| deleted user 17.11.2004 17:03 |
Well people it has been a fun ride. We had fights, and laughs, and plenty of good times. But I'm afraid I just have to leave. The 'old timers' are getting squeezed out by the flood of newbies, and the likes of the idiot Baer. It's no fun coming here. Unless you like senceless ignorance every time you got to this page. Others have been complaining about it, and no one seems to want to do anything about it. Why is that? Are they afraid to step on someones toes? Richard and Barb should be doing something. Instead they just sit on thier hands and watch something that I (and many others) love, go down the tubes. What a shame. I had friends here, and many of them are gone too. Sure...I've said it before, and this is the last time I promise you. It's just far too stupid of a place. Barry, Janet, Dan and Dark- Take care of yourselves, and may life meet you with many smiles. I love you guys- Bye, Matt |
| deleted user 17.11.2004 17:09 |
Oh, come on! Don't leave... |
| Daburcor? 17.11.2004 17:10 |
I'm very sorry to see you go, Matt... Keep in touch. You have my e-mail address. |
| joeyjojo 17.11.2004 17:15 |
I agree that the total lack of moderating in here is a bad thing. |
| LiveAidQueen 17.11.2004 17:21 |
See ya. |
| Mayboy 17.11.2004 17:32 |
Very sorry to see u go Matt :( |
| KillerQueen840 17.11.2004 18:49 |
I didn't know you but good bye and take care. |
| Lisser 17.11.2004 20:29 |
Matt please don't go. You know as well as I do the buggers on here will get bored and leave eventually. Just ignore them. Please change your mind. pweeeease. :( |
| rhapsody__87 17.11.2004 21:51 |
Well, you can just take breaks randomly. That's what I've been doing because QZ is not worth checking every day. You just have to ignore the crap and keep on going! :-) |
| Saint Jiub 17.11.2004 22:28 |
Richard and YV have done the right thing to create an atmosphere free of censorship and moderator manipulation. If Matt wants to throw the baby out with the bath water - that is his preogative. I suppose Matt could settle for QOL? |
| MetzgerR 17.11.2004 23:10 |
Every time I see one of these goodbye messages I wish I had been introduced to Queen sooner. It's really frustrating to just come to appreciate not only the group, but all of you who have been here far longer as well, just in time for the decline of it all. I've only been here for a few months, I know, and I'm admittedly quite ignorant about much that's discussed here, but I always look forward to seeing posts by people like Janet, Lisser, Mayboy, Geeks&Geeks, Bob the Shrek, Fried Chicken, Flashman, Fatty, Miss James, Zeni, and so many others. It's not just your knowledge, either...you've all been here long enough to establish a kind of comfortable comraderie and familiarity between each other. In many ways, all of you have made me love and appreciate Queen more because of this. So, while I'll admit that there are a lot of posts/posters who do irritate me with their needless, endless redundancy, horrid grammar, and ridiculous, unintelligent commentary, they are easily overlooked when it means I get the joy of learning from knowledgeable fans and exchanging ideas/news with people I genuinely like. In the almost three months since I joined, I've seen so many of these goodbyes, it's depressing. I doubt there's anything I can say that will convince anyone to come back, but please, I'm going to ask anyways. You really are sorely missed. Ja ne. |
| YourValentine 18.11.2004 04:15 |
I am sorry that you feel that way, Matt, but I really don't see what Richard or I can do to make this board worth your time. You don't expect us to delete all topics that don't meet your intellectual expectation, do you? Stupidity, ignorance and self importance cannot be deleted and I don't enjoy it, either. It's only the users of this message board who can make it worthwhile. Moderation is not the answer - just take a look at QOL and you'll see they have just as many stupid posts and they need even more time to get rid of the trolls - with a whole group of moderators. |
| Brimon 18.11.2004 07:51 |
I'm constantly being informed as to how great this place used to be. And as to how many wonderful people have left, because of the newbies. Well I never realised this was an exclusive club, for a selected few. I thought it was for everyone, be them good or bad. To be honest with you M@tt, I think it's a bit of a cop-out to leave for the reasons you've given. There are a lot of nice people here who have recently joined, and perhaps you have'nt taken the time to get to know them. To leave for the sake of one or two people, who will probably bore themselves rigid after a shortwhile, is'nt the answer in my opinion. As you say, you still have friends here and there are plenty more to be made. Some of you guys have to stop looking through rose tinted spectacles. |
