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[Jellypig]

Originally Posted by The Sundance Kid

Believe it or not, 4 years ago, Sherdog was a great forum.

How things change.

4 years ago was about the time I joined up on that site and all I saw really was constant fighter bashing for no reason or threads with stupid gay porn pics and such.

But I will never forget the thread where Bas Rutten completely destroys Jason De Lucia on there for accusing Bas of roiding. That was epic.

[Dork8503]

Originally Posted by The Sundance Kid

Believe it or not, 4 years ago, Sherdog was a great forum.

How things change.

4 years ago Britney Spears was on top.

now she is just on top of a lot of dick

[Tick]

I know I completely ignore some threads I see now. For me it is more the whole market is stale of news. We have 5 new Fedor and 3 new Coutour threads everyday where it rehashes what the previous days thread said. Now I either completely ignore the thread or just read the first post to see if it is anything new. Then if it is something new I will browse the responses quickly. More often than not I don't get past the first few posts. If I see a new topic, or even a new point of view on something I read it and get a little excited.

Like Triangle said, there are certain posters who usually have very insitefull posts. Clint usually clearly articulates what he wants to get across and makes good points. Sundance is the queen of one word answers that get me to laugh. Triangle, I tend to disagree with alot, but gives good arguments for his opinion. warchief, even with this being his second or third whatever langauge, usually keeps me informed of whats going on and gives a good explanation of why he thinks something is. He also doesnt lose his cool when people bash him. I respect that.

I dont look at rep at all, i dont give out much of it. There are certain people who I always give rep to (DW or whatever the name is that always posts the fights) or anyone that posts the matchs after the PPV's.


All in all, this is a good community, but like all message boards it is a growing society. When it gets larger those who were originally here dont like it anymore... It isnt how they remember it. THey start thinking things like "back when this started..." Basically they dont want change.

The BIGGEST problem though is that we can no longer have "Where is Evan Tanner" threads.... *cries*

[Donny77]

Because there is TOO many mods,and some like tothrow their little bit weight around here sometimes . When i first came on here before the site was reconstucted, there was one mod and that was it. I can see that there needs to be more than one but there is way way way too many here. Posters dont like coming on here to talk mma and have all there shit deleted by a power hungry mod. Not saying that all are like that but it happens a lot. To me the purpose for a mod is to keep the forums clean and flowing and relevant.

And on the rep issue, its kinda juvenile in some regaurds, but i dont mind it anymore. I like the fact that the site can keep leaches coming on here and going strait to the pics and vids without contributing.

Also, i forget who posted it but they made a really good point and ill rep them for it lol, but ya when i first started coming on there wasnt as many posters and you pretty knew everybody on here. Now theres just so many posters its like every post is just the same

[Tick]

Originally Posted by Donny77

Last edited by The Sundance Kid : Yesterday at 08:48 PM.

There ya go sundance, throwing your power around again!

[2mcgrath]

Originally Posted by Tick

There ya go sundance, throwing your power around again!

you need to smack him around abit with a trout lol

[baba]

Originally Posted by BigBanda

It's just that some of us long time members like myself or Legend for instance came on these boards when it was a small and calm community.

I think he hit it on the head. Tick also makes a great point that the news has gotten stale. And the onlything worse than stale news perhaps are the sherdog refugees who argue the same mindless points over and over....i.e.


--Why should Randy fulfill a contract...contracts get broken everyday. Thats stupid that he should have to fulfill his obligations.

--Everything the UFC does sucks and kills MMA, and we can't wait for it to die.

-- Fedor is a God and will never be beaten.

etc etc.

When I first joined, the community was small, had its share of asswipes --especially in the Pride vs. UFC Cold War, but the site was informative, and full of lucid arguments and great information. I learned more here about MMA as a whole in my first 3 months than I ever thought I would, and often times it was from people I didn't even agree with.

Now it just feels very different. I don't care how many times atj-lucko screams that Randy was right to dishonor his contract.... he offers no substance, so its an idiotic point. I don't care how many people have built alters to Fedor, he's a man and can be beaten (if he fights) just like anyone. All the screaming in the world doesn't change that.

