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I'm quoting myself from almost 27 months ago but it seems it's the same discussion again...
I hate typing so this may be the longest thing i've typed in a year... 
I agree with hecubus about the general shift of attitude lately... I've been reading this forum for what seems like forever and it seems to me the intelligent conversations are few and far between now... seems like most threads go off topic too easily and too soon... (which one was the bra thread?)... I know threads derail here and at MATY and i'm used to it.... but it seems to happen too easily here....
I wouldn't call it cliquey here, but there is little effort made to include newbs in on a conversation... I've seen very lucid posts from someone with only a few previous post and not one regular will acknowledge them ... (I hate typing and all i can think of at the time is "yeah, I agree")
Pes has given all of us the power over thank you and Hi post... ignore them... don't post in them... refuse to acknowledge their existence... let them float to the ether that is page 2.... Yes Pes ... some stickies would be helpful
Pirates have a zest for life and enjoy interacting with the locals and the tourists... They drink their rum, sing a sea shanty or two and yell at everyone to come in and join the festivities... they should only draw out their cutlass when the paysites are spotted of the port bow and we need a boarding party....
oh yeah... and EA must think this place is filled with a bunch of fucktards..... seriously
I agree with hecubus about the general shift of attitude lately... I've been reading this forum for what seems like forever and it seems to me the intelligent conversations are few and far between now... seems like most threads go off topic too easily and too soon... (which one was the bra thread?)... I know threads derail here and at MATY and i'm used to it.... but it seems to happen too easily here....
I wouldn't call it cliquey here, but there is little effort made to include newbs in on a conversation... I've seen very lucid posts from someone with only a few previous post and not one regular will acknowledge them ... (I hate typing and all i can think of at the time is "yeah, I agree")
Pes has given all of us the power over thank you and Hi post... ignore them... don't post in them... refuse to acknowledge their existence... let them float to the ether that is page 2.... Yes Pes ... some stickies would be helpful
Pirates have a zest for life and enjoy interacting with the locals and the tourists... They drink their rum, sing a sea shanty or two and yell at everyone to come in and join the festivities... they should only draw out their cutlass when the paysites are spotted of the port bow and we need a boarding party....
oh yeah... and EA must think this place is filled with a bunch of fucktards..... seriously
If it was just a tsr lackey, posting that secret, just to start a fight amongst the pirates, it sure didn't take much.... but i'm more inclined to believe that the person was sincere with what they said.
When this site first started up, I felt it was something i'd like to become more involved in.. but at the time i was still very new to forums in general and, as i said then, I hate typing.
I watched and tried to contribute when i could, but I slowly realized that this site was becoming very cliquey and those new to the site were just ignored. It's always seemed to me, from the beginning, that there were just a few people who enjoyed each others thoughts and opinions and didn't want the noobs to spoil their playground.
I'd hate to see those that have been around here for a long time to flounce because they feel that their attitude isn't appreciated. This site needs their knowledge about the Sims community. However, an analogy for a moment, if i were to go to a new store in the area and I asked the first employee i saw "Where the Garlic Powder? and they replied to me "READ THE FUCKING SIGNS", I'd probably never go back there again. I wouldn't care if the Owner/Manager is an asshole with a fiercely glowing heart of gold (ssshhhh, don't tell him i said that) or the cashiers would fart hearts for me. If there's a chance i'd have to deal with that little shithead again... i wouldn't go back.
Doing a site like this is bound to attract the enemy as well as new friends and it's sometimes hard to tell the who is who. I can't remember what thread it was, but i followed it for pages, before I realized Paleoanth was a TSR defector. I think someone like that should have had their own thread started to bring that kind of important information to the masses. If only to give some of us a chance to say hello and have a conversation with her about her experiences there, her thoughts on PMBD, the sims community in general, etc.
I understand some of the regular posters know all this information and maybe don't think it deserves a thread on its own but... I DON"T FUCKING CARE!! this is supposed to be a site about information... the more easily read it is, the better.
I'd like to know about new shinies at free sites but there's no way i'm going to read through a 120+ page thread to see if there's something, i'd like now, that i didn't want 6 months ago.
I understand some of the regulars here don't like to see new threads started but... I DON"T FUCKING CARE!!
As I stated 27 months ago and as my father taught me.... If you don't have something civil to say to someone then don't say anything at all..... unless they reveal themselves to be a paysite associate and then all's fair.
I could probably come up with a few more things to say... but i hate typing and my brain hurts.
I just hope that everybody can digest the spirit of this conversation and throw out the ugly bits and help this site to grow into a better and more relevant site for the Sims 2/3 community.
Thanks for taking the time to read my rant.
PS. one suggestion... break up the "Your Prettiest Freesite Creation Find" thread into categories and make some sort of graphical web pages featuring the finds... for instance i have very little interest in bodyshop items but I'd to know more about buy/build items.
