Agreed, I've never forgiven them for removing comments on articles. Though in the end the articles themselves went downhill too. For about four years or so they've been desperately trying to clone Buzzfeed and it's excruciating.DS is my eyes have gone downhill massively. I got really annoyed a few years ago how they stopped comments on their main website pages as I would love to read them. The forum is so heavily moderated that you can't have any fun on it. It was fun while it lasted.
I’m pretty sure the removal of the commenting on articles and the articles themselves changing into Buzzfeed lite happened at the same time, the same time when the site was down and then reappeared with that awful slate grey makeover. I remember people were fuming from all directions. Support was initially answering questions in threads, then started to delete threads about the complaints and redirecting them to their official “questions” thread, and then eventually deleted their own thread due to the overwhelming negative responses they kept getting on itAgreed, I've never forgiven them for removing comments on articles. Though in the end the articles themselves went downhill too. For about four years or so they've been desperately trying to clone Buzzfeed and it's excruciating.
I hope the whole site goes down the toilet eventually. I can't believe what happened to what was once a genuinely interesting tech-based site.
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All my previous posts there were withdrawn as was my user account. Other FM whom had quoted me in their posts did not have their posts edited or deleted, which I guess is fair enough as that would be a nightmare to act upon.Hello,
I am emailing to confirm that your deletion request of xx/xx/xxxx has been fulfilled. We confirm that we have deleted the personal data we held in connection with your name and email address: xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx
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She is very unpleasant. Acts all high and mighty and always very condescending towards other posters. Also a bit rich for her to be calling others sad for forums filling their lives. I have never come across a more arrogant poster.It must be strange though, to loose your little echo chamber and place where you could feel safe bullying others.
I don't actually dislike her, but she is incredibly condescending and has a huge ego. She claims to work full-time while posting in her breaks, but I cannot see how this can be possible, given how much she posts.She is very unpleasant. Acts all high and mighty and always very condescending towards other posters. Also a bit rich for her to be calling others sad for forums filling their lives. I have never come across a more arrogant poster.
What forums did she post in on DS? I don’t think I ever came across her.Has anyone read the DS thread over on Dogs? SierraMist has made her way over there and it's kicked off between her and a few others.
Every single covid thread. Endless walls of texts. She used to be HRGuru and was the same on the Brexit threads.What forums did she post in on DS? I don’t think I ever came across her.
I avoided those subjects so that will be why I don’t know her. They were two topics I just knew would end up being trainwrecks. Those and the seemingly never ending “Does God Exist?” threads.Every single covid thread. Endless walls of texts. She used to be HRGuru and was the same on the Brexit threads.
I only saw her post in the Covid thread. I never contributed much to it but I would poke my head around the door now and again.What forums did she post in on DS? I don’t think I ever came across her.
Should really be pointed out there is more than 1 James over thereJames is a 'furry' who likes dressing in a full-body costume of a giant furry animal?
I doubt it'll actually affect tattle much, all the people from showbiz moved over ages ago and the politics people won't fit in here. Other places can deal with themTattle is just about right for me although I think it's going to get much bigger in the coming weeks.
Thank you. I’ve resisted the urge for a long time, but now seemed an appropriate (and final) opportunity. Obviously now I don’t care whether the DS mods ban me or not.Good on Victoria Sponge giving Bangla & Sorcha a slap goodbye
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