The Future Of ToS.

[Isard]

I'm Aihwa, and I approve of this message.

[Dreaming Of Pandora]

The fact that there are conflicts shows how much of a family we really are. Conflicts, I think it adds to the sincerity of the discussions. If there aren't times of friction here then it'll turn into a false environment, we wouldn't be saying what we really feel. Saying what we mean makes for greater understanding of each other will REDUCE the amount of conflicts here if people take on board other peoples' issues and to be considerate in their posts.

[Davy Jones]

Our common interest - Avatar - has become a much smaller part of ToS. Like Eltu said, we've "evolved" into more of a family, where we share and discuss our everyday lives problems/ideas/thoughts (even though they're most of the time in some way related to Avatar, e.g. PAD etc).
What's the best thing that could happen right now? Avatar 2.
What's the most realistic thing that can and probably will happen in the near future? Avatar re-release (Allthough I haven't heard any news on that in some time now...)

What IS happening right now? A few members are unhappy with some things, may it be both in real life and/or the forums, and they show it by insulting/semi-trolling other people/threads. That is the largest problem right now, and that needs to stop.

[Eltu]

Exactly.

We have to understand, that just because we have conflicts, it does not mean we have lost our sense of community - conflicts are a natural part of any group of people.

And ToS is a place where we can SOLVE all our conflicts, where going through this can make us better persons.

Just as Xynth said - some members in here show their unhappiness in very destructive ways.

Don't - explain to all of us why you are unhappy instead. That's what we are HERE for.

[Hunter of the Glade]

Xynth, you are right there is hope. The re-release will cause this forum to shift back into full Avatar mode for a while. And the director's cut in the Fall will do so also. The Avatar wave that we have been surfing on all this time has not disappeared yet in my opinion.

[Eltu]

We might run out of avatar related things to discuss - that's inevitable - but its MESSAGE can live through us and our discussions forever.

[rasomaso]

Well most of the forum isn't related to avatar, does it matter then anyway?

[Eltu]

Nope, and that's exactly my point.

Everyone here has come here through Avatar - but that does not mean it's all we have to discuss. This is not mainly an Avatar forum - it's a place for friends to talk to each other about whatever they want!

If it's about Avatar, philosophy, sports, troubles in life... it doesn't matter! We can talk about everything we would ever want to, without any restrictions and with people understanding us.

A true family.

[Advent]

We never know. ToS could become revolutionary. It could change the entire direction of humanity.

I can't say the same about Avatar Forums though.

[Eltu]

Hey, that's a GREAT idea!

Everyone, RALLY in front of the GREAT BANNER OF TOS!

Together we shall form a NEW WORLD ORD... waitaminute.

[stdout]

Originally Posted by Advent

We never know. ToS could become revolutionary. It could change the entire direction of humanity.

I can't say the same about Avatar Forums though.

lol
Very true

[Cyan]

Lol if tos ruled this planet,
im moving to pandora

[Eltu]

Isn't it enough now, Cyan?

If you have problems with ToS, just TELL US WHAT THEY ARE, instead of just spewing out these kind of comments.

We are more than ready to help you - if you just accept our help.

I have already given you a choice - tell us what can be improved upon, stop ranting, or leave. Everyone has a limit - me included. If you will just keep semi-trolling like this, it will soon be reached.

What happened, Cyan? What made you dislike the community to this degree? If it's based on pure lack of interest (which can be fully understandable), why are you still here?

[Cyan]

Because there are soo many memories attatched to this place, memories like meeting gabrielle and such.
Its most likely a total lack of interest, but whats getting me a bit annoyed is the constant avatar thing, its a movie, sure it tought us things but reall this is getting a bit obsessive.

[Eltu]

But there's a simple solution to that.

If you feel like some parts of the forum hold you here - remain in those parts of the forum ONLY. Accept the fact that some people have different interests here than you - and see the forum for what YOU like about it.

If you are losing interest in Avatar, simply don't visit the Avatar sections of the forum.

As long as you have a positive mind and don't troll the forum with negative comments, I'm happy.