So what do you think of the new forum so far?

[The Alma Mater]

I dislike how it not resizes images to fit on the screen, but simply cuts them off if they are too big.
No other complaints though

[GetBert]

Forums are only as good as the posters, and I wish we could try and keep the witty ones.

[Lunatic Goofballs]

I've been gone for what seems like forever, been peeking in now and again. I'd like to hear what y'all think about the new digs now that we've had some time to settle in? If it's...permitted...perhaps we can discuss issues that have arisen with Moderation, and use of Moderation, since that seems to be a fairly controversial aspect of this community. Layout and vibe of General in particular though would be a great place to keep this thread focused on.

Needs more silly. While the presence of Forum 7 has drawn away a lot of spam, it has also siphoned quite a bit of silly away also. I'm only one clown and I only have so much silly to go around.

[The Romulan Republic]

More right wing than old Nationstates, but that has both pros and cons (someone for me to actually argue with vs sometimes nastier/crazier arguments).

I'm not going to comment on the mods one way or the other.

[The Romulan Republic]

Needs more silly. While the presence of Forum 7 has drawn away a lot of spam, it has also siphoned quite a bit of silly away also. I'm only one clown and I only have so much silly to go around.

Thanks for reminding me.

I personally think both the Fiction forum and Forum 7 were needless additions, and probably mistakes. What can they do but draw a lot of topics away from General to the other forums where, due to the general lower level of activity, they will probably die without much discussion.

[Sdaeriji]

The three quote limitation + no auto pruning is very frustrating.

[Czardas]

The new forums are, in general, a good deal more boring than they used to be; everyone takes things far too seriously, to the point where I've had obviously sarcastic posts treated as serious or met with "I really hope you're joking..." posts. Practically everyone interesting has either been banned, quit, or simply posts very very infrequently. Moderation appears to be unusually strict, with just about anything that gets reported being considered actionable, and with much more being reported than in the past. Moreover, any thread that's not Serious Business is locked or moved to Forum 7. The net amount of silliness in general, moreover, has decreased greatly, unless it's just my older and bitterer self thinking back to the old days; answering posts on NSG feels more like a chore than the fun it used to be.

Also, this:

The three quote limitation + no auto pruning is very frustrating.

In short, the new forums suck. But it's not entirely the fault of the server change; NS is just past its best days, that's all.

[Ryadn]

I do have something that disturbs me a bit and that is the aggressiveness of some posters.

And I have a problem wit the stupidity of some of the posters.

You shouldn't be so hard on yourself.

[Ryadn]

Seems to be a lot more Mod smackdown of people who get a little...heated. Neesika worries because Neesika is one abrasive bitch. One who apparently refers to herself in the third person. Creeeeeepy.

I've noticed the opposite, actually, but then, the only poster I've gone to Moderation about was a mod.

[RoI2]

I do have something that disturbs me a bit and that is the aggressiveness of some posters.

And I have a problem wit the stupidity of some of the posters.

You shouldn't be so hard on yourself.

I knew someone would say tat... meh - I still went wit it.

[Bitchkitten]

My input isn't much. After all, all I've really known is this forum. I do have something that disturbs me a bit and that is the aggressiveness of some posters. But that isn't something that is much of an issue, I presume.

Aggressiveness? Anymore the place is full of pussies who are afraid to say anything.

[Vandal-Unknown]

Besides losing my original post count? Meh, ... it's still the same NS General.

[Minnas]

My input isn't much. After all, all I've really known is this forum. I do have something that disturbs me a bit and that is the aggressiveness of some posters. But that isn't something that is much of an issue, I presume.

Aggressiveness? Anymore the place is full of pussies who are afraid to say anything.

With how things stand here lately, can you blame them for not saying what's really on their minds?

[Bitchkitten]

My input isn't much. After all, all I've really known is this forum. I do have something that disturbs me a bit and that is the aggressiveness of some posters. But that isn't something that is much of an issue, I presume.

Aggressiveness? Anymore the place is full of pussies who are afraid to say anything.

With how things stand here lately, can you blame them for not saying what's really on their minds?

No. And I fault our junior high hall monitor mods.

[Minnas]

No. And I fault our junior high hall monitor mods.

Exactly.

[The Romulan Republic]

No. And I fault our junior high hall monitor mods.

Clarify, please. What have the mods done that you feel should be done differently, and why.

[Taeshan]

I dislike how it not resizes images to fit on the screen, but simply cuts them off if they are too big.
No other complaints though

I know it kindoff annoys me when a post is cutoff, although overall it is pretty nice, no major flaws, and it is definetly nicer then the jolt forums.

[Rhodmhire]

Screwing up people's lives with my odd, twisted sense of humor.

That's about it.

[Philosopy]

I've been gone for what seems like forever, been peeking in now and again. I'd like to hear what y'all think about the new digs now that we've had some time to settle in? If it's...permitted...perhaps we can discuss issues that have arisen with Moderation, and use of Moderation, since that seems to be a fairly controversial aspect of this community. Layout and vibe of General in particular though would be a great place to keep this thread focused on.

I'm not really here often enough any more to comment.

But from what I have seen it's very green and quoting is a pain.

[Bitchkitten]

No. And I fault our junior high hall monitor mods.

Clarify, please. What have the mods done that you feel should be done differently, and why.

Used to they let people slug it out quite a bit and only interfered if things got really serious. Now they jump in the middle of things at the slightest sign somebody might get their little feelings hurt. As a result banning pretty much all the most interesting people. If we're going to have grown up discussions then people need to quit running to Mommy everytime they get offended. When some one comes up with a creative insult for me I treasure it. Like the guy who called me a liberal atheist duck fucker. I loved it but the mods wouldn't let me use it in my sig.

[Jordaxia]

I'm finding the new forum a little presumptuous, given my observation that a lot of people seemed to think I quit yesterday. Odd. Other than that, it's a bit same old, but I dislike that forum seven has sapped the 'silly and social' from general. I like it when it was a mix of real debate and social stuff, as opposed to what it's become. But at the same time I also approve of the idea of forum seven. I just think it should be where the content-lite word games go, whilst the social things stay in general.

[The Cat-Tribe]

I'm not happy about the inability to multi-quote, but I generally like the new forum.

My recent threads in Moderation nonwithstanding, I actually don't see any significant change in Moderation in the new forums.

Sometimes a Mod is more fussy than I would be, other times they let things go more than I would. Usually, they are pretty fair, IMO.

EDIT: BTW, yay!!!!! Neesika and Bitchkitten are posting!!! Haven't seen the former in a while and the latter only sporadically. Missed you guys!!

[The Cat-Tribe]

I'm finding the new forum a little presumptuous, given my observation that a lot of people seemed to think I quit yesterday. Odd. Other than that, it's a bit same old, but I dislike that forum seven has sapped the 'silly and social' from general. I like it when it was a mix of real debate and social stuff, as opposed to what it's become. But at the same time I also approve of the idea of forum seven. I just think it should be where the content-lite word games go, whilst the social things stay in general.

Sorry, but you aren't allowed to post anymore as we officially quit in a huff for you.

[Jordaxia]

Sorry, but you aren't allowed to post anymore as we officially quit in a huff for you.

Truly amazing that I managed to inform people that I was quitting whilst simultaneously being banned. I had a whole more reasonably worded, unbannable tirade coming up today, but everyone else said what I was going to say, so now I don't need to, which was anticlimactic.

[Taeshan]

Screwing up people's lives with my odd, twisted sense of humor.

That's about it.

Ah the life.