xPreatorianx, need some help ( or anyone else who might know)

[Jay-Jay]

@gDrive, I appreciate your candid reply. I too am hopeful that this site will progress and make all of us who likes the scene to move forward. I'd like to wage on a bit on how sometimes it's tough to moderate emotional individuals. Plus it's even harder to relay to them that they are also breaking rules and have to tell them to follow them--especially those that feel nobody should correct them. All of a sudden their emotions get hurt and instead of obeying, they continue their efforts to make matters worse. Trust me, not a fun workday for an admin, especially when these individuals were moderators or high esteem persons in here. I am more than positive that if they would have followed the rules, plus any sidebar requests from the admins, everything would have been okay. I know that its human nature to fight and retaliate. I know that angry people don't think straight, plus if they surround themselves with others that are riding that same angry wagon, it will be even more tough for them to ever return to a rational state of mind. I do hope they all return and continue with the efforts of being a community. I know lots of them love psx-scene for what it was once, well, it's never too late to proceed with good examples. Lead by example, and not by ridicule. Instead of making matters worst with the admins, try to work with them. At the end, it's all about making this great.

As for the spamming issue. I am sure that many sites deal with this from time to time. And it's really not the staff's fault that this occurs. Even the developers of these "software-forum" sites are working hard to find ways to cope with it. I was told a long time ago, that if I find a topic where I think it's just full of spam (like someone selling an iphone or other electronics to even Viagra) to just report it by using the tiny "exclamation" icon in the thread. I've done my duty to report these and trust me when I say it that they all disappear after that. I think if more of us would participate by doing such things, these issues with spamming would closely cease to exist. A long time ago a wise man told me, that if I see something needing attention, to not complain, but do something about it.

As for the registered members issue, I think we all can agree that it got pretty busy here once the PS3 got jailbroken. I recall before this, it was pretty quiet here. Of course there was still a strong support for the PS2 hacks, but it wasn't the same after the PS3 got jailbroken. We were getting swarmed with tons of subscribers and repeated questions. Wow, it got even crazier when the jailbreak got ported to be used with iPods and other electronics, more and more people just going crazy here.. and it was fun! And then the multiple backup managers popping up everywhere.. boy it was busy. But like every thing, things tend to calm down after. I am sure things will pop up after (if and when) a new custom firmware makes headlines again.

Cool?

[gDrive]

@gDrive, I appreciate your candid reply. I too am hopeful that this site will progress and make all of us who likes the scene to move forward. I'd like to wage on a bit on how sometimes it's tough to moderate emotional individuals. Plus it's even harder to relay to them that they are also breaking rules and have to tell them to follow them--especially those that feel nobody should correct them. All of a sudden their emotions get hurt and instead of obeying, they continue their efforts to make matters worse. Trust me, not a fun workday for an admin, especially when these individuals were moderators or high esteem persons in here. I am more than positive that if they would have followed the rules, plus any sidebar requests from the admins, everything would have been okay. I know that its human nature to fight and retaliate. I know that angry people don't think straight, plus if they surround themselves with others that are riding that same angry wagon, it will be even more tough for them to ever return to a rational state of mind. I do hope they all return and continue with the efforts of being a community. I know lots of them love psx-scene for what it was once, well, it's never too late to proceed with good examples. Lead by example, and not by ridicule. Instead of making matters worst with the admins, try to work with them. At the end, it's all about making this great.

As for the spamming issue. I am sure that many sites deal with this from time to time. And it's really not the staff's fault that this occurs. Even the developers of these "software-forum" sites are working hard to find ways to cope with it. I was told a long time ago, that if I find a topic where I think it's just full of spam (like someone selling an iphone or other electronics to even Viagra) to just report it by using the tiny "exclamation" icon in the thread. I've done my duty to report these and trust me when I say it that they all disappear after that. I think if more of us would participate by doing such things, these issues with spamming would closely cease to exist. A long time ago a wise man told me, that if I see something needing attention, to not complain, but do something about it.

As for the registered members issue, I think we all can agree that it got pretty busy here once the PS3 got jailbroken. I recall before this, it was pretty quiet here. Of course there was still a strong support for the PS2 hacks, but it wasn't the same after the PS3 got jailbroken. We were getting swarmed with tons of subscribers and repeated questions. Wow, it got even crazier when the jailbreak got ported to be used with iPods and other electronics, more and more people just going crazy here.. and it was fun! And then the multiple backup managers popping up everywhere.. boy it was busy. But like every thing, things tend to calm down after. I am sure things will pop up after (if and when) a new custom firmware makes headlines again.

