Re: Making WOWAY Great Again: A History Of What Went Wrong
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2016 7:24 am
Man, I had so much fun with the Rifftrax we did back in the day. Would love to do another one sometime.anthontherun wrote:-Fan videos/Rifftrax
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Man, I had so much fun with the Rifftrax we did back in the day. Would love to do another one sometime.anthontherun wrote:-Fan videos/Rifftrax
Yep. The forum all went to crap when I landed on Earth.Teh Dingo (then known as Spacedingo)
Also I don't believe dingo was ever a member of the uncensored forums...
I agree in a way, but I also think it means we have the responsibility of coming up with ideas for cool new topics and even fresh ways to talk about old ones. We had topics to talk about favorite and least favorite songs, then we created Survivor polls for each album. Then we started doing Survivor polls for songs that fit a theme. What's the next evolution in that sort of discussion?Teh Dingo wrote:A big problem with the vets is we're all Al'ed out. We've had these discussions millions of times, so it's hard to get involved in discussions from people just discovering Al. And maybe that is unfair to them. They shouldn't feel discouraged by the vets, but it's hard. I've been here since 2003. When I started, my niece was in first grade. Now she's 20 I've talked about pretty much everything on this forum I have an interest in. And I'm sure all the other vets feel that way in one way or another.
Remember how excited everyone was when Straight Outta Lynwood debuted in the Billboard top 10? If you'd told us that 8 years later he'd have a #1 album, I don't think anyone here would've believed you. He was just way too much of a niche artist. And no matter what anyone thinks about the golden age of WOWAY being behind us, I think we're all in agreement that the last two years have probably been the most exciting time to be an Al fan, ever.That's why when Al does something new, you see all the vets rush back in at once (Another thing to remember: Back when a lot of us started posting, it seemed like Al was a distant memory in music history, only putting out albums for our amusement...you kids today have no idea how good you have it. And get off my lawn!).
Yeah, in a lot of ways it's worth celebrating the simple fact that WOWAY has survived all this time, because a lot of forums haven't. There was a Beatles forum I used to visit regularly, and back in the mid-2000s it was virtually impossible to keep up. There were literally hundreds of posts every single day, and probably around 200 highly active members. I just checked it now, and there were a total of two posts in the last 24 hours, and only six members visited.But other forums I've been on (Unmodded, I might add) have had it much worse. We've seen our share of flamewars, trolls, one members....interesting collection of fanart, but nothing like other forums I've been too (Even forums much more active then WOWAY have nightly spambot attacks that clutter the main page......glad I don't have to weed those gardens in the morning). I think that's something we should be proud of (In an amazingly geeky way). And WOWAY is worth fighting for and keeping alive because of that.