We really only need one person with the capacity to understand the bigger picture to help us out. I'm sorry but I don't think anything I say could persuade you to open your mind enough to accept that we need change.
While all the forums have their own problems, I won't pick on them. What I will ask you is how productive do you think they have been? How successful is the Amiga software market at the moment? Which forum is dedicated to fixing this problem and creating a little organisation and unity, listening to the real Amiga users and adapting to their needs? Where can we go to discuss new ideas without the fear of being shot down by negative thinking, hurtful people who only want to stop anyone else from succeeding where perhaps they failed or didn't have the courage to try in the first place? Where is the Amiga E forum? Where is the forum where programmers can easily request music for their games and get responses from the most suitable musicians? Where do we discuss character development and graphic design for these games? Where are the forum administrators that actually use Amigas and can sympathize with the productive users and filter out the trouble makers? Where do we work together on projects like new legal Workbench distributions and package management?
You might see this move as "splittism" but I see it as a new hope. You must understand how many people have biases towards and against various Amiga forums. A new forum, a fresh start with a real purpose could be our best shot of getting something done for once. If we don't try anything, the Amiga scene will continue to stagnate.
I thought this (AO) was that forum already? But maybe you see this huge Amiga fanbase/infrastructure/business where none actually exists.
Maybe you should take over moobunny - since it's an anarchy there's nothing stopping somebody from planting their flag and taking over the place, if there's really that much of a coordinated interest. And it would give the regulars a break from the same-old-same-old.
