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by admin

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Hey, one post so far today and the Hot discussions are at least five days old..... What happened here? was it the new interface? Is everybody as friggin swamped as I have been with work? what the heck is going on?

TR always had bazillions of postings... so many they often went unanswered due to shear volume. What has happened here from the pro perspective?

~Just Curious.

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by admin

Also, have people here generally noticed an increase in IT again starting around Christmas?

by qomputek

I've got to say that I was getting ready to post just how borring this place has gotten lately. But then I noticedyour post and I think its all related.

Basically I feel as this place has gotten to be more like the Tech Q&A then discusions. I've noticed an increase in technical question and a decrease in just general discussions (which is what used to be fun about this place). I check in here about 4 - 5 times a week and I just have had not found any interesting posts to reply to lately.
I think we need to get back to good old heated debates.

by qomputek

I don't agree with picking on others for the sake of a discussion either. If its not a tech QNA then its that. Borring!!!!

by admin

I always thought tech people were the best for geeky intellectual debate fun :) so I hope its not dying out.... The new interface kinda bugs me, although I can't exactly say why... it seems to scream: "There is already so much content here everywhere that you should give it a break and not post!" even when not much is being posted. The old interface, to me, had the opposite effect, it always seemed to ask for more- even when there were so many posts all of them could not possibly get replied too :)

by admin

I'm not familiar with how much a lizard drinks, I guess.... My apologies! :) Would that mean sparse, or way too much?

by sataychicken

It means that he is very busy, flat out. Got me?

Anyway, I would prefer quality over quantity when it comes to discussions. Is it just me or are there way too many technical questions posted in the Discussion Center? Please keep them to the Q&A.
JA

by packratt

I think it's more that most people are too afraid for their jobs so most posts are made with the assumption that the boss is watching (big brother) and that they better either brown-nose if it's an opinion or stick to neutral tech topics. I've noticed a lot of pro-management posts lately which means an influx of managers and brown nosers and seems to substantiate that portion of my theory.

Also, increased workloads for those left standing after layoff rounds to contend with doing the jobs ofmany people by themselves also seems to contribute to the decline of any good discussions since the old management maxim applies here, "If your people have time to complain you are not keeping them too busy to think, and we don't want employees thatthink without management telling them what to think and when."

It all combines to make Jack and Jill Techie very dull people who have very boring discussions and no real substantive opinions.

by mis

Do IT pros like college hockey? Or is that an inappropriate discussion?

by sataychicken

Maybe North American IT professionals do. They also enjoy lawn bowls, Tupperware parties and gothic art.

As for the rest of the world, well...

by admin

from Milton Bradley. Red, Yellow, Green and Blue large buttons in a circular pattern. The game starts when the first color flashes and makes a sound, you then copy it by pushing the same one. It adds another each turn until you either win that level, or miss a sequence. It's pretty fun :)

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