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Alphaman posted 06-01-99 01:26 PM ET
Is it me or is the SMAC off topic going slow as hell. In 24 hrs there is like 20 new posts.
Shocking.
So I'm here to start a new thread to liven the place up a bit.
ummm...
Got any ideas?
Stasis Archon posted 06-01-99 01:52 PM ET
No
Frodo83 posted 06-01-99 05:46 PM ET
I'll start a new thread. The more, the better! Ambro2000 can't do it all!
Black Dragon posted 06-01-99 06:07 PM ET
It is moving slow. I think it might be better to go to Apolyton where there seems to be better topics there.
Victor Galis posted 06-01-99 07:00 PM ET
Arghh, we've been infiltrated by Apolytoners! If only the vets who left would come back, it could be like old times again.
Ambro2000 posted 06-01-99 07:08 PM ET
Whatever you do DON'T GO TO APOLYTON! They only have a bunch off mindless threads over their at the moment. Besides the average age over there is only slightly over twelve

Ambro2000
Frodo83 posted 06-01-99 09:34 PM ET
We won't have to worry about Apolyton for a while. Those big-headed fools are busy trying to annex Belize. Should keep them busy for a while.
CarniveaN posted 06-02-99 01:53 AM ET
Random Apolyton thing/person/being/whatever: prepare to be aSIIImilAAAAteddd... you shall be eXXteRRRRmiNAAAAteDDDD!!!

(it's those things from dr. Who, run for your lives, preferable behind their backs so they can't see you )
Carny
MikeH II posted 06-02-99 04:22 AM ET
The Daleks.
Don't think about the Dr. Who theme tune, it'll get annoyingly stuck in your head like it has in mine.
Alphaman posted 06-02-99 10:42 AM ET
Well, I don't want to sound like a pro-Apolyton loon, but the place is slightly better than here. And by slightly I mean A LOT.
Don't get me wrong, this place is cool, but here if you post a thread and go away for a few days, it will still be on the first page when you get back from your Swedish holiday.
On Apolyton you post and by the time you get back to the main page the thing you posted is like halfway down the page.
I visit both sites every time I'm on the net but there is simply nothing to contribute to here. Even as little as a month ago this place was moving quite well. Lots of discussions, chats, stories, debates, etc. Now if you post the only certain reply you can expect is your own echo.
Now I'm gonna stick with SMAC but if there is nothing here then the place will simply die out. Everyone seems to somehow disappeared.
WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE BELOVED SMAC???
DanS posted 06-02-99 11:02 AM ET
It's the "angel's share." Many come, more go, the whisky gets better.
Frodo83 posted 06-02-99 11:07 AM ET
It does seem like there are only 20 or 30 people posting, out of what, 2000 registered? That just doesn't make any sense.
Alphaman posted 06-02-99 11:10 AM ET
I doubt there is 2000 registered here.
Apolytons got 2700. This place would be about 1000-1200.
DanS posted 06-02-99 11:23 AM ET
No, this place would be well over 5,000 is my guess. Think troubelshooting. Many people with 1 or 2 posts. The Firaxis Games forum has about 2,000.
Saras posted 06-02-99 11:30 AM ET
Could it be that the incubation period for "SMAC addiction virus" is 4-6 months, and we are seeing the results of this? Shouldn�t IIIS be concerned somehow?
Alphaman posted 06-02-99 11:41 AM ET
I suppose. But people with 1-2 posts in troubleshooting don't really count. They have to make it to the Game or Off Topic to boost the numbers.
DanS posted 06-02-99 11:54 AM ET
Also, these forums have a huge head-start over Apolyton. Apolyton's numbers have shot up over the last two months or so, because they upgraded to the pay version of UBB, they consolidated all of the boards, and they were able to handle the initial rush of ideas for Civ3. However, these boards have been up several months longer and they have a much more "established" feeling.
Valtyr posted 06-02-99 05:46 PM ET
I checked Apolyton out a couple of days ago and it was full of Neo-Nazis, racists, sexists, homophobes, CtPers, Manchester United supporters (Aaarrrggghhh!!!) and people who likes British chocolate (!?).
I didn't bother to register.
Alphaman posted 06-03-99 04:31 AM ET
OK ok ok.
I know Poly has more than its fair share of loons. Thats exactly what I though when I first got there too, Valtyr. I thought it was just so different from SMAC, too vast and full of weirdos. But the more I started posting there the more I grew to like it.
I used to be a SMACer going to Poly.
Now I regard myself as a Polytoner coming to SMAC.
Unrelated point - this place has gotten so run down that there aren't even any story threads going any more. About a month ago there used to be plenty of weird and wonderful stories to join. Now, most people sadly don't even know what a good story thread can do to brighten up your day, as you adventure through jungles or raze the cities of your enemies.
Ho hum.
Aman
--now I know what Imran was talking about when he said 'Im off to Apolyton'.
