater to a PC, but had no answers for Dan

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 12:24 pm

I have mine hooked up from the pc's to the home theater and then back again to display video on my monitors using pnp...

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 2:02 pm

I think what will bring a spark back to the forums is if we brought back the every 1000 post giveback threads!!

blebs · Post by **blebs** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 2:07 pm

Dan I'm going through the same thing with another forum. Not sure what to blame, but I think Facebook and Twitter have severely dented regular forums. I don't know. It's like the Ebb and Flow of the tide with forums.

I've been here just slightly shorter then you and I remember the good times and the bad times and everything in between. It's not to late to turn things around.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 3:49 pm

blebs wrote: Not sure what to blame, but I think Facebook and Twitter have severely dented regular forums.

FB damages more than just forums... but that's a whole other discussion. The damn site has almost gotten worse than World of Warcraft.

Shinobi · Post by **Shinobi** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 5:04 pm

Dan wrote:after 17 views,and no replies,

it used to be a place that we could go to talk among friends and get actual replies to whatever,but now it's not much more than a dead boring lifeless place for spammers to post,

you used to be able to come here and ask for help,and GET IT !

****it

I'm sorry you feel that way...

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 5:06 pm

As soon as the 2012 elections roll around I'm sure there will be plenty of discussions where people get to trash one another...and then leave.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 5:38 pm

JawZ wrote:As soon as the 2012 elections roll around I'm sure there will be plenty of discussions where people get to trash one another...and then leave.

I say we hold a vote to not have political discussions on this site..it's a tech forum not a political forum as there are plenty of those.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 7:10 pm

You gave up after 2 hours?

Forums have never been great for instant answers. Ya SG is a dying forum, its easy to see, but on any forum you can't expect an answer by 2 hours, unless its an easy question or common one.

blebs · Post by **blebs** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 7:46 pm

Sava700 wrote:I say we hold a vote to not have political discussions on this site..it's a tech forum not a political forum as there are plenty of those.

I'm sorry to disagree, but in the general forum, you should be able to discuss whatever. I realize that the nation is divideded politically and that some people stand behind their beliefs like a steel vault, but everyone should have the ability to act like an adult, respect like an adult, behave like an adult and just plain be an adult. I know that's asking a lot from some people, but hey.

blebs · Post by **blebs** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 7:47 pm

Sava700 wrote:FB damages more than just forums... but that's a whole other discussion. The damn site has almost gotten worse than World of Warcraft.

I know. I went to the place, stayed a whole week, then got the hell out of Dodge. People are so ignorant in their postings. Wouldn't surprise me in the least if the government were cataloging the entire site.

blebs · Post by **blebs** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 7:49 pm

JawZ wrote:As soon as the 2012 elections roll around I'm sure there will be plenty of discussions where people get to trash one another...and then leave.

Why don't we just trash one another and stick around to trash each other even more?

CiscoKid · Post by **CiscoKid** » Sun May 01, 2011 1:54 am

JawZ wrote:As soon as the 2012 elections roll around I'm sure there will be plenty of discussions where people get to trash one another...and then leave.

This is actually why I haven't posted here much in a while...that combined with all the vailed recism made it feel too negagive when I came here one day and saw almost everything on the gen forum saying "Illegals did it again" or "hooray for illegals, destroying our country" if it wasn't in the thread title, it was in the initial post..."they should go back where they came from"

I've been told I should go back where I came from...by a guy with a noticable Euro accent so he himself hadn't been here very long. If life is to return to normal and old posters to return, drop those that would make some think this site was founded by racist techies

JC · Post by JC » Sun May 01, 2011 7:42 am

CiscoKid wrote:This is actually why I haven't posted here much in a while...that combined with all the vailed recism made it feel too negagive when I came here one day and saw almost everything on the gen forum saying "Illegals did it again" or "hooray for illegals, destroying our country" if it wasn't in the thread title, it was in the initial post..."they should go back where they came from"

I've been told I should go back where I came from...by a guy with a noticable Euro accent so he himself hadn't been here very long. If life is to return to normal and old posters to return, drop those that would make some think this site was founded by racist techies

