An opinion

[Usarka]

The total membership is rapidly approaching the 10,000 mark, and a damn sight more people are joining than leaving.

what you talking about willis - i cant find a delet profile button how can you tell how many people are leaving?

[Big Dave]

That is how many people have joined - not how many are playing - 15% of that are active any period.

[justsomeguy]

Oh goody another whiny thread....

All my mates have grown up and gone away and there's no one to play with waaaaaaaaaaaaaa...............

I don't want to play with these newbies....... damn I used to be one of teh elite squids..... now it's all about that squidmark........ damn damn damn danm dnam.......

Come on Lou, Ixion - things change guys... KB still is a community of sorts. It's just that now we aren't the major posters.

I now see pics of group rides and can barely recognize anyone. To me that is the biggest sign of the changes here. KB to me was a place to come to learn about group riders and talk shit, now I barely know most of the people here. These people being new people - have different personalities and seem to want to talk about different things.

Who cares mate? The mods, well, poor folks are trying to be all things to all people. If Joni was a man I'm sure she'd have bashed the life out of a few of you but being a woman she is more sensitive and lets some of mischief makers get away with so much. Hitcher is an intelligent basket case with his grammar issues and his sensitive little personality...

In the end, even before in 2004 - it is and fundamentally will always be a website. Any communities that arise out of this and translate into real life will be up to you.

All my real world friends who I used to hang out with everyday (in Oz now, so can't physically hang out with them) are KB'ers: Zapf, Erik, RedR1 and Duckaddict. Then there are the friends I have made for life: Jim2, Joni, Sugilite, Frosty, Barbender, Mandownunder, Kiwifruit, R6_Kid, Buggy, Warr....I'll cut the list short here although I could go on and on.

Mate, that's the community. The rest is just text on a screen.

[merv]

I agree totally Merv [shit this is becoming a problem ain't it??? you and I agreeing so often lately is making me look bad!!!! lol]

Geez I even took Mrs merv's Suzuki on the ride today - more about that on another thread. No worries with me Poos you always seem a decent bloke to me but so does Finn and Ixion and Motu.

[carver]

your one of th biggest blow hard noobs I've met!!!

ah yes, remember that ride we went on?cause i dont.
nice RMZ..tell me when it blows up, as the early 250's do.
in met you at a pub, so the feeling is likewise.

[Big Dave]

Change is inevitable - except from vending machines.

[Coaster]

This is a great thread as everyone is right - the site is always going to change and someone is always going to be upset BUT we all have a choice about what threads we read and respond to. If you don't want to read about someones problems or about "personal stuff" then don't go into the site or if you go into a thread and don't like it - leave the damn thread and go look somewhere else - don't diss the people that are using it!!

When we are new to the site a lot of us sit back and read the threads but don't post in case we offend anyone but as you get used to the fact that KBers actually enjoy posting and not worrying about offending others then we start having an "opinion"

Best thing about this post is I finally stop being an L-plater

[Skyryder]

I'm posting this in here as a response to a thread in Senior Members because I want a wider membership to see it.
I can't bring myself to feel sorry for the hard done by Mods. I have been a member since the paleolithic age, I've seen the changes in KB, and they're not for the better.
It's clear that some Mods have used their position to advance their own agendas, and have ruined this site as a result.
For evidence, look at the number of long term members who rarely bother to post.
To delete a post that admonished someone for wishing another member was near death is simply pathetic.
This was a biker site. It is not www.teacherisalwaysright.com , or www.pedantsRus.com. It is also not Second Life (but to look at some avatars, one would think so).

I could not agree more. This needed to be said.

Skyryder

[MikeyG]

I agree. KB seems to have gone way more PC. Dover, Winja and all the others that gave a bit of banter were the best value on the site. Now it seems that any members like that get moved straight to PD even if they are posting seriously.

All you PC cunts get fucked!!!!!!!!!!

[Animal]

...did you ever think they worked out there was a life beyond KB?

There is? Where? Nah, fuckit. I like this planet.

[dino3310]

i havent been here long but i like it here

[inlinefour]

I'm posting this in here as a response to a thread in Senior Members because I want a wider membership to see it.
I can't bring myself to feel sorry for the hard done by Mods. I have been a member since the paleolithic age, I've seen the changes in KB, and they're not for the better.
It's clear that some Mods have used their position to advance their own agendas, and have ruined this site as a result.
For evidence, look at the number of long term members who rarely bother to post.
To delete a post that admonished someone for wishing another member was near death is simply pathetic.
This was a biker site. It is not www.teacherisalwaysright.com , or www.pedantsRus.com. It is also not Second Life (but to look at some avatars, one would think so).

Have to agree 100%. I know that I have a colourfull past here and have thrown my fair share of shyte about. However I'm now more interested in having a good laugh, rather than a laugh at someone elses expence. I also agree that there appears to be ulterior motives at times with the way the site is policed. The thread carrying on about a friend of mine riding with no helmet and no hands was a good example. It was allowed to carry on, despite the fact that it was getting personal. Add to that, I have seen much on KBer disappear or moved to PD, for far far less. I am one who tends to post alot less than what I used to. But I think this is because there is alot more content that simply is not worth replying to, let alone reading. As for some members getting upset of some of the content of this site? Its up to you if your looking at it that you read what you don't like or just move on to the next thread. This site has allways been a site for bikers, not just about biking. However I have been here long enough to see a cycle of events, that it would appear to have merely come full circle severl times. I know I've done my share of whinging also, but as it was clearly pointed out to me in the past, if you dont like it, there is the door. Likewise if any of you do not like a thread or post, there is a little x in the top right courner of your web brouser window (well, for windows users), feel free to use it. At the end of the day I had to break my back and go haywire a bit to finally have a good honest look at myself. Why it took so long? Probably because I did not like what was there. Could be much the same for others, mods and members alike.

[Lissa]

I think theres enough personal grief for Suzuki owners to deal with than them having to deal with mine too.

If my bike wasnt a piece of shat right now I might take offence... pt kinda!

KB is a bit borning lately. Used to have a good laugh, but its not as much fun anymore. But KB is also about real life friendships to me, meeting them on rides, then giving them shit or having a laugh with them on KB. Going to see them race and support them. KB is just a way of keeping in contact with them and orgaising rides, getting help when I need it and helping others if I can. I still KB.

BRING BACK THE FUN!!!!

Totally Agree Trudes.. whens the 'Device Party?'Criossants!

But on a brighter note.. might have my bike back up and running again soon, the weather is getting better, so I hopefully wont be on KB as much and will be out joining some of the rides!

[Virago]

...To delete a post that admonished someone for wishing another member was near death is simply pathetic...

As has been mentioned, the inappropriate stuff was removed from the Biker Down thread, to allow the topic to be debated in a separate thread. Care to elaborate on what was "deleted"?

Have to agree 100%...Add to that, I have seen much on KBer disappear or moved to PD...

IL4, you've just posted in the above mentioned thread, asking why it's not in PD yet. You can't have it both ways.

One thing is apparent. Those that complain the loudest about over-moderation, are those that demand heavy-handed moderation when it suits them.

[merv]

One thing is apparent. Those that complain the loudest about over-moderation, are those that demand heavy-handed moderation when it suits them.

Not me, I've never demanded any moderation ever.

I'm with Lissa and Mrs Kendog on this - bring back the fun.