User blog:Alemas2005/The MBs From an Old Timer's Viewpoint - Chat Blog

Omega Blademan is Rahkshi8000. He hasn't been on the MBs since last year, but was mostly active in 2006-2009. He made a post in Free Brick News a couple of days ago, though, and now he's here. I've spent the afternoon PM-ing with him, talking about the situation of the current MBs. So this is the viewpoint of a real old timer. And, it seems the situation is really, really bad...


 * Alemas2005 Omega?
 * 4:42 Omega Blademan Yeah?
 * 4:42 Alemas2005 So...
 * We finally meet...
 * 4:42 Omega Blademan Yep.
 * 4:42 Alemas2005 As a newbie...
 * Wait...
 * 4:43 Omega Blademan Hmm?
 * 4:43 Alemas2005 As a newbie, I always noticed you...
 * You are cr9's idol...
 * 4:43 Omega Blademan Very cool.
 * 4:43 Alemas2005 You didn't know that before?
 * 4:44 Omega Blademan I think I'd heard of that, but didn't recall it, to be honest. ^_^
 * I do recognize the name, however.
 * 4:44 Alemas2005
 * A curiosity...
 * How old are you?
 * 4:44 Omega Blademan It's been a while since I've been there, my bad. ^^'
 * 4:44 Alemas2005 Yeah...
 * 4:44 Omega Blademan I'll actually be 20 in three months now.
 * 4:45 Alemas2005
 * AHEM.
 * Should I change my tone?
 * 4:45 Omega Blademan Hmm?
 * 4:45 Alemas2005 Since you are an adult...
 * Maybe I should change my tone a bit?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:45 Omega Blademan Haha, nah, it's fine.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:45 Alemas2005 To something more formal?
 * Good...
 * So, why don't you post at the MBs anymore?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:46 Omega Blademan Mostly just lack of time, for the most part. =/
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:46 Alemas2005 Not because you grew out of it?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:46 Omega Blademan I keep getting distracted. >>'
 * Nah,can't really be that...
 * Considering I still post on LEGO and Bionicle forums. xD
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:46 Alemas2005 Hm...
 * Now...
 * You were last active in 2008, correct?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:47 Omega Blademan Hmm, no.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:47 Alemas2005 When, then?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:47 Omega Blademan REmember, I was back in that Old Timer's thing?
 * I think it was just last year. xD
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:47 Alemas2005 Wait...
 * Yeah, maybe...
 * Now, take a look at the forums.
 * The MB forum, let's say.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:47 Omega Blademan Hmm?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:48 Alemas2005 There have been many changes since you left.
 * http://messageboards.lego.com/en-GB/showforum.aspx?ForumID=1021
 * Have a look.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:48 Omega Blademan Alright, looking now.
 * What I see so far is looking good, though.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:49 Alemas2005 Go through the dozen or so pages...
 * Yeah...
 * Go beyond the first four pages...
 * What do you see?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:49 Omega Blademan Welll, I'm mostly looking at the stickied topics.
 * No character limit is something awesome, to me.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:49 Alemas2005 Eh?
 * I mean...
 * Look at the length of topics.
 * Look at the amount of them.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:50 Omega Blademan Oh,sorry.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:51 Alemas2005
 * Ok, let's make it short.
 * Omega?
 * http://messageboards.lego.com/en-GB/showforum.aspx?ForumID=1021&PageIndex=70
 * Remember when we had just 3 pages of good, high quality topics?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:52 Omega Blademan Heavily fluctuating I see.
 * Yeah.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:52 Alemas2005 Well...
 * Cling on to those memories.
 * We got 70 pages now...
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:52 Omega Blademan 83
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:52 Alemas2005
 * LEGO News?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:52 Omega Blademan THough, most of those might be our memories.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:52 Alemas2005 http://messageboards.lego.com/en-GB/showforum.aspx?ForumID=1005
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:52 Omega Blademan Haven't looked there yet, one sec.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:52 Alemas2005 Just look beyond the first page.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:53 Omega Blademan Oh wow.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:53 Alemas2005 You'll see a sea of newbie news stations...
 * Dozens of pages with them...
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:53 Omega Blademan The station Rakoua and I started is still alive!
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:53 Alemas2005
 * That's good, I suppose...
 * In short...
 * The mods are approving pretty much every topic.
 * I remember when getting a topic up was something amazing...
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:53 Omega Blademan Yeah, I don't recognize any of them, aside from Free Brick News and Brick York Times.
 * So I agree.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:54 Alemas2005 How about the LNSA?!
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:54 Omega Blademan Didn't notice that one. >>'
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:54 Alemas2005
 * Oh well.
 * And look...
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:54 Omega Blademan Ah, I see, my bad.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:54 Alemas2005 Remember Talk to the Mods?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:54 Omega Blademan Yeah.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:54 Alemas2005 Well...