Cool?

RE: The Report Button - Ahh I haven't noticed the <Report> button - thanks

As for the faceoff between the administration and the ex-members, well it's quite a complicated issue though and it's up to the affected parties to sort those those issues really

Also, like I said, I hope this forum returns to its former glory as soon as possible!

[Iguana]

They are banning everyone.

Where are squarepusher2, sabin and many others who made ​​this site the better. Until mathieulh no longer appears on this site. Even the developers to be heading to other places, I do not see any posts in their forum.

New management is terrible, but the blame is entirely on who sold the site.

Where the former owner of this site? He will not come here saying that the site was sold to become better?

You are a joker.

[Jay-Jay]

They are banning everyone

Not true, I am still here (sorry, couldn't resist the joke).

Where are squarepusher2, sabin and many others who made ​​this site the better. Until mathieulh no longer appears on this site. Even the developers to be heading to other places, I do not see any posts in their forum.

They have been recently actively posting in this topic: http://psx-scene.com/forums/f149/ps3...2/index14.html (PS3 Debug Firmware 3.66 Leaked with the link & a retail cfw 3.66 slim model xD) -- check the dates and read all 19 pages...

New management is terrible, but the blame is entirely on who sold the site.

Where the former owner of this site? He will not come here saying that the site was sold to become better?

You should read post 11 above. I give a generalization on what has occurred. It's a shame that all this blame has fallen on the care of the new admins. First because this site was going to be sold, then it got transferred to a new group of admins, then because they updated the forum's software and had to switch to new themes for the forum. It's really not strong cases to cry out murder, but that's just my opinion. I think no matter what the new admins do, there will be a few key people complaining to make it an excuse to win more members to their sites. And also some got their feelings hurt when the new admins asked them to tone down their aggressive behaviors on how the interacted with others around here. Plus keep in mind that this is all a power play.

So, if I were you, I wouldn't worry too much on that. I'd like to see you and others go to the help topics and provide assistance to those asking for help. That should be a first priority. The other matters of "politics" should be left to last.

[gDrive]

They are banning everyone.

Well, according to the ex-members, they are banning anyone who have voiced their concerns with regards to how the forum is run, but the current administration that have replied to the ex-members' concerns denied this (as usual), and whilst the ex-members tried to work out a solution to this problem with the current administration, they have failed in doing so, partially because of the current administration "being in denial" with the current issues and them saying the usual "we're working on it" phrase to them

Where are squarepusher2, sabin and many others who made ​​this site the better. Until mathieulh no longer appears on this site. Even the developers to be heading to other places, I do not see any posts in their forum.

Squarepusher2, the Dutchman who is famous for emulator development and giving his trademark truth speeches and criticisms regarding the "retarded public" is still here and he has just recently commented on the "PSN Pass Announcement" thread

However, Sabin has "retired" and Master737373 has taken a "permanent vacation" from being a member of the PSX-Scene and Dangwoot/Mr. GoodFrag/xPreatorianx/GregoryRasputin et al were "shown the red card" for criticising how the current management is running the forum and how the threads are managed (their threads went into "disappearance" and spam/"bashaholics" are still present)

New management is terrible, but the blame is entirely on who sold the site.

Where the former owner of this site? He will not come here saying that the site was sold to become better?

You are a joker.

Well, only time will tell whether the current management are crap or not, but so far, it's a very appalling start, partially due to the debacle with the ex-members, and as for the previous owners, well, s/he thought that they could offload it to Caputo Media (the new owners), hoping that they would continue running the PSX-Scene forums in a similar/better manner to them (the previous owners), but like I said, time will tell whether they're going to "execute a suicide command" on this site or not

Finally, everyone on the other forums dislike the way the ex-members of the PSX-Scene were treated, so therefore, the current administration have got a lot to do in terms of rebuilding the reputation of this site

As a side note, this site feels a bit depressing without the ex-members in my opinion - who dis-/agrees with me?

