lf has been going very well over the last quarter. there were the occasional fights about the usual things like religion and politics. But there's never a lack of new opinions, which is a huge plus. There's been a lot humor going on, but then some people seem to have lost their sense of humor, like ov.. We've gained new people such as starbuck, ladynisha, and eco. it's always nice to have new people that are as cool as they are. eco has the occasional hissy fit over something, but it's not so bad.
the hottness of the members has always been pretty steady. hot people are crawling all over this forum.
the gallery kinda sucks. it's always been the elephant in the room. non-regulars and people who don't even post have a million pictures of their weird-looking faces all over the place. and i still haven't figured out how to delete them. i would like further training in this area.
we lost some members, but gained new and improved ones. overall this quarter is a sign of good things to come.
can i have a raise?
baby ya hustle. but me i hustle harder.
I'll take it a step further and do a quarterly SWOT analysis:
Strengths: We have a good base of regular posters who are diverse, and keep the topics interesting...and often fiery. Unlike some other forums, I don't have to worry that I'll come back in two days and only one person has posted a reply to something. Despite a high turnover rate, we generally seem to be retaining the quality members.
Weaknesses: I concur with Miso's point about the Gallery. There are too many photos in there from non-posting members that need to be cleaned out. Perhaps we need to consider needing either a specific post count, or an invitation by another member to post pics. Anyone who hasn't posted in over a year has their pics removed. Otherwise, I'd say our only other weakness would be certain members continuing to fuel fires that we know always end badly - like religion and politics.
Opportunities: I see opportunity for growth....perhaps we could arrange a hostile takeover of a few other forums. We have the numbers. They'd be at our mercy. This would open up more moderator positions, which would motivate members....upward mobility is always a motivational tool.
Threats: I'm going to go out on a limb and say we have no threats, unless another bitter ex-member wants to start their own forum and headhunt from among our members again.
As a raise, I will accept suggestive pictures of the hot members. Thank you.
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. - Mohandas Gandhi
This thread sucks.
I don't chase, I replace.
Longtime posters, how does LF compare to say the LF of two years ago?
“Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist”--George Carlin
Don't cry, don't regret and don't blame
Weak find the whip, willing find freedom
Towards the sun, carry your name
In warm hands you are given
Ask the wind for the way
Uncertainty's gone, your path will unravel
Accept all as it is and do not blame
God or the Devil
~Born to Live - Mavrik~
The collection of different personalities that make this forum great reminded me of the Pork and Beans music video by Weezer
Probably their best music video, even better than Buddy Holly with the scenes from Happy Days
They actually got half the guys from the different internet memes for this music video
I COMMAND YOU ALL TO WATCH THIS AWESOME MUSIC VIDEO!!!!!!!!!!!!
EDIT- CLICK on the title "Youtube - Pork and Beans" to watch it
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Pros: The mods generally keep the forums devoid of spam and spammers. And certain mods ban offenders with reasons like "gay", "faggot", and "cocksucker".
Cons: We have probably 1 too many subforums, and can probably get rid of the "ask a male" "ask a female" subs, as well as a few others.
Come on people, at least someone agree the awesomeness of pork and beans, ESPECIALLY from 2:46 - end
That Music Video Is So Fuccking Amazing!@!!!!!!1one!!1!!!
Okay, okay. I watched it. I only like it if I get to be the beauty queen.
If you don't know about all of those internet references then the video will make no sense. Personally, I'd have like to see the Chinese kids in it.
I don't chase, I replace.