Ya know what pisses me off? Fools like yourself constantly spouting "raaaaaacism". Why don't you go look up the definition of "racism" before you start running off at the mouth. An overused word for sure. Go back to figuring out how to get something from the government, jackass.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Sun May 01, 2011 8:10 am

CiscoKid wrote:This is actually why I haven't posted here much in a while...that combined with all the vailed recism made it feel too negagive when I came here one day and saw almost everything on the gen forum saying "Illegals did it again" or "hooray for illegals, destroying our country" if it wasn't in the thread title, it was in the initial post..."they should go back where they came from"

I've been told I should go back where I came from...by a guy with a noticable Euro accent so he himself hadn't been here very long. If life is to return to normal and old posters to return, drop those that would make some think this site was founded by racist techies

Telling illegal immigrants to go back to their country isn't racist.

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Sun May 01, 2011 8:58 am

Lefty · Post by **Lefty** » Sun May 01, 2011 9:31 am

We could complain about it or do something about it. Lets start something to get posting numbers back up.

Shinobi · Post by **Shinobi** » Sun May 01, 2011 9:37 am

I think Philip will post a comment in this thread soon.

minir · Post by **minir** » Sun May 01, 2011 10:39 am

Religion, politics & the lack of civil discourse certainly have played a part in the loss of posters here imho.

Also the pigeonholing of too many topics brought up in the General Forum and having them sent to other Forums is also in part responsible imho.

When the General Forum was more open and a bit of a catchall it brought more people in. Cooking, cars, jokes & in many cases computer problems along with the simple need to discuss a problem with others for second opions kept the place active & alive with many regulars from around the world in differing time zones taking place on a 24/7 basis.

It was not unusual to have all night discussions on varying topics. Australia, England, Germany, Hawaii & Canada all had posters who contributed to the Forum in a mostly friendly manner and you showed up for fear of missing something.

Perhaps now with so many other sites vying for the same audience it is no longer possible?

As i have said many times in the past i considered SG General Forum like a Corner Bar where i stopped in to catch up with the news and was greeted by friends made here from all parts of the globe. Seldom did i leave without a laugh a little more knowledge and a feeling of well being for having checked in.

Just my opinion for what its worth. I'm sure others having differing opinions as well.
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minir

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Sun May 01, 2011 11:39 am

Lol

I should have posted it this way instead ! then asked for help,it sure did get a lot of replies being negative and pissed off !

blebs · Post by **blebs** » Sun May 01, 2011 11:43 am

minir wrote:Religion, politics & the lack of civil discourse certainly have played a part in the loss of posters here imho.

Also the pigeonholing of too many topics brought up in the General Forum and having them sent to other Forums is also in part responsible imho.

When the General Forum was more open and a bit of a catchall it brought more people in. Cooking, cars, jokes & in many cases computer problems along with the simple need to discuss a problem with others for second opions kept the place active & alive with many regulars from around the world in differing time zones taking place on a 24/7 basis.

It was not unusual to have all night discussions on varying topics. Australia, England, Germany, Hawaii & Canada all had posters who contributed to the Forum in a mostly friendly manner and you showed up for fear of missing something.

Perhaps now with so many other sites vying for the same audience it is no longer possible?

As i have said many times in the past i considered SG General Forum like a Corner Bar where i stopped in to catch up with the news and was greeted by friends made here from all parts of the globe. Seldom did i leave without a laugh a little more knowledge and a feeling of well being for having checked in.

Just my opinion for what its worth. I'm sure others having differing opinions as well.
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minir

I agree. It was like that. Now, you can almost always count on some type of personal attack if you don't see things the same way as someone else. I can remember when we agreed to disagree without resorting to being downright nasty to the other poster. Still, I have too many old time friends such as Dan, you, Jawz, Indy, Ken, a heck, quite a few more, to just up and leave. Not only that, but Philip, Ken, and many others came to my rescue when I was in dire straights and for that, I'll always be thankful.

CiscoKid · Post by **CiscoKid** » Sun May 01, 2011 11:51 am

YARDofSTUF wrote:Telling illegal immigrants to go back to their country isn't racist.

You're right, it's not, but when every person either black or brown is accused of being an illegal, it's in the very least biggoted...I had a much longer more articulated post but had router issues and lost it all...

