Reply By: dharmagrlPosted: Friday, September 08, 2006 I detest the new format. I hate it. With a passion. I hadn't felt the need or the desire to blog for a while, then when I DID come back to write an article I found things had changed, which killed off any and all desire I had to blog. I agree that things have become stale around here; I've thought so for some time now. It's just the same people talking about the same things and it's old - and it's the same assholes baiting the same people and THAT'S old too. I used to check in here every morning over coffee. That doesn't happen anymore. Sometimes I'll check in if I'm bored, but there have been times when I've gone for days without looking at JU.

I could have written your response, word for word.

So when did JU jump the shark?

Reply By: ShovelheatPosted: Friday, September 08, 2006 So when did JU jump the shark

I have no idea what this means! I hate that!

Reply By: DraginolPosted: Thursday, September 07, 2006 I haven't been writing.

I see you corrected that this morning. and HOW! lol

Well, I can think of a few reasons for JU getting a little more boring:

1. Several regular bloggers have been busy with other things.

2. The new forums format doesn't provide as easy a medium to see the recent articles in each category, and I think it's possible a lot of bloggers don't even bother, so there are fewer controversial replies.

3. It's a relatively slow news time period. Think 24 hour news shows have a hard time filling space? Try COMMENTING on the news articles, and it gets even slower.

4. If you provide insightful, well researched articles in certain topical areas, you're accused of being a "one trick pony", or of being paranoid if you insinuate that our government is anyhow involved in less than honorable activities, even if your opponent espouses basically the same in different areas.

Dr.

Myrrander's right, he has made it clear he hasn't been actively teaching. So he's at present no threat to the children of Arkansas. As for his vitriolic, nasty attitude, I have to agree with you 100%.

awwwwww come on now myrr is no where as nasty as dabe was, for the most part myrr is just kind of like the class clown, the clowns from that evil clown movie. heh heh

I have no idea what this means!

maybe this will help, Elie! WWW Link

Myrrander's right, he has made it clear he hasn't been actively teaching. So he's at present no threat to the children of Arkansas. As for his vitriolic, nasty attitude, I have to agree with you 100%.

Since I dont read him, nor he me, I was unaware of his change in employment status. That is good news for he kids.

(lw here)

I haven't been writing much either, (at least not here) and for me it's a combination of being busy with work, resting up for/from work, a general disinterest in the same-shit-different-day drag that JU has become, and the crux of the biscuit (as zappa would say) is this farked up new forum layout.

I'd suggest we petition the owner for certain changes to be undone, but I'd only be harshly reminded that this is not a democracy and told to eat my ice cream or stfu. (same shit, different day....)

I'd suggest we petition the owner for certain changes to be undone

I would sign said petition. If one was presented. And if this were a democracy. If,if,if...

(Citizen)ShovelheatSeptember 8, 2006 14:48:54

have no idea what this means! maybe this will help, Elie! WWW Link

checked it out, I got it now, and that episode was one of my favorites!

on a side note, did you know I am the one that taught Fonzi how to be cool and fight?

(Citizen)Texas WahineSeptember 7, 2006 19:13:18

And I'm not sure why you're worried about keeping your kids away from him seeing as how you don't actually raise them.

That was kind of mean tex, you are better than this.

That was kind of mean tex, you are better than this.

And incorrect as she does not understand joint custody.

The only cahnge we've made is to the forums, not the blogs.

Secondly, I don't think people really have given the new forums a chance. I'm more used to them and I find them a LOT easier to find new things.

For instance:

https://forums.joeuser.com/?g=recent

This shows everything that's new for the last 72 hours.  The old forums had nothing like this.

Moreover, you can easily click on the little arrow seperators to go to a different forum so going around isn't that hard.

What I suspect we CAN DO going forward is allow users to bookmark certain forums as favorites and then have a continual listing of what's new in those forums.

The old forums just were a pain in the rear for navigation even though I agree it was nice to be able to browse and see the latest in each category. 

Reply By: DraginolPosted: Friday, September 08, 2006 The only cahnge we've made is to the forums, not the blogs.

got it and thank you for the explaination.

Looking forward to the possibility of the bookmark tool.