Who wants to kill Hot Topics ?

[oakpope]

Is there a conspiration to smother Hot Topics under a deluge of vapid threads ? Who ? Why ?

[HunterM]

Don't kill Hot Topics.



Hot Topics = Fun Topics

[pat grimshaw]

Is there a conspiration to smother Hot Topics under a deluge of vapid threads ? Who ? Why ?

Jesus Christ. This and 'what is your favourite colour?' is what Hot Topics has devolved into?

[Kahaih]

^ The sandwich one was a bit reductive, tbaft.

Yeah, it probably would be getting more traffic had he titled it 'Bitch, Piss, Moan, Grumble, and Threaten To Kill Someone Over The Sandwich You Had Today'.

[dpnice]

I must admit to not having noticed that the subject matter was much different from usual.

Some banal, some slightly amusing and some downright ridiculous. But then when I come to Hot Topics my mind is slightly in sleep mode so I don't require deep intellectual and thought provoking threads to help me pass a quiet 30 mins.

Nope sandwich receipes are fine with me.

[LeicsDom]

If you think a thread subject is too vacuous then ignore it. It will disappear
If it hangs around then it is either important to some or has been highjacked and made interesting

[palbert]

Oakpope, these things run in cycles. We're in a giddy one now. We'll move on.

Meanwhile, listen to LeicsDom ^^^.

[dpnice]

Actually what I wanted to say was that the thread title in itself means nothing as it can be as vacuous as it wants.

It is the replies that make it worthwhile or not. Your favourite colour becomes interesting if people explain why or tell stories relating to their particular choice.

[HunterM]

^ tru dat! I'm here for gifs though

[borg69unimatrix]

Kill it ? Hot Topics has been dead for a few weeks now.

[Kahaih]

I think what they're getting at, is that they miss the trolls, sockpuppets, their backup singers, and those who just like to stir up shit and/or talk out their ass.

They miss the conflicts.

And they're either too lazy to pick a fight on their own, or they have run out of folks who will bother with their nonsense.

[unloadonme]

... when I come to Hot Topics ... I don't require deep intellectual and thought provoking threads ...

Well you'll not be disappointed on that score!

[borg69unimatrix]

Noooooo... What we're getting at is HT used to be a place with edgy, ADULT conversations/topics, with intelligence and insight.

Now it's all 8yo mentality topics and answers and animated gifs because the posters can't seem to string together more then 4 consecutive words to get their point across.

[Yuki Sohma]

vapid

vapid oh my?

[JPGhost]

Actually this thread is non-debatable. If you're dissatisfied with how JUB becoming...then contribute yourself. JUB is not the site but the people. So, contribute whether you want to make a thread or simply being a replier.

[Yuki Sohma]

My favorite colors are purple & blue

[dpnice]

CupidBoy is quite correct in the statements he makes here.

Let me repeat myself in saying that the thread title is a slighty misleading criteria for judging a forum. It is the quality of the replies that makes it interesting.

[pat grimshaw]

... that they miss the trolls, sockpuppets, their backup singers, and those who just like to stir up shit and/or talk out their ass.

They miss the conflicts....

Yes! The Irish-Catholic people I know THRIVE on conflict. They love intrigue and petty-dramas and taking umbrage. They are 'Holier-than-thou' and they want everyone to know it. And they love casting scorn and nagging, hectoring and excoriating others who don't live up to their standards.

[rareboy]

^ oh the irony.

[dereperez]

I personally haven't seen any particular difference in the type of threads we get now and threads that we supposedly used to get.

[G-Lexington]

Two more for the list. Never fear - they'll be gone soon enough.

Lex

[HunterM]

Hot Topics is a general discussion forum. Why can't it be also fun and lighthearted? As long as it is not violating JUB's Code of Conducts, let people post whatever they want. Live and let live. Respect freedom of speech.

If you don't like topics being posted here, why don't you post something edgy and interesting for the masses on a frequent basis instead of complaining? Lead by example and contribute!

