Last website that you visited?

Technically, the last site you always visit before this thread is here at FP. 😉

But today, it was xenforo.com to check up on new posts.
 
Trakt.

It's a site that tracks shows you watch, and I hopped on to update for the episode of Elementary I just finished watching.
 
'Last website that you visited'

I'm going to stray a little off-topic and go for the last time I'll visit a particular website. This is not a rant, just an explanation of why I quietly stepped away from The Admin Zone.

I was an admin on TAZ for many years. For quite some time I was the only active member of staff there. I kept things running at a time when it could have simply faded into obscurity. To cut a long story short TAZ changed hands a couple of times and I eventually found myself demoted to moderator with no permissions and no explanation. Rather than make a fuss I decided simply to log out and walk away.

I'm posting this mainly because during the last few months I've received a lot of emails alerting me to private messages to which I won't be reading or replying to and some have come from members of this forum.
 
zappaDPJ said:
'Last website that you visited'

I'm going to stray a little off-topic and go for the last time I'll visit a particular website. This is not a rant, just an explanation of why I quietly stepped away from The Admin Zone.

I was an admin on TAZ for many years. For quite some time I was the only active member of staff there. I kept things running at a time when it could have simply faded into obscurity. To cut a long story short TAZ changed hands a couple of times and I eventually found myself demoted to moderator with no permissions and no explanation. Rather than make a fuss I decided simply to log out and walk away.

I'm posting this mainly because during the last few months I've received a lot of emails alerting me to private messages to which I won't be reading or replying to and some have come from members of this forum.
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I assumed when they were taken over it would end up like this. Decisions from on high, no actual discussion or forethought. That's such a shame, TAZ was never a perfect place, but it was a good one. That is a perfect example of why websites shouldn't sell out to businesses. Community means nothing to them.
 
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I assumed when they were taken over it would end up like this. Decisions from on high, no actual discussion or forethought.
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That unfortunately is exactly what happened on the two occasions it changed hands. Aside from the total lack of information given to staff members it also means the membership is left completely in the dark.
 
zappaDPJ said:
That unfortunately is exactly what happened on the two occasions it changed hands. Aside from the total lack of information given to staff members it also means the membership is left completely in the dark.
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Yep, promises of great things, unlimited resources to make everything "better," but the problem with unlimited resources is that it comes from someone with expectations of returns and no understanding of the dynamics of the community. Throw more money at it, throw random employees at it to handle taking care of those annoying members that actually want or need things. Never civil discourse, never taking into account that the reason the community was successful wasn't because it was a topic-based forum, but because it built up a community of people that cared about and cared for it. Every time a great site gets taken over that community gets ignored and disappears, without fail. Businesses just do not get it.

I'm sorry you had to deal with that first hand, you gave quite a lot to TAZ as a staff member, only to get knocked down a peg for no good reason at all. Truly awful.
 
The last website I visited was Sky News not too long ago.
 
Page said:
Ohhh Just to London.. Ochhh - Too join the protest Xdddddddddddddddddddd
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Haha no we have had it booked for ages, my cousin lives in London so going down to visit her for the weekend!
 
Grogu said:
Haha no we have had it booked for ages, my cousin lives in London so going down to visit her for the weekend!
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NOCE - You based in North then 😛 Maybe you live near me hahahahaha
 
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NOCE - You based in North then 😛 Maybe you live near me hahahahaha
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I’m up in Scotland so maybe?

Visiting Just Ear website now as I’ve no food in and can’t be bothered with the shops!
 
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