I don't come here as often as I once did either because the "good ole days" of teaching and learning are long gone. Attracting garbage flies and parasites is an unfortunate side effect of popularity. Unfortunately, the idiots wear away at the informed, and over time you see a complete demographic change ala sherdog which has basically been reduced to the intellectual level of a junior high cafeteria.

[atj-lucko]

Originally Posted by baba

I think he hit it on the head. Tick also makes a great point that the news has gotten stale. And the onlything worse than stale news perhaps are the sherdog refugees who argue the same mindless points over and over....i.e.


--Why should Randy fulfill a contract...contracts get broken everyday. Thats stupid that he should have to fulfill his obligations.

--Everything the UFC does sucks and kills MMA, and we can't wait for it to die.

-- Fedor is a God and will never be beaten.

etc etc.

When I first joined, the community was small, had its share of asswipes --especially in the Pride vs. UFC Cold War, but the site was informative, and full of lucid arguments and great information. I learned more here about MMA as a whole in my first 3 months than I ever thought I would, and often times it was from people I didn't even agree with.

Now it just feels very different. I don't care how many times atj-lucko screams that Randy was right to dishonor his contract.... he offers no substance, so its an idiotic point. I don't care how many people have built alters to Fedor, he's a man and can be beaten (if he fights) just like anyone. All the screaming in the world doesn't change that.

I don't come here as often as I once did either because the "good ole days" of teaching and learning are long gone. Attracting garbage flies and parasites is an unfortunate side effect of popularity. Unfortunately, the idiots wear away at the informed, and over time you see a complete demographic change ala sherdog which has basically been reduced to the intellectual level of a junior high cafeteria.

Nice swipe at me, if you don't like the forum anymore then bye...

Your opinion isn't the only one that matters baba!!, why then have a open discussion forum if your right and everyone else is wrong?

Yes I said "contracts get broken everyday" and Randy doesn't have to full fill it.
I wonder how many people be bashing Tim Sylvia if he did the same thing, say right after the last fight he had with AA, how many people would be saying "No way Sylvia must full fill his contract", people here be happy as pigs in shit if Sylvia was leaving because of contract disrupt.
Its only because it was Randy Couture and you think he owns you, he doesn't get over it!!!


The problem with sherdog is that there are too many members its like trying to have a civil discussion in a stadium filled with 50,000 people, I can't be done. It's not because there aren't smart people over there, its just the only way you get attention over there is to say something stupid.

This forum is still small enough and we have allot of smart hardcore MMA fans.

This is a great forum 5 Stars...

[baba]

Originally Posted by atj-lucko

Nice swipe at me, if you don't like the forum anymore then bye...

Your opinion isn't the only one that matters baba!!, why then have a open discussion forum if your right and everyone else is wrong?

Yes I said "contracts get broken everyday" and Randy doesn't have to full fill it.
I wonder how many people be bashing Tim Sylvia if he did the same thing, say right after the last fight he had with AA, how many people would be saying "No way Sylvia must full fill his contract", people here be happy as pigs in shit if Sylvia was leaving because of contract disrupt.
Its only because it was Randy Couture and you think he owns you, he doesn't get over it!!!


The problem with sherdog is that there are too many members its like trying to have a civil discussion in a stadium filled with 50,000 people, I can't be done. It's not because there aren't smart people over there, its just the only way you get attention over there is to say something stupid.

This forum is still small enough and we have allot of smart hardcore MMA fans.

This is a great forum 5 Stars...

You are as constant as the North Star. And still a complete and utter retard. Try reading the post before you shoot off your mouth. Its not about everyone agreeing -- if you understood english, you would have noted the part where I mentioned "I learned more here about MMA as a whole in my first 3 months than I ever thought I would, and often times it was from people I didn't even agree with. "

And as always your contract analogy is completely ignorant. Its not the who, its the what. This has been said over and over ...... alas an explanation is wasted on you. We get that you have no ethics, principles, or intelligence you douche, so just ignore my posts as I try to do yours.

[Ramma]

Take it to the PMs fellas. This thread is not for that type of discussion.