Don't be a helpless victim. If you don't contribute by creating "interesting" threads frequently in Hot Topics, YOU can only blame yourself.

[borg69unimatrix]

Hot Topics is a general discussion forum. Why can't it be also fun and lighthearted? As long as it is not violating JUB's Code of Conducts, let people post whatever they want. Live and let live. Respect freedom of speech.

If you don't like topics being posted here, why don't you post something edgy and interesting for the masses on a frequent basis instead of complaining? Lead by example and contribute!

Don't be a helpless victim. If you don't contribute by creating "interesting" threads frequently in Hot Topics, YOU can only blame yourself.

People used to... until...






... and now it's...


Yes... there's blame... but you're not pointing it in the right direction.
People are tired of having their threads ruined.
Why bother attempting one when it's obvious the flying monkeys are going to swoop in.

[Adrock-JD]

Not kill it but maybe add a little meat to it.

[Yuki Sohma]

I drank a cup of coffee for breakfast.

[palbert]

Implore Navigaytion to return. That will enliven the Forum and give the mods something to do.

[Yuki Sohma]

I am having lunch with a friend this afternoon.

[Yuki Sohma]

I am going to take my meds now & then grab a quick morning shower & make myself smell all perfumey

[HunterM]

Not kill it but maybe add a little meat to it.

I'm all about meat!



Unfortunately, frontal nudity is not allowed in Hot Topics.

[Yuki Sohma]

I've always wondered why frontal nudity is not allowed in Hot Topics. What's more hot than a cock (suckie, suckie)?

[Yuki Sohma]

$hit I skipped my meds last night & now my day is all fucked up plus I have assginments I need to look after. Today sucks. Sucks, sucks, sucks, & sucks.

[johaninsc]

Who wants to kill Hot Topics ?

I'm sure this guy wants to...

[Yuki Sohma]

(That's two thumbs up for the number challenged JUBer-ers like me)

Who wants to kill Hot Topics ?

I'm sure this guy wants to...

[Yuki Sohma]

I've never tasted nutella.

[johaninsc]

do they make purple Nutella..?

[Adrock-JD]

I'm all about meat!



Unfortunately, frontal nudity is not allowed in Hot Topics.

They can't censor my mind and in my mind we're all nude in here.

[justanothershyguy]

Don't worry, you guys just aren't familiar with the lack of bitchery here. I always find it ironic that people are always like..ohhh get your drama out of here, we hate drama, blah blah blah, yet they thrive on it.

I know you all loved Enchanted Sex Kitten and the drama surrounding him (but you guys hated him and drove him out). Git him back and watch your lives flourish.

He's tried to come back but he's been permabanned and will always get banned if spotted again. Keeps posting pictures, too. It's like he thinks the mods don't know what he looks like??

[Centexfarmer]

tbaft

This Mod is more than a little "old school" around here on JUB.

So I did a "Yahoo" search for the acronym of tbaft.

Out of 7,930 results, this came up 4th, forth, as in FOUR:

Re: People who annoy you

No shit!

And I still haven't discovered wft tbaft means.

I see you and CupidBoy using it all the time, and I'm now publicly apologizing that this Mod appears to be "out of the loop."

I'm sure there's a .gif for that.

Now back On Topic:

Is there a conspiration to smother Hot Topics under a deluge of vapid threads ? Who ? Why ?

Darling, if there were, the Mods would shut down CE&P and force those topics back into Hot Topics where they use to be.

And we can all sit back and watch that kind of "drama" unfold here in this sub-forum, and watch the chairs fly.

These past few weeks in Hot Topics is like watching a Reality Show of Mean Girls, except they all arrived riding the "short bus."

[cityboy-stl]

Hey I love the Food Threads. Reminds me of Christopher123.

[Centexfarmer]

Hey I love the Food Threads. Reminds me of Christopher123.

Oh! Miss me some Christopher123!

What a sweet heart!

