A Eulogy

[Mr. Machette]

I am 90% sure he was offering a choice ... but a the same time that is an excellent business model is it not? "Give me 20 bucks and never use my bandwidth."

Worked like a charm for Comcast.

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.

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...

[Mor Sao]

Time to clean the ship up.

You dont want to pay, then you should not be able to play.

Show some fucking support or leave.

Im nice to those who need to be nice.

If you have thin skin, then this place is not for you.

I no longer entertain clowns, fuckwits, asshats, or fake masters in the least.

You dont like, then dont fucking read it or respond to it.

fucking crybaby pussbags.

To those who contact me or ask me decent questions, Ill help. Trolls and fucking multi account netghosts can fucking catch the pox and rot.

[Mor Sao]

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.

Support or leave.

Your opinion means jack shit until you support the site.

[FinalLegion]

Support or leave.

Your opinion means jack shit until you support the site.

Well, let's not be too hasty on that. If a new member joins and that new member is a legit and experienced martial artist that has something worthwhile to contribute than whether he is a supporting member or not is irrelevant. Worthwhile knowledge and valuable opinions don't have a price tag...and let's remember that this site was set up as free to join for a reason.

[JohnnyCache]

Support or leave.

Your opinion means jack shit until you support the site.

Evangelism as regards our supporting membership is appreciated, and that guy appears to have been what we in the social media trade call "a douche"

But this is not a premium-only site. It's a consumer protection site, and we'll never charge people just to hangout.

The supporting membership is a true plate/hat pass.

[The Villain]

I don't think hostility is going to sell more memberships.

[JohnnyCache]

I don't think hostility is going to sell more memberships.

I would go so far as to say that the wider the net cast is as far as making this a place to hangout, a) the more idea collision there will be and the more introspective cognitive dissonance will result and b) the more intrigued, happy users will voluntarily support. Hard, guilt-driven member ship driving should be limited to short, occasional pledge drives. I learned this from NPR.

[The Villain]

Issue is, there's nothing happening. 2013 big revival was a complete disaster and we haven't done anything since.

[The Villain]

Also, we've been basically replaced the the BJJ Police who are more direct than our investigators and have the access they need. They're less intelligent and less ethical and should be destroyed for the most part, but they are effective. We aren't. Too much ego, too much infighting.

[JohnnyCache]

Good points, all. I blame myself. And everyone else. And pets, and obama. I just blame.

[FinalLegion]

Issue is, there's nothing happening. 2013 big revival was a complete disaster and we haven't done anything since.

There was an attempted revival? Of what?

[ghost55]

Issue is, there's nothing happening. 2013 big revival was a complete disaster and we haven't done anything since.

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 Villain]

There was an attempted revival? Of what?

Investigations and the Bullshido brand. We had Irvin out the pipe, but things went sideways when the Irvin investigation fell apart. This caused certain individuals to disrupt Decoded and we haven't accomplished shit since.

[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.

[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.