Is Meso Losing Its Edge?

[TRTBro]

you're insulting tons of good dudes literally just hanging out and showing each other their "stuff" (only chill with the "stuff's" permission, to be clear)

its obvious you dont like it, but getting so personal about it is so telling about where your obviously insecure mind is.

just say you're jealous and lonely next time and save everyone some time.

on a more real note, be careful insulting people's families. even online. i know that by putting family "out there" you subject them to that kind of attention, but seriously bro people can take that kind of stuff so much more seriously than you realize and so many people have been hurt irl for getting that personal online, even under the apparent protection of anonymity. i know the beginning of my message was a bit finger-waggy, but this last paragraph is nothing but a sincere offering of my perspective.

Bro literally agreed in his own words it was off topic and then continued to post again.

craigdt said:
"I will acknowledge it took the thread off topic and should have used better judgement."


Imagine posting garbage that has nothing to do with AAS, harm reduction, etc. and then trying to defend it in a thread about the forum losing its edge. The irony is insane.

I don't really care about porn (as I said before - from a new vendor once or twice is funny) but a random member posting it here, acknowledging it was off topic and continuing to post regardless is kind of whack.

 

[The Answ3r]

if you're going to invoke constitutional rights you should probably understand them first. freedom of speech in the US means the government can't censor you in most cases, it does not mean that forums cannot be moderated according to the editorial standards of the admins.

I wasn’t filing a Supreme Court brief. It was called sarcasm. You know… exaggeration for effect? Dramatic emphasis? Making a point by pushing it to the absurd?

I’m fully aware a private forum isn’t Congress. I wasn’t about to subpoena Millard.

It was a rhetorical flourish, not a constitutional crisis. But I appreciate the mini civics lecture. Very educational.

 

[hellerhiwater]

Bro literally agreed in his own words it was off topic and then continued to post again.

craigdt said:
"I will acknowledge it took the thread off topic and should have used better judgement."


Imagine posting garbage that has nothing to do with AAS, harm reduction, etc. and then trying to defend it in a thread about the forum losing its edge. The irony is insane.

I don't really care about porn (as I said before - from a new vendor once or twice is funny) but a random member posting it here, acknowledging it was off topic and continuing to post regardless is kind of whack.

Nice pivot to avoid engaging with ANYTHING I said lol

Didn’t mention the forum’s integrity, off or on topic, nothing. Just your weird af attitude and decision to make your opinions known in a personal way.

I can absolutely see your POV on the issue, and don’t even fully disagree. But you went about communicating it in a terrible way, and people who get as nasty as you as quick as you did will never be good additions to a community like this. But since I want any/everyone to come and contribute, I offered my two cents. I hope you stay and choose to not immediately start slinging mud next time something irks you.

 

[Dial It In]

Going to try and remain neutral and not be the pot calling the kettle black. Now I had an old account that would have a fancy 10 yr banner but I’ve long forgotten all of that one and often lurked and didn’t engage. Yes, Meso was a place you got ran rough shot over for saying dumb shit. It only took a little damn effort to spend time searching and looking for information but that escapes people. Why is that? Well you used to have the cat herders that explained your error and encourage you to search. Member intros were a must or you’d get eviscerated. Now you tell someone to do one you or search you are gate keeping or being a dick.

But what has changed with the edge? Well the info from 10,15, 20 years ago has changed and the science has changed. Feel like some lose that piece. But you can count on some guys with banners to come in and throw in that old school back in our day stuff and not accept that maybe something has changed and we’ve gotten smarter and want higher standards even if it is UG. I mean we can try and why not. I’m good with some stuff and ignorant in some things and I know that despite 20 years of use.

The pay to play definitely changed the landscape and that is a big piece in just the last 6 months. But what else is going on. This thread is a prime example. Threads get off topic, insults fly and people get feelings boo boos. Yeah I’ve thrown them off topic also. It’s a conscience effort to try and keep them on topic because man I want to comment on something that has no business in the thread. So as a result we now get moderation. But would the moderation be the same if we moved the topic or question at hand out of the thread in which it doesn’t belong? Possibly, but that is a question for the administrator. Yes some bans are a bit much for sure.

Maybe we’ve allowed this to become a place just to talk source shit. Used to be so much in here about diet, training and cycles in member created threads. Feel like many stopped out of getting beat down because their way is the wrong way. Yeah call out dumb cycles that are harmful but they will listen or don’t so just move on if they choose the later. Now the discussions are just in source threads. So what can we do? Can we shift it back? Sure, if we that care do it together. Ask them to move it or just don’t respond. If they push back just let it go. Try sending a DM letting them know that you are willing to help. I’ve made that offer. Some took it and some didn’t. Take a look at the member intros that have zero replies and take that opportunity to engage and get them ironed out of what we want this place to be is an option. Anyway, I’m rambling and it’s probably stupid but it’s gym time and the Halo is flowing.

 

[nullandvoid]

I'm particularly amused by the quiet, slow culling of posts. There's an obvious effort to make Meso into a rubber room with gentle caretakers for the idiots with $10.