Fleecy answers amigaworld questions

[bhoggett]

To be honest, I can't even be bothered to read it.

As far as I'm concerned, after their record over the past three years, the only thing that comes out of Amiga Inc that I'll pay any attention to at all is product you can touch and buy.  Anything else is likely to be a waste of bandwidth just like the vast majority of their statements in the past.

Wake me when something actually happens.

[bhoggett]

@pixie

Could you explain me what actions were taken by its owners and/or wich recent events lead you to have such a strong reaction against them?

Well, the site owner appointed Mike Bouma as administrator, and Bouma was responsible for spreading the rumour that Wayne sold amiga.org to Genesi.

Then, of course, there's the fact that the site says it has a no-flaming policy but anti-MorphOS flamebait seems to be perfectly OK.

I just don't see how one more amiga news site can be a bad thing... ohhh, only if it is because it isn't about MorphOS... These sites are naturally biased, so it is accepted that they are... biased, so... amiga sites can't be biased about... amiga, only MorphOS sites... ok I understand now

You're confusing an "Amiga" community site, with an "AmigaOS" community site. AmigaNews.net is the latter - and also doubles up as a free PR forum for Amiga Inc. - but definitely not the former. It does  however, falsely advertise itself as an "Amiga community" site.

[bhoggett]

@alx

Please, don't get ideas about a site purely because of the actions of one person.

I beg to differ. When that person is an administrator with apparently unlimited power and totally free hand to take whatever action he feels like taking, and no visible charter to guide his behaviour, I reserve the right to judge the entire site by his own standards.

When? I've seen at least thread along the lines of "Anyone want to move to MorphOS?"

Well, let me refresh your memory. The thread was actually called: " Is anybody thinking about joining the Rebellion?". Slightly darker undercurrent in that title, don't you think?

That thread contained a comment from which I quote:

"nope... don't support piracy by getting a pegasos/MorphOS."

Amazingly, the admins/moderators made absolutely no comment to this post. However, when a user - Seehund - rightly protested that this was going too far, his post got removed. When he demanded an explanation, he was banned.

Who was responsible for this? Mike Bouma, by his own admission.

Check the thread for yourself here.

a while ago there was a poll to decide whether to add another forum for OSes like MorphOS and AROS. 32% said "Yes", so you cannot say that everyone there is an AmigaOS zealot.

Reading polls is misleading. Did 32% say "yes" because they wanted to discuss MOS or because they wanted any mention of it removed from the main forums?  You tell me.

Advertising? Where?

Big banner. Top left hand corner. You can't miss it.

Anyway, are you saying that we can have MorphOS only sites, but not AmigaOS only sites?

The MorphOS only sites make no bones about their focus. AmigaWorld.net does not admit to being an AmigaOS/Amiga Inc interest site only.

 

As that poll showed, it is only mainly Amiga (in the narrower sense) because most visitors wanted that

Is this most visitors before or after Bouma brought over his cronies?

The webmaster offered to add a section for MorphOS, so you cannot claim he's biased!

The webmaster appointed Bouma as admin, complete with Bouma's personal agenda and Bouma's - erm - reputation. 'nuff said.

[bhoggett]

@Derf

how do you know if you never go there ?

'scuze me? Are you quoting me there, or someone else? You seem to be having a bit of a problem telling people apart. Is the red mist imparing your vision at all?