I was going to put this in my signature, because I want to show the Anti-IB people how irritating it is to see childish and condescending statements all over the fucking place. It got too long, so here’s a nice rant.
My original signature statement was this: “Do you consider yourself a loyal customer? Oh, you do? Guess what, then? You’re not special. Get over yourself and your need to constantly state that you are better than those who joined yesterday.”
Anyway, if any of you frequent the vBulletin.com Community, then you will have, undoubtedly, seen a post or two or a million from people who claim they are “long standing” and “loyal” customers. Here’s a nice example from the newest member of my Ignore List, Grover:
This is indeed an abolute must. We (long standing customers) have been asking and asking and asking for a much better Paid Subscription system for years. (Just do a search in the now closed vBulletin Suggestions and Feedback forum). vBulletin really needs to become much more sophisticated in regards of monetizing our websites.
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Emphasis mine.
What the flying fuck does this mean, anyway? You’ve been around since 2001? So?
What does your join date have shit to do with what should or should not go into this product?
I mean seriously, every fucking person who posts and says anything along the lines of “I’m a long standing customer” immediately goes on the ignore list.
If you want input on the company, go buy some IB shares and bring that shit up in Shareholders meetings. That’s why it’s there.
Sure, you can suggest shit. You can suggest all you want, but do not fucking say/insinuate/claim that long-standing customers should be listened to more than people who have joined yesterday.
You are not fucking special. If you want something to get into vBulletin, act like a civilized human being, and just suggest it. There’s no need to constantly shout that you’ve been around for one hundred million years, because really, no one cares.
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Usual caveats apply. My house, my rules. Say something stupid in a comment, it won’t get posted.
Also, for the record, I highly disagree with the suggestion that quote came from. I don’t need, and I don’t know any forum admins who do need it.
This is indeed an abolute must. We (long standing customers) have been asking and asking and asking for a much better Paid Subscription system for years. (Just do a search in the now closed vBulletin Suggestions and Feedback forum). vBulletin really needs to become much more sophisticated in regards of monetizing our websites.
