Ive been involved in drama and even been bullied on another forum. Ive experinced some crap on here also, but it got sorted out. But there was one forum, it was my second Final Fantasy forum I joined, I got such abuse from some members and mods. I complained so many times to the admin, but he did next to nothing and said he could see nothing wrong!!

I then made my own and posted a link on that forum in the advertising section. I didnt know the bullies would be that bored to come and trash my own forum that I spent ages setting up and tyring to get off the ground. I had to close it as they were banned, then made more accounts and got more friends to joinand trash it.

I mean, how bored and sad must you be to trash someones forum? Forums are used by people to bully others cause they havent got the balls in real life to do it.

Originally Posted by Korytco

Perhaps I have it all wrong, how much do you think forums change as you post in them through out?

You get bored of most people who post because of whatever reason; conflict of interests and opinions, clash of personalities. Some people are just utter twats who annoy you, and there's some who do all that on purpose. Once you've been on a forum long enough you see discussions get repeated and you eventually lose interest in that topic. There's also the fact that people change.

Were things more peaceful , and better off when you first started posting ?

Generally they are on all forums, because it's a new community and all that jazz. Personally for me on FFF though, no, because within about two weeks Darkblade successfully demolished his staff with some of the funniest drama I've seen outside ACF.

Is there too much arguing now, what has this forum become for you?

A place to keep in touch with mates who don't post on other forums I do. I have some of them on MSN, but posting on a forum is very different to chatting on an IM program. I don't actually care about the FF aspect of FFF anymore.

How much time do you devote to it, how much does this place mean to you?

I'm on for several hours a day, most days a week. Usually every day unless something else comes up. I wouldn't say the forum itself means a lot to me, more the people I come here for.

Originally Posted by ~SapphireStar~

Ive been involved in drama and even been bullied on another forum. Ive experinced some crap on here also, but it got sorted out. But there was one forum, it was my second Final Fantasy forum I joined, I got such abuse from some members and mods. I complained so many times to the admin, but he did next to nothing and said he could see nothing wrong!!

I then made my own and posted a link on that forum in the advertising section. I didnt know the bullies would be that bored to come and trash my own forum that I spent ages setting up and tyring to get off the ground. I had to close it as they were banned, then made more accounts and got more friends to joinand trash it.

I mean, how bored and sad must you be to trash someones forum? Forums are used by people to bully others cause they havent got the balls in real life to do it.

Interesting read Bond, but sapphire star I think I have seen you in other forums. Did you post at eyes on final fantasy forums?

Whats wrong with me being on other forums?

Yes I was on EOFF, but was banned by an admin as we didnt get on and he always started on me instead of the other person who started arguements with me.

And thats not the forum I was refering to in my previous post.

Originally Posted by ~SapphireStar~

Whats wrong with me being on other forums?

Yes I was on EOFF, but was banned by an admin as we didnt get on and he always started on me instead of the other person who started arguements with me.

And thats not the forum I was refering to in my previous post.

No biggie , I posted there too , that is all. Peace.

I'm no stranger with forum drama, especially after being a member of Chavscum.com forums for a time, and its ''rival'', Leelad.net as some of you may or may not be familiar with yourself's. But I tend not to take sides or get too dramatic myself as after all it is only the internet and not worth crying over.

But then again we all do like a good 'ol bitch now and again eh?

Forums tend to become "bad" when a lot of members have signed up. Out of all of the forums I've been to, smaller communities tend to be very friendly, especially since small forums often specify on a "small" topic. Larger forums have more diversity, which makes people more inclined to flame one another. Take ACF, for example; you have so many different groups and cliques of people who fight.

im a member of a couple of ff forums and i have notice that when ur in a small forum u know every one and got along fine. where as in the bigger forums there is more conflict and arguments.

so far i get along with people fine but the way they treat the other members can be quite mean, yeah they say there just playing but the person on the resiving end gets offended. they try to defend themselves but theres no winning as the older members join in. in the end they might end up leaving or they just ignore the trouble makes and over a few weeks its all over, or things die down only waiting for there next time to strike.

I have seen the rise and fall of forums, akin to seeing the rise and fall of empires. Some start off with good intentions, others start off as a political ploy, and others are just victims of war. But nonetheless, no matter how you look at it, because there is always war and politics involved with empires/forums, inevitably, despite having no such intentions, there will always be drama, even if there might have been some intellectual or entertaining discussion. The history of this forum is no exception. The interesting part, however, is that this forum has actually improved a lot over what it used to be. There are several other forums I know of which have a history quite different from this one, so I would like to say this forum is unique.

Now the expression of intellectual ideas and such "battles", if you wish to call them such, are normally exclusive to debating areas of forums like these, although sometimes they may spread to other areas of the forum. They are, however, most intense in these places, which is why I can see why you posted it here, and it does discuss the nature of which requires some thought.

However, I will say that I post my ideas, intellectual, or not, but most likely reasonable or at least rational and logical not to show off my prowess at such ideas but to express ideas and introduce new ideas and new ways of thinking that other people might not have thought of. If it has already been posted by someone else, and I'm aware of it, there's not really much of a point in repeating it. I want to discuss new ideas because it gives us things to talk about, and I'm not doing it for the sake of boasting rights either. I also do it because I want to see why people don't understand it, or why such rational or logical ideas are sometimes not accepted. It helps that I might be able to see other perspectives that I have never seen before, even if they might not be the keenest. I would, however, be delighted in seeing other ideas that are also just as great, and ones that I haven't thought of either.

But in keeping with the fact that a forum is just a forum (unlike a real empire), and the Internet is just the Internet, a debate, is, afterall, just a debate. There may be some intellectualism, some talk of reason and logic, but there is still absolutely no reason to jump into a "fight" and feel offended or personal about it. Yes, I want to be able to see what other people think, but these may be people whom I do not know in my life, nor do I need to care about them, and therefore, there is no reason to get upset over either "losing" to them or feeling sorry for them just because they may take things too personally. If my logic and rationality drive people away from me and intimidate them, then so be it; I cannot change the way people think. If people admire me for it, I appreciate them, but will try not to let the ego go to my head.

In the end, it is important to see that I am still talking to strangers, and nothing particularly personal should come of a mere debate.