How is the current state of OT to you.

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#1 Mercenary848
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Another thread has probably been made like this recently but I don't really care and i haven't seen it. Honestly I haven't been here like I used to. When I frequented the site more people complained about the site having better discussion. I didn't really see it then, but now I don't know. Maybe i'm just not enjoying the site like I used to, or the posting quality has gone down.

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#2 miinnx
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Its not as entertaining as I remember it being a few years ago

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#3 darksword1123
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2005 was my best year in OT.
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#4 awesomeray
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when people need to make threads like this you know somethings wrong
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#5 markop2003
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I've noticed thread quality has gone down hill, too many threads ask for just a statement not a discussion, things like "what is your favourite car" or "favourite singer"
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#6 gingefails
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I've only been here since January, but I've notice the quality in OT threads has declined in the past few weeks. I wasn't around for the "good ol' days" though, so I can't compare.
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#7 Mercenary848
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I've noticed thread quality has gone down hill, too many threads ask for just a statement not a discussion, things like "what is your favourite car" or "favourite singer"markop2003

They sound like desperate ice breakers, also I don't see a lot of the older quality posters.

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#8 markop2003
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I've only been here since January, but I've notice the quality in OT threads has declined in the past few weeks. I wasn't around for the "good ol' days" though, so I can't compare.gingefails
That might be cause the old users have been disappearing, Jandurin has only recently returned, TFG and samwel_X are on a break, SolidSnake45 has internet problems at uni so only posts in the holidays ect
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#9 kiniky
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mass bannage hasnt helped
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#10 MarioRPGer
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I think its fine. Thread topics are getting stale but posters like D3nnyCrane, Oleg, and me make it interesting.

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#11 markop2003
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[QUOTE="markop2003"]I've noticed thread quality has gone down hill, too many threads ask for just a statement not a discussion, things like "what is your favourite car" or "favourite singer"Mercenary848

They sound like desperate ice breakers, also I don't see a lot of the older quality posters.

Most of them are on breaks though you can still find some in the social cafe
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#12 deactivated-60678a6f9e4d4
Member since 2007 • 10077 Posts

I haven't been here very long, so I can't really compare it to much.

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#13 joesh89
Member since 2008 • 8489 Posts

i havent been here long enough to compare the old OT to the new. but i read someones post once that said "the new OT is the same as the old OT its all the same jibber just without the old jabber" i kind of understood that...

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#14 F4t4lity
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Waaaaaaaay too much Religion. I elongated way for emphasis.

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#15 XD4NTESINF3RNOX
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annoying with the religon threads/talking about weed/trying to say that the south still supports racism threads....wait why am i still here?
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#16 Elraptor
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It tastes of coffee and raisins.
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#17 Wilfred_Owen
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Have no need to fear, the Owenizer is here!
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#18 scorch-62
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Post quality has definitely taken a nose-dive.
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#19 scorch-62
Member since 2006 • 29763 Posts

Waaaaaaaay too much Religion. I elongated way for emphasis.

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Religion threads are way less frequent since the guidelines were added. And since they were updated, there have been even less. The amount of religion threads is bearable now.
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#20 Ceraby
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I've only been here for a few months so can't really contribute anything to the topic...But from what I've seen, compared to other forums I go to, this is still the better place to go for discussions regarding ( almost ) anything under the sun.

Have no need to fear, the Owenizer is here!Wilfred_Owen

Be careful of some threads containing kryptonite haha...

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#21 mattykovax
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I think things have been getting better in the last week or so. And honestly,people have been complaing about this since I joined in 2004,its a non-issue to me.
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#22 Sajo7
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I guess it wouldn't be OT if we didn't get a thread about how bad OT is "now."
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#23 omfg_its_dally
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I started posting here back in '06 and I think that is when it started to go down hill. Just from '06 to now I notice a large decline in quality. Its not that there are any less intelligent people or anything, it just seemed funner several years ago.
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#24 Sajo7
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I started posting here back in '06 and I think that is when it started to go down hill. Just from '06 to now I notice a large decline in quality. Its not that there are any less intelligent people or anything, it just seemed funner several years ago. omfg_its_dally
Things look shinier in hindsight. I've been here almost as long as you and I don't think there's been a major difference. Although OT can get pretty old in election years. :P
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#25 mattykovax
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Things look shinier in hindsight. Sajo7
That makes a difference too. When people first get caught up they love the place. As that wears off mixed with nostalgia turns to this. I think if you ask anyone what the good old days are to them,the majority will gaive a date that includes their first six months here,regardless of WHEN that was.
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#26 omfg_its_dally
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[QUOTE="omfg_its_dally"]I started posting here back in '06 and I think that is when it started to go down hill. Just from '06 to now I notice a large decline in quality. Its not that there are any less intelligent people or anything, it just seemed funner several years ago. Sajo7
Things look shinier in hindsight. I've been here almost as long as you and I don't think there's been a major difference. Although OT can get pretty old in election years. :P

Partly you're right, but I think part of the problem is that people take their selves too seriously these days.
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#27 Ceraby
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[QUOTE="Sajo7"][QUOTE="omfg_its_dally"]I started posting here back in '06 and I think that is when it started to go down hill. Just from '06 to now I notice a large decline in quality. Its not that there are any less intelligent people or anything, it just seemed funner several years ago. omfg_its_dally
Things look shinier in hindsight. I've been here almost as long as you and I don't think there's been a major difference. Although OT can get pretty old in election years. :P

Partly you're right, but I think part of the problem is that people take their selves too seriously these days.

