Blogring vs. Xangans/cB Options

[*Kathleen*]

Okay this isn't going to be a bashing Blogring thread (if it still exists - does it? ), but does anyone remember this rivalry? Does anyone still go there?

[Vendetta_br]

How the rumor mill grinds and turns.

I figured, after quietly tracking this thread all evening, that I'd interject a few thoughts of my own.

Let me start with this:

http://www.createblog.com/forums/index.php?showuser=22670 <<< Brownsugar, it's a strange twist of fate that you are on the People's Staff here on cB, when nigh on a week ago I banned you off blogring for cussing out a moderator in PM's, spamming, and being a general nuisance. Your account on BR WAS http://www.blogring/index.php?showuser=240513 . Put I don't put up with nonsense, especially not immature badgering.

I digress. I've searched and searched BR. I've turned my forum upside down. I haven't found a single thread directed at cB. Not one. Newsflash, we keep to ourselves. We really don't care what cB does, we don't bring you up, we don't bother you. We don't flame you. And yet here I sit, in a thread on cB, directed at us.

Disturbing, I find your fixation on BR. On our community. On the way we do things. Is it fear I sense? Feeling threatened at all? I've read three pages of incessant whining, on and on about how our design is innefectual, not as good, we don't have as many good layouts, etcetera. Itherto, you've said: "Createblog is better than Blogring!" A bold statement. For having an inferiority complex, Blogring, even pulling out of a "slow" point, still manages to clip 14 million user hits a month. We're generating enough self sustaining revenue to begin moving the site to an even bigger server, and facilitate a greater amount of resources, both internal and external.

Haha, that site is so horrrible now... well, it always was. I registered there a long time ago, but I found it boring and it was really hard to navigate around the site. Yes, I remember the feud too. I was a mod here when everyone on the staff had a huge grudge against blogring. We all hated their guts and I remember reading the topics on it. I don't care anymore though; they are in no competition if they're up against us.

For being an "administrator" on cB, this is an awful statement. You're judging BR, when it truth, it's pretty clear you have absolutely no basis, or idea what you're talking about, aside from some (understandable, however skewed) slant you have. If you'd actually sit down, and roll your mouse over the top of the page, you'll discover something: We use the same navigation system (Thanks, ipb!) but ours even has multiple and redundant forum links so you can't get lost! Everything is laid out pretty clear. If you can't figure it out, it's not the site layout that's bad, maybe those who can't understand it are just stupid.

Not to pop your bubble or anything, since you think we're "no competition", but you know we are. You have an ACP, and I'm damn sure you know how to check your hits per month. We wouldn't be sitting near the top on most search engine spiders if we were no competition. On most engines, we actually beat cB. According to google, we also beat you on re-directs and hits. But, please. you're right. You're the only viable skinning site out there.

Incoherent, I appreciate you quoting me, it gives a good indication on how BR is completely evolving into a beast you can't hope to fathom from this vantage point. Tip of the iceberg. The wheels of change have just began to turn, and I'm not going to tout my superiority, or call cB no competition.

I'd be a damn fool if I thought that. Fortunately, I'm not.

Sad to see more than a handful of you admitting to coming to BR just to start drama. Children.

And let me correct a few rumors:

Michael Zhang sold BR LONG ago. It's now under new ownership. The URL is the same. The only difference is now we have a rather large funding base to do with as we please on the site, because our benefactor happens to a number of high traffic community sites, which gives us a very flexible budget.

Also, Criss, John (BR's former administrator), did not resign. Yusuf had him replaced. John was retiring anyway, though, fyi.

And yes, I did have a little run here on cB. I judged cB for myself, and deemed cB inadequite, but that's my opinion. If my girlfriend (Jamie Lynn) likes cB, so be it. That's her choice, I'm not going to get fussy about it. I'm a fan of opinion.

I also find that I like BR's community more. We're far more friendly and welcoming.

We also don't start drama with your site. We just don't care enough.

