A lack of confrontation on TFF

[Walter Sobchak]

I think Nixon is definitely right. Particularly the part where he says there are only 6 good members left. Or that all the "smart" members have the same political view point, and that only ugly members are left on the forums. I think he makes great, valid points, that are not in the least bit arrogant, biased or alienating, which is in similar fashion to most his posts. I'm sure people can really learn, grow, and better themselves from statements like that. I wish we had more members like him! It would be good if more members couldn't make their points without being insulting to the majority of the forum's populace at the same time! (It would certainly raise the controversy level that Meier Link desires.) Indeed, I think I'm going to pay careful attention to everything that this wonderful member says, from now on! EDIT (as per a friend's suggestion): "I want to be more like him; he is my hero!"

I do agree that he has a point about the majority of us posting in this thread getting older, and Final Fantasy becoming less relevant. That is a good point. Anyhoo...

Wuv, Yer Mom

Oh, wit.

Right now I am averaging 1.45 posts a day, and the only reason that is so high is because of my postwhoring days of many years ago. I can only think of one person that I probably "ran off", but it was for the good of the forum. If we really wanted to get to the root of why people flee, we could start with you. I know for a fact that there would be 23 more posts here per day if we did not have to read your inane "Wuv, Yer Mom" ending to each post.

The six members is not permanent. It can change, and it does from time to time. It was seven until a few months ago, so we are due for a rebound.

I strongly disagree with that. And it's not because I'm young, but because there are plenty of intelligent teenagers on this forum, ones who can have a much more intellectual discussion than some of the adults here.

As for controversy, someone of fourteen or fifteen years could easily create a good debate, one that adults would engage in. I'm not even fourteen yet and I've done it. We're not as unrelatable and "oooh waahhhhh if i say that no1 will lyk meee!!!11!!" as you say we are.

You are right. There are teenagers that are smarter than the "adults" here. Just look at the first post I responded to, for crying out loud. That is not an endorsement of the teenagers, however, but a condemnation of the over-twenty crowd.

What could possibly be stimulating in Intellectual Discussion? I could see a teenager taking a crack at evolution, abortion, religion, and gay marriage, but those of us who used to enjoy debating these issues are mostly passed that.

I am sure you think you are very smart, as all teenagers do, but that does not make it true. In my old age, I realize I know less than I thought I did at your age, although I pretended to know plenty. Again, it is not your fault, because your brain isn't fully developed yet and you are still in a very rudimentary educational system. You might find that insulting, as I surely would have, but you really can't keep up with me, Jin, Heather, or the other various members, at least when it comes to any intellectual discussion.

I disagree with the first statement, because it is moot as of this point. It may have been chopped up before, but Andro and I saw the amount of damage it caused to the activity, so we pretty much said "screw that" and went back to how it used to be run.

That is certainly good news. He used such bizarre logic, and I remember before that occurred club membership was a badge of honor.

It is not entirely hopeless, however. Relatively new members, such as Meier Link, Rocky, and James K. Polk, are interesting. But they too tend to be older, so how much longer can we expect them to contribute?

We are never going to get back to the olden days. The days where I would come home from school and post throughout the afternoon and night. I check this place out of habit, but it comes down to checking for visitor messages and activity in my club, or being drawn in to the random General Chat thread. I remember how excited I was when Final Fantasy X comes out. Does anyone really care as much about the next installment?