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I think maybe social media is more a help in poor and corrupt nations and maybe more a hindrance in first world nations

But it has the potential in any country to be good or bad. Depending on who is using it and why

Zikten posted...

I think maybe social media is more a help in poor and corrupt nations and maybe more a hindrance in first world nations

But it has the potential in any country to be good or bad. Depending on who is using it and why

the only reason george floyds murders was caught was because of soclial media

totalnerdken posted...

Where did they go? What's a good non fandom alternative?

https://minecraft.wiki/

Some company called Weird Gloop seems to be hosting it.

Der tekken err wab sight

Hyena_Of_Ice posted...

And yet, prior to social media, doxxing, brigading, and online stalking were incredibly rare. Misinformation was not remotely as prevalent, and I cannot stress that enough. "Text/Desk Neck" was not remotely as common. Literal hoax news sites were few and far between (SEO abuse for monetization on social media didn't exist yet, obviously) and were mostly restricted to pranks like Bonsai Kitty.
Stupid "challenges" were few and far between (the choking game has had a pretty long shelf life, but "challenges" that involve committing actual crimes and other socially destructive behavior generally did not exist on a large scale)

Look at the shitstorm that happened during the Pandemic. For fuck's sake, in various parts of the world you had people suggest things like snorting coke, drinking industrial bleach, eating datura/angel's trumpet, or snorting (yes, SNORTING) lemonjuice.

It seems like once smartphones became the predominant phone we all have is when it really got the worst with always having a computer in our pockets.

Hyena_Of_Ice posted...

And yet, prior to social media, doxxing, brigading, and online stalking were incredibly rare. Misinformation was not remotely as prevalent, and I cannot stress that enough. "Text/Desk Neck" was not remotely as common. Literal hoax news sites were few and far between (SEO abuse for monetization on social media didn't exist yet, obviously) and were mostly restricted to pranks like Bonsai Kitty.
Stupid "challenges" were few and far between (the choking game has had a pretty long shelf life, but "challenges" that involve committing actual crimes and other socially destructive behavior generally did not exist on a large scale)

Look at the shitstorm that happened during the Pandemic. For fuck's sake, in various parts of the world you had people suggest things like snorting coke, drinking industrial bleach, eating datura/angel's trumpet, or snorting (yes, SNORTING) lemonjuice.

Curious:

Do you include yourself in the ranks of "People Who Should Be Allowed to Use the Internet?"

hockeybabe89 posted...

And maybe the person who is friends with a bunch of unhinged lunatics that think they are personally responsible for destroying the website should not be making it.

This has nothing to do with the conversation, but Ill reply to it anyhow. You of all people know Im not friends w/ the group you are referring too.

I can't believe it

STEROLIZER posted...

This has nothing to do with the conversation, but Ill reply to it anyhow. You of all people know Im not friends w/ the group you are referring too.

Ok, so that was maybe too much, but you still ignored the rest of my post and only quoted this. Explain why we should care about Fandom alienating a userbase to turn the website into something else completely. GameFAQs isn't a loved one. It's not going to warm our heart that the site may succeed whether or not we are involved in its life.

hockeybabe89 posted...

Ok, so that was maybe too much, but you still ignored the rest of my post and only quoted this. Explain why we should care about Fandom alienating a userbase to turn the website into something else completely. GameFAQs isn't a loved one. It's not going to warm our heart that the site may succeed whether or not we are involved in its life.

I guess nostalgia for what this place felt like with a 100 thousand people on it. Matches not the format or boards that we have fond memories of. But the community that use to be here?

This place is headed to an early grace if it doesnt attract more people. That we know. So I guess Im off belief we should be willing to work with the changes for the possibility that the platform can attract new uses, or possibly even reengage the older ones that have long left this place behind

I keep getting signed out on this site.

STEROLIZER posted...

So I guess Im off belief we should be willing to work with the changes for the possibility that the platform can attract new uses, or possibly even reengage the older ones that have long left this place behind

The only new "users" this place is going to have is random people that click on the cross posted links to the walk-throughs on Fandoms wikis.

There isn't going to be any actual users as the boards are going to end up being shutdown.

Why do you think whenever current actual users asked Dtoast what plans they had in store for the site his only answer was stuff that had to do with the walk-throughs? Fandom doesn't want anything to do with the message boards.

STEROLIZER posted...

This place is headed to an early grace if it doesnt attract more people. That we know. So I guess Im off belief we should be willing to work with the changes for the possibility that the platform can attract new uses, or possibly even reengage the older ones that have long left this place behind

If we aren't going to be part of the plans, then this is like telling a fired worker to be excited about the new changes coming to the business. Why would they give a shit whether or not the company survives?

hockeybabe89 posted...

If we aren't going to be part of the plans, then this is like telling a fired worker to be excited about the new changes coming to the business. Why would they give a shit whether or not the company survives?

I guess thats a good point

hockeybabe89 posted...

If we aren't going to be part of the plans, then this is like telling a fired worker to be excited about the new changes coming to the business. Why would they give a shit whether or not the company survives?

I don't. I'd rather the entire company shut down.

STEROLIZER posted...

I guess nostalgia for what this place felt like with a 100 thousand people on it. Matches not the format or boards that we have fond memories of. But the community that use to be here?

This place is headed to an early grace if it doesnt attract more people. That we know. So I guess Im off belief we should be willing to work with the changes for the possibility that the platform can attract new uses, or possibly even reengage the older ones that have long left this place behind

I noticed you closed the other topic when asked how fandom should attract new users and why closing CE would help towards that goal. You made some vague reference to CE putting people off coming to the site then ignored everyone who said you needed fifty karma to visit it before it was closed.

I guess the only other point to raise is why do you see keeping the site alive in of itself is important enough even if the solution to that goal is to remove the thing the current board users come to the site for?

Yeah Ill be sad to see the site die but Ill tell you what if they get rid of the social boards Id stop coming anyway. So it might as well be dead to me in that situation as Ill stop coming.

Bump

This website will be discontinued in 3 years at the rate this going, there is a rule for every little thing. Used to be a good website smdh

punkfanalways posted...

I noticed you closed the other topic when asked how fandom should attract new users and why closing CE would help towards that goal. You made some vague reference to CE putting people off coming to the site then ignored everyone who said you needed fifty karma to visit it before it was closed.

I guess the only other point to raise is why do you see keeping the site alive in of itself is important enough even if the solution to that goal is to remove the thing the current board users come to the site for?

Yeah Ill be sad to see the site die but Ill tell you what if they get rid of the social boards Id stop coming anyway. So it might as well be dead to me in that situation as Ill stop coming.

Yea, I gained myself a pretty dangerous stalker. So for the sake of my family, and my livelihood Im going to stop with the corporate shilling its not worth it.

STEROLIZER posted...

Yea, I gained myself a pretty dangerous stalker. So for the sake of my family, and my livelihood Im going to stop with the corporate shilling its not worth it.

If someone is stalking you, you should report that.