Cute though, that many of you seem to care so much. And since you all love to just express your opinions on BR, I thought I'd share mine about cB with all of you. Take if for what it is.

I don't like the drama. I'm not a fan of it, and I don't like to propogate it here on cB. But i deserve a say.

//edit lolz hi Libertie. Yeah, Jamie told me. How was it?

[twin__cinema]

How the rumor mill grinds and turns.

I figured, after quietly tracking this thread all evening, that I'd interject a few thoughts of my own.

Let me start with this:

http://www.createblog.com/forums/index.php?showuser=22670 <<< Brownsugar, it's a strange twist of fate that you are on the People's Staff here on cB, when nigh on a week ago I banned you off blogring for cussing out a moderator in PM's, spamming, and being a general nuisance. Your account on BR WAS http://www.blogring/index.php?showuser=240513 . Put I don't put up with nonsense, especially not immature badgering.

I digress. I've searched and searched BR. I've turned my forum upside down. I haven't found a single thread directed at cB. Not one. Newsflash, we keep to ourselves. We really don't care what cB does, we don't bring you up, we don't bother you. We don't flame you. And yet here I sit, in a thread on cB, directed at us.

Disturbing, I find your fixation on BR. On our community. On the way we do things. Is it fear I sense? Feeling threatened at all? I've read three pages of incessant whining, on and on about how our design is innefectual, not as good, we don't have as many good layouts, etcetera. Itherto, you've said: "Createblog is better than Blogring!" A bold statement. For having an inferiority complex, Blogring, even pulling out of a "slow" point, still manages to clip 14 million user hits a month. We're generating enough self sustaining revenue to begin moving the site to an even bigger server, and facilitate a greater amount of resources, both internal and external.
For being an "administrator" on cB, this is an awful statement. You're judging BR, when it truth, it's pretty clear you have absolutely no basis, or idea what you're talking about, aside from some (understandable, however skewed) slant you have. If you'd actually sit down, and roll your mouse over the top of the page, you'll discover something: We use the same navigation system (Thanks, ipb!) but ours even has multiple and redundant forum links so you can't get lost! Everything is laid out pretty clear. If you can't figure it out, it's not the site layout that's bad, maybe those who can't understand it are just stupid.

Not to pop your bubble or anything, since you think we're "no competition", but you know we are. You have an ACP, and I'm damn sure you know how to check your hits per month. We wouldn't be sitting near the top on most search engine spiders if we were no competition. On most engines, we actually beat cB. According to google, we also beat you on re-directs and hits. But, please. you're right. You're the only viable skinning site out there.

Incoherent, I appreciate you quoting me, it gives a good indication on how BR is completely evolving into a beast you can't hope to fathom from this vantage point. Tip of the iceberg. The wheels of change have just began to turn, and I'm not going to tout my superiority, or call cB no competition.

I'd be a damn fool if I thought that. Fortunately, I'm not.

Sad to see more than a handful of you admitting to coming to BR just to start drama. Children.

And let me correct a few rumors:

Michael Zhang sold BR LONG ago. It's now under new ownership. The URL is the same. The only difference is now we have a rather large funding base to do with as we please on the site, because our benefactor happens to a number of high traffic community sites, which gives us a very flexible budget.

Also, Criss, John (BR's former administrator), did not resign. Yusuf had him replaced. John was retiring anyway, though, fyi.

And yes, I did have a little run here on cB. I judged cB for myself, and deemed cB inadequite, but that's my opinion. If my girlfriend (Jamie Lynn) likes cB, so be it. That's her choice, I'm not going to get fussy about it. I'm a fan of opinion.

I also find that I like BR's community more. We're far more friendly and welcoming.

We also don't start drama with your site. We just don't care enough.

Cute though, that many of you seem to care so much. And since you all love to just express your opinions on BR, I thought I'd share mine about cB with all of you. Take if for what it is.

I don't like the drama. I'm not a fan of it, and I don't like to propogate it here on cB. But i deserve a say.

I do believe cB has just been owned.