Originally Posted by Gynx
I think everyone is either a) a little too nostalgic of that time or b) as not even there but drawing off what they heard from those in category a. It really wasn't all it was cracked up to be and my impression of it was that it was too controversial a board to keep around to keep everyone happy at the same time. Similar to the arguments that are brought up here, people are forgetting there were about as many people complaining about wibbles as people enjoying it back then. I don't think there'll be any change in that. I've always personally preferred the way things currently are (wibbles behind toriprime essentially) as it's fairer that those who don't want to get dragged into wibbles drama as it happens (and it will happen). I've always thought wibbles should be an opt-in deal and the way Toriprime functions is exactly that. I'm all for recreating the board or bringing the old boards back into TP/VIP, but not really too keen to have it become a standard board again.
Interesting how you tried spinning paying for wibbles as 'fairer' for the users.
I hope that's not your official decision. If so, you shouldn't enforce your minority view on the majority, man. You also shouldn't just discount the votes of everybody who voted for wibbles to come back because they're only just being 'ignorant' and 'nostalgic'.
Last edited by Ele; Sep 18, 2016 at 12:19 PM.
Originally Posted by Gynx
Like I said, the opt-in is what is fairer, no matter how you do it. Toriprime is the only board in the community that users can currently opt-in to, there's no other parallel to draw currently.
You said people should pay to have access with TC, they should 'win it' in an event, or they should pay for it by some other means. Because that's somehow fairer... Yeah.
You know, every board is already opt-in. No one is forcing precious little petals to post or read threads there or anywhere else. It's all voluntary.
I don't often use the market. I voluntarily chose to 'opt' out of the market by minimising that forum section on the index. That may be 'opt-out', but nobody is getting hurt by having to click a single minimise button. It's also fairer too, since you're not restricting access to everyone in some misguided attempt at ... 'something'. You could even, by default set it so it's already minimised, and then have people 'opt-in' in by maximising it (if you're 'oh so concerned' about 'fairness' and set on having an opt-in system).
If you want actually wanted to be fair, you wouldn't try to make us pay to have it, or to make us win some ridiculous event. If some people are triggered by the mere existance of a board nobody is forcing them to look at (or even make visible (minimize it)), well then that's just ridiculous, and I think those safe-spacers should be safely ignored. They shouldn't have their very minority opinion parroted and championed by the community manager. Having the community steered in that sort of direction into the future is a sure-fire way to turn this place to shit.
Is it really even about fairness though? I doubt it is, because that's just such a loopy and bollocks reason.
Last edited by Ele; Sep 19, 2016 at 02:45 AM.