[Jay-Jay]

Trust me I got a glimpse of the topics and replies that got them all into trouble. If only they could have listened to reason and come to terms that what they were doing was wrong in so many ways. But they felt they could, because of their status and thought they could get away with harsh statements--some notions were over exaggerated and other notions came from rumors that weren't validated--perhaps from other members that had left a long time before the merger and was just hoping for the opportunity to strike when psx-scene looked weak. Basic strategy if you study the Art of War.

A few others, like myself, tried our best to keep the peace and hopefully show them their faults. It's like a friend telling another friend to stop with the shenanigans, because he is just screwing up. But since they were filled up with too much ego and also blinded with deceptive rumors and lies, they decided to stand appose to psx-scene. Think of this as a ship or a military army. What they did was mutiny and treason. Not only did they let us down, but also they decided to stick up for others that were just hoping to strike our site to gain members to their sites. I wonder if they now realize that they were pawns of a bigger plan? Plus, I also understand that if you hold a status here like a moderator, then you should have no business being a moderator of another site that is trying to compete with psx-scene. It's like a vice president of a company holding the same rank and position to another competitive company.

With those actions, how can we allow this to keep going forever? I am positive that the admins did their best they could to have them stop, but they then decided to take arms against the admins, plus this entire site. And they are now encouraging people to come here and disrupt our site with spam and disruptive posts--with only hopes to gain even more soldiers their way. They are campaigning a war against that's based on ego and misconduct actions? C'mon!? How can we allow this to happen? Don't be this gullible.

For others in the crossfires, please don't allow yourself to be led by these people that are filled with hatred, because they were told to tone it down and be respectful. We all have seen it in the past how good topics go crazy with hurtful statements and bullying tactics--and it's usually these guys that would bring this kind of soap opera drama to this place. I only wish they would change their ways and return to the way they were once when they were new here and just wanted to help and provide assistance to all of us. But unfortunately they got too big for their own britches, plus it didn't help that much when they started to get a fan base. I am sad to see them go. I am sad to see them become pawns of someone's else power play and power struggle. I hope someday they return and mend things around here. But if they find happiness elsewhere, I am sure we all wish them the best of luck. I just hope that they stop abusing this site, since their case really doesn't hold any water even in a preliminary hearing.

I'd also like to encourage other members here to continue with what's important and that is to keep providing support in help topics around here. Let's get back to normal. Ignore all these issues. Because if you don't, you will also become their pawns. But before you make up your minds about this, simply do a character check on these individuals. I am sure you all can read their public tweets--they tend to use their usernames. You will see what they truly are like and how disrespectful they all have become. Do you wish to be led by people that act this way? Really? Like I said before, if you like drama, then go join them. But if you like PS3 topics, then stick around here. We'll do our best to keep you interested and informed.

[GregoryRasHaX]

Not true, I am still here (sorry, couldn't resist the joke).
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That is only because you have each admins penis up you rear end, you are one of these leaches that suck up to lamers like the new administration.

[Jay-Jay]

That is only because you have each admins penis up you rear end, you are one of these leaches that suck up to lamers like the new administration.

Unfortunately, this prove my point. See guys, this is how it is. Thanks GregoryRasputin, for providing the proof (in a colorful way) to my above assessments.

[GregoryRasHaX]

Unfortunately, this prove my point. See guys, this is how it is.

Indeed that's how it is, people like me tell the truth, you are sucking the administrations ass so much, that you don't care about the truth.

Just suck a bit more admin penis and you might get that moderator position you are looking for, also its very easy to bad mouth people when they are banned, you really are a little worm, a maggot that should be stamped out.

[Jay-Jay]

Indeed that's how it is, people like me tell the truth, you are sucking the administrations ass so much, that you don't care about the truth.

Just suck a bit more admin penis and you might get that moderator position you are looking for, also its very easy to bad mouth people when they are banned, you really are a little worm, a maggot that should be stamped out.

Sorry, but to this day, I still haven't heard any truth from your campaign. Be honest with me, I promise I won't tell anyone. The real reason why you are upset is because you were told to tone it down. Apparently you feel you got to bully your way through a debate. C'mon be rational.

I think the more you reply, the further you prove my points. You see my friend, when a person is cornered, after learning that his case doesn't hold any water, the only reaction from this person is retaliation. Kind of like a smoke screen when he has nothing more to give.

I would advise for you to clear your mind for a minute, let's break this problem down brick by brick, and trust me my friend, I will help you see that each brick you hold will be as thin as a paper. The wall you have created from your own ideologies, I will help you break through it. That's if you want my help.