steve is pissed. [Archive]

steve

18th October 2001, 00:17

What the hell, why don't you people talk about our stupid articles on our site, it's not funny or something? wha'ts the deal...

:)

-s

WolfieD

18th October 2001, 00:23

funny... like a labotomy?

or funny... like the Horse Whisperer.

FIRST POST!

s1138

18th October 2001, 00:25

lol:D

i love reading the articles on wa.com

n_ick2000

18th October 2001, 03:53

I would talk about them, but I don't see the topics, so i can't join a conversation that hasn't started yet.

Bizznatch

18th October 2001, 05:33

ah hA!

remember the time when SLK tried to run over s1138, while distortion just sat and watched, man those were the days! :)

:D

Twilightseer

18th October 2001, 07:46

I no longer read the articles.
And even when I did, I didn't have that much to say about them either.

Bizznatch

18th October 2001, 23:06

Know what I don't get, is how certain people (Bible huggers) think they have a say in who is going to hell and who is not. Really pisses me off. They should find better stuff to do in their free time.

icewind43

19th October 2001, 02:05

So is Winamp.com trying to become the Onion or something? If I want to read stories like the Frankenstein one, that's where I would go. If I want to find out news about Winamp or the music industry, I go to Winamp.com. Now, if I go to Winamp.com to read stories I usually find at the Onion, where do I go to find out news about Winamp?

:confused:

Twilightseer

19th October 2001, 07:02

Mr Jones

19th October 2001, 08:54

Originally posted by icewind43
So is Winamp.com trying to become the Onion or something? If I want to read stories like the Frankenstein one, that's where I would go. If I want to find out news about Winamp or the music industry, I go to Winamp.com. Now, if I go to Winamp.com to read stories I usually find at the Onion, where do I go to find out news about Winamp?

:confused:

As one of the part time article writers myself, I find stuff like this to be an interesting diversion from the normal winamp/muic related articles, a bit of light relief if you like.

Variety is the spice of life, besides there are plenty of other music/skins/winamp/plugin type articles published as well, dosn't hurt to deviate once in a while.

Personnaly, I'm just glad they got the system working again, think it's one of the better, more dynamic parts of the winamp.com site.

Gonzotek

22nd October 2001, 19:59

Well, since you asked...

This is going to be unpopular, but, oh well.

The "quality" of the many of the stories leaves a lot to be desired. I wouldn't expect Pulitzer prize winning writing, but there are often GLARING ERORS in the spelling and grammer. And, often, I find the overall tone of the articles to be WAY too informal. Perhaps, some more editorial work, like letting someone proofread it before posting, would help a lot. Some of the "bunny attacks" and "frankenstein" type articles really should be journal entries or forum posts. Also, some very interesting topics that come up in the forums ought to be brought out to the news section. When mods or winamp employees notice a good thread, write up a short synopsis of it and post the synopsis in News, and link to the thread.

And, articles with headlines like "Winamp3 Blows...devlopers minds" should be avoided. Because the news boxes only show "Winamp3 Blows...", which might be funny to an insider, but certainly doesn't reflect well to people who don't know what Winamp3 is all about.

Finally, I'd like to expand on what icewind43 was getting at, please put more articles dealing with Winamp itself in. Winamp2 or Winamp3 tips and tricks could be a whole series of articles. Shoutcasting is another good topic. And if the article doesn't answer enough questions, they would have the link at the bottom to discuss it with the author/other users.

There, you have your comments, please don't beat me up now :)

-=Gonzotek=-
Yes, errors was misspelled intentionally.

s1138

22nd October 2001, 22:01

gonzotek, we are talkin about nullsoft right?

they have never been the type to be formal and politically correct..(is that right?)

i love how the nullsoft guys are so layed back, its different from all the other online pages that are to serious and such.

its all about the fun:D

Gonzotek

23rd October 2001, 00:40

Granted, you do have a point. I wasn't all THAT serious myself. No offence taken or nuthin' :)

-=Gonzotek=-

weedsatan

23rd October 2001, 01:52

Originally posted by watadoo

I told em all, cool, Hell sounds like a heck of alot more fun than Heavon.

Join me my friend.

s1138

23rd October 2001, 10:10

(check who would you toss? thread)
i own hell:D

but it does sound alot more fun

weedsatan

24th October 2001, 03:01

Though it seems that I come from the blood line that has always and ever ruled over the pits of eternal damnation.
Thus for s1138 you do not rule hell.

jns

24th October 2001, 10:58

I own nothing.
Not even myself.

s1138

24th October 2001, 19:40

Originally posted by weedsatan
Though it seems that I come from the blood line that has always and ever ruled over the pits of eternal damnation.
Thus for s1138 you do not rule hell.

i wont get into it, but sorry to disappoint you. but i do.

so just deal with it.

weedsatan

24th October 2001, 20:22

no.

Bilbo Baggins

24th October 2001, 20:22

With some lovin.

weedsatan

24th October 2001, 20:37

S, I rule hell and all beyond and beneath..

