Is GFY trying to turn into a business forum?

[xenigo]

Instead of the Webmaster World Fighting Championship (WWFC)? Just wondering why the change in direction. Thought it was working... you know, not being a business forum.

[DollarKing]

It does have a excellent traffic ranking all things considered.

[harvey]

Instead of the Webmaster World Fighting Championship (WWFC)? Just wondering why the change in direction. Thought it was working... you know, not being a business forum.

[Barefootsies]

Is GFY trying to turn into a business forum?

It has always been a business forum for some us who actually do business off the boards. Not everyone is here for the amusement and bashing of strangers to feel better about themselves.

It is a welcome change to see Eric locking down the asylum.

[amacontent]

Be nice to go back to the way things were. Must start somewhere, why not here.

[L-Pink]

I'd hit it.


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[mikeyddddd]

Is GFY trying to turn into a business forum?

[DollarKing]

Nobody knows who exactly does business and who doesn't on here do some people here consider themselves psychic?
I can tell you now a lot of new business will always be created the way things are on forums such as this people should have more foresight to understand that!

[xenigo]

It has always been a business forum for some us who actually do business off the boards. Not everyone is here for the amusement and bashing of strangers to feel better about themselves.

It is a welcome change to see Eric locking down the asylum.

Well, I agree with you. It's good for a business forum to be exactly that, and not Howard Stern's insane asylum & "inside the adult industry" exposé porn surfing forum.

For a seeming eternity (years) there were zero rules, and everyone (BleazyCream) was allowed to troll hard like he was training for the Trolling Olympics.

But I'm just wondering what was the catalyst behind the decision. This should have happened back in 2004. Figured since it hadn't, it would never. Why is it happening now? What changed?

[JFK]

Well, I agree with you. It's good for a business forum to be exactly that, and not Howard Stern's insane asylum & "inside the adult industry" exposé porn surfing forum.

For a seeming eternity (years) there were zero rules, and everyone (BleazyCream) was allowed to troll hard like he was training for the Trolling Olympics.

But I'm just wondering what was the catalyst behind the decision. This should have happened back in 2004. Figured since it hadn't, it would never. Why is it happening now? What changed?

Life has changed, the business changed, if you dont evolve you die, good for them to make the move

[digitaldivas]

Most likely numerous complaints to the powers that be, about all of the stupid shit that was going on here in the playpen.

[xenigo]

Nobody knows who exactly does business and who doesn't on here do some people here consider themselves psychic?
I can tell you now a lot of new business will always be created the way things are on forums such as this people should have more foresight to understand that!

Your post doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

I don't consider myself psychic, I consider myself to be good with networking. When everyone I have referred to GFY who is a serious photographer or webmaster says "dude, fuck that place... everyone there just wants to give you a hard time and is no help whatsoever." Do you understand what that means, technically? GFY is the reason in and of itself why a good amount of webmasters don't surf forums anymore.

[Eric]

Life has changed, the business changed, if you dont evolve you die, good for them to make the move

a wise man once said... The above.

This was a long time coming, I do admit it. Truth is, it is here now. I expect to ban a lot of people and to see the number of threads and thread views decline. I am perfectly fine with that. In the end this place is a release and a place to fuck around, but in the recent past I have watched it devolve more and more rapidly and I have been disappointed.

These are the changes that I chose to make to try and bring back good business and yet keep a high level of free speech that GFY was built upon.

[Barefootsies]

For a seeming eternity (years) there were zero rules, and everyone (BleazyCream) was allowed to troll hard like he was training for the Trolling Olympics.

[MaDalton]

a wise man once said... The above.

This was a long time coming, I do admit it. Truth is, it is here now. I expect to ban a lot of people and to see the number of threads and thread views decline. I am perfectly fine with that. In the end this place is a release and a place to fuck around, but in the recent past I have watched it devolve more and more rapidly and I have been disappointed.

These are the changes that I chose to make to try and bring back good business and yet keep a high level of free speech that GFY was built upon.

as long as minor bullshitting is still approved...

i admit besides the biz it's been always also the fun part that made me come here

[Eric]

as long as minor bullshitting is still approved...

i admit besides the biz it's been always also the fun part that made me come here

Always. We can't take away all the daytime drama. GFY day time drama is to webmasters as the day time stories is to stay at home housewives.

[notime]

a wise man once said... The above.

This was a long time coming, I do admit it. Truth is, it is here now. I expect to ban a lot of people and to see the number of threads and thread views decline. I am perfectly fine with that. In the end this place is a release and a place to fuck around, but in the recent past I have watched it devolve more and more rapidly and I have been disappointed.

These are the changes that I chose to make to try and bring back good business and yet keep a high level of free speech that GFY was built upon.

You actually tolerate more then other boards, so the freedom of speech is maximum compared to... you know, here and there...
If less threads are posted, they were probably not worth while or bot shit.
If you have less views or readers, it just means the bots, surfers and non-bizz folks are flipping' more burgers elsewhere. Nothing to worry about here Eric.

[DollarKing]

Your post doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

I don't consider myself psychic, I consider myself to be good with networking. When everyone I have referred to GFY who is a serious photographer or webmaster says "dude, fuck that place... everyone there just wants to give you a hard time and is no help whatsoever." Do you understand what that means, technically? GFY is the reason in and of itself why a good amount of webmasters don't surf forums anymore.

