Discuss new ownership of ABXzone.com

[sanjay]

Originally Posted by TQ

Ah, thank you. I'm done, then. Been nice everybody. I appreciate all the friendship and assistance over the years.

I am sure the next TQ will keep your legacy alive.

$25 paypal for anyone who would like me to give them the TQ username. PM me for details...you can use it to impress friends and family.... over 6,000 posts- what a way to join a community!

[sanjay]

Originally Posted by polonyc2

a website tends to shape itself based on the attributes and interests of its owner(s)...XtremeSystems is a site about hard core overclocking and hardware because its owner is mainly interested in those things...HardOCP is a tech heavy site because Kyle is like that...and so on and so on...

A small, user operated website tends to reflect its owner operator. This does not apply to more passive owners. I am a hardcore technology and neuroscience enthusiast. I am also a family man and generous individual. I want the old ABXzone.com back to its glory days. I did not drag it down to where it is (traffic, membership, registrations, and outdated content)..obviously the accountability for that lies with the prior regime.

Since I took over there seems to be more activity. I will post reports as we proceed...

[Rick_EE]

Originally Posted by sanjay

I can start at zero and begin all over again.

I am keeping an open mind about this. However, this doesn't seem like a sound business practice. What value does a forum have but it's membership?

[sanjay]

Originally Posted by Rick_EE

I am keeping an open mind about this. However, this doen't seem like a sound business practice. What value does a forum have but it's membership?

I own different forums, they have different value and belief systems. Values are determined by members, but you cannot discern anything about the members or their values from an off-topic forum. OT is where people go to escape.

Keep an open mind and feel free to ask questions- I am trying to answer everything. I am just not cool with pot-shots taken against me and some people I am close to.

[JimTram]

In the flurry of recent activity, my prior question may have got lost, I'll ask again - will you condone porn on ABX?

I am unclear as to what your objective is, but since you are involved with strategy on a 9-5 basis, I guess you may know what your doing.

[John64]

Sanjay, can you read the pm i sent you?

[FB]

[Rick_EE]

Originally Posted by sanjay

I own different forums, they have different value and belief systems. Values are determined by members, but you cannot discern anything about the members or their values from an off-topic forum. OT is where people go to escape

I was talking monetary value not value systems.

[klc314]

I don't post a lot either, but have been around for a while. My take: forums are made up by the people who post, not the owner. Sanjay seems the type to sit back and let it take it's own direction. If you post something NSFW then label it that, anyone who would be offended just doesn't open it. If nobody opens it, pretty soon nobody posts it. I read what interests me, and hang out here because I like tech. There are a lot of knowledgable people here, but there's a lot more out in the world, maybe some of them are in the new forums. When I want an answer, or am interested in a topic, I welcome the most input I can find. If some of it is sarcastic, or slightly off-topic, I really don't care. I think things might get more interesting here, and that's not a bad thing.

[sloths]

Originally Posted by sanjay

I am sure the next TQ will keep your legacy alive.

$25 paypal for anyone who would like me to give them the TQ username. PM me for details...you can use it to impress friends and family.... over 6,000 posts- what a way to join a community!

I love you.

[sanjay]

Originally Posted by JimTram

In the flurry of recent activity, my prior question may have got lost, I'll ask again - will you condone porn on ABX?

I am unclear as to what your objective is, but since you are involved with strategy on a 9-5 basis, I guess you may know what your doing.

No to porn. It is against genmay's rules as well. Whenever a user reports a pornographic avatar I can reset it and the person who bought it loses their money. Where it becomes tricky is on avatars that appear to have nudity in them, but you cannot see anything because of the size or blurring.

There are no porn threads on genmay.

[sanjay]

Originally Posted by Rick_EE

I am keeping an open mind about this. However, this doen't seem like a sound business practice. What value does a forum have but it's membership?

Let me answer this question again based upon the clarification you gave me.

The following are what a forum is valued for by me:

Age of domain name and number of posts indexed on search engines
My personal interest in the subject matter
Number of active members
Traffic and referrer stats

ABX only has value to me because of how long it has been around and because I like technology discussion.

To tell you the truth, the amount I paid (16) could not be made back even if I plastered this place with ads.

With some normal posters and the money I am willing to invest in marketing, the few hundred posters here could be doubled in six months or so...

[sanjay]

Originally Posted by klc314

I don't post a lot either, but have been around for a while. My take: forums are made up by the people who post, not the owner. Sanjay seems the type to sit back and let it take it's own direction. If you post something NSFW then label it that, anyone who would be offended just doesn't open it. If nobody opens it, pretty soon nobody posts it. I read what interests me, and hang out here because I like tech. There are a lot of knowledgable people here, but there's a lot more out in the world, maybe some of them are in the new forums. When I want an answer, or am interested in a topic, I welcome the most input I can find. If some of it is sarcastic, or slightly off-topic, I really don't care. I think things might get more interesting here, and that's not a bad thing.

Thanks for your perspective. Try asking your questions on [M], you will get sarcasm, but you will get relevant answers in a pretty impressive time-frame.

[polonyc2]

what is the reason you bought ABX for?...besides diversifing your forum portfolios...there has to be something more to this...altruistic motives?---for the betterment of the online forum community...future profit?...insider information that ABX will soon be bought out by Microsoft?...

[sloths]

Originally Posted by polonyc2

what is the reason you bought ABX for?...besides diversifing your forum portfolios...there has to be something more to this...altruistic motives?---for the betterment of the online forum community...future profit?...insider information that ABX will soon be bought out by Microsoft?...

Who do you think the Indian guy you activate your Windows on the phone with is?