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rangerdanger
I fully agree. Having only been a member since 2010 I haven't seen the decline like the OP has, but I've seen a decent chunk.
Now everytime I post anything I get called a shill.
stargatetravels
reply to post by shauny
Because ATS wanted to get big and popular.
They decided against a community and keeping the special, friendly place we once had, and they pimped it out to anyone and everyone.
They did the facebook thing and decided a bigger, brasher, louder more diluted site where more people clicked on adverts was better than a good, different and individual site.
This place went down the pan the day advertising started, the day ATS started worrying about the numbers through the door rather than the feeling and identity of the site.
Profits before people.
We had a real community once, ATS was great once.
Most of the best old posters left when it happened and the rest left when they started modding and banning topics.
Now you have mostly egotistical, flag/star hungry loons who knock out thread after thread of MSM rubbish and barely post their opinions.
The site has no soul.
TheOneElectric
reply to post by NullVoid
I am of the opinion that if one believes in the official 9/11 story that they do not belong on this site. I think that is one of the only prerequisites that should exist. I do get slightly ruffled when I see people peddling the Mainstream version of the event here. It rustles my jimmies and misplaces my marbles so. I also get kind of angry when people support a party in America non-ironically...that gets my goat too. I think those topic really bring the worst of me out.
NullVoid
TheOneElectric
reply to post by NullVoid
I am of the opinion that if one believes in the official 9/11 story that they do not belong on this site. I think that is one of the only prerequisites that should exist. I do get slightly ruffled when I see people peddling the Mainstream version of the event here. It rustles my jimmies and misplaces my marbles so. I also get kind of angry when people support a party in America non-ironically...that gets my goat too. I think those topic really bring the worst of me out.
reply to post by TheOneElectric
I agree with you regarding 911 thread.
911 thread is really dangerous water to thread on. I saw good thread with reliable points killed to HOAX and later entirely closed after pages of pages of worthy debate and information. It really test ones patience and this is where the revenge come in play in other thread. I understood that. However, now we have more of new young users. They are pretty naive to informational debating and lose a lot of info.
With these new users, I noticed ATS debate quality was lowered, hence why I'm now making stupid jokes no one would care about.
I'm hoping, if we can resurface the old 911 thread, so
1.Raise the debating mentality and information awareness to new user
2.For the 911 cause.
3.Fill up the thread with more real user contributed content.
4.Positive use of anger - reactivating the old thread maybe shed new life into the discussion.
Its just a thought. I miss the old ATS, now it felt like YouTube comments, maybe its me
edit on 10-3-2014 by NullVoid because: (no reason given)
Bone75
reply to post by shauny
You can thank Simon Cowell and Dr. House for starting the asshole trend. Apparently there's a thirsty market that enjoys watching other people being treated like crap, so don't expect much of crackdown.
Lysergic
reply to post by shauny
Really?
You dont remember how nutso it was back in 03 and 04? did you block all that out?
You use to be able to get away with murder on ATS way back compared to now, if anything its mellowed much since the wild west days.
Rose coloured glasses n all.
I remember all sorts of nasty-fun, that'd be definitely no-fly these days. Heck I remember a clique "take back ats" that hated all the noobs when i was noobin it, before I became Lys. haha.edit on 10-3-2014 by Lysergic because: sla;dfl;skdfjlksdjfl;k
mikegrouchy
The ones who remain I consider cowboy scholars.
boymonkey74
11 years ago we were all a little better off and had a little bit better job security etc and I think we are all nearly at breaking point and that comes across on ATS.
ed1320
reply to post by shauny
Man do i hear what you a saying i love news before its mainstream so i visit this site all of the time. But it sure seems that everything you do is debated to death. Gotta take a poop then you get pics or it didnt happen etc like someone takes pride in knocking others down. Arken is one that takes alot of time to contribute and show people what he finds interesting and lots of people knock him down on every post its a rock give the man a break give everyone a break. Cant we all just get along lol.