Acknowledge this or feel my wrath.

s1138

24th October 2001, 22:44

everyone just ignore weed...and ill give you a free lifetime passes.

jns

26th October 2001, 11:47

Is steved pissed off or pissed on, or a combination? :confused:
Pissed off for being pissed on?

Xerxes

27th October 2001, 18:41

Originally posted by steve
why don't you people talk about our stupid articles ...

I think you unwittingly anwsered your own question :) :) :)

XGN

3rd November 2001, 06:38

I know it's not possible to fix now, because the developer has been layed off by AOLTW, but direct commenting on the article is the best way to generate comments. People want to see their thoughts directly below the main thread, not buried on a message board instead. It's really that simple. Look at the successful site that generate comments - this is how they do it.

-X-

RhinoTrip

7th November 2001, 16:39

Well since your articles don't show up half the time, it's hard to read them. Like two days ago when they were down again even after you claimed you had fixed them. What dbase are you using btw for storing the info? MySQL? No, but some of the articles are indeed quite funny esp. the ones where you bitch about each other ;) - RT

XGN

7th November 2001, 18:51

Which is why the articles have been pulling a disappearing act.

MTV uses Dynamo too, and I have seen their news page screwed over because of dynamo errors too.

Who the hell else uses dynamo I wonder?

:confused:

techtroid

13th November 2001, 17:25

Originally posted by watadoo

Heavon
AOL vs 7.0 for everybody
....

OH LUCIFER! it all didnt seem all that bad until i read the AOL for EVERYONE part... i'd rather be gay. seriously.

Hell, here i come!

jns

14th November 2001, 07:33

Originally posted by techtroid
i'd rather be gay. seriously.
I could set you up for a date with bilbo. :D

techtroid

14th November 2001, 10:28

luckily i dont have AOL, so i dont need to be gay. and anyways, rather than being gay id be dead.

jns

14th November 2001, 11:01

I can still set you up for a date with bilbo.
He has manboobs you know.. :D

grandpa7

28th November 2001, 05:41

As a wise man named Stanley once said, "Better to be pissed off than to be pissed on".:D

jns

28th November 2001, 07:11

Really? Who is he?
Do you want me to set up YOU for a date with bilbo? :D

grandpa7

28th November 2001, 07:36

If I were a mean-spirited guy, I would say that, since you seem to have quite an obsession for bilbo(is this a guy?), why don't you just go ahead and set YOURSELF up with him, her, or whatever is left?

I have no need for bilbo or anyone else because Mrs. Grandpa7 is a wonderful wife who keeps her husband well satisfied and happy. So, no, I don't need or want a date with bilbo...he's all yours!

Bye!:rolleyes:

randman

28th November 2001, 07:46

Originally posted by jns
Do you want me to set up YOU for a date with bilbo? :D

I'm pretty sure Bilbo only dates himself. Wink, wink. Nod, nod. :D

And Bill, Eric Clapton IS God. So I guess you'll have to put up with me in hell as well as here. ;)

And rest assured Steve, a lot of us read and enjoy the articles.

jns

28th November 2001, 09:31

Originally posted by grandpa7
If I were a mean-spirited guy, I would say that, since you seem to have quite an obsession for bilbo(is this a guy?), why don't you just go ahead and set YOURSELF up with him, her, or whatever is left?

I have no need for bilbo or anyone else because Mrs. Grandpa7 is a wonderful wife who keeps her husband well satisfied and happy. So, no, I don't need or want a date with bilbo...he's all yours!

Bye!:rolleyes:

Wow! So I can have him? :D

Is your real name grandpa7? :p

grandpa7

1st December 2001, 03:25

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Q: Wow! So can I have him?

A: You better check with him, as I understand he's pissed!:mad:

Q: Is your real name Grandpa7?:confused:

A: No, it's just Grandpa...at least it is to my 14 month old granddaughter.:D Somebody else beat me to the "Grandpa" tag, so I just added a 7 (God's [the REAL One]number of competion)to the end.:cool:

randman

1st December 2001, 12:18

How old are you grandpa? I'm 46 and I have two grandsons myself. Cute little buggers. ;)

I'm desperately trying to find someone older than myself on these forums. :D

jns

14th December 2001, 12:39

Originally posted by randman
How old are you grandpa? I'm 46 and I have two grandsons myself. Cute little buggers. ;)

I'm desperately trying to find someone older than myself on these forums. :D
Wnat me to try to force my father in here?
He's 52. :D

The BED Baron

17th January 2002, 02:03

Can i have a date with bilbo?

papadoc

17th January 2002, 02:26

originally posted by randman
How old are you grandpa? I'm 46 and I have two grandsons myself. Cute little buggers. ;)

I'm desperately trying to find someone older than myself on these forums. :D
Your'e not the oldest randman.
I know of 3 others who rode on the ark together to get here.
Although one I haven't seen in awhile.
:)

jns

17th January 2002, 07:55

Originally posted by The BED Baron
Can i have a date with bilbo?
I'm fairly sure you would regret it! ;)
First he can seem to be a male, and the next moment a female, and the next again.. :eek:

The BED Baron

17th January 2002, 22:19

So he is a bit kinky? i like that