Joker Poker wrote:Going by karma received, there is very little that I've posted that seems to be of interest to most readers. I don't know if that is a valid metric or not but I do wonder at times if it is worth the effort

I wouldn't take karma as a reliable metric. A high percentage of posters use Tapatalk to interact with the forum, and this doesn't provide the karma option. Personally I find your posts to be quality and interesting.

General Mackevili wrote:

takeoman wrote:
So what you are saying is you don't post because someone might disagree with you...

LoL, Richard just likes to complain. A hobby, if you will.

He complains that K440 is a circle jerk. Then he complains that CEO doesn't give him high-5's and pat him on the back every time he talks about Thailand.

Personally, I like Richard's posts and point of view, even though we seem to rarely agree on things. We don't turn to flaming each other when we don't agree, which is great.

Not so much complain but just stating how i see things which is not the same as many here or there.
I do not want hi 5's or complements ( recall i was the first to say drop the karma)
But if someone doesn't agree with me, Fine, tell me why, from a realistic perspective and /or links to back it up

I love discussions but hate pettiness

Forums need discussion and if that s not forth coming the loyal/interesting posters will just read an pass.

On the other side look how quiet it is without HR an digger

phuketrichard wrote:Forums need discussion and if that s not forth coming the loyal/interesting posters will just read an pass.

I agree. Forums need discussions - not single, careless, isolated statements and no monologues. Interaction would be required, but that's difficult to achieve.

StroppyChops wrote:

Joker Poker wrote:Going by karma received, there is very little that I've posted that seems to be of interest to most readers. I don't know if that is a valid metric or not but I do wonder at times if it is worth the effort

I wouldn't take karma as a reliable metric. A high percentage of posters use Tapatalk to interact with the forum, and this doesn't provide the karma option. Personally I find your posts to be quality and interesting.

Thanks for the feedback. I've really got no idea how things come across so it's nice to hear that.

Francis wrote:

phuketrichard wrote:My $.05 its not new anymore. most people have lived or visited Cambodia and Cambodia is becoming not the place it was a few years ago. Not as much to talk about an
look at the new posts; ....

Exactly THAT ! Difficult times, and it will get worse I think. It's not the year 2002 anymore.

And please, please, please, NO restaurant reviews. That is sooooooooooo boring, sooooooo booooooooring.

NOW THIS should be a thread dammit. HOW has it changed? what ways...etc.

I'm with him on the resto reviews, except as I'm that way, when I see this thread I just don't read it...whoah, totally new concept.
SAME with all the "boring" posts PR mentioned, in FACT those and comments on em MIGHT be judged as INFORMATION to newbs.

Also agree bigtime with the guy that said both were inadequate in the information dept. Now SOME of that IS ON 440 and will hit on a google search. But some of THAT is outdated info. I been readin about the border cross Pattaya to Chonburi into some casino town near Palin, VERY interesting as they all said it was hardly any wait to go thru. But some of the posts were 2010.

There's different newbs here now too, so moto maintenance is a good ID.

I guess part of the change is the new bunch research this all out then charge in mouth blazing. But SOME who ain't been here or been here many times want to know stuff. AND GET NON SNARKY clever fuck answers. Now I know some like a forum that's like a good ol boys club where they trash talk a lot and ignore the unworthy but if that's all it is, no one will fucking READ IT but trash talkin assholes.

Bottom line for me, yeah, I been there a bit, over the last 5 years and I hang in non tourist areas so by now I kinda know how to get around but of COURSE I'm still learning. (like I got no idea what this bags of green liquid thing that someone was rippin into mods for not knowing about *IS*) So YEAH, I LIKE to hear all kinds of little tidbits, if it's not interesting I stop reading, I don't shoot the author. Personally I think the lack of content is partially lack of old hands speakin up, but I'm sure there's a few. Almost ANYTHING about LIVING there interests me, except the "how can I live like I do in the West" posts. Fuck belgian chocolate. I ain't lookin for ballet either.
but I digress again, heh

and PR post about thailand, and if someone bitches, tell em to take a flyin F at a rolling donut. I am SURE a LOT of us either started in Thailand, transit THRU it spending some time there now and then or go there as much or more.

Restaurant reviews are okay. A bit dull, and I rarely read the whole thing, but I almost always look at them if for no other reason than ideas about new places to eat and things to order.