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<blockquote data-quote="Dragonhelm" data-source="post: 5262339" data-attributes="member: 3867"><p>Content was the selling factor for me.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Seconded. Search is a basic function that almost any board offers, yet by not allowing people to generally use it, that feels like the function is being "held hostage." Certainly, I was not going to subscribe just to get that. It took content, a reward for my money beyond the basics, that got me to subscribe.</p><p></p><p>I considered unsubscribing a few months back for various reasons.</p><p></p><p>1. Moderation of edition wars. I really dislike edition wars. When a topic on the subject came up, a moderator (and I won't name names) basically threw up his hands in defeat saying that nothing could be done. The conversation upset me, particularly since I've worked on a forum myself to eliminate the problem. I know these forums are bigger, so it's a larger job, and I have a great appreciation for the job that the mods do. I brought the issue up with Piratecat, and things began to get better after that time. I was glad for the work Piratecat did, but the whole incident leaves a bad taste in my mouth to this day.</p><p></p><p>2. Value of news. There was a time when I would get news here before I got it anywhere else. It was daily and fairly comprehensive. I used to be able to find WotC news here first. Now I find it first on WotC's site, which I now visit daily. I don't think the news is as comprehensive or frequent as it used to be. Perhaps I need to get my RSS news reader going again.</p><p></p><p>3. Value of content. There isn't a lot of content right now that interests me. I liked getting War of the Burning Sky, but right now, I'm just interested in the 4e conversions. Beyond that...not so much.</p><p></p><p>4. Value of boards. Truthfully, a lot of the discussion doesn't interest me. That's why I don't participate more. At one time, I enjoyed reading perspectives from industry insiders, as well as seeing news I wasn't getting elsewhere. Now, a lot of it seems like the same-old, same-old. Part of that may be due to me gaming for 19 years now. After a while, the topics get redundant.</p><p></p><p>(As a side note, I appreciate that these boards are more family-friendly than RPG.net. Some folks over there have a mouth like a sailor.)</p><p></p><p>5. Money. Times are tough right now. Every dollar counts.</p><p></p><p>I don't know if I will cancel my subscription or not. I'll just have to wait and see how things go and give it some thought.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dragonhelm, post: 5262339, member: 3867"] Content was the selling factor for me. Seconded. Search is a basic function that almost any board offers, yet by not allowing people to generally use it, that feels like the function is being "held hostage." Certainly, I was not going to subscribe just to get that. It took content, a reward for my money beyond the basics, that got me to subscribe. I considered unsubscribing a few months back for various reasons. 1. Moderation of edition wars. I really dislike edition wars. When a topic on the subject came up, a moderator (and I won't name names) basically threw up his hands in defeat saying that nothing could be done. The conversation upset me, particularly since I've worked on a forum myself to eliminate the problem. I know these forums are bigger, so it's a larger job, and I have a great appreciation for the job that the mods do. I brought the issue up with Piratecat, and things began to get better after that time. I was glad for the work Piratecat did, but the whole incident leaves a bad taste in my mouth to this day. 2. Value of news. There was a time when I would get news here before I got it anywhere else. It was daily and fairly comprehensive. I used to be able to find WotC news here first. Now I find it first on WotC's site, which I now visit daily. I don't think the news is as comprehensive or frequent as it used to be. Perhaps I need to get my RSS news reader going again. 3. Value of content. There isn't a lot of content right now that interests me. I liked getting War of the Burning Sky, but right now, I'm just interested in the 4e conversions. Beyond that...not so much. 4. Value of boards. Truthfully, a lot of the discussion doesn't interest me. That's why I don't participate more. At one time, I enjoyed reading perspectives from industry insiders, as well as seeing news I wasn't getting elsewhere. Now, a lot of it seems like the same-old, same-old. Part of that may be due to me gaming for 19 years now. After a while, the topics get redundant. (As a side note, I appreciate that these boards are more family-friendly than RPG.net. Some folks over there have a mouth like a sailor.) 5. Money. Times are tough right now. Every dollar counts. I don't know if I will cancel my subscription or not. I'll just have to wait and see how things go and give it some thought. [/QUOTE]
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