Regarding worth: Oddly, in the fickle world of websites, your worth really only boils down to traffic and "eyes", at least at face value. Every member here adds financial value to A.org, for it'd be just another dead niche without the users. Same with every website, what it boils down to in the end is each head has a dollar value, and ad revenue can be a massive thing. A.org sees a lot of traffic, and A.org has bills to pay to give us the service we've come to expect.
That being said, you can look at sites like digg.com, when they did their last "revision" to also demonstrate how quick the loyal users can "flip", heh. All hell broke loose when they rolled out Digg v4, and they really had to back pedal to hang onto users, and honestly I think they lost a lot of ground to Reddit and such. That was due to them ignoring user input, and I fear it effectively cinched the noose around digg's neck.
Warts and all, A.org is of great value because of the users that frequent here - yes, even the "Franko's" and guys like me that often come off as argumentative. We're Amigans. We're all a little dented in the head to be fiddling around with this old 7 mhz base hardware, when 3ghz PC's can be bought for $200. :lol:
That is what makes the community great, dedication and respect for this old Amiga stuff despite technology passing it all by 15 years ago, we still slug away at it.
I like A.org as it is now, and I've been on the 'net long enough to not be one of these old farts 2 years down the road whining about "the good old days" when changes are inevitable. The "good old days" people generally speak of is a time when someone that currently annoys them was never on said forums years ago, heh. Whining helps nothing, make some constructive suggestions!
My only gripe with the site is vBulletin itself - just something I have never liked, and never will - but there wasn't much option when it came to "crunch time" when the boys needed to modernize the site last go around. Improvements to A.org, while in the hands of the "powers that be" at last call, are essentially governed by community interests and suggestions. If the "Boss" makes wild changes that are hated, people do have elsewhere to go - and I solely follow A.org out of all the Amiga sites because I love the community here, and that includes the guys I often disagree with, like Dammy
My 2 bits, anyways. Thought it was about time I said something constructive rather than just fuel flames in the C-USA threads. There isn't a site on the 'net I get more enjoyment out of than A.org.
