Utopia Talk / Politics / When Hot Rod dies

Dukhat Member	Sat Nov 10 02:31:25 we lose like 90% of the posts on this board even though they're all shitposts. nobody even bothered to really post in the midterm thread ... circling the drain boys.
McKobb Member	Sat Nov 10 02:34:13 Does anyone really get anything from this forum?
Average Ameriacn Member	Sat Nov 10 04:18:12 Dukhat when you die nobody will notice.
patom Member	Sat Nov 10 05:23:41 Is this forum open to new members? If it is are they going to be immediately trashed?
Paramount Member	Sat Nov 10 05:25:49 If this forum was open to new members we could have new Hot Rods when Hot Rod is gone.
chuck Member	Sat Nov 10 09:47:39 I think account creation is closed. Also this forum only has members because a) there was Utopia as a pool of candidates and b) discussion on the internet was novel in 1998. What does UP have to offer new people in 2018? Just enjoy the twilight.
TJ Member	Sat Nov 10 10:58:18 HR will be 80 on the 26th. HR: If something, possibly distraction or other unknown possibilities, prevents me from recognizing on the 26th, I hope you enjoy the monumental milestone in the life of any individual. There are millions who have been far less fortunate.
Hot Rod Revved Up	Sat Nov 10 11:36:57 I'm thankful I was chosen to be one of the chose to reach 80 and I thank you for your kind words. Though I have no idea why I am one of the chosen. Most of the guys I ran with as a teen has moved on to a higher place. There might be a few out South of the city but I have only seen one of the girls since I have come back home and that was at least 15 years ago, maybe longer. The last thing I did of any worth was about seven years ago. A two-year-old was trying to climb out of her grocery cart at Sam's club. I couldn't get to her in time because that was soon after I was in my wheelchair but I hollered at a guy that had not seen her but was close to her. He was able to grab her at the last second. The family was about 10 feet from the girl but they had not seen her predicament. Outside of that, nothing of note.
Hrothgar Member	Sat Nov 10 12:01:14 If we really wanted to grow and become 'a thing' again it would probably be best to just move to a reddit sub. /r/utopiapolicts Something like that.
Rugian Member	Sat Nov 10 12:04:04 Reddit would be an absolute shitshow. Half of the posters here would have every post they make downvoted into oblivion by some multi with 50 alt accounts.
Hrothgar Member	Sat Nov 10 12:04:12 Also I did do an experiment some number of years ago with 50 dollars of advertising for this site on Facebook targeted at people of political parties. It got a few hundred hits within a few days. So that would be an option too. But Chuck has the real point - it's not clear how much a board of this layout would attract new users now days. We find it enjoyable because of our age and use in the decades past. But to a new user it probably just looks weird/old.
Hot Rod Revved Up	Sat Nov 10 12:11:55 I have no proof but it looks like when turtle crawler opened the site up to new people we really didn't get any. I think a few old timers stopped by but it sure looks like some of the guys here took the opportunity to create a ton of multis.
Average Ameriacn Member	Sat Nov 10 12:13:10 Every time I log into this forum I read a lot of nick names that I can't remember. I think we are still a few thousand members her.
Hot Rod Revved Up	Sat Nov 10 12:19:11 Actually, we have at most about 40. About a third of them only drop in once in a while.
Hot Rod Revved Up	Sat Nov 10 12:20:59 And then there are folks like you that have switched to a multi which is what really muddies the slit trench.
Cold Rod Member	Sat Nov 10 12:33:11 "When Hot Rod dies..." ...children will be finally safe.
jergul large member	Sat Nov 10 17:19:26 "Does anyone really get anything from this forum?" The forum is a good momento mori. We all tend to surround ourselves with people that share common views. We then generalize and think that all non-crazy people think that way. Here, you can see that opinions vary. Aslo along a non-crazy spectrum (with a bit of good-will).
obaminated Member	Sat Nov 10 18:24:41 the absolute worst case scenario would be to take this forum over to reddit. we would instantly get overrun by SJWs and all our content would be downvoted and overwhelmed by white knight responses.
Dukhat Member	Sat Nov 10 21:08:32 I wonder if Obaminated has ever used reddit. It's like 80% young white guys.
Forwyn Member	Sat Nov 10 21:41:35 Which should do something to alleviate Cuckhat's rampant racism, considering how strongly left they lean, but some vices are hard-coded.
Dukhat Member	Sat Nov 10 23:07:35 Yeah, I hate white men. #cancelwhitepeople You should start off your job hunts by saying how you feel white men like you are oppressed and face systemic discrimination. Start off on a high note when you look to enter the middle class.
Forwyn Member	Sat Nov 10 23:15:09 I don't live in a "cultured" shithole, so interviews don't typically revolve around oppression Olympics. We just have regular conversations, like good shit lords.
Hot Rod Revved Up	Sat Nov 10 23:25:45 1. POINT: Reddit is 80% young white guys. 2. POINT: Candace Owens is called a White Supremacist to her face. 3. QUERY: What does that make 80% young white guys?
Hot Rod Revved Up	Sat Nov 10 23:57:02 *-make the 80%...
Paramount Member	Sun Nov 11 02:43:12 I have never used Reddit. I have looked at it a couple of times but this forum looks more clean and simple to use. Create a thread, create a post. Simple. No bling bling or fancy buttons. How does the voting on reddit work? If someone downvotes your thread or post, does it make it invisible to people then? What is the point of that? Isn’t the purpose of a forum to be a place where you are able to read and discuss topics of various kind even if someone does not like a particular post/thread?
Paramount Member	Sun Nov 11 02:58:43 reddit A once great site which has become the biggest circlejerk on the internet. Over time, various political groups have flooded the frontpage in an attempt to secure karma. There are countless subs devoid of any meaning, where you have to mindlessly worship an ideology or you will get banned. The content is very repetitive with no end. Nowadays, because subs can brigade other subs, pretty much every sub has become like this. reddit is a way for its founders to make a quick buck. reddit A user generated web 2.0 news website with a lefty, libertarian and geek slant. Tends to be slightly more upmarket than its larger competitor digg. The comment system at reddit actually works unlike the broken system over on digg. This results in (usually) more intelligent conversations. One issue with Reddit is that a number of users have installed bots which automatically down vote or up vote specific topics. In 2007, it was known for its support of Ron Paul (and then later Obama), its anger at George W Bush and Cheney and its opposition to the invasion of Iraq and its opposition to any potential attack on Iran. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=reddit So the voting system is a way for the users to moderate the forum, and to suppress opinions? Don’t they have official moderators at reddit? Or are the owners too cheap to employ moderators?
hood Member	Sun Nov 11 03:20:35 If y'all move to reddit, it shall be without me.
hood Member	Sun Nov 11 03:20:47 (i know, huge loss)
Hot Rod Revved Up	Sun Nov 11 06:36:28 Seriously, I would miss you. I doubt I would go either, but I would miss everyone here if this forum busted up.
patom Member	Sun Nov 11 08:39:00 The local paper here uses Discuss for reader comments. They apparently have a pretty strong filter on as there are words that will automatically put your comment on hold for review.
jergul large member	Sun Nov 11 12:01:33 Patom This forum has that too. Have you not noticed the slight delay between click and post? That window is for me.
jergul large member	Sun Nov 11 12:02:59 The posts I have to block for lack of bigotry and personal attacks is way down this presidential cycle.
Rugian Member	Sun Nov 11 12:03:02 ^I fucking knew it.
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