A Eulogy

[The Villain]

In a small percentage I agree. IMO, what hurt bullshido was when some mods and posters became what we fought.

We need enemies though, to function. We're nothing without enemies. All of our opponents are gone too. Where is KFDW? Omar? Springer? Ronin69? Wastrel? Shartliner?

[It is Fake]

Incorrect. It didn't happen here. I'm referring to the Bullshido Advisory Group, colloquially known as the Ad Group. This is or was a secret facebook group handling various matters. The "submit a tip" button, for instance, came out of the ad group.

Which would help create new content. So, no, not incorrect just extremely general. I'll let you post all of the inner workings and business side all by yourself. I like to be vague about business workings.

[It is Fake]

IMO the decline was due to victory, burnout and a lack of purpose. Who are we even fighting? And why?

In a small percentage I agree. IMO, what hurt bullshido was when some mods and posters became what we fought.

[The Villain]

Hurting the site?

LOL

Fuck off. seriously.

Will not pony up any funds to support said site, but I am hurting it?

fucking net ghosts suck rancid monkey balls.

I appreciate your enthusiasm, but you really aren't helping.

[The Villain]

Nothing. You were here, the closest we got was a few people trying to create content and everyone fading away.

Incorrect. It didn't happen here. I'm referring to the Bullshido Advisory Group, colloquially known as the Ad Group. This is or was a secret facebook group handling various matters. The "submit a tip" button, for instance, came out of the ad group.

[It is Fake]

In what sense? Spam getting through, things getting over-pruned? Familiarize me, please By PM if it's too digressive. I have much to catch up on.

The spam filter is so high, we have to manually approve new member posts. I'm one of the few mods who still checks in regularly. I can't catch everything so, I've approved missed posts/threads up to a week later. Before you ask, no it isn't just one or two members. I'd say one day it was roughly twenty new threads and members. So, just imagine how many have been missed.

[Mor Sao]

That's when I joined wasn't it. It sort of feel like the site has gotten a lot less active since then. I'm of the mind that we can still spread the message without being actively hostile to everyone that wants to pull up a chair and start posting here. Which is why I think Dale is actually hurting the site at the moment.

Hurting the site?

LOL

Fuck off. seriously.

Will not pony up any funds to support said site, but I am hurting it?

fucking net ghosts suck rancid monkey balls.

[The Villain]

IMO the decline was due to victory, burnout and a lack of purpose. Who are we even fighting? And why?

[It is Fake]

There was an attempted revival? Of what?

Nothing. You were here, the closest we got was a few people trying to create content and everyone fading away.

[The Villain]

Who the hell is Dale?

[JohnnyCache]

No, the shitty ass spam filter settings, the apathy of many mods and a few incidents before you joined did more damage than anything Dale's low posting ass could do.

In what sense? Spam getting through, things getting over-pruned? Familiarize me, please By PM if it's too digressive. I have much to catch up on.

[It is Fake]

At the end of the day, I really don't care about his opinion. He is so incredibly hostile to new members that somehow manage to step on his toes that I'm pretty sure he does more harm to the community by kneecapping its' growth than he helps it. I mean shit, one new guy hit down vote instead of upvote on accident and Dale tore him a new asshole right than and there. I mean the dude even apologized and shit. And now he doesn't post anymore. And the community continues to get increasingly barren.

No, the shitty ass spam filter settings, the apathy of many mods and a few incidents before you joined did more damage than anything Dale's low posting ass could do.

[It is Fake]

Worked like a charm for Comcast.


I don't know what happened to Dale. He used to be like a cross between a sweet hippie uncle and a teddy bear that breaks bricks and makes jow. He had a warm open invitation to all seekers of dank ass tea parties and the real kung fu. (Iirc he still does)
But the tone of YMAS is so acrid. The people who rive here develop a rather bitting style of quip.
I would like to say Dale is one of then coolest, most genuine and most generous members here. You just gotta talk to him like a man and not like a troll.

I see how newcomers could be alienated. The rules are kind of opaque to a first timer and the culture can be antagonistic. Jhmo, I don't think a change of rules or culture would be good for Bullshido at all but perhaps a gentler aproach to newbies would help?
Maybe spend more time bringing them into the fold an explaining things then gleefully tearing them apart when they cross a line they didn't know was there.

Just a thought...

LOL. You just mixed Dale with patfromlogan. Yes, Dale is cool, but he has ALWAYS been fiery and acerbic when you are disrespectful in his eyes.

[JohnnyCache]

That's when I joined wasn't it. It sort of feel like the site has gotten a lot less active since then. I'm of the mind that we can still spread the message without being actively hostile to everyone that wants to pull up a chair and start posting here. Which is why I think Dale is actually hurting the site at the moment.

The term I used the other day is "culture density"

Bullshido has a culture density problem. It is a old, and due to the referential depth of interacting with an iceburg of culture, turning into a little bit of an ol boys club.

[The Villain]

That's when I joined wasn't it. It sort of feel like the site has gotten a lot less active since then. I'm of the mind that we can still spread the message without being actively hostile to everyone that wants to pull up a chair and start posting here. Which is why I think Dale is actually hurting the site at the moment.

Eh, there was nothing going on in 2013 in the first place. To get back to our mission, we need to stop infighting, assert ourselves (ie. not delegate authority to orgs like Kukkiwon), and publish hard hitting, controversial shit.