[Keiichi-chan]

being able to embed youtube videos and/or images would be a nice improvement..

[Lina]

I think more people should come on the forums to make it more lively. The forums have really been dead so more people coming onto the forums would be nice. lol

[Normandy]

I come here 'cause I'm bored and have nothing better to do.

As for activity on the forums being slow... it seems pretty active to me, but maybe that's 'cause I usually prefer smaller forums over larger ones. Threads in Chit-Chat seem to move especially fast to me, which can scare me away from posting as much as I'd like. x.x Not to say people should stop posting or anything, but... yeah, I'm not exactly sure what my point is. XD

[TheCool]

I revisit cause I like to hear different peoples opinions on various topics. It's fun to see what people come up with.

[Goldeneyeuro]

I'd like to get a feel for my first ACEN, updates on the events, and it's active enough to be interesting yet not completely overwhelming that my head starts spinning. The people on here are great to converse with as well. Not a lot of improvements I can think of...

[sentinel28a]

I definitely come for the people. We get some good discussions in here, it stays lively, and we can pretty much joke around with each other without any trouble. Then, once a year, we get to meet in person and completely lost as to who is who!

I pretty much only post in Chit-Chat and occasionally in Anime/Manga. I don't post there much anymore because rarely is someone talking about an anime or manga that I enjoy or are interested in. I'm just not really into the new stuff as much, though I'm slowly trying to get back into the swing of things--just watched all of Highschool of the Dead. Yeah, I'm pretty much a dinosaur.

I don't go on the Insanity Forums because I just don't have the time like I used to, before I joined a bunch of other forums and became a Facebook ho.

If there's anything to improve the forums--for some reason the forum isn't listing topics that I've looked at; they all show up looking the same, which is frustrating. Also, adjust the filters. Certain words are not bad; for instance, a certain w-word comes up as "promiscious woman." (Which isn't even the right definition of prostitute.)

Ben Da Mad Irishman
"I don't know where I've been"

This post has been edited by sentinel28a: 22 February 2011 - 12:53 AM

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wrexness
I mostly keep coming back because the people are awesome. d(>w<)b

Ranko
someone to talk to.

KirbyFanOne
You people amuse me.

Pashy-chan
The people!! I come for the people! 0w0 I like the people. Good people you all are.

Shinamura
The people why else.

Millions_Knives
ya good ppl

GoodEnoughForMe
the people:3

FlyingElf
The booze and hookers mostly.
I love the community

Krystal
The people on here are kind of like my second family, so it just seems natural to want to know what's up with everyone. I guess checking the forums is like the equivalent of dinner table conversation in families.


Stormy-chan
Certainly I come for the people

Kaay-chan
The people.

The Fujoshi
the people.


'GITS SAC Motoko
I love the people here.


MoonPrincess
I love the people

Don't know about you, but I think there's a pattern

[SongstressLenne]

sentinel28a, on 22 February 2011 - 12:52 AM, said:

If there's anything to improve the forums--for some reason the forum isn't listing topics that I've looked at; they all show up looking the same, which is frustrating. Also, adjust the filters. Certain words are not bad; for instance, a certain w-word comes up as "promiscious woman." (Which isn't even the right definition of prostitute.)

Though it gets derailed, it is a family friendly con. If it cannot be said on Discovery Channel's Dirty Jobs it cannot be said here.

I'm thinking of the children here. I really want to avoid getting an angry letter from a mother because they got terminology from here. I agree the bad word filters needs to be updated but due to limited team creativity had to come up with things on a shorter notice. It's on my long list of things to improve and I will try to get it in as soon as I can.

[Prayer Police]

If the budget on web advertising permits, how about some ACen/ACen forum ads on other anime/video game related sites?
Ad placements on this site also, if you have to.
Keep the traffic flowing to these forums with a shot of fresh blood.
Cause seeing you boring people day in and day out is getting old. j/k

[Lina]

What children? Most of the regulars are at least 16. >>

[SongstressLenne]

Lina, on 22 February 2011 - 10:34 AM, said:

What children? Most of the regulars are at least 16. >>

Just because a large chunk of is 16+ doesn't make it ok to let inappropriate words be said on here. Young attendees do participate on here and parents do read this forum. I'm sorry I have set some sort of standard here that some people find strange but even if we do not see it there are people that read these boards that do not take lightly to vulgar words.

[SongstressLenne]

Forgot some earlier suggestions!

Keiichi-chan, on 21 February 2011 - 06:58 PM, said:

being able to embed youtube videos and/or images would be a nice improvement..

Unless I can get everyone in agreement that material posted would be family friendly I am not sure it would last long. Other con forums are a little bit looser with the material they allowed on their boards but I need to keep in agreement with the between Disney and MTV rating that is around here. If anyone has ever modded a major board that has parents or very well known figures browsing and ever gotten an long winded letter....they know what I mean.

Prayer Police, on 22 February 2011 - 09:23 AM, said:

If the budget on web advertising permits, how about some ACen/ACen forum ads on other anime/video game related sites?Ad placements on this site also, if you have to.Keep the traffic flowing to these forums with a shot of fresh blood.Cause seeing you boring people day in and day out is getting old. j/k

This actually sounds good. I might pass this along and see if this would be of interest.

Keep it coming! I'm glad people come here for the peeps.

Also in regards to the mods comment, we try to not be scary. We are human and do like to have fun. We are genuinely interested in a lot of topics and want to participate, not to scare the bajeezus out of you xD

[Kasin]

IDK any more.

[Kaay-chan]

SongstressLenne, on 22 February 2011 - 09:05 AM, said:

Though it gets derailed, it is a family friendly con. If it cannot be said on Discovery Channel's Dirty Jobs it cannot be said here.

I'm thinking of the children here. I really want to avoid getting an angry letter from a mother because they got terminology from here. I agree the bad word filters needs to be updated but due to limited team creativity had to come up with things on a shorter notice. It's on my long list of things to improve and I will try to get it in as soon as I can.

But don't they use that particular word in crime dramas, like...all the time?

[sammy-45]

Yes but those shows are not on kids TV channels, they are also not shown during the day when most kids are home. Or if they are on during the day they are not on channels kids watch.

As a parent myself, I would not expect my kids to not know what those words mean. In today's world it is very hard to keep kids young, and not let them see or hear things that are too grown-up for them.

But just because kids today know what those words mean, and they are everywhere, does not mean that I would want them to go somewhere like here and be exposed more to that kind of talk.

When I was young(or a teenager) my parents would not tolerate any kind of bad language in their house. We would get punished for using swear words, or others that were not appropriate for our age. So even thought my parents swore at each other and the politicians on tv we could not. It seems a double standard to many of you and it is. But part of growing-up is know what kind of language to use, and who should be exposed to what you are saying.

Till then just think of other words to use. My mom would yell at us and say there are better words then those to express yourself, and till you move out you had better find them and use them.

But really it comes down to just remembering that not everyone on here is the same age as you. And before you say it we do have members on the forums who are 12 and 13 years old. They may not post a lot but they are reading what you say and learning from you.

[SongstressLenne]

Also keep in mind crime shows are actually advised they are not for younger audiences. Just because public cable television shows allow it doesn't mean it's always appropriate. Television ratings are based on the duration it appears or how many times it is said. Remember a word stays on here for as long as the forum runs and is publicly for everyone that can type in acen.org/forums.

[Millions_Knives]

if my memory serves me
many other con of acens size are corporate sponsored
while acen remains nonprofit and volunteer supported
i feel that this unifies us as a community
i hope this never changes