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kunlun_shan
Mountain climber
SF, CA
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There have been discussions ad nauseum about "forum enhancements" for years now. I doubt CMac will ever even read this thread. His focus is on TechGearLab. From looking at the past, I'm sure developer time and money will NOT be wasted on Supertopo.
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 7, 2017 - 10:35am PT
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So pretty much a bunch of "No's" from people who rarely post photos, trip reports, climbing content or anything of any substantial stoke. Makes sense.
What a boring crowd. Supertopo is headed towards becoming a Myspace for the elderly it seems.
Everyone gets a trophy! Self esteem overload. JOHN BECK Thats retarded. Build your self worth off of how many stupid 'likes' you get. D2R2
And don't worry about my self esteem. I'm a really big deal on Insta. I derive my self esteem from my hot wife, my beautiful kids who excel at everything, my big house, and my rad truck with 35's. Nothing the aging, angy crowd at Supertopo can ever give me by liking a few photos of me pumping out on moderate trade routes.
Just thought it would be fun to like other people's content in a way that could encourage more stoke around here.
See you Tuolumne this weekend!
Scott
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hooblie
climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
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if you're on instagram, where do i buy a ticket?
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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See you Tuolumne this weekend!
probably not cuz I try to avoid the crowds. But I will be sure to like you on insta gram, is that one word or two?
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 7, 2017 - 11:08am PT
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John we will probably be fourth in line on West Crack by sunrise tomorrow morning....But I'll be tilting and filtering the heck out of all my photos for maximum "likes" and will be updating photo posts of all my food and meals throughout the trip. Stay tuned!
#sendthegnar
#instafamous
#poseursgetmorelikes
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rbord
Boulder climber
atlanta
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I like you people.
Whatever it is that you like about yourselves - your hot wife or your cool kids or your awesome climbing prowess or your super social skills or your lordly supertopo social standing or whatever - that's cool. Most folks I think manage that on their own time.
But if a like button helps, great! I like that, too.
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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And don't worry about my self esteem. I'm a really big deal on Insta. I derive my self esteem from my hot wife, my beautiful kids who excel at everything, my big house, and my rad truck with 35's. Nothing the aging, angy crowd at Supertopo can ever give me by liking a few photos of me pumping out on moderate trade routes.
Just thought it would be fun to like other people's content in a way that could encourage more stoke around here.
Wow...I didn't know you were so cool....Now where is my like button.
>No anger here at all<.......JMO..I just think there are already plenty of approval seeking formats ..
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kunlun_shan
Mountain climber
SF, CA
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So pretty much a bunch of "No's"...
micronut, have you had any communication with either CMac or RJ about changes to the forum? My guess is not.
I think it's been clear for years that they are NOT willing to spend time or money on the existing framework. For example, the PM function has been broken for a year and a half, which are they are aware of and can't be bothered to fix.
In case you haven't noticed, the Taco does not operate as a democracy. Here in America, we get what we pay for :-)
VVV funny, hooblie! I agree.
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hooblie
climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
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ya, we're runnin' on bare rims over here, and we LIKE it!
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WBraun
climber
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Where is my hate/st000pid button??????
:-)
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kunlun_shan
Mountain climber
SF, CA
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^^ you need to wait for REI to buy the Taco, and submit that request to the new developers ;-)
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 7, 2017 - 11:44am PT
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Quick note:
Anybody (and you know who you are....) who replies with any seriousness to my sarcastic remarks needs to take a deep breath and realize that I'm mocking myself or y'all most of the time around here. My wit is legenday and usually flies right over the heads of the dull, the insecure or the uninitiated.
My apologies if any of my above comments were taken seriously. Shame on you.
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 7, 2017 - 11:45am PT
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And Hooblie..... I would've reached out and slapped the "like" button for that above comment of yours. If only we had one.
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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Note: There is a star rating system for photos.
A "like" or similar system of acknowledgement would let someone posting know who got the message. This would also save space on the servers since it would use less data than a post.
I agree that the appeal of this forum is it's simplicity. Other social media has ever expanding details that help finance the traffic. I see no profit in it for the ST site managers to give us more stuff.
Disabling the email function for us has been a powerful message: "You freeloaders are waisting our time here."
I would enjoy a "like" button. However, if you like people here then Facebook friend them. Much of the content that is of value is the same.
Most of the quality contributers here are also on Instragram where you can love them, not just like them.
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nita
Social climber
chica de chico, I don't claim to be a daisy.
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Of course i knew your comment was a sarcastic reply on your part... .. It's your smugness in the whole post with how you disagree with me and others ....
TFPU...
dang, back to work...i'm late from lunch...
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Why, micro, you facetious little troll, with your (now legendary) smugness...
shame and accolades on you.
[heavy sigh & eye roll a la Werner]
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micronut
Trad climber
Fresno/Clovis, ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 7, 2017 - 12:54pm PT
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Good point Dingus. Sometimes as a business owner I make decisions that cost me money simply to give our patients/patrons/"customers" a better experience. Fresh cut flowers after surgery, Free Jamba Juice gift cards to kid patients, fresh brewed gourmet coffee out in the waiting room.....sometimes its just about hoping people have a good experience.
In this case yall are right....CMac may never even see this.
Dingus if I were to make an argument for monetary benefit I would urge him/them to look at usership on ST vs. usership of competing sites. I wonder if its up, down, or steady over the past few years. I wonder how Mountain Project is doing in the same realm. Increase in usership/new accounts and posters = potential increase in revenue from ads (including charging more for advertisers if you have an increase in members/possible ad viewers).
As an owner I would want to be on the leading edge as a "Social Media Provider" which is what this Forum is. Its funny how many posters poo-pooed the idea of being like FB or Insta in having a "like" button. Those two platforms are ravenously successful and have tapped in to how people like to interact with eachother in the virtual space. And their ad revenue reflects that.
I would characterize Supertopo as a fun, helpful, albeit "dated" platform with a shelf life of questionable sustainability unless it continues to grow with the technological times. I enjoy it, use it, provide content to it in the form of lots of TR's and photo posts and engaging interaction, but see it as a site that might dwindle over the years unless it stays relevant. That has been proven year after year in the tech/social media platform market. I like this site and enjoy it despite the fact that it seems to bring out the worst in many people/personalities. It also has the potential to spread the stoke, create friendships and provide entertainment.
I often wonder what CMac and the crew see as the vision for moving forward. The front page is stagnant. The look hasn't changed for years. The advertising continues to increase and its forum has lost many caring and engaging and contributing posters over the years, icons in our sport who once enjoyed the place but have since moved on to other platforms.Maybe they are killing it here and usership is on the rise? Maybe its in a death spiral. Maybe its same-ol-same-ol. Who knows. Kind of thought provoking.
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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Wow, an outdated format. Hope it does not end up like the most outdated format, Craigslist. Which I think is one of the the most visited website in the world.
edited: cl is 105
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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IMHO;
We don't need no stinkin buttons!
Agreed. Who is going to give a ratz arse what I like. Leave it out of the BS posting crap.
TFPU!
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Didn't seem like such a bad idea to me.....
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