 * That topic has over 2,000 pages.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:54 Omega Blademan =O
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:54 Alemas2005 Oh yes...
 * Mods don't lock topics for length anymore.
 * AAAAAAAAAAAAND!
 * Remember good ol' JammyJam?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:55 Omega Blademan Yeah.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:55 Alemas2005 She's gone.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:55 Omega Blademan =O
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:55 Alemas2005 So has creativelve...
 * And legoville...
 * Or legoliese?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:55 Omega Blademan I don't know if I remember those t-
 * Wait, Legoliese is gone too? =/
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:55 Alemas2005 legoville left.
 * Legoliese is still there.
 * So is MKM.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:56 Omega Blademan Ah, good.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:56 Alemas2005 But now, we have new mods...
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:56 Omega Blademan I noticed one.
 * WhiteAlligator.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:56 Alemas2005 WhiteAlligator responds to questions in TTTM.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:57 Omega Blademan I see.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:57 Alemas2005 When she's out, the others mods do it for her.
 * Keighlian looks like the boss of them all.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:57 Omega Blademan Interesting.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:57 Alemas2005 Mind you..
 * These new mods...
 * Are pretty much office clerks.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:57 Omega Blademan Oh yeah?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:57 Alemas2005 They are frighteningly formal.
 * They always write the full usernames.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:58 Omega Blademan Hmm. =/
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:58 Alemas2005 In fact, one user had to write a list of nicknames for the mods...
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:58 Omega Blademan Haha. xD
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:58 Alemas2005 I mean...
 * Nicknames for the users.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:58 Omega Blademan Yeah, I understood.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:58 Alemas2005 MKM barely does any answering now...
 * She moderates...
 * The situation there is really messy...
 * They had to create a whole new rank...
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:59 Omega Blademan Hmm... =/
 * Yeah, I noticed.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:59 Alemas2005 There's spam everywhere...
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:59 Omega Blademan Hmm.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:59 Alemas2005 I want to go back in time.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:59 Omega Blademan I wonder if it could be fixed, somehow.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">4:59 Alemas2005 Eh...
 * New MBs, maybe...
 * But I'm not optimistic.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:00 Omega Blademan Well...
 * You said you joined in '05, right?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:00 Alemas2005 Yup.
 * Started posting in '06, though.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:00 Omega Blademan Were the KoH still around at that point?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:01 Alemas2005 The what?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:01 Omega Blademan Knights of Honour.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:01 Alemas2005 Um...
 * Wait...
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:01 Omega Blademan I'd guess no, if you started in '06, but...
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:01 Alemas2005 Knights Kingdom?
 * Tell me what it was about.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:01 Omega Blademan It was a group dedicated to trying to cut down on spam and fighting.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:01 Alemas2005 ?!
 * Woah.
 * Ironic thing...
 * We have several anti-spam groups...
 * And nothing's happening. =?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:02 Omega Blademan Do they work at all?
 * Hmm. =/
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:02 Alemas2005 I don't see them in action.
 * I don't see anyone saying "Please cut down the spam" or something.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:03 Omega Blademan Maybe they need to be organized more...?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:03 Alemas2005 They just talk about how to reduce spam...
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:03 Omega Blademan Do they have any home base topics?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:03 Alemas2005 Definitely...
 * Wait...
 * New-fangled idea by the mods:
 * DUPLICATE TOPICS!
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:03 Omega Blademan Ah, I heard about that.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:03 Alemas2005 That's causing chaos.
 * There's no unity.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:03 Omega Blademan Yea, I can bet...
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:04 Alemas2005 So...
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:04 Omega Blademan No wonder I see all these 'LEGO times' topics in the News forum...
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:04 Alemas2005 What do you think of our merry ol' MBs?
 * Today?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:04 Omega Blademan It has potential...
 * But it's currently chaotic.
 * You say posting has sped up?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:05 Alemas2005 OH YEAH!
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:05 Omega Blademan Or is it the same rate as last year, more or less?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:05 Alemas2005 Another thing.
 * There's 24/7 moderation.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:05 Omega Blademan =O
 * Whoa.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:05 Alemas2005 Oh yeah.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:05 Omega Blademan That's cool.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:05 Alemas2005 Well, no so much...
 * People gain hundreds of posts IN A DAY.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:05 Omega Blademan Hmm.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:05 Alemas2005 Skulduggery77 once made 2,000 posts in two days.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:05 Omega Blademan Whoa.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:06 Alemas2005 Actually, very recently.
 * It's a mess, yeah.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:06 Omega Blademan Yeah, I think I noticed that on the news feed on the front page this morning.
 * Of the wiki.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:06 Alemas2005
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:06 Omega Blademan Hmm.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:06 Alemas2005 We would need a complete reset...
