12-24-2018, 07:17 PM
(12-24-2018, 05:51 PM)Trix Wrote: I mean, you either go balls to the wall 'freedom', or you pull the 'my house/don't shit on the rug' bit.
I suppose I could deal with running a three-tier forum where the anons and regs have separate forums (fora?), plus an elitist "inner circle" for the paying (or at least trusted) members.
I'd still have to come down there and smack the anons around when they got unruly though. I just don't like being a moderator. I'd rather have conversations and let someone else handle the behind the scenes work.
(12-24-2018, 05:51 PM)Trix Wrote: As far as how long the forums last...
They last until they're done.
Which in anon board terms is when the sysop gets tired of the mindless, repetitive OCD rubbish and pulls the plug.
(12-24-2018, 05:51 PM)Trix Wrote: [Writing is] literally the only purpose (for me) and that can be achieved whether I'm alone, or on a site with 1000 users.
Why a forum instead of a blog? Although the only technical difference would be the blog owner is the OP of every thread.
I used to write textfiles and uploading them to BBSes. I can't really get into the spirit of it without my MS-DOS machine and WordStar. Using period correct gear makes a difference.
Plus I'd need all of my hobby stuff because that was what I wrote about. Now all I do is watch YouTube. The other BBSers aren't watching YouTube on their Apple IIs and Commodore 64s, so they wouldn't be a particularly receptive audience. A lot of the threads here are about YouTubers, so here I am.
