Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier (Post 1357616)

I see what the previous posters mean about banging their heads against the wall with you. You want the forum to change and just expect others to change it for you. Try taking the initiative yourself and inject some life into the parts of the forum that interest you and btw you don't have to be a moderator to do so either.

I mentioned to you before, how the journals section of this forum is full of life and that's largely thanks to Trollheart. How about somebody called Sopsych doing the same thing on General Music or any other area of the forum that interests you, instead of constantly whining on here about getting things changed.

Originally Posted by sopsych (Post 1357596)

Ban me for disagreeing with the clique? Brilliant.

I've said many, many times that I'm not going to put time and effort into making threads that are likely to get me attacked and reduce incentive from moderators to change the site's atmosphere. No matter how many threads senior members make, new or sensitive people (mostly women, I suppose) are unlikely to participate enough given the level of meanness on MB. Nobody can force me to start threads, just like you can't purely wish activity from people outside the clique.

I regularly view just a few sub-forums here. The Pop section doesn't seem more active. Not sure about Rock, which is more important. General Music possibly is the most important part of the site, the part making the biggest impression on members who aren't already dedicated to Music Banter - and as I said, it's not improving.

Originally Posted by Dr. Rez (Post 1357618)

You should take big3s advice and ignore him.

Originally Posted by Burning Down (Post 1357619)

There are women here who have participated in the "meanness" and "cliques" and all that. It's not just the men doing it.

Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier (Post 1357630)

I'm not sure if he's actually a troll, or somebody that's used to having his hand held when making decisions in life, if the latter then subtle encouragement is certainly needed here.

Originally Posted by Dr. Rez (Post 1357632)

I am not sure either, he/she has put a LOT of effort into trolling for no reason if that is the case. Although unless he/she does something about it I dont see why we should even discuss it with him any further.

Originally Posted by sopsych (Post 1357642)

People don't seem to want to think. I already indicated that, besides reducing incentive for policy change, my threads are likely to receive too much negative attention under the current atmosphere. How would that help? More fighting will not revive the forum. Journals, whatever, few people read them and they're unlikely to cause controversy even among quick-tempered members. The sensible plan would be to improve the atmosphere first and then increase traffic with interesting threads by people like me.

Originally Posted by sopsych (Post 1357642)

People don't seem to want to think. I already indicated that, besides reducing incentive for policy change, my threads are likely to receive too much negative attention under the current atmosphere. How would that help? More fighting will not revive the forum. Journals, whatever, few people read them and they're unlikely to cause controversy even among quick-tempered members. The sensible plan would be to improve the atmosphere first and then increase traffic with interesting threads by people like me.

Originally Posted by sopsych (Post 1357642)

People don't seem to want to think. I already indicated that, besides reducing incentive for policy change, my threads are likely to receive too much negative attention under the current atmosphere. How would that help? More fighting will not revive the forum. Journals, whatever, few people read them and they're unlikely to cause controversy even among quick-tempered members. The sensible plan would be to improve the atmosphere first and then increase traffic with interesting threads by people like me.