CiscoKid · Post by **CiscoKid** » Sun May 01, 2011 11:52 am

Minir! When did you come back? I've always loved your joke threads, you are definately on the short of people I had wanted to meet from the forums

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Sun May 01, 2011 12:20 pm

Mark wrote:i saw a thread about hooking up a home theater to a PC, but had no answers for Dan

so I found what I was looking for,I am looking at this,
I want 1080p & Pandora & Netflix & & USB in & HDMI out,

I like this one,

http://go.iomega.com/en-us/products/mul ... rtner=4760

Dell has it for $108 otd

cybotron r_9 · Post by **cybotron r_9** » Sun May 01, 2011 12:28 pm

CiscoKid wrote:this site was founded by Pirate techies

minir · Post by **minir** » Sun May 01, 2011 12:39 pm

CiscoKid wrote:Minir! When did you come back? I've always loved your joke threads, you are definately on the short of people I had wanted to meet from the forums

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blebs & CiscoKid

I no longer post in the Gen Forum sticking mostly to the Music posts. When i read this thread i thought about it and decided to offer my opinion valid or not.

There were several reasons for my no longer posting some of which i mention and others due to personal reasons which are more to do with my health than anything else.

I too enjoyed and continue to enjoy my time here and the friends i have made hopefully remain so.

Doubtful i will ever post here on a regular basis again but i do browse to try and keep up with whats new.

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Take care

minir

Meggie · Post by **Meggie** » Sun May 01, 2011 1:13 pm

personally I miss the "discussions" about politics, religion, current events. But it seemed like people had such thin skins on everything, and when their views weren't excepted by everyone they would throw a tantrum and leave. Its a shame in one sense because it altered the variety of people that posted here, but in another sense its a shame because it shows how some are unable to act like adults. I miss the old SG too, but i think the only way to bring it back is to neglect from posting negative threads/comments and post some thought provoking stuff here in the gen forum, or useful tips or hell, picks of your dog. I could even go for a brent-esque random thread post these days.

minir · Post by **minir** » Sun May 01, 2011 3:01 pm

Meggie wrote:personally I miss the "discussions" about politics, religion, current events. But it seemed like people had such thin skins on everything, and when their views weren't excepted by everyone they would throw a tantrum and leave. Its a shame in one sense because it altered the variety of people that posted here, but in another sense its a shame because it shows how some are unable to act like adults. I miss the old SG too, but i think the only way to bring it back is to neglect from posting negative threads/comments and post some thought provoking stuff here in the gen forum, or useful tips or hell, picks of your dog. I could even go for a brent-esque random thread post these days.

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Hi Meggie

My Grandmother told me when i was a young man that the quickest way to an argument was to bring up religion or politics and that i have found over the years to be true in most cases.

People have strong beliefs on these 2 subjects and in most cases they are lifelong and they believe they are correct and all others wrong (In many cases this was taught by Clery or Parents from a young age). When push comes to shove it usually boils down to a deterioration in the conversation and harsh words being exchanged.

In a forum such as this imho they are usually best avoided to retain peace amongst the group. Lord knows there are enough things to disagree on without ones personal beliefs being brought into play.

I'm one who believes that if your choice of belief is not harmful to others then I'm happy that you have found that which brings you contentment & peace in your decision.

It is one thing to discuss Ford vs Chevy but an altogether different issue when it is Protestant vs Catholic or Muslim, etc. When ones core belief is on the line via religion or politics the gloves always come off.

Unfortunately personal feelings are involved and it usually carries over from their to other posts with sniping & caustic remarks being made on things totally unrelated, such is the nature of the beast.

Again just my opinion on something i probably should not have gotten involved in and will now bow out of before anything further escalates.

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regards

minir

JawZ · Post by **JawZ** » Sun May 01, 2011 4:26 pm

YARDofSTUF wrote:Telling illegal immigrants to go back to their country isn't racist.

Ok, then go the hell back to Kashyyyk!!!!!!!!!!!!

Shinobi · Post by **Shinobi** » Sun May 01, 2011 5:18 pm

JawZ wrote:Ok, then go the hell back to Kashyyyk!!!!!!!!!!!!

Destroyed.... by the Empire...