GBHQ

[Dr. Vincent Belmont]

So....how many of you think it's at the end of its life?

I give it less than a month, and I hope I'm wrong.

I like Bo, I really do. However, I don't see him as my messiah.

I think I'll hang out here and GBI if GBHQ takes a nosedive....that, or it's back to (ugh) GBN.

[SuperStantzio]

I think it maybe at the end of it's life because look what had happened what had happened on there all the fights and agurments and Bo. I really respect Bo as a person and I hope that GbHQ won't close. But I will still here and GBN and my own Forum in case if the site goes downhill.

[Fritz]

It's all up to Netsolo. He pays the bills for that place, I'll support whichever decision he makes.

[Silent Seraphim]

I think the final say is down to Net.

I love Bo, and although he's got a harsh way of putting things, nine times out of ten I think he's right on the button.

I hate to say it, but the same old suspects cause the same old problems over and over again, and much as I love a bit of drama, it's just a bit stupid that there are people who do these things and are just allowed to get away with it.

I came here because this is probably the only Ghostbusters fan site I can go to to discuss Egon/Janine without fear of being shouted at for supporting them as a couple, and to read fan fiction without also reading reviews which criticise those particular stories because the pairing is not to someone's taste. It comes to something when someone can't feel that they can freely voice their opinion about a relationship they support, or mention that they like the band Greenday (for example), without fear of hellfire or spam in their mailbox. It's totally ridiculous. I've seen temp bans used plenty of times on many other boards for less. More often than not, I've also noticed that those posters only need a handful of temp bans to realise that whatever they are doing isn't working, and they come back the better for it. Just a suggestion, but it's a method that I've seen work well. Maybe a 'three strikes and you're out' rule would also help to prevent the same arguments from happening.

I don't think it's right to write the entire place off just because of the actions of a few. I've seen some hilarious discussions, and there are some great people there. If it came to a choice between the removal of some members to keep the peace, and the removal of the site itself, I know which I'd prefer.

[Kingpin]

I will air a grievance that, well... I think people feel GBN hasn't changed.

Mark my words it has, whatever intent Chad had back then, he's almost never around... and it's not such a bad place any more.

Yeah, I'm biased... sue me. ;D

Seriously though... should, God forbid GBHQ close for good... GBN is not a dispicable replacement.


I think what we should do is throw emphasis back into Fan Projects. I've respected Bo for some reasons, and likely will do after this has passed... but I cannot support any angle of his dominance over the board.

He helpd found the place, but he didn't build it... and he should'nt have consided it part of his personal domain... that was always Nightsquad.



Also, as aggrieved as I have been with Sarah in the past, I for too long overlooked the fact that as annoying as she may be... she was also being terrorised and provoked.

Still, though... I think our next steps should be getting it back into order. Fan projects may not be as plentiful on the ground as they used to be in 2002... but I think we can shift focus back to the fan projects and away from the non-scripted angst.

[Silent Seraphim]

kingpin said:

Also, as aggrieved as I have been with Sarah in the past, I for too long overlooked the fact that as annoying as she may be... she was also being terrorised and provoked.

I'm not sure how Fritz, or any of the rest of us have provoked her into responding the way she has before now. Sure, she has grievances, and her opinion differs with ours wildly, but that doesn't mean that she has to resort to name-calling or flaming. It's fine that she disagrees with things but on other forums I've visited the behaviour she has displayed in the past would have given her a temp ban or suspension. No questions. Other boards I've visited have rules when it comes to flaming other members. In most (if not all) cases, it's a definite no-no. And the same rule would have applied to Dane, Bo and others, not just Sarah.

[SuperStantzio]

I also agree with that. I do respect Salina I know she was entiled to her own opinion and I admit I felt very sorry for her when she was being attacked on. I feel that she didn't derseve most of the grief. Sure she had some mistakes but I think some of the members like Bo were bulling her.

[Jason Knetge]

Well Im glad some one brought up a GBHQ thread

I was going to ask if I shooed Sine up there or not bother
but in stead of asking one of you in privet you can all tell me if its worth it .

Iv bin lurking around there and I have my own resends for not sinning up just yet

1)
there are a lot of old posts there (82751 at this moment ) that is a lot of to ketch up on .
plus being dyslexic that makes it a bit harder .

I still haft to go through the Ectozone posts 3,895 and the Nightsquad posts 3750

H#!! the GBWC took me at lest 3 weeks to get through

Yah I know I probably shooed of registered after reading every thing but I just couldn't wait .

