Just got a 6 month ban on CF..

[LATB]

Originally Posted by KenHorse

I'll give you credit for not being a hit-and-run thread starter like @slewfoot

But still a pos Biden voter nonetheless.

[Taurus]

Originally Posted by lrobe22

Why the sad victim mindset? Your vote had such a huge impact on days like yesterday. Just think of how many kids were invited to search your president's pockets for candy. your hero was undoubtedly *touched* physically and maybe even spiritually by so many kids yesterday.

No sad victim mindset, just don't want to talk politics on every thread I post in, that's all. If I wanted to I would go to P&R.

[slewfoot]

Originally Posted by KenHorse

I'll give you credit for not being a hit-and-run thread starter like @slewfoot

Not really, I just don't sit here all day or subscribe. I have a fair number of hits.

[mtnman]

Originally Posted by slewfoot

Not really, I just don't sit here all day or subscribe. I have a fair number of hits.

[Mick]

Originally Posted by Taurus

Me as well and with all of the issues faced there a couple things are true. First, they are nothing if not consistent so keeping your memberships should not be that hard. Secondly, when I post in C3, we talk about C3's, when I post in C5, we talk about C5's, when I post in OT we stay on that topic and the only time I have to get involved in a political discussion is when I decide to post in P&R unlike here where every thread becomes political for me.

The biggest problem with CFOT is that Cumdawg decides what is political and what isn't. That might be OK, if he was at all reasonable about it, but he's not. Like I said, my last moderation was in a leaf blower thread, because apparently Cumdawg thinks leaf blowers are political. He locked a thread yesterday because some folks mentioned the impact of inflation on their portfolios, and Cumdawg thinks inflation is political.

The board is essentially unusable, and IB has made it abundantly clear that they do not give a single shit about the "user experience" on their message boards. I don't expect it to change any time soon.

[DJ_Critterus]

Originally Posted by Mick

The biggest problem with CFOT is that Cumdawg decides what is political and what isn't. That might be OK, if he was at all reasonable about it, but he's not. Like I said, my last moderation was in a leaf blower thread, because apparently Cumdawg thinks leaf blowers are political. He locked a thread yesterday because some folks mentioned the impact of inflation on their portfolios, and Cumdawg thinks inflation is political.

The board is essentially unusable, and IB has made it abundantly clear that they do not give a single shit about the "user experience" on their message boards. I don't expect it to change any time soon.

Well, when advertisers see they are getting hits on their ads, but no sales (bots) they will pull their funding and IB will step in. Until then (long shot, too) nothing will happen, Cumdawg and his following of fluffers will continue to ruin that forum, and our membership here will continue to rise at the same pace as they ban people there for utter bullshit.

[Unsuspicious]

Solution seems pretty simple- become a vendor sponsor for the off topic forum. Money talks and all that.

[Steve_R]

Originally Posted by DJ_Critterus

Well, when advertisers see they are getting hits on their ads, but no sales (bots) they will pull their funding and IB will step in. Until then (long shot, too) nothing will happen, Cumdawg and his following of fluffers will continue to ruin that forum, and our membership here will continue to rise at the same pace as they ban people there for utter bullshit.

None of that will happen. Why? Advertisers don't care about OT. CF has far more activity in the Corvette generation sections than OT. If OT disappeared completely the advertisers wouldn't care. (I think some of the Mods/Admins there would like OT and P&R to disappear.) VB has very little activity in the Corvette sections, with most in OT and P&R. Two very different places.

Related question: This place used to have lots of activity in the Corvette sections, as well as the regional sections, and even had vendors, but not now. What happened?

[Rob]

Originally Posted by Bruze

I wonder if @Rob has the numbers and can post them, of how many new members there are here in the past 1-2 years.

And who are known CF members.

I could probably come up with some numbers but that would require effort and time. Both of which, I have none

[Aerovette]

Originally Posted by Rob

I could probably come up with some numbers but that would require effort and time. Both of which, I have none

Then just make something up...

YouTube

[Taurus]

Originally Posted by Steve_R

None of that will happen. Why? Advertisers don't care about OT. CF has far more activity in the Corvette generation sections than OT. If OT disappeared completely the advertisers wouldn't care. (I think some of the Mods/Admins there would like OT and P&R to disappear.) VB has very little activity in the Corvette sections, with most in OT and P&R. Two very different places.

Related question: This place used to have lots of activity in the Corvette sections, as well as the regional sections, and even had vendors, but not now. What happened?

There just are not enough active members to support those forums any longer. There's maybe what, 30, 40 or 50 members that are truly active and of those I would guess the top 20 or so make up the majority of the posts and they live in OT.

How many members have been run off by the group here? Pretty obvious why the numbers are down.

[Aerovette]

Originally Posted by Taurus

There just are not enough active members to support those forums any longer. There's maybe what, 30, 40 or 50 members that are truly active and of those I would guess the top 20 or so make up the majority of the posts and they live in OT.

How many members have been run off by the group here? Pretty obvious why the numbers are down.

I'll make a comparison for you.

Back in the good old days. if you were in school and some flamboyant femboy showed up to hang with you, he will be faced with two options. "Friend up" and fit in, or thin skin your way OUT.

Times changed and suddenly we are told we have to accept the blue haired fatty chicks with a pierced nose, and the soy-boy knob bobbers.

I think the Barn is still old school in this respect and for that reason, I like it here.

We are not forced to put up with the social outcasts and square pegs.

At least not yet.