They shouldn't. No one else around here does. :D

My sad attempt at humor. :|

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#28 deactivated-6016f2513d412
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I don't have a problem with it, really.. I think it's usually more fun over Christmas break or the summer, but I'm still enjoying myself.
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#29 Ace6301
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I've only been here since last August but I feel as if it's less entertaining now than it was. From what I've seen a large amount of people have been banned since then. I guess I found all the political threads to make some good chemistry among user groups too which helped. There are a huge amount of religion topics these days too which people seem to dislike but honestly im fine with them. Overall it's more entertaining than a large number of other boards I've seen and on gamespot/gamefaqs the only forum I've seen that rivals the chemistry here was the BF2142 board when it first came out.
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#30 kulmiye
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Have no need to fear, the Owenizer is here!Wilfred_Owen
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#31 markop2003
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[QUOTE="Sajo7"][QUOTE="omfg_its_dally"]I started posting here back in '06 and I think that is when it started to go down hill. Just from '06 to now I notice a large decline in quality. Its not that there are any less intelligent people or anything, it just seemed funner several years ago. omfg_its_dally
Things look shinier in hindsight. I've been here almost as long as you and I don't think there's been a major difference. Although OT can get pretty old in election years. :P

Partly you're right, but I think part of the problem is that people take their selves too seriously these days.

I noticed that a couple of days ago in a thread, The marriage thread has shown that we can still have fun but it seems that only a few users don't take this board too serious and can still have fun.
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#32 the_foreign_guy
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Lack of OT personalities. No one catches my eye anymore. To sum it up, OT is going down the hill. And at the end of the hill is a bottomless pit.
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#33 MrPraline
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OT is pretty fun, but IMO the TOS and the mods are too strict. It'd be a lot more entertaining with more freedom of speech and "questionable" threads. ;)
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#34 scorch-62
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Lack of OT personalities. No one catches my eye anymore.the_foreign_guy
Well, I guess I'm not eye-catching anymore... >__>
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#35 the_foreign_guy
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[QUOTE="the_foreign_guy"]Lack of OT personalities. No one catches my eye anymore.scorch-62
Well, I guess I'm not eye-catching anymore... >__>

I'm sorry, love is not a game for two.
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#36 Kikouken
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It's pretty boring. I'm going on much less than before.
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#37 MetaKnight50
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Needs more creativity.....
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#38 0Tyler0
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Waaaaaaaay too much Religion. I elongated way for emphasis.

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Yeah..
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#39 scorch-62
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[QUOTE="scorch-62"][QUOTE="the_foreign_guy"]Lack of OT personalities. No one catches my eye anymore.the_foreign_guy
Well, I guess I'm not eye-catching anymore... >__>

I'm sorry, love is not a game for two.

Damn it, TFG! :cry: Seriously though... have I ever been eye-catching to anyone?
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#40 kulmiye
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[QUOTE="scorch-62"] Damn it, TFG! :cry: Seriously though... have I ever been eye-catching to anyone?

Nope.....
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#41 the_foreign_guy
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[QUOTE="kulmiye"][QUOTE="scorch-62"] Damn it, TFG! :cry: Seriously though... have I ever been eye-catching to anyone?

Nope.....

Now that kulmiye guy on the other hand...
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#42 kulmiye
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[QUOTE="the_foreign_guy"] Now that kulmiye guy on the other hand...

I'm sorry. Certifieddata and I are off to E3 to honeymoon....seriously who ever came up with the word honeymoon must have been an idiot or an American. :P
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#43 scorch-62
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[QUOTE="the_foreign_guy"][QUOTE="kulmiye"][QUOTE="scorch-62"] Damn it, TFG! :cry: Seriously though... have I ever been eye-catching to anyone?

Nope.....

Now that kulmiye guy on the other hand...

Well damn... I think I might go cut myself now. :(
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#44 kulmiye
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[QUOTE="the_foreign_guy"][QUOTE="kulmiye"]Nope.....scorch-62
Now that kulmiye guy on the other hand...

Well damn... I think I might go cut myself now. :(

Joke is a joke.
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#45 the_foreign_guy
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Scorch is too easy to make fun of. It's almost not fair.
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#46 scorch-62
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Joke is a joke.kulmiye
Scorch is too easy to make fun of. It's almost not fair.the_foreign_guy
No one understands dark humor anymore. It's almost sickening. >__>

edit - OF COURSE! Behind Blue Eyes had to start playing after the page loaded when I hit submit...

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#47 the_foreign_guy
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[QUOTE="kulmiye"]Joke is a joke.scorch-62
Scorch is too easy to make fun of. It's almost not fair.the_foreign_guy
No one understands dark humor anymore. It's almost sickening. >__>

I see what you did thar! But don't worry you're alone. There's other people in the world who are alone.
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#48 ChrisSpartan117
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GS Forums in general have gone downhill. Especially System Wars, now that Blackbond is banned....:cry:

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#49 MrPraline
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Behind Blue Eyes had to start playing after the page loaded when I hit submit...

scorch-62

By The Who? If so, I like you. :)

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#50 scorch-62
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I see what you did thar! But don't worry you're alone. There's other people in the world who are alone. the_foreign_guy
I'm assuming you meant "you're NOT alone." :P
By The Who? If so, I like you. :)MrPraline
Only version worth listening to. Limp Bizkit completely destroyed that song. >__>