Here's my one, only, and final thought on that other forum and it's owners.
I listened to people complain about the same issues, every day, for years.
* Influenced or owned by the UFC
* Topics censored and/or deleted
* The owners don't care
* Lack of communication by ownership & the mods
* Rogue Mods, Nazi Mods, Mods that show favoritism, lack of consistency in Moderating
* People being banned w/out explanation
* The staff doesn't respond to PM's or emails
* The karma system sucks
* The sites being overrun by trolls and idiots
* All of the fighters have been ran off by trolls and idiots
* Many of the good posters have been ran off by trolls and idiots
* The site crashing
* The app needs to be fixed
* The technology is outdated
* The only site where members have to pay to post content
* Etc, etc, etc
And many of the people that I still see complaining about those things, signed up here at one time, but for whatever reason chose to go back there...only to complain some more because the complaints that have been going on for years, apparently still havent been addressed,
Meanwhile, with the help of many many people within this community, we have built a forum with state of the art technology, a stable server, features that NO other forum can offer, and a membership full of quality people that enjoy one another & respectfully talking MMA. The staff is attentive, fighters interact here w/out any BS, and we're not owned or influenced by any outside entities. And it's all free of charge to anyone that would like to join.
So people can continue to sit around and complain about what others should be doing. Or they can embrace change, and join a community that has already considered, and addressed, the laundry list of complaints listed above. The choice is theirs.
We are proud of what we've built, and the people here that trusted us and helped us build it. And we'll be thankful for every person that signs up and helps us in the future.