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Author	Topic: Why is this moving so sloooooooow?
Alphaman	posted 06-01-99 01:26 PM ET Is it me or is the SMAC off topic going slow as hell. In 24 hrs there is like 20 new posts. Shocking. So I'm here to start a new thread to liven the place up a bit. ummm... Got any ideas?
Stasis Archon	posted 06-01-99 01:52 PM ET No
Frodo83	posted 06-01-99 05:46 PM ET I'll start a new thread. The more, the better! Ambro2000 can't do it all!
Black Dragon	posted 06-01-99 06:07 PM ET It is moving slow. I think it might be better to go to Apolyton where there seems to be better topics there.
Victor Galis	posted 06-01-99 07:00 PM ET Arghh, we've been infiltrated by Apolytoners! If only the vets who left would come back, it could be like old times again.
Ambro2000	posted 06-01-99 07:08 PM ET Whatever you do DON'T GO TO APOLYTON! They only have a bunch off mindless threads over their at the moment. Besides the average age over there is only slightly over twelve Ambro2000
Frodo83	posted 06-01-99 09:34 PM ET We won't have to worry about Apolyton for a while. Those big-headed fools are busy trying to annex Belize. Should keep them busy for a while.
CarniveaN	posted 06-02-99 01:53 AM ET Random Apolyton thing/person/being/whatever: prepare to be aSIIImilAAAAteddd... you shall be eXXteRRRRmiNAAAAteDDDD!!! (it's those things from dr. Who, run for your lives, preferable behind their backs so they can't see you ) Carny
MikeH II	posted 06-02-99 04:22 AM ET The Daleks. Don't think about the Dr. Who theme tune, it'll get annoyingly stuck in your head like it has in mine.
Alphaman	posted 06-02-99 10:42 AM ET Well, I don't want to sound like a pro-Apolyton loon, but the place is slightly better than here. And by slightly I mean A LOT. Don't get me wrong, this place is cool, but here if you post a thread and go away for a few days, it will still be on the first page when you get back from your Swedish holiday. On Apolyton you post and by the time you get back to the main page the thing you posted is like halfway down the page. I visit both sites every time I'm on the net but there is simply nothing to contribute to here. Even as little as a month ago this place was moving quite well. Lots of discussions, chats, stories, debates, etc. Now if you post the only certain reply you can expect is your own echo. Now I'm gonna stick with SMAC but if there is nothing here then the place will simply die out. Everyone seems to somehow disappeared. WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THE BELOVED SMAC???
DanS	posted 06-02-99 11:02 AM ET It's the "angel's share." Many come, more go, the whisky gets better.
Frodo83	posted 06-02-99 11:07 AM ET It does seem like there are only 20 or 30 people posting, out of what, 2000 registered? That just doesn't make any sense.
Alphaman	posted 06-02-99 11:10 AM ET I doubt there is 2000 registered here. Apolytons got 2700. This place would be about 1000-1200.
DanS	posted 06-02-99 11:23 AM ET No, this place would be well over 5,000 is my guess. Think troubelshooting. Many people with 1 or 2 posts. The Firaxis Games forum has about 2,000.
Saras	posted 06-02-99 11:30 AM ET Could it be that the incubation period for "SMAC addiction virus" is 4-6 months, and we are seeing the results of this? Shouldn�t IIIS be concerned somehow?
Alphaman	posted 06-02-99 11:41 AM ET I suppose. But people with 1-2 posts in troubleshooting don't really count. They have to make it to the Game or Off Topic to boost the numbers.
DanS	posted 06-02-99 11:54 AM ET Also, these forums have a huge head-start over Apolyton. Apolyton's numbers have shot up over the last two months or so, because they upgraded to the pay version of UBB, they consolidated all of the boards, and they were able to handle the initial rush of ideas for Civ3. However, these boards have been up several months longer and they have a much more "established" feeling.
Valtyr	posted 06-02-99 05:46 PM ET I checked Apolyton out a couple of days ago and it was full of Neo-Nazis, racists, sexists, homophobes, CtPers, Manchester United supporters (Aaarrrggghhh!!!) and people who likes British chocolate (!?). I didn't bother to register.
Alphaman	posted 06-03-99 04:31 AM ET OK ok ok. I know Poly has more than its fair share of loons. Thats exactly what I though when I first got there too, Valtyr. I thought it was just so different from SMAC, too vast and full of weirdos. But the more I started posting there the more I grew to like it. I used to be a SMACer going to Poly. Now I regard myself as a Polytoner coming to SMAC. Unrelated point - this place has gotten so run down that there aren't even any story threads going any more. About a month ago there used to be plenty of weird and wonderful stories to join. Now, most people sadly don't even know what a good story thread can do to brighten up your day, as you adventure through jungles or raze the cities of your enemies. Ho hum. Aman --now I know what Imran was talking about when he said 'Im off to Apolyton'.