Got it bad, so bad

kmg365

teacher?

Christian Graus wrote:

CP kind of slow nowadays

if the "(gazalions online)" control on the upper left is a good indicator :suss:, cp is a busy place. I suppose the only quantitative measure is the hit count on the ads. But as with the forums, when SB was busted up, it was like changing the brand... never change the brand. Coke-a-Cola was never the same after the cocain was taken out.

_Damian S_

As always, the ratio of lurkers to posters is high on the lurkers side... however, yes, I do believe it's far quieter now than any time in the past 3 years (since I've been here).

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Oakman

_Damian S_ wrote:

I do believe it's far quieter now than any time in the past 3 years (since I've been here).

I think the quality of the membership continues to fall. All one has to do is look at the .NET forums to see one idiot after another urgently requesting that someone do their homework. It's not unique to CO, of course. Most of the other unmoderated message boards are even worse - and even the blog comments are being filled with stupidities.

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_Damian S_

I guess when you have over 6 million members, chances are the average make up the largest proportion!! ;-)

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Oakman

_Damian S_ wrote:

I guess when you have over 6 million members,

Sturgeon's law says that 5,400,000 of them will be crap.

Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface

Christian Graus

I doubt that. I'd say the number is closer to 5,800,000

Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. "I am new to programming world. I have been learning c# for about past four weeks. I am quite acquainted with the fundamentals of c#. Now I have to work on a project which converts given flat files to XML using the XML serialization method" - SK64 ( but the forums have stuff like this posted every day )

Tim Craig

Oakman wrote:

Sturgeon's law says that 5,400,000 of them will be crap.

I thought sturgeon produced caviar? :rolleyes:

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Brady Kelly

Tim Craig wrote:

caviar

Fish crap? ;P

R Giskard Reventlov

It's become very dull and boring since the Soapbox debacle/split/dumbdown: Chris should put it back to how it was: it might not have been the caring, sharing, cuddly place he hoped for but it was fun.

me, me, me

Oakman

Google Theodore Sturgeon

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Oakman

digital man wrote:

Chris should put it back to how it was: it might not have been the caring, sharing, cuddly place he hoped for but it was fun.

Funny how often he has, with the best motives in the world, done exactly what the people who oppose him wanted him to do. Both the Lounge and the ersatz Soapbox don't seem to have profited much by declaring a ghetto.

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fred_

Oakman wrote:

think the quality of the membership continues to fall

Takes my ball and goes home crying

Rob Graham

Ah! Another object lesson in the futility of appeasement.

Tim Craig

Oakman wrote:

Both the Lounge and the ersatz Soapbox don't seem to have profited much by declaring a ghetto.

SB 2.0 just seems to be the occasional dumping ground for crappy jokes.

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