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  1. Darth-Apple

    How's the weather?

    That's warmer than I'd expect it to be at this time of the year!
  2. Darth-Apple

    Ever used lesser known software to run your community?

    Wordpress kinda took the crown with CMS stuff, and as great of a CMS as it is, I kinda miss the Drupal way of doing things. Drupal has been less popular lately because of how resource intensive it is. I've always wondered if something will replace it, it feels like the CMS world is still lacking...
  3. Darth-Apple

    Solicitors at your house?

    I've dealt with my fair share of JW's as well. I gotta give it to them, they're very persistent. I try to be nice and say I'm not interested, but they don't really take the hint.
  4. Darth-Apple

    Winter Storm Naming

    I think we might as well. Winter storms are far more frequent than say, hurricanes, but we could just recycle names for non-severe storms just like we do for tropical storms. For winter storms that break records or cause significant damage, it makes sense in my opinion.
  5. Darth-Apple

    Makestation.net - Creative Arts, Technology, and General Discussion

    Hello everyone, I'm the owner of Makestation.net, a creative arts and discussion forum that has existed since 2013. I founded this community over 9 years ago after seeing that there weren't very many other forums in this niche, so I got a few friends together and we were able to create a brand...
  6. Darth-Apple

    Mistakes

    My biggest mistake as an administrator was on the forum I ran before Makestation was founded. We didn't do a good enough job of nipping drama in the bud, and we learned the hard way that this can be very costly for communities if you aren't able to curtail it. It's always easier to address...
  7. Darth-Apple

    Facebook & Its' Effects on Society

    Facebook seems to be losing some of its steam. It's still the only "everything app" in its niche, but more and more users are spending time on other platforms. I deactivated my account because it felt like it was losings its friends-focus and just feels much more alienating than it did in its...
  8. Darth-Apple

    NYE Plans?

    I usually go downtown on NYE. I thought about traveling this year, but I probably am gonna have to skip it this time. Car troubles and things of the sort, not sure if my car would make a long drive. :P
  9. Darth-Apple

    Less trolls nowadays?

    I think a lot of them ended up moving to Reddit and similar platforms, so there probably aren't as many on regular forums as there used to be. That being said, they definitely haven't disappeared. It's still a problem that larger forums are going to have, at least to some extent.
  10. Darth-Apple

    Ever used lesser known software to run your community?

    It was a bit too ambitious for them at the time, there were a lot of changes in the development team and changes in leadership that ended up causing them to eventually change direction. 1.9 has been in the works for quite a while. The hard work behind getting it ready has been complete for a...
  11. Darth-Apple

    The 'no cursing and swearing' rule.

    Administrators have every right to make their own rules, and politics or "freedom of speech" have nothing to do with the rules that are put in place on a forum. My personal feeling is that if you feel a forum is too restrictive, there is nothing obligating you to join. I personally don't join...
  12. Darth-Apple

    Staff members who tease members

    Don't be giving me ideas. I have zero inhibitions! :P
  13. Darth-Apple

    Staff members who tease members

    Someone changed my username and avatar to represent me as "gay as a diamond studded rainbow" on a forum a while back. I am straight, but I found it pretty funny. It is something I would never really consider doing myself as an administrator, however.
  14. Darth-Apple

    Know it all's?

    On a similar note, I find it funny when people reply to threads without having ever read the OP or any of the replies preceding them. It looks stupid when someone repeats essentially the same thing that is said several times before in the thread as if they are the only ones knowledgeable on the...
  15. Darth-Apple

    CAPTCHA?

    I'm now using the are you a human captcha, which is an unconventional captcha that seems to do a much better job. It's sad that so much time and effort is spent stopping spam at this point.
  16. Darth-Apple

    Worst restaurant

    Ah, makes sense. I honestly don't think Burger King is a bad place. It's just horribly unpopular here. I pass probably about 200 restaurants on the way to work, so there is definitely a bit of competition in my city. :P
  17. Darth-Apple

    Heartbroken Man Waits 44 Hours

    My feelings are mixed. To be honest, all I see is an honest guy trying to fulfill a promise to his wife of 20 years to buy something nice, and I always like to say it's the thought that counts. Then again, the video doesn't reveal much, we don't know that this is necessarily the case. I'll agree...
  18. Darth-Apple

    Worst restaurant

    I always get decent food at Burger King, but they don't seem popular in my area anymore. I'm surprised they are still around considering there is hardly anyone inside every time I walk in. The whopper isn't bad for the price though.
  19. Darth-Apple

    Worst restaurant

    I agree. It's convenient for the restaurant not to have to take responsibility for it. I suppose I can understand if the server has been in the back eating for 15 minutes because that's neglectful of the job, but if the server is in fact busy running food out to another table and someone takes...
  20. Darth-Apple

    Worst restaurant

    Hosting ain't as easy as it looks. I used to be one, and I can't speak for all hosts because some do suck, but I know I, at the very least, did try my best to make things as comfortable for guests as possible. The problem is that you have to seat guests according to a set rotation/system to...
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