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I have been away for a while again...and it just seems dead in here. half the guys i used to talk to havent posted in a lifetime. kinda sad to see this wonderful forum slow down.
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I second that"I COUNT HIM BRAVER WHO OVERCOMES HIS OWN DESIRE THAN WHO CONQUERS HIS ENEMIES, FOR THE HARDEST VICTORY IS OVER SELF"
"SUCCESS ISN'T ALWAYS ABOUT GREATNESS. IT'S ABOUT CONSISTENCY. CONSISTENT HARD WORK GAINS SUCCESS. GREATNESS WILL COME" -
the board has ups and downs. i see waves of people come and go. then different waves pop up. my suggestion is to make posts and people show back up and excitement builds again.if you are new to the board, please take a minute to read the rules...CLICK HEREComment
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i think its been going down hill since the sponsor asked ppl to put up posts praising them...so every post for awhile was "N**S is great, will use again"...then the stupid contests started and posts were "vote for me"Satisfaction Is the Death of DesireComment
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I'm here every day whether I make a post or not :PComment
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right? im just sayin.....you know. back when i was on hee everyday(yes,its my fault too) i could post something at that time and within 5 minutes,have around 2-3 replys. hell,ive got a post about looking into my first comp...and nobody has said anything to it. thats just nreal. used to,if ANYBODY posted anything about comps,they would be over whelmed. im not tryin to get people to my post,im just saying how odd that is. i just hop more people start coming back.Comment
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I think alot of people have moved to other sites, because even if you have a bad experience with our sponsor. You can't comment on it or you can't ask about payment info or alot of people don't want to get banned so they just don't comment!!!!Comment
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I've been part of several different forums, and I can tell you that I'd still rather hang out with you guys than anyone else. I can put up with a little bit of "Yay for me" from our sponsor simply because he's never f#@%ed me. Every other site that I have used in the last 20 years has shafted me at least once.
I would also like to thank our mods, as they don't rank the newbies like so many other holier than thou sites that I won't mention here. You guys seem to remember that you had to start somewhere as well. The health and well being of all members is first and foremost here, and that's why I stay.
Love you bros.Employ your time improving yourself by other men's writings so that you shall come easily by what others have labored hard for. -SocratesComment
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i've never stopped anyone from sharing an opinion. if they can be cool, i havent been responsible for banning someone or deleting their post if they are just sharing their opinions and thoughts. all too often though, they cross the line with sensitive info or just plain start flipping out. in that case, i will give them a temp ban to cool down. 3 days to 2 wks, depending on the situation. i dont care what someone is talking about. my goal is to keep peace. and as far as payment info, you tell me a source board that it's cool to talk about payment info in public. i'm a member of several and none of them will tolerate it. its not because the mod is being a power hungry ass hole. they're trying to protect everyone, including the guy who obviously didnt think through the post he made. i will not publicly go into the possible ramifications of openly talking about payment methods, shipping procedures, ect, but loose lips sink ships.Originally posted by biggie View Post
EDIT : you know bro, i want to add, i really am coming at this from a genuine place. i dont like to ban people. i want to do right by everyone. i am only human and i have to make calls on this crap every day. sometimes, i dont like what i have to do but when i said i was willing to help out modding here, part of that meant that i'd enforce the rules. so if someone does talk about payment methods in the open, im not doing my job if i dont delete and ban them. i try to give people warnings, but you'd be shocked how little that helps. i tell someone not to talk about, lets say TA times, and then guess what, they turn around and do it again anyway. then i'm thinking, wow, i totally wasted my time when i should have just done my job and given him a wk vacation from the startLast edited by sam1976; 01-10-2013, 12:25 AM.if you are new to the board, please take a minute to read the rules...CLICK HEREComment
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me too, all source talk aside, i just like being here. i was a member long before they asked me to help out modding. in fact, i think im one of the first members. i know im one of the earliest posters. not bragging!! just thinking back about my history here. i really like JM. like i said, i've seen it take some turns. its gone up. its gone back down. seems to be at a lower point right now, but i'm sure it'll pick back up. for anyone who is interested, this thread makes me think... i would like to brain storm about what we can do to make JM better. what would you like to see more of? the better the board is, the more people will show up and check in to see whats going on.Originally posted by chevy355s10 View Post
heres a couple things i was thinking of...
i'm going to start a national level contest prep in another 6 wks. i plan to make another blog about that experience and how it effects my life. i hope that everyone finds that interesting. i've always had a good time documenting the contest prep experience. i was also thinking how cool it would be if i were able to help a couple members with a transformation. it'd be fun to help a couple guys who wanted to get ripped and were willing to let me coach them on their diet plans. they could create blogs of their own and update them at least 1 time a wk with pics and talk about how the diet is effecting their lives.
any other ideas?if you are new to the board, please take a minute to read the rules...CLICK HEREComment
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id like to see more before/after threads. even if its just down to a single cycle all the way up to someone who's been cycling on and off for 5 years and shows a before/after with pictures and a detailed diet plan and cycle info. too many times have i looked and seen a start and the person usually never comes back with much info to offer.
that,and more detailed plans for people who want to do contest's. bulking and cutting,what they used and their diet....along with exercise routines. maybe a section just for that alone with a shit ton pictures of their contestComment
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Sam, you give great advice and I understand where you're coming from on the banning issue. Some mods are quick to drop the ban hammer. Like we've talked about before. They need to have a section that says RULES!!!!! not News and Announcements. I think that would stop alot of the chatbox questions. No disrespect towards you or this board. Didn't mean for it come off like that if it did.Comment
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right on. i think you have made a really good point about the rules. i copy pasted them into a sticky for the aas and general forum section after we talked about it. hopefully that'll help. i'll talk to admin and see if the tech guys can somehow make them more visibleOriginally posted by biggie View Postif you are new to the board, please take a minute to read the rules...CLICK HEREComment
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I agree. Sam, the questions you asked of Mrbig were great, along with his answers. Perhaps more of the "older" members would be willing to do a q and a?Originally posted by chevy355s10 View PostComment
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