fishit wrote:I agree this whole thing has been not a good thing for PBase and it's customers, but to berate the owners in the forums does nothing to improve the situation, it makes it worse.
If you are not happy with the service or community here at PBase and want to move then do t, but to move and keep coming back and plugging another website like gb_eh, it is unprofessional.
Just leave express why and be done with it, or stay wait for things to be fixed, it is simple as that.
I disagree with your positions on this, fishit. Firstly, PBase "administrators", and I am using that term loosely, are responsible for making the situation worse. While you may think everything is fine and PBase is the greatest thing since sliced bread, it doesn't mean that those of us that feel otherwise are going to make the situation worse. The problems with PBase are because of how the administrators have dealt with the situation. The users aren't creating problems for PBase --- it's totally the other way around.
Secondly, plugging another web site is not unprofessional in my opinion. It's just another option, just like a camera, lens, digital processing software, etc. The problem I see with the loyal PBasers is that this feeds into a false sense that everything is fine. Change doesn't happen without some sort of influence. One of two things is bound to happen to those of us who are complaining: 1) PBase remains the same and we move on, or 2) PBase remains the same and we eventually accept that it will always suck because of poor management abilities of the current administrators. Yes, PBase does have a great community but the unpredictable stability and predictable non-communication by the administrators continues to frustrate. And my concern is that option 1) is realized to such an extent that it affects the PBase community. Kind of like living in a neighborhood where all of your friends start moving out and you are left with vacant houses and/or state-run mental care facilities where the occupants think the neighborhood is just grand.