I don't blame W1zz for leaving, I've been thinking about doing the same myself. The past few months have been pretty dreadful around here with people's behavior, rudeness and the most noteworthy a sense of false entitlement. Perhaps this is just the evolution of the internet and society as we all just sit in our fake leather chairs in front of a monitor and be dicks to one another. All I know is there is much more to life than that.
Ok now that I have realized it is not April 1st in Germany I think he might be serious, but I hope not.
It is true that lots of old members (such as myself) have disappeared, gone off to do other things and are not as active, and therefore this place does not have the kindness around that it used to have. The new users don't know correct conduct, maybe we need more mods, maybe we just need to teach the next generation respect and and proper way to speak. Maybe us, the users are at fault. The internet is evolving, maybe to a more mad, angry and social unaccpetable society.
I joined when I was 15. I can originally for the ATITool software, found the forums, asked a question, and stayed once you yourself answered it, along with many other friendly responses. I quickly found the community was amazing for helping me build a computer, I could not have done it without them. They helped me pick my parts, overclock, and more. I have been here for a little over 4 years. I have learned a lot about computers, technology, software, hardware, and surprisingly about society and how to interact socially and maturely. If I don't have this place to come to anymore, if I don't have W1z around anymore, it will make me very unhappy.
W1z, you have done nothing wrong, we enjoy your presence, your software, your contributions to tech and our community. You will be greatly missed. Please reconsider, and think about what you are doing before you take this huge step. You built this community from the ground up, and watched it grow.
Maybe you don't need to change, but we do. PM me if there is anything I can do.
I agree with both of these posts . . . TBH, the drama is a big reason why I seem to "disappear" for a few months at a time recently. I'm active, run into a lot of drama in a few threads, get fed up and take a break . . . repeat.
I don't blame any of the mods or admins, they have no control over it - as well, "baby-sitting" is a full time job. There's nothing anyone can do about the immaturity, and it does get old rather quick.
Personally, I do my best to avoid it, and/or not contribute to it (can be hard to do sometimes, though) . . . at the very least, I make sure my "discussions" never turn into childish behaviour . . .
But, as much as there's some issues, there are a lot of highlights that still make TPU an outstanding community. For one, things never seem to get "out of hand" like they do on other tech sites. We have a vast number of extremelly knowledgable individuals who are always more than willing to help and answer questions as best they can.
that's another piece of drama .. lol .. apparently that key (given to me by nvidia) has already been used according to steam .. i may have to end up buying metro out of my own pocket just to give it to the lucky winner
You shouldn't have to, man - if things don't get straightened out, seriously let me know . . . I'm more than willing to buy someone a copy, instead of you having to pay for it out-of-pocket. The game is a breath of fresh air in a rather stagnant FPS world, and I'm more than willing to do what I can to help support little-known EUR game developers.
w1z - no matter what your final decision is, do what you feel is best for yourself. You've been an absolute monolith in this community, and in the tech realm in general. This site you've created and which has steadily grown over the years is priceless, IMHO. The reviews have always been superb and thorough, and are more concise and presentable than the majority of reviews and articles found else-where.
I know it's just a thought, but if you're really feeling that burnt out by the site, perhaps taking a vacation from it all would be in order? Surely there are those whom you trust that could run things until you're ready to decide one way or the other?
Sadly, though, I fear that if you were to permanently leave the community, and this site, things would deteriorate rather quick - it wouldn't surprise me if a lot of the long-time users and regulars follow suit and move on from here.
I, for one, am amoungst those who would prefer to see neither happen - especially your departure from the site. The choice is ultimately yours, though, and no matter what your choice is, know that you'll always have support from many of us within this community . . . myself included.
As well, should there ever be anything I could do or help you with, do not hesitate to ask!
Take it easy, man, and best of luck to you!
i propose we follow w1z to which ever forum he decides to spend most of his time after this lol. W1z(i hope anyways) will get his bank for selling the website, and then we'd all leave and the company would fail with the website haha