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:06 Omega Blademan Are you a member of any of these anti-spam groups?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:07 Alemas2005 No.
 * I spammed, too.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:07 Omega Blademan To be honest; I did too, in the way back past.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:07 Alemas2005 But I pale in comparison as to what skul's doing...
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:07 Omega Blademan It's not what matters about the past, it's what happens in the now.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:07 Alemas2005 I thought there was no spam back in the day...
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:07 Omega Blademan Quoting many posts from the first pages of a topic counts.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:08 Alemas2005 Oh.
 * Just a sec...
 * User_blog:Aokpisze/Timeline_of_the_MB's,_2009-Present
 * Read that.
 * It documents the current situation.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:09 Omega Blademan 2009: Zilch. Hardy ANY spam can be found. Everyone is on topic, and no one posts for ranks. Hmm, must've changed slightly, after I left.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:09 Alemas2005 2009 was pretty spam-free.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:09 Omega Blademan While on-topic stuff was still around; there was posting for ranks back when I was totally active.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:09 Alemas2005 Hm...
 * BTW, rank races have been banned.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:10 Omega Blademan Hmm.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:10 Alemas2005 Finally.
 * But it still doesn't seem to stop people...
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:11 Omega Blademan Apparently not...
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:12 Alemas2005 So?
 * Thoughts?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:13 Omega Blademan It seems like it reached the downward spiral I had been thinking it would(But hoping it wouldn't) since I left one of the last times... =/
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:13 Alemas2005 ?!
 * You PREDICTED it?!
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:14 Omega Blademan Well, not really.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:15 Alemas2005 I'm saving the chat log, BTW.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:15 Omega Blademan Didn't see all this happening per say.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:15 Alemas2005 Hm.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:15 Omega Blademan But, I noticed a rise in spam slowly increasing.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:15 Alemas2005 Hm...
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:16 Omega Blademan I wish it could be fixed.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:16 Alemas2005 Well, the MBs would have to be wiped. =/
 * It's that bad.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:16 Omega Blademan But the blog entry has a point; if they're focusing on kids more, and don't like the whole criticizing grammar thing...
 * There might not be a way to pull it off, without a wipe, or mass migration.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:17 Alemas2005 Hm...
 * Such a shame, though.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:17 Omega Blademan Yeah.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:17 Alemas2005 The MBs...
 * Ruined...
 * So...
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:18 Omega Blademan It's never a good thing to hear about; if only because we spent so much time there in the past. =/
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:18 Alemas2005 How would you rate the MBs from 0-10?
 * Well, don't tell me.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:18 Omega Blademan Hmm?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:18 Alemas2005
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:19 Omega Blademan I meant about the don't tell me part.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:19 Alemas2005 I've been fully active from mid-2009 to now...
 * But I knew the MBs before that...
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:19 Omega Blademan Yeah.
 * Though...
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:19 Alemas2005 So, rate, please.
 * Yeah?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:20 Omega Blademan 4/10, I'd say, if the Spam's as bad as you say.
 * But, it has the potential to be about 9/10.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:20 Alemas2005 Hm...
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:20 Omega Blademan With the new rules, and 24/7 moderation.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:20 Alemas2005 Yeah, well, WITH A TOTAL WIPE.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:20 Omega Blademan It's just the spam.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:20 Alemas2005 Okay then...
 * Maybe...
 * Hm.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:20 Omega Blademan Though...
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:20 Alemas2005 Oh, another thing...
 * There's been a big rise in chat rooms, too.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:21 Omega Blademan Chat rooms?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:21 Alemas2005 Yeah...
 * They are topics...
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:21 Omega Blademan On the forums?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:21 Alemas2005 In which people chat.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:21 Omega Blademan Ah, I see.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:21 Alemas2005 Random stuff.
 * Mostly spam.
 * Another thing...
 * We had this topic, once...
 * MB Achievements.
 * Actually, we still have it...
 * It was the largest topic for a while...
 * Filled with spam, too...
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:22 Omega Blademan Yeah, I think I remember that.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:22 Alemas2005 Oh, and the Poll Room, too.
 * FILLED TO THE BRIM with spammy polls...
 * It's gone, thankfully.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:23 Omega Blademan Hmm, I see.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:23 Alemas2005 MB Cafe, too...
 * Popular topic...
 * Spam-filled...
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:23 Omega Blademan Yeah, I remember that...
 * The food fight topic, right?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:23 Alemas2005 It's a bad, bad situation. =/
 * No.
 * Separate topic.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:23 Omega Blademan Random talk topic?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:23 Alemas2005 Yeah, pretty much.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:23 Omega Blademan I see.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:23 Alemas2005 There's only one food fight topic, now...