| deleted user 18.11.2004 09:03 |
I cannot tell some of you newer people (Metzer, Brimon, etc) how many times I have heard "This place has gone down the drain - it isn't what it used to be." The fact of the matter is, there are high points on Queenzone and low ones. Sure a lot of very nice people have left Queenzone, like Eggy and Sonya, etc..., but this does not necessarily mean that this board went bad along with their departures. There are a lot of nice people here, who I think keep Queenzone to be nice. If everyone gave in and said they were leaving, what would this board be anymore? Probably nothing or at the least, a board of some very scary posters (lol...) Okay, I'm rabbling now. But I'm just trying to say that you really haven't come in at a bad time like some people say. To me, Queenzone has not changed all that much over the last four or however many years that I have been here. PS. Take care, Matt. |
| Krizzy 18.11.2004 12:19 |
Matt I feel your pain! I too feel this place has taken a turn for the worse, but there are many good people here and you will be missed. Miss you already! :^( |
| iron eagle 18.11.2004 13:14 |
hats off to YV, Brimon, Rip and Ms James for your posts i couldve left many times in the 7+ years i have been here--but that wouldve been exactly what the offenders wanted--aint about to let them win |
| The Real Wizard 19.11.2004 00:09 |
I haven't completely left the board, but I certainly don't often go out of my way to come here. The best days of QZ are certainly behind us. Eventually I'll call it quits for good, and I'm slowly getting there. Perhaps I may move on to QOL when that day comes. Keep in touch, Matt. |
| Maz 19.11.2004 01:59 |
I admit to finding it harder to post around here, but that has more to do with me than with QZ. Barry had a nice thread that showed QZ from several years ago, and as Janet noted, it's always had silly topics and idiot users. To say it's going down now is a bit of an overreaction. What's probably more accurate, at least for me, is that you get burnt out. (There is only so many times I can argue with some people, after all) I find it harder to contribute something funny or worthwhile, so I post less and less. But, no matter how much I try to find better things to do with my time, I still check on QZ. I blame Shrek. |
| deleted user 19.11.2004 08:14 |
What are your ducks going for, Zeni? |
| Bob The Shrek 19.11.2004 08:44 |
.........and if I buy 3 ducks, will you throw in a jar of a l'orange sauce for free? |
| Lisser 19.11.2004 10:08 |
I blame Shrek as well. |
| Daburcor? 19.11.2004 10:20 |
It's easy to blame that green bastard. |
| Bob The Shrek 19.11.2004 10:52 |
Green bastard?? Green fucking bastard?????? You cheeky little sod. I will come over and cut your hair, which will affect your creative thought process and make your new piano redundant. I'll sell it for $5 (scrap value). |
| Daburcor? 19.11.2004 10:57 |
Ooooh... You little... *southern accent* Them's fightin' werdz! ;) |
| Maz 19.11.2004 14:42 |
Bob The Shrek wrote: I'll sell it for $5 (scrap value).Shouldn't that be "scalp value"? As for ducks, all inventory is priced to go, no reasonable offer will be denied. Zero percent interest for 12 months (with approved credit) (Dealer retains all rebates) |
| MetzgerR 19.11.2004 16:54 |
How exactly do you ship them...and how much does that cost, Zeni? Denki denki! |
| inu-liger 19.11.2004 17:25 |
Sorry to see you go, Matt. I personally wish you would stay, as you're one of the few left over from the old days that I could actually talk to :( |
| deleted user 19.11.2004 18:29 |
I'll take 3, Zeni. |
| Bob The Shrek 19.11.2004 20:00 |
'Ooooh... You little... *southern accent* Them's fightin' werdz! ;)' Say your prayers Danno, I have a War of Independence to make up for ;-) Zeni, when I have finished with Dan, I'll take a couple of ducks - just show 'em a picture of my house and make them fly over. They'll be too knackered to fight when I chuck them in the oven. |
| DeaconJohn 20.11.2004 05:31 |
We all know that Queenzone died when I stopped posting. I mean with no DeaconJohn whats the point???? |
| Bob The Shrek 20.11.2004 06:28 |
You stopped posting? I didn't notice ;-) |