A small part of me wont's it to close or at the least start over with a clean slate just so I don't haft to go throw all those old posts .

2)
From what I her and read some of the people there can get a little hostel
And I just rather avoid needless confrontation .(that's the pacifist in me )

Although I'm not afraid to fight bak when push come to shove ( that's the Knetge in me )

the way you guy tock it makes (the hero in me )wont's to slay the dragon that you all call the one ho will not be named
and all like her just to brig harmony to the boards .


So what is your guy's opinion on the HQ

shooed I join?

[Kingpin]

lurker said:

kingpin said:

Also, as aggrieved as I have been with Sarah in the past, I for too long overlooked the fact that as annoying as she may be... she was also being terrorised and provoked.

I'm not sure how Fritz, or any of the rest of us have provoked her into responding the way she has before now. Sure, she has grievances, and her opinion differs with ours wildly, but that doesn't mean that she has to resort to name-calling or flaming. It's fine that she disagrees with things but on other forums I've visited the behaviour she has displayed in the past would have given her a temp ban or suspension. No questions. Other boards I've visited have rules when it comes to flaming other members. In most (if not all) cases, it's a definite no-no. And the same rule would have applied to Dane, Bo and others, not just Sarah.

Let ie be known, nobody here terrorised her. Any provokation was the most basic of levels. I don't need to say his name in terms of who was truely terrorising her.

Heh, two who can't be mentioned.

Jason, I honestly don't know... at the moment, the forum's future isn't even guarenteed.

I'm gonna ask on each and every one of you to remind me not to post in Bo's Ego topic... I can't say anything more of worth, I figure... and I think Rob would agree with me now that it wouldn't be worth it.

There's nothing in that topic now then sheer dictator mongering... the idea that giving admin priviledges to one person and allowing him free reign is insane. I know that's not what GBHQ was founded for... I also know there's never been a danger of the place becoming akin to the most evil notion of GBC. I'm fed up of Bo using that to justify his own actions.

But, keep this in mind. He is hyping everything up, the Moderation system is not as biased as he'd want people to think... the moderators are not the mindless peons he'd like people to think they are and I don't think the board needs as drastic a change as he thinks it does.

But, I'm washing my hands of it. Let baby have his rant, I'm not getting drawn into this any more and he's no longer getting a rise out of me.

Took me forever to learn it... though...

[Fritz]

Jason, if you do sign up at GBHQ I'll warn you that because of spambot attacks, it's set up so that you will need to have your account activated by an Administrator before you can actually post.

The good news, though, is that I happen to be the assistant Administrator, and can guarantee your account will be activated as soon as I see it.

[Kingpin]

admin said:

Jason, if you do sign up at GBHQ I'll warn you that because of spambot attacks, it's set up so that you will need to have your account activated by an Administrator before you can actually post.

The good news, though, is that I happen to be the assistant Administrator, and can guarantee your account will be activated as soon as I see it.

Yeah, you're talking to Mr. second-high and mighty-in command. ;D Lord of the Ectozone, and Steward of GBHQ.

[ECTO-1]

The only problem with HQ is that people like Bo are allowed to do whatever the hell they want and don't get held accountable. That's it. He starts a good portion of the crap, but nobody does anything serious to stop him. Any other poster there would have been banned PERMANENTLY for not even HALF the crap he's pulled, but this guy gets a week or two and he's back and nothing changed.

And it's not just him, it's others like him. Who the hell are they to judge who's smart and who's a moron? Who the hell are they to tell US the distinction? That's not the way things should be done. I've seen plenty of people speak their minds without resorting to the levels of most of the NS members (and you know which ones I mean, not all of them). I'd rather see HQ end than become NS: The Sequel.

[SuperStantzio]

Very good points right there, Ecto. I'm seriously thinking about leaving the GBHQ because of the stuff has been going on lately and all the trouble making. I just want to post there in peace but it's geting to the point that I want to stop altogether and I do not cause trouble at all. I just ignore the troublemakers.

[Kingpin]

I suggest not making anything rash yet... so far things are... well, stagnent over there but nothing's been decided... if a decision comes at all.

I'd rather see Troy give a huge resounding 'No!', but I can't claim to know which way he'll go... it's hard to predict the guy these days.

[SuperStantzio]

kingpin said:

I suggest not making anything rash yet... so far things are... well, stagnent over there but nothing's been decided... if a decision comes at all.

I'd rather see Troy give a huge resounding 'No!', but I can't claim to know which way he'll go... it's hard to predict the guy these days.

I'm not. I'm going wait it out first and see what happens next. I do hope that Troy do what's best.