04-04-2012, 11:40 PM
Dear BennyP,
First of all I do not know why should I explain that I clicked on a button. Nevertheless here is some explanation:
I clicked the button to thank the opinion of a user and because I partially agree with his/her opinion.
Yes I voted for some kind of sanctions against inactive users before.
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind...
I think at that time the conditions how to deal with inactive users were not so elaborated to be able to judge it properly.
I still think that if the site cannot survive with numerous idle users it is a preferable option to delete the long time inactive ones (the Admin claims that the subscription fee is nothing compared to the total cost).
I am not an expert in maintaining forums, paying servers, etc. but many other sites can solve the problem without harshly restricting the newcomers and inactives.
Personally I do not mind if someone does not share or contribute to the forum, who I am to claim that I have more rights and access to “materials” based on my tiny voluntary contribution.
I do not understand the users who are outraged because of the inactive users and proudly enumerate his/her posts and uploads. I do not wait for anything as exchange and not monitoring others whether they share or not.
There are some parts I cannot grasp:
“Subscription fee is nothing against the time that we spend here, against the server and maintenance cost and”
“we do not need money from users!”
so why it is asked to get full access? why don't you prescribe e.g. two new uploads or 5 five mirror links in the first month?
The part with which I disagree the most is that the newcomers do not even have a chance to prove and became “free” users like us who registered earlier without paying for it at least once.
(honestly I have not managed to go through the whole description of the new system, sometimes it is “hard” to follow and understand; therefore, some aforementioned opinions are based on the description of my friends who wanted to join)
Finally, I am fully aware of that the Admin is in a quasi-autocratic position as he owns the forum and users have to follow the rules and my words weighs nothing, but I think it is healthy to share our opinions.
I do not want to start a hassle, since arguing on the internet is like running on the paralympic..
This is simply my opinion, I will continue to contribute to the forum and try to help users in whatever small amount it is.
p.s: sharing our knowledge, wealth and skills free of charge is the real way to end the exploitation
First of all I do not know why should I explain that I clicked on a button. Nevertheless here is some explanation:
I clicked the button to thank the opinion of a user and because I partially agree with his/her opinion.
Yes I voted for some kind of sanctions against inactive users before.
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind...
I think at that time the conditions how to deal with inactive users were not so elaborated to be able to judge it properly.
I still think that if the site cannot survive with numerous idle users it is a preferable option to delete the long time inactive ones (the Admin claims that the subscription fee is nothing compared to the total cost).
I am not an expert in maintaining forums, paying servers, etc. but many other sites can solve the problem without harshly restricting the newcomers and inactives.
Personally I do not mind if someone does not share or contribute to the forum, who I am to claim that I have more rights and access to “materials” based on my tiny voluntary contribution.
I do not understand the users who are outraged because of the inactive users and proudly enumerate his/her posts and uploads. I do not wait for anything as exchange and not monitoring others whether they share or not.
There are some parts I cannot grasp:
“Subscription fee is nothing against the time that we spend here, against the server and maintenance cost and”
“we do not need money from users!”
so why it is asked to get full access? why don't you prescribe e.g. two new uploads or 5 five mirror links in the first month?
The part with which I disagree the most is that the newcomers do not even have a chance to prove and became “free” users like us who registered earlier without paying for it at least once.
(honestly I have not managed to go through the whole description of the new system, sometimes it is “hard” to follow and understand; therefore, some aforementioned opinions are based on the description of my friends who wanted to join)
Finally, I am fully aware of that the Admin is in a quasi-autocratic position as he owns the forum and users have to follow the rules and my words weighs nothing, but I think it is healthy to share our opinions.
I do not want to start a hassle, since arguing on the internet is like running on the paralympic..
This is simply my opinion, I will continue to contribute to the forum and try to help users in whatever small amount it is.
p.s: sharing our knowledge, wealth and skills free of charge is the real way to end the exploitation
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