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  • #2170845

    I miss geekend

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    by slayer_ ·

    No Friday jokes, no geekend, what happened to this place!?

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    • #2434647

      It’s like walking into what used to be your PC games store

      by nicknielsen ·

      In reply to I miss geekend

      and discovering it now only sells business applications.

    • #2443643
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      No you are sadly mistaken

      by hal 9000 ·

      In reply to I miss geekend

      I have it on good authority that Geekend was not followed and as TR is concentrating on it’s Business Needs and we the Rock Stars are the Customers we are getting exactly what we want which means wasteful things like Geekend are gone. [/sarcasm]

      The reality however is that what made TR so worthwhile is rapidly disappearing and while I can sort of live with the Site Downgrades with the occasional improvement thrown in the disappearance of the Off Topic Threads is what kept me returning all of the time. I fear that we’ll end up being just another bunch of Techs who is believed that we have no interest outside of IT and will be an excuse to remove all of the Non IT subjects that TR was so famous for.

      While it may in the short term improve Hits to the Site it will none the less destroy the Sense of Community that is what made TR what it was and will eventually lead to it’s demise.

      Col

      • #2443633

        What he said.

        by shellbot ·

        In reply to No you are sadly mistaken

        I used to come here for IT stuff and fun. Now I rarely show up at all 🙁

        Life is not all about work and tech. It was nice to discuss off topics, jokes, and our lives with each other.

    • #2443609

      But plenty of resources to create / edit two versions of some content.

      by charliespencer ·

      In reply to I miss geekend

      There seem to be plenty of resources to create and edit two versions of some articles – one in a single-page format, and another in the much-protested slideshow format. Check the comments on most slideshows and see how many of them complain about the layout.

    • #2443413

      Maybe we should start a petition, those work right? (nt)

      by slayer_ ·

      In reply to I miss geekend

      nt

      • #2443380
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        Probably better to

        by hal 9000 ·

        In reply to Maybe we should start a petition, those work right? (nt)

        Bombard Jason with lots of E Mails complaining. Lets see now Anominous does it this way right? :^0

        Col

        • #2443356

          Ok, sounds like a plan to me

          by slayer_ ·

          In reply to Probably better to

          Can we get anonymous to do it for us?

        • #2443317
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          Maybe we should just say here that Jason

          by hal 9000 ·

          In reply to Ok, sounds like a plan to me

          Is a dictoral so and so who does as he likes and ignores the bulk of the Subscribers here on TR. That should get Anom going. :^0

          Col

        • #2443310

          Another idea…

          by ed woychowsky ·

          In reply to Ok, sounds like a plan to me

          Rather than bring down the wrath of CBS Online on us, why not just use the forums?

          So, what do you think about Schwarzenegger playing Conan again?

        • #2426376

          That would be like

          by nicknielsen ·

          In reply to Another idea…

          Lou Ferrigno reprising The Hulk, I think

    • #2902584

      I miss Geekend….BADLY!

      by mikeyr ·

      In reply to I miss geekend

      I miss Geekend. One of the things that kept me coming back to TechRepublic, and now I hardly come here anymore. 🙁

      BRING GEEKEND BACK DAMN IT!

    • #2428093

      I Friday Yucked, today. (nt)

      by aidemzo_adanac ·

      In reply to I miss geekend

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