I don't visit here that often and when i do i get stuck here posting by accident after reading a few posts of interest but even so i often see a program that leads me to join and add to my small but steady selection of sites and that is business generated for the programs right there and then and it will be the same with others too. A site with this amount of traffic i would say it is basically unavoidable to get everything cut down to serious business post's only. There is a whole grocery list of other adult webmaster forums to test run or you could always try creating your own vision of how it should be if it really concerns you. This forum could go that way but if it does i am sure a lot of traffic and sponsorship will go along with it!

[Eric]

You actually tolerate more then other boards, so the freedom of speech is maximum compared to... you know, here and there...
If less threads are posted, they were probably not worth while or bot shit.
If you have less views or readers, it just means the bots, surfers and non-bizz folks are flipping' more burgers elsewhere. Nothing to worry about here Eric.

I couldn't agree more

[epitome]

It will be nice to see some changes. Over the last two months or so I've wanted to post something that I think would be of value to some people and decided not to because a troll will just make stupid comments.

Like Domain Broker weighing in on every thread about nothing be worth more than $10...including networks with more than a million daily uniques. Those kind of comments can be funny when they're not predictable but the trolls are entirely too predictable these days. I guess they just have a lot of time on their hands because they don't know how to make money in 2010.

[epitome]

I forgot to say ... one thing that the trolls and bots will NEVER ruin is being able to spot who to do biz with.

You can learn a lot about somebody by their posts and if they're looking to do biz, they usually have a way of getting in contact with them.

Plenty of biz still gets done THROUGH this board, just not as much ON the board. The trolls are mostly to blame for that. Trolling in fucking around threads is fine -- even enjoyable -- but its seeping too much into the biz only threads and that's not cool, IMHO. As they say, there is a time and a place for everything.

[D Ghost]

kudos on the good move in right direction

[MediaGuy]

Dude please.

[Jman]

I have been hanging on a mainstream online biz forum for the past week and wanted to post their Rules... incredibly business orientated. Glad you made this move Eric ;-)

Bravo mon ami

[fatfoo]

I like these new forum categories.

[Axelo9]

i luv coming here for the entertainment!!

[AsianDivaGirlsWebDude]

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[Helix]

So..will the bro's be able to play the get out of jail card, or will the New GFY rules and regulations apply equally to all?
Just asking.

[J. Falcon]

So..will the bro's be able to play the get out of jail card, or will the New GFY rules and regulations apply equally to all?
Just asking.

That's actually one of the best questions yet.


As for the changes, they are just what this forum needed. I especially can't wait to see some of the trolls get weeded out.

[CaptainHowdy]

I feel like I'm slowly fading then...

[Iron Fist]

The only ones bitching about this turn of events is the trolls... kind of ironic. I personally like where this board is going.... get's tiring watching the same old trolls spew the same old lines for the same old attention tactics.

[DWB]

Instead of the Webmaster World Fighting Championship (WWFC)? Just wondering why the change in direction. Thought it was working... you know, not being a business forum.

Possibilities:

A) Playboy was probably running the numbers and figured they would make more money with this board and the advertising than they would with their magazine and web sites combined, so... they put a foot in Eric's ass to clean the place up.

B) Eric woke up yesterday and decided to power trip to make himself feel better, because his right testicle hangs much lower than his left. It's bothered him since he was in high school and needs to push some people around from time to time over it.

C) Thing will be back to normal in a month, or less.

D) We'll all be out of work in a few weeks and they want to send GFY out on a good note.

E) GFY? There is no GFY.

[Waddymelon]

I expect to... see the number of threads and thread views decline.

Will be interesting to see if the new rules will cause a bigger decline than the tube skin did.

[Glenn Beck]

I give this "New GFY" about two weeks before its back to the circus as usual

[JimmiDean]

It would be nice to see some changes back to the "old ways"
However so much has gone on here for so long, this may be a case of closing the barn door after the horses have gone.
But better late then never.

[darksoul]

what changes are you dudes talking about ?

[seeandsee]

It does have a excellent traffic ranking all things considered.

gfy is traffic monster

[iggysick]

How yes no.

[myjah]

Always. We can't take away all the daytime drama. GFY day time drama is to webmasters as the day time stories is to stay at home housewives.

LOL, you said 'stories'

[JFK]

LOL, you said 'stories'

Days of our Lifes.............

[tony286]

a wise man once said... The above.

This was a long time coming, I do admit it. Truth is, it is here now. I expect to ban a lot of people and to see the number of threads and thread views decline. I am perfectly fine with that. In the end this place is a release and a place to fuck around, but in the recent past I have watched it devolve more and more rapidly and I have been disappointed.

These are the changes that I chose to make to try and bring back good business and yet keep a high level of free speech that GFY was built upon.

Good morning

[Barefootsies]

Will be interesting to see if the new rules will cause a bigger decline than the tube skin did.

Yet all those people who left, "in protest never to return", are back.

Hi guys *waves*

[Domain Broker]

That's actually one of the best questions yet.


As for the changes, they are just what this forum needed. I especially can't wait to see some of the trolls get weeded out.

Eric you should make a rule that if companies continually spam their services they must eventually pay for advertising.

[baddog]

Yet all those people who left, "in protest never to return", are back.

Hi guys *waves*

I went to check out that board last week. Looked like they were getting about three posts a day now.

[_Richard_]

It has always been a business forum for some us who actually do business off the boards. Not everyone is here for the amusement and bashing of strangers to feel better about themselves.

It is a welcome change to see Eric locking down the asylum.

[AsianDivaGirlsWebDude]

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