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:24 Omega Blademan Hmm.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:24 Alemas2005 The mods have banned food fights in cafes...
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:24 Omega Blademan Intriguing.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:24 Alemas2005 You can food fight there, though.
 * How so?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:24 Omega Blademan Mostly just a way to not say
 * 'hmm', and 'I see' all the time.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:24 Alemas2005 Oh.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:25 Omega Blademan
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:25 Alemas2005 Anything else...
 * Well, you may want to explore a bit.
 * Look at the MB forum topics.
 * The large ones.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:25 Omega Blademan Yeah...
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:25 Alemas2005 Give me your opinion...
 * Read the first post...
 * The see the last few pages to see the current situation.
 * Just to see how much is on- and off-topic.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:26 Omega Blademan Alright, one sec.
 * Why are there so many older members on a newbies' topic?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:27 Alemas2005 Oh, another thing!
 * Eh?
 * Why, to adopt them!
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:28 Omega Blademan I see.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:28 Alemas2005 Another thing...
 * The way people post in forums.
 * They now go from the front page to the back...
 * Meaning all the old, inactive topics go to the first page.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:29 Omega Blademan Uh-oh.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:29 Alemas2005 It's incredibly annoying.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:29 Omega Blademan Wait, what?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:29 Alemas2005 Yes, people post...
 * From the first page of the forums...
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:29 Omega Blademan So, they post starting from the first page, all the way to the last?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:29 Alemas2005 No!
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:29 Omega Blademan Oh boy.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:29 Alemas2005 Not up to that extent!
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:29 Omega Blademan Of the forums, not the topics.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:29 Alemas2005 No no!
 * They go from Page 1 to...
 * Eh, Page 5 or 6?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:30 Omega Blademan 70?
 * Oh, I see.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:30 Alemas2005 Well...
 * http://messageboards.lego.com/en-GB/showforum.aspx?ForumID=1021&PageIndex=7
 * Just look. =/
 * Page SEVEN.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:30 Omega Blademan Yikes.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:30 Alemas2005 People sometimes post beyond that.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:31 Omega Blademan Wow...
 * Hmm.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:31 Alemas2005 People no longer think of quality.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:31 Omega Blademan Are there specific topics for roleplays, by any chance...?
 * Imight have an idea.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:31 Alemas2005 All they care is quantity...
 * EH?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:31 Omega Blademan But, well, we'll see.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:31 Alemas2005 Well, yeah, there's roleplay...?
 * But not there.
 * It's in the "themed" forums.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:32 Omega Blademan Ah, I see...
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:32 Alemas2005 Bionicle, Kingdoms...
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:32 Omega Blademan So, none of the general forums...
 * Nevermind my idea, then.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:32 Alemas2005 Not really.
 * Having a look at the MB forum topics?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:33 Omega Blademan Reading the main chat.
 * People are calling you, I think. xD
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:34 Alemas2005 Yeah, they are sometimes a bunch of loonies.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:34 Omega Blademan
 * Is humourous to read, though.
 * Obviously not for you, but, well, it can be funny to see what they post.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:36 Alemas2005
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:36 Omega Blademan Yeah, I saw that kick coming.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:36 Alemas2005 They are banning him too.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:36 Omega Blademan Yeah, I saw.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:36 Alemas2005 Okay...
 * BACK TO THE TOPICS!
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:36 Omega Blademan Yep.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:41 Alemas2005 So...?
 * Thoughts?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:44 Omega Blademan I can definitely see spam.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:44 Alemas2005 Ok.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:44 Omega Blademan The fact that quotes only show blocks around the first quote don't help, though. >>'
 * brb
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:44 Alemas2005 Hm.
 * Omega?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:54 Omega Blademan Back for a couple minutes.
 * Making lunch.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:54 Alemas2005 Oh, ok.
 * Is the situation as bad as I described?
 * Or did I exaggerate a bit?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:55 Omega Blademan No, looks like it's pretty bad. =/
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:56 Alemas2005 Good for me, bad for them.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:56 Omega Blademan I'm hoping it's salvagable, but I don't have much hope.
 * brb, lunch.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:56 Alemas2005 Okay.
 * I'll post a chat blog...
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:44 Alemas2005 Hm.
 * Omega?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:54 Omega Blademan Back for a couple minutes.
 * Making lunch.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:54 Alemas2005 Oh, ok.
 * Is the situation as bad as I described?
 * Or did I exaggerate a bit?
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:55 Omega Blademan No, looks like it's pretty bad. =/
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:56 Alemas2005 Good for me, bad for them.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:56 Omega Blademan I'm hoping it's salvagable, but I don't have much hope.
 * brb, lunch.
 * <span class="time" style="color:rgb(144,150,156);float:right;font-size:12px;">5:56 Alemas2005 Okay.
 * I'll post a chat blog...