The Current State of SG

First off......SG is NOT fuckin dead!!!!!!!!!

Some are dissatisfied with the current state of the site. That is their choice. To them, I offer them a sincere goodbye.

I, for one, still love the site and have no plans for leaving. It was discussed that the reason Spooky seemes to be pissed is because he's probably overworked. I have no idea how to run a website, or what he does on a day to day basis.....but I'm sure it's stressful.

I STILL think the site has an overall positive energy....and most of the members get along.

I'll happily keep forking over my dough.

plus you people have to remember theres still HOT NAKED GIRLS here.

I'm happy.

I second that motion!
The essence of the site is still there and growing.. at least thats my opinion....

i really haven't seen much of the *bad vibes* that people are complaining about. maybe i just missed those threads, or maybe i started to read and thought 'these people are getting way too worked up over this' and moved on? i dunno. i think the community is just as good, if not better, then when i joined last year.

unless, of course, everyone is just pissed off at me and noone has told me yet...

i'm pissed off at you

but, i've decided to leave for a while, too, but i REALLY want to re-state that 99.8% of the reasons have nothing to do with the site itself! i'd already decided a couple of weeks ago that leaving here, at least for a little while, would really be the best thing for ME and my emotional health, but, now with INKEDgirl storming off and Spooky all stressed out and overwhelmed i all of a sudden feel GUILTY for deciding to take a break from this place! like i'm somehow letting missy, spooky and the girls down. that feels worse than the bad vibe everyone's talking about and i've felt and witnessed.

i LOVE this place. i think it's wonderful! i just don't think it's the best place for ME, right now, with what's going on in my life and in my head.

i can certainly understand all of that, Prudence. take care, and be sure to say 'hi' if you come back!

plus you all have to remember the HOT NAKED GIRLS.

True That! teehee.

and about the two people leaving, no big deal, thing. I'd just like to point out that if two people are leaving that could inspire others to leave and if people are leaving, maybe there is a problem that needs to be addressed.

I love the site. It's the first site I've come accross in a long while that actually has character and some style to it. You just gotta take the good with the bad; like anything.
Well plus you get to read Dia's killer journals and see her naked. I'm stayin...

thanks for that. believe me, if you knew half of the reasons why it's probably best for me to leave for a while, you'd be BEGGING me to go!

but, if you do want to complain to someone...cypher's making me do it

i'm not one of the 2 people you're talking about, are you? ack! i'm feeling guilty again! believe me, no one's gonna leave just b/c i do. i've only been here for 6 weeks! INKEDgirl, well that's another story. she's kind of the sweetheart of the members here, so it might cause some people to leave. not enough to make any kind of dent in the site, though. spooky did say that 75% of members have anonymous accounts, so even if we were ALL to leave it wouldn't shut the place down.

Well I'm just getting warmed-up here folks. Remember people come and go; But as long as a level of mutial respect and maturity (not to mention nudity) then a on-line community will exsist. Hey people have made friends and enemies, But that's life. Things like that happen in every asspect of our daily trudge into oblivion. Cheers.



[Edited on Sep 16, 2002 by drone]

I don't know what anyone is complaining about. Really... am I missing something?

I've frequented plenty of messageboards and newsgroups, and you wouldn't believe how much nonsense and shit-flinging is generally associated. This place is as near a Utopia as I've found, and that's NOT counting the naked girls.

For the most part, everyone here is cool. Plenty of great people into interesting things with good senses of humour. I don't have a personal problem with a single person here so far, and if you knew me you'd realize how impressive a statement that is.

I still have a positive attitude about the site because I don't really pay attention to the bickering. If you are bitching about it, you sat there and read every negative sentence. Just ignore it. Enjoy the naked boobies and don't take things to seriously. I love you all.

-the swirvness

i knew i was forgeting something ..::slaps forhead::..

Even though i am still a rookie on this place. i would like to make a few commetns if a may. First of all I have this feeling like everyone wants this to be a utopia. allthough i may near be. it is not, and anyone who tried to make it a utopia will soon realize it is not in human nature. It was said best by my english teacher. "With out conflict how can we grow and progress?"

that is true right to the bone of it. without conflict and strife how can we grow and get better. NOw everyone has thier own views and opinions, and are more that free to express them on here. IF you are in the same mind frame of others your topic will be hot, if not it will soon dwindle and fall off the radar screen.

simple as that.

PS Spooky, awsome job, i have not seen many posts congratulationg you. but here is my ata-boy pat on the back for ya. Don't forget about those site sharing pictures for exposure (stileproject, Bmezine) that is how i got here.

Is it my right wing politics? My breath?

I will admit that I really haven't been posting as much is because the way the boards have gone. i'm not saying they're bad in anyway. i just have less stuff to repond to. I've been interacting with members thru their journals more so anyways.

i still love SG.

im not leaving anytime soon.

naaaah. we just don't like the Army around here.
hee hee hee
hey! how ya likin SATX?

I can see some people are getting perhaps a bit burned out on the site. I've had the feeling myself a few times, but I don't think the site itself has changed all that much. The curremt perception is probably part growing pains (this site has grown incredibly fast and still maintained itself damn well in spite of that I feel) and part nostalgia (ahh nostalgia aint what it used to be.). I remember some wierdness from way back when like that stalker that was like trying to recruit a certain SG into thier cult and such. And I remember some heated discussions dissolving into middle school style name calling. nothing new there.
I love this site and the community it supports. If it gets a bit much for people, especially people who have been here a while and have put a lot of themselves in one way or another into it...that makes sense and isn't at all unusual. I hope anyone who decides to take a (perhaps permanant ) vacation eventually comes back the way old friends tend to (especially when they need money).
I aint leaving...heck these is just about the only friend I got out here in space.

I agree with that, but there is no respect or maturity on these boards

Am I one of the two?

I remember that, the guy calling himself shadowdreamer? or something like that, that was freaky.

I've refrained from comment on this whole issue for many reasons, but I would like to chip in a bit:

1. Spooky works is arse off to make this site what it is. As someone else who works behind the scenes, I can honestly say it's amazing what he, Missy & O have done. Amazing.

2. Having been a forum junkie on all types of boards, this kind of thing is just what happens. Text comments are easily mis-read, reactions are hasty & due to the semi anonymous nature, people say things they don't really mean.
Also, these boards are one of the only un-moderated boards I've ever used. It's remarkable there aren't more outbursts.

3. It will all blow over. SG kicks ass & it will continue to grow & thrive because of that.