Do you like likes?

I thought this thread was about the like button?

Nobody is making you stay here.

tip top toker said:

Ever taken the second to consider that the admin were overhauling parts of the forum and as such the feature may have been disabled until it could be activated again so to speak. Maybe they should have just kept the forum down completely until it had all been sorted out to your liking. There are two sides to every story.

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Also, you're basically saying that they should keep the site down until it's fully operable and ready to go back up? OH SHIT, WHAT A GENIUS IDEA.

tip top toker said:

I thought this thread was about the like button?

Nobody is making you stay here.

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What are you talking about dude? I'm responding to the statements you've made.

I realize no one is keeping me here. I'm choosing to stay, because the LIKE button is back, and I consider that at least the most subtle example of the fact that maybe the Admins ARE listening, even if the have no response from up on high.

You obviously do not understand my post

No, I picked up on your blatant sarcasm, and chose to ignore it in hopes that you would realize that it was unnecessary because the statement you made is actually sound. a site SHOULD be left down until it is ready come back up.

And I'm sorry if you feel I'm off topic now. I didn't know that wasn't allowed. Are you picking up on MY sarcasm yet? I thought this was an open-minded place where people could express their opinions, even if it deviated from the initially stated topic.

smokinheavy78 said:

What's uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuup? LLLLLLLOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLL

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Howdy Stranger! ~giggle~ cn

AltarNation said:

No, I picked up on your blatant sarcasm, and chose to ignore it in hopes that you would realize that it was unnecessary because the statement you made is actually sound. a site SHOULD be left down until it is ready come back up.

And I'm sorry if you feel I'm off topic now. I didn't know that wasn't allowed. Are you picking up on MY sarcasm yet? I thought this was an open-minded place where people could express their opinions, even if it deviated from the initially stated topic.

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The site was perfectly ready to come back up if the like button warrants a site unusable to you let alone essential, then i'd suggest some help

Nothing wrong with changing topic, unless it's totally irrelevant to the question or statement posted, then it's just well, you know, dumb.

AltarNation said:

Ever think that if the administration said two words to us we'd have an idea what is going on? No warnings about the site going down if it IS planned? That's a fail. No acknowledgment of complaints or any sort of PR whatsoever regarding what people saying? That's another fail.

There are certainly two sides to every story, and I'd be all ears, IF the other side bothered to present itself at all.

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i know you are being passionate and all AN but i personally don't see where whomever it is that owns this site owes me anything. maybe that's just me, but i am thankful to have been here and learned the things i have about growing. i didn't know it was a social website per se. it's cool to be able to talk to each other but really what do they owe us? i have had corp networks for fortune 500 companies go down for much longer and less notice then this. and thats a place making tons of money.

That's just like, well, your opinion, man.

In my opinion, if a site cannot stay on the air consistently for several days in a row, it's no where near ready to be up. But I guess we have different opinions, and I will leave you to yours now.

mysunnyboy said:

i know you are being passionate and all AN but i personally don't see where whomever it is that owns this site owes me anything. maybe that's just me, but i am thankful to have been here and learned the things i have about growing. i didn't know it was a social website per se. it's cool to be able to talk to each other but really what do they owe us? i have had corp networks for fortune 500 companies go down for much longer and less notice then this. and thats a place making tons of money.

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Well said, sunnyboy. I like your respectful approach to conversation. Kudos. You have illustrated the TRUE 'other side' of the coin quite well, and you've done so without resorting to personalisms. Nothing is owed, you are right. But free speech is free speech, and I can express myself how I like. The truth of the matter is, I am spoiled by OTHER sites that I frequent regularly that are equally privately owned but have shown better interaction between the administration and the users.

That being said, I am pleased to have the Like button back, and I consider it a sign of some acknowledgment of the users' preferences by the administration. I have already offered my thanks in the support thread, but I will offer it here as well in case the administration does not read my other post. So, thank you, administrators, for listening to the users.

I don't expect anyone to be trying to please me personally, nor do I feel anything is owed to me. I simply speak up when I want to, and do my best to present arguments in a sound manner. I was certainly flying off the handle initially, and I even acknowledged that up front.

AltarNation said:

That's just like, well, your opinion, man.

In my opinion, if a site cannot stay on the air consistently for several days in a row, it's no where near ready to be up. But I guess we have different opinions, and I will leave you to yours now.

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And so you've also taken time to consider that the site has just been hacked? And that maybe the admin are a little bit busy keeping folk off your details to keep you updated.

The point being you've already admitted you know nothing because the admin haven't told you, and yet yo're willing to pass judgement on something you are ignorant of? You are so awfully quick to throw anger around based on a lack of any understanding of the situation.

mysunnyboy said:

i know you are being passionate and all AN but i personally don't see where whomever it is that owns this site owes me anything. maybe that's just me, but i am thankful to have been here and learned the things i have about growing. i didn't know it was a social website per se. it's cool to be able to talk to each other but really what do they owe us? i have had corp networks for fortune 500 companies go down for much longer and less notice then this. and thats a place making tons of money.

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mysunnyboy, imo it's like this. What draws visitors to RIU is when threads of interest appear on their Google. Those threads were made by posters. We who write in the fora generate almost the entire value of this site. Granted, we play here for free, but it would be nice to have admin treat us like valued contributors and keep us informed. It's about "permitted" and "recommended".
The site owners/admins are certainly permitted to treat the forum posters like something annoying stuck to a shoe, but it isn't recommended. cn

tip top toker said:

You are so awfully quick to throw anger around based on a lack of any understanding of the situation.

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Pot, meet kettle. Both, black. Hypocracy is a circular road.

You've demonstrated thoroughly that you're willing to judge someone over the internet, which is an action that is equally out of line when you consider how little you know about me. And finally, I'll remind you that you took issue with me personally and I have no qualm with you, unless you are an administrator in disguise, in which case we can have some more words.

cannabineer said:

mysunnyboy, imo it's like this. What draws visitors to RIU is when threads of interest appear on their Google. Those threads were made by posters. We who write in the fora generate almost the entire value of this site. Granted, we play here for free, but it would be nice to have admin treat us like valued contributors and keep us informed. It's about "permitted" and "recommended".
The site owners/admins are certainly permitted to treat the forum posters like something annoying stuck to a shoe, but it isn't recommended. cn

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So well said. Thanks CN.

I missed the boat on this one. Good. Like my status lol!

AltarNation said:

For the record, cryptkeeper, I am not in a legal state and therefore do not have any interest in connecting the networking of this site with my facebook account. I have plenty of friends on Facebook, but I utilize sites like this because they give me an outlet for sociality and expression of things that I would not feel comfortable sharing on Facebook, such as pictures of grows.

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You can do all those things without using the like function and people have done it for over a decade now. Still do.

nope reinstated

xKuroiTaimax said:

Hopefully with the absence of Likes, the intelligent people will respond expanding upon the topic at hand in a constructive manner.

I miss them as much as you Shan-Shan, but in the wake of all this downtime, I doubt the function will be reinstated. I'm attempting to dwell on the positives for now...

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I like this

I find it hard to believe someone will say they are leaving because the "like" function was borked for a day or 2. I mean, really? How pissy is that?

no not that but i do see people doing it cause of the way people are treated here and the numerous rats that have been exposed or the no exception to its users that they are doing things that will shut the site down for days and going on for weeks so when people come here for help they see a website not working and turn around and go else wheres to get their answers or nud porn but thats MO