[maxpowr9]

And we can all sit back and watch that kind of "drama" unfold here in this sub-forum, and watch the chairs fly.

These past few weeks in Hot Topics is like watching a Reality Show of Mean Girls, except they all arrived riding the "short bus."

Ugh I hate when people reference Mean Girls thinking it's amazing. It's a wannabe 'Heathers' and that is a far more accurate description of HT atm as there have been [account] murders and suicides. We just haven't had the bomb threat yet.

[geloge]

Someone should start posting half naked pics (not frontal nude allowed)

[Centexfarmer]

Ugh I hate when people reference Mean Girls thinking it's amazing. It's a wannabe 'Heathers' and that is a far more accurate description of HT atm as there have been [account] murders and suicides. We just haven't had the bomb threat yet.

FINE!

Imagine the characters of 'Heathers' as riding the "short bus."

Synopsis:

A teenage girl and her outcast boyfriend resort to murder as revenge against their high school's popular crowd.

Better now?

[Centexfarmer]

I've done nothing wrong here. Why is fun frowned upon?

My first question would be, "Why do you think it's all about you?"

My second question would be, "Why do you think that some of us aren't having fun?"

[Centexfarmer]

Every time I post people complain, just don't understand.

Fun to me does not equal picking on people. How rude.

And who do you think is being 'picked' on here?

[Centexfarmer]

Never mind, doesn't matter.

Well, Gee!

I wasn't aware that everyone who posts in Hot Topics wore their age on their sleeves when they post here.

So either your under the age of 25 and feel like you're being picked on, OR your over the age of 25 and feel like you're being picked on.

Never pegged CupidBoy as being "ageist."

[chance1]

i just answered to "what sandwich did u have today"

if that's a "Hot Topic" perhaps it should be killed

[DigitalFudge]

Let me spill this scolding hot lipton while I still have a fresh pot and be done with this bullshit once and for all.





For the past many few months bfizzle, cupid, bender, stoowii, and I have been subliminally, overtly, covertly, and privately bullied, targeted, and talked down to because of the way we post.



I took a break from this forum after the re-haul because I didn't like the design. I came back early 2012 around the same time that Cupid joined, BFizzle had been here for awhile too slaying with his Lindsay Avi. I started using gifs around that time, made friends on the forum, and we all had a gay time together.




Then this happened: "Gifs are slowing down my computer, stop posting them" "You all can't string sentences together so you use gifs instead"


I didn't really mind this. In fact, I did change my posting habits and focused on posting gifs in my own threads.


Then people thought it wise to jump into my threads, and tell me how to post. Now that, ladies and gheighs, was very irritating.


Then, out of no where, things escalated, to name calling, attacks, and even taking things offsite.


All I have ever done is try and share hot stories, interesting tidbits, and shocking articles with my fellow jubbers. You can go to my account and click recent threads to find the receipts.


Since then, it has only gone downhill. Two posters (Who are some that left recently) use to be pleasant towards me and friendly. All of a sudden they changed and started attacking me, saying rude things, calling me names.



When I came back to this forum I did not complain about posters, I did not ask posters to change, I decided what I liked, what I loved, and shared it with the forum.



The whole basis of this OP is about everyone else doing the work. You have an idea of how this forum should be? Post a damn thread and show us. I did not wait for people to post gifs and be shady I did it myself.


Now what I won't deal with is anyone acting like none of this happened and playing stupid.



I rolled with all the punches thrown on this site, you don't get to tell me I didn't.



Bye.

[Centexfarmer]

i just answered to "what sandwich did u have today"

if that's a "Hot Topic" perhaps it should be killed

Trust me, it's much more controversial than Benghazi in this forum.

And even more important is who posted what!

Did you get a hateful response, or were you politely ignored because of your lack of imaginative use of .gif files?



You didn't use any in your post did you?

Poor thang.

[DigitalFudge]

Also, can we please get Knucklehead back.



Jesus.