thenegativetwoplusthree Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 I hope and pray that, whatever happens, there will be a functioning and fruitful forum that lends itself to discussion and learning. True story...... I am a semi-long time (a little over ten years) into what many call the rabbit hole. I belong to different forums, but have never belonged to "conspiracy theory" forums. I had lurked and searched of course. The old DI forum was not a place I went incredibly often but did from time to time. When coronavirus hit, I thought to myself "I need to create an account somewhere." DI was my first thought. I signed up, surprised to see the old site gone. Anyway, ... I look forward to the future. I appreciate all of you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Owl Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 11 hours ago, Golden Retriever said: As far as you know is the privacy policy standard practice? Privacy Policy https://www.buddyboss.com/privacy-policy/ That's the Privacy Policy regarding use of the BuddyBoss website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gone Fishing... Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 19 hours ago, Golden Retriever said: Gareth needs to be in regular contact with the mods who are trying to sort this out. Is he? Wrong thread GR.....the humour thread is further down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gone Fishing... Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 15 hours ago, jonesthepost said: @Basket Case Thats major input from you all! And it’s odd that the required communication isn’t forthcoming??? lt's more than odd. lt's downright fucking rude and disrespectful...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gone Fishing... Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 14 hours ago, Grumpy Owl said: It's not going to have anything to do with Facebook, it will just be 'like Facebook'. See https://www.buddyboss.com/ and click the 'Try Demo' button if you want to get an idea. Which is basically shit. lt's not a forum as we know it,even though it has 'a forum add-on'. lt';s a fucked up pile of shit that no-one is going to like. This is a MASSIVE backwards step.........a dumbing down of DIF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gone Fishing... Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 2 hours ago, kj35 said: That's going to be an expensive lesson to learn if it is. There will be no 'lesson' here for anyone, least of all Gareth.......the forum will simply die....everyone will go their seperate ways...end of. lt'll be good for Gareth though, as he won't keep getting annoying messages and emails , so he can spend more time on Twatter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gone Fishing... Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 A picture paints a thousand words ??? Ladies and Gentlemen (and inbetweeners)......l give you the new platform 'header title image'. Amateur, amateur or amateur........which one is it ? A perfect example of the time, effort and care that has gone into this 8 / 9 week 'project'..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gone Fishing... Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Everyone needs to message 'someone' from the Admin team and explain how you feel... Now, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awake Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 19 minutes ago, Basket Case said: lt's not a forum as we know it,even though it has 'a forum add-on'. lt';s a fucked up pile of shit that no-one is going to like. This is a MASSIVE backwards step.........a dumbing down of DIF If it's as bad as you say, i won't be hanging around. High quality and effort or not at all in my books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gone Fishing... Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 1 minute ago, awake said: If it's as bad as you say, i won't be hanging around. High quality and effort or not at all in my books Neither will l. lt's the death of DIF staring us all in the face. Not from 'Bots'......not from 'Hackers', but from Admins shortsightedness and indifference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Owl Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 6 minutes ago, Basket Case said: A picture paints a thousand words ??? Ladies and Gentlemen (and inbetweeners)......l give you the new platform 'header title image'. Amateur, amateur or amateur........which one is it ? A perfect example of the time, effort and care that has gone into this 8 / 9 week 'project'..... I had a play around with the BuddyBoss 'demo sandbox', and came up with this. Not wanting to boast or anything, but took less than ten minutes to customise the header using the current DI Social logo and colours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR-E Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 9 hours ago, jonesthepost said: Yes; I got your remarks totally out context; I thought you were having a go, but you weren’t at all. I apologise MR-E. No worries & no need to apologise. This place is my sanity it makes sense of the truth as I understand & believe it to be. I value & respect all the great work this forum community achieve Long may it continue............ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gone Fishing... Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 14 minutes ago, Grumpy Owl said: I had a play around with the BuddyBoss 'demo sandbox', and came up with this. Not wanting to boast or anything, but took less than ten minutes to customise the header using the current DI Social logo and colours. Being on the site for 10 hours with ink, Eve and Screaming, l found it to be like a maze of mirrors trying to navigate around and follow anything anyone else was posting. There are 'Newsfeeds'.......there are 'Feeds'....there are 'Discussions'.....each in each different 'box' or 'subject'. Too many different places to input. Too many options and possibilities. Some you can only add text, some you can add text and / or pictures. lt's disjointed and clumsy. lt will not promote and help healthy flowing discussion. lt a massive backwards step from where we are right now in this compromised forum. l'd rather stay right here as it is than wander aimlessly around in that fucked up bullshit excuse forv 'social forum platform'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluke Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 @Grumpy Owl was it you who set up a forum if so can I have the link as I signed up. Would it be worth migrating to there? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gone Fishing... Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 27 minutes ago, Grumpy Owl said: I had a play around with the BuddyBoss 'demo sandbox', and came up with this. Not wanting to boast or anything, but took less than ten minutes to customise the header using the current DI Social logo and colours. Gareth and his 'webmaster' (LOL) have a much better header than you and it only took 9 weeks... Can you see what this suggests for the rest of the 'new forum' ? Can you guess the level of attention and care that has gone into 'the guts of it' ?? This is why l wasted over 1o hours of my time, because no time has really been spent setting this up. Saying it is a half-hearted effort is being very very generous.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gone Fishing... Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 3 minutes ago, Fluke said: @Grumpy Owl was it you who set up a forum if so can I have the link as I signed up. Would it be worth migrating to there? We need suggestions of decent forums to escape to. Max Igans Crowhouse being one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartSpirit Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 If the new forum is anything like Facebook then I won’t be on there much. All we need is a simple easy to navigate forum, not a mess of conflicting places to click and confuse you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oz93666 Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Just now, Fluke said: @Grumpy Owl was it you who set up a forum if so can I have the link as I signed up. Would it be worth migrating to there? This sounds the best idea ..... The miss management and incompetence has been unending for years on DI forums .... now the moderators have thrown up their hands I can only see things getting worse ..... Grumpy Owl's forum is a clean sheet , we should all relocate there ..... I put it all down to ET mind control .... everyone is subject to this to get them going along with wearing masks etc .... people in important positions , like Gareth and David will be subject to an extra dose of mind control , to encourage bad decisions ... this is what caused the end of TPV and DIforums.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Owl Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 17 minutes ago, Basket Case said: Being on the site for 10 hours with ink, Eve and Screaming, l found it to be like a maze of mirrors trying to navigate around and follow anything anyone else was posting. There are 'Newsfeeds'.......there are 'Feeds'....there are 'Discussions'.....each in each different 'box' or 'subject'. Too many different places to input. Too many options and possibilities. Some you can only add text, some you can add text and / or pictures. lt's disjointed and clumsy. lt will not promote and help healthy flowing discussion. lt a massive backwards step from where we are right now in this compromised forum. l'd rather stay right here as it is than wander aimlessly around in that fucked up bullshit excuse forv 'social forum platform'. Having played with the demo sandbox myself, it does look like it would be a very useful platform for certain types of website, in fact I may even consider using it myself for another project I'm involved with. But as a 'pure discussion forum', I don't think it fits what forum members here really want. 6 minutes ago, Fluke said: @Grumpy Owl was it you who set up a forum if so can I have the link as I signed up. Would it be worth migrating to there? Yep, http://thegrumpyowl.co.uk/forum/ I'm not going to go around actively encouraging people to join, I made it clear from the start I wanted it as a 'backup' place for people to post information. And I don't intend to 'rival' or replace any other forum, including this one. I'll stick around here and on the 'new' Social once it goes live, I'm prepared to give it a chance. Mine is a simple, basic forum, no frills, but does a job. If you want to come and join, that's great, if you don't, that's your choice. I've also joined the Crowhouse Community, looking forward to having a good browse through there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gone Fishing... Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 40 minutes ago, Grumpy Owl said: I had a play around with the BuddyBoss 'demo sandbox', and came up with this. Not wanting to boast or anything, but took less than ten minutes to customise the header using the current DI Social logo and colours. That looks great......just like you'd expect from professionals after 9 weeks. This is exactly why l've got the ball ache. 4 of us wasted a whole frustrating day on something someone hasn't spent more than 2 hours on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillBill Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 8 minutes ago, Basket Case said: That looks great......just like you'd expect from professionals after 9 weeks. This is exactly why l've got the ball ache. 4 of us wasted a whole frustrating day on something someone hasn't spent more than 2 hours on. Yeah 'Webmaster' has basically taken 2 months to load a 'theme', uncustomised, of which the forum part is incidental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gone Fishing... Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 24 minutes ago, Basket Case said: That looks great......just like you'd expect from professionals after 9 weeks. This is exactly why l've got the ball ache. 4 of us wasted a whole frustrating day on something someone hasn't spent more than 2 hours on. But saying this...it isn't all about how it looks. Beneath the 'shit exterior' is an even shitter way of interacting.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Owl Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 13 minutes ago, KillBill said: Yeah 'Webmaster' has basically taken 2 months to load a 'theme', uncustomised, of which the forum part is incidental. I will be interested to see how well the 'migration' of existing posts from here has been implemented. Anyway I'm done here for the day, have a garden that needs tending to. See you all on the new site! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluke Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 54 minutes ago, Basket Case said: We need suggestions of decent forums to escape to. Max Igans Crowhouse being one. Going to sign up to both. Thanks for fighting for this place I appreciate it most if not all do. You must feel dejected trying to work with all this shit. Worst possible time which not going to lie leaves a.bitter taste in my mouth. We are literally living through the agenda David warned about for years. Anyways I have had my say. If this is the last day it was nice knowing you all (most) :( 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gone Fishing... Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 3 minutes ago, Fluke said: Worst possible time which not going to lie leaves a.bitter taste in my mouth. We are literally living through the agenda David warned about for years. Exactly. Worst planetary crisis conspiracy after WW2 and the most famous and well known forum is delayed, delayed. delayed and then miss managed. Great huh ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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