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Ydiss · 04-17-2003, 03:37 PM

I've noticed this a lot over the last few weeks, partiularly this past one.

I remember when I used to have to reply to 3-4+ threads every time I opened this page. Now I often click the close icon after 5 seconds browsing and that's even after not posting for a day or two.

I put the decline of the community down to two factors:

1) What is there left to talk about anymore?

2) Over-moderation.

Back in the day the busiest forum was always General, followed closely by OT. Now, General is virtually empty and life-less.

Everything that could be talked about has been talked about already in General. This is where point 2 comes in but more on that later.

For a time the war on terror forum was very active but again here everything has been said.

Mods and Skins forum? Lol, yeh ok.

All you have left these days is Off-Topic.

And this is the problem with this site. Even an off-topic topic is questioned to its validity on the Off-Topic forum.

Even with the multitude of topics available in this broad range of possabilities one wonders if it's worth posting at all.

And when it's all been said on the Off-Topic forum then you know it's a community in decline.

This is the busiest MoH:AA community forum that exists so ar as I know but it is also the most infamous for many reasons. Most regulars have moved on or have been banned.

The fact that most topics are like this one (and similar, such as complaints about locking, banning, spam and mods etc) really goes to show the state of it all.

It's my honest opinion that this forum enjoyed the height of its times in the months just before and after the game release date.

Mods here only locked threads about warez and you hardly ever noticed they were mods. They were 100% impartial (except some, but they rarely posted about the actual game itself).

The best aspect of the community was the aa.com server and the long drawn out arguments flames and discussions. The longer the better!

The given rule was that if you didn't like it you didn't read, or post about, it.

These were the days when you would be flamed for cussing a newbie when asking a newbie question.

Today newbies are still cussed but before anyone can say anything the thread is locked for being an old topic.

These forums have seen a lot of ups and downs. It's also been down more often than up biggrin: . But there lies the core of the problem...

All the lockage, strict supervision and restrictions (a lot of which are biased and less-than-impartial) has gained what it was set out to do...

That is... Less posts, less spam, less flames.

Cool, now the forum doesn't crash so often.

Pity there'll be no one around to care anymore.

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Ydiss is Offline Senior Member Posts: 2,377 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Nottingham, England	04-17-2003, 03:37 PM I've noticed this a lot over the last few weeks, partiularly this past one. I remember when I used to have to reply to 3-4+ threads every time I opened this page. Now I often click the close icon after 5 seconds browsing and that's even after not posting for a day or two. I put the decline of the community down to two factors: 1) What is there left to talk about anymore? 2) Over-moderation. Back in the day the busiest forum was always General, followed closely by OT. Now, General is virtually empty and life-less. Everything that could be talked about has been talked about already in General. This is where point 2 comes in but more on that later. For a time the war on terror forum was very active but again here everything has been said. Mods and Skins forum? Lol, yeh ok. All you have left these days is Off-Topic. And this is the problem with this site. Even an off-topic topic is questioned to its validity on the Off-Topic forum. Even with the multitude of topics available in this broad range of possabilities one wonders if it's worth posting at all. And when it's all been said on the Off-Topic forum then you know it's a community in decline. This is the busiest MoH:AA community forum that exists so ar as I know but it is also the most infamous for many reasons. Most regulars have moved on or have been banned. The fact that most topics are like this one (and similar, such as complaints about locking, banning, spam and mods etc) really goes to show the state of it all. It's my honest opinion that this forum enjoyed the height of its times in the months just before and after the game release date. Mods here only locked threads about warez and you hardly ever noticed they were mods. They were 100% impartial (except some, but they rarely posted about the actual game itself). The best aspect of the community was the aa.com server and the long drawn out arguments flames and discussions. The longer the better! The given rule was that if you didn't like it you didn't read, or post about, it. These were the days when you would be flamed for cussing a newbie when asking a newbie question. Today newbies are still cussed but before anyone can say anything the thread is locked for being an old topic. These forums have seen a lot of ups and downs. It's also been down more often than up biggrin: . But there lies the core of the problem... All the lockage, strict supervision and restrictions (a lot of which are biased and less-than-impartial) has gained what it was set out to do... That is... Less posts, less spam, less flames. Cool, now the forum doesn't crash so often. Pity there'll be no one around to care anymore.