[Steve_R]

Originally Posted by Taurus

How many members have been run off by the group here? Pretty obvious why the numbers are down.

Sorry, not buying it. Look through some of the older threads/posts in the generation or regional sections here. Many of those members weren't active in OT where they would get "run off by the group here." It's the same at CF, where the majority of those posting in the generation and regional sections never post in OT or P&R and have no idea how the moderation there has changed (and don't care).

[Taurus]

Originally Posted by Aerovette

I'll make a comparison for you.

Back in the good old days. if you were in school and some flamboyant femboy showed up to hang with you, he will be faced with two options. "Friend up" and fit in, or thin skin your way OUT.

Times changed and suddenly we are told we have to accept the blue haired fatty chicks with a pierced nose, and the soy-boy knob bobbers.

I think the Barn is still old school in this respect and for that reason, I like it here.

We are not forced to put up with the social outcasts and square pegs.

At least not yet.

But that's not the case here, there aren't any blue haired fatty chicks or soy boys trying to join. There are fellow Corvette enthusiast that step in and if they don't fit the mold of the political leaning here they get ostracized by the group, don't sugar coat it. There are too many third graders and not enough adults in the room.

Two things happen at that point, the newbies leave/stop coming in as they observe the games as a guest and some of the older members get tired of the constant nonsense and they bail. We've seen that be the case often.

[Tikiman]

Originally Posted by Taurus

No sad victim mindset, just don't want to talk politics on every thread I post in, that's all. If I wanted to I would go to P&R.

You sound like a guy that used to be in our golfing group. He voted for the pedophile child sniffer because Trump hurt his little feelings by calling people names. Then he got pissy when we would stand around the tee box and complain about just how bad this country is doing under the crackhead's father. We basically told him that if he didn't like it, he shouldn't vote with all the emotions of a menopausal woman and to suck it up and be proud of his choice. He no longer plays with our group.

No idea who he golfs with as there just aren't that many pedophile supporters on the course from what I can tell. Maybe he joined a knitting circle or something.

[Taurus]

Originally Posted by Steve_R

Sorry, not buying it. Look through some of the older threads/posts in the generation or regional sections here. Many of those members weren't active in OT where they would get "run off by the group here." It's the same at CF, where the majority of those posting in the generation and regional sections never post in OT or P&R and have no idea how the moderation there has changed (and don't care).

and many of those members are gone.

[Taurus]

Originally Posted by Taurus

But that's not the case here, there aren't any blue haired fatty chicks or soy boys trying to join. There are fellow Corvette enthusiast that step in and if they don't fit the mold of the political leaning here they get ostracized by the group, don't sugar coat it. There are too many third graders and not enough adults in the room.

Two things happen at that point, the newbies leave/stop coming in as they observe the games as a guest and some of the older members get tired of the constant nonsense and they bail. We've seen that be the case often.

Originally Posted by Tikiman

You sound like a guy that used to be in our golfing group. He voted for the pedophile child sniffer because Trump hurt his little feelings by calling people names. Then he got pissy when we would stand around the tee box and complain about just how bad this country is doing under the crackhead's father. We basically told him that if he didn't like it, he shouldn't vote with all the emotions of a menopausal woman and to suck it up and be proud of his choice. He no longer plays with our group.

No idea who he golfs with as there just aren't that many pedophile supporters on the course from what I can tell. Maybe he joined a knitting circle or something.

Case in point, who wants to deal with these posts on a daily basis on all threads? It's old and boring and why many have left.

[IB4TL]

Originally Posted by Steve_R

None of that will happen. Why? Advertisers don't care about OT. CF has far more activity in the Corvette generation sections than OT. If OT disappeared completely the advertisers wouldn't care. (I think some of the Mods/Admins there would like OT and P&R to disappear.) VB has very little activity in the Corvette sections, with most in OT and P&R. Two very different places.

Related question: This place used to have lots of activity in the Corvette sections, as well as the regional sections, and even had vendors, but not now. What happened?

We sold our Corvettes

[Tikiman]

Originally Posted by Aerovette

I'll make a comparison for you.

Back in the good old days. if you were in school and some flamboyant femboy showed up to hang with you, he will be faced with two options. "Friend up" and fit in, or thin skin your way OUT.

Times changed and suddenly we are told we have to accept the blue haired fatty chicks with a pierced nose, and the soy-boy knob bobbers.

I think the Barn is still old school in this respect and for that reason, I like it here.

We are not forced to put up with the social outcasts and square pegs.

At least not yet.

Just like the guy at the golf course. Makes really stupid, shitty decisions that affect the whole group and then doesn't want to hear anyone complain about it. If you invited a guy to go out fishing with you and, instead of fishing, he spent his time drilling holes in the bottom of the boat, don't you think you would have a right to complain when your feet started to get wet?

I swear. These liberal soyboys simply do not want to be held responsible for their asinine decisions. It's always the other guy's fault and everyone should be more "tolerant".

[Steve_R]

Originally Posted by Taurus

and many of those members are gone.

Why? I don't buy that it's because they got their feelings hurt by political discussions in OT when they weren't even active in OT. Ultimately it doesn't matter why, it's just something I observed when comparing the two forums. I'm still an Admin on a 4WD forum that used to be very active, but is pretty much dead now because no corporate entity like IB bought it and there's too many other sources of similar info with corporate backing and support.

Originally Posted by IB4TL

We sold our Corvettes

Not me, but I don't need technical advice or help, which is why I migrated to OT over there from the generation sections.