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10-18-2020, 10:03 PM | #41 |
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Well this explains a lot...mainly the lack of response ive seen after getting back into Joes
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10-19-2020, 02:49 AM | #42 |
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What explains the "lack of response"? The online petition? How so? And lack of response to what? And from whom?
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10-19-2020, 05:03 AM | #43 |
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I was wondering what was going on with that site. I have used the toy database religiously over the years but I noticed it hadn't been updated in awhile.
That site could use a major refresh/overhaul. Truth be told, I am in the process of working (starting work) on a new GIJOE fan site and I'd love to take a crack at creating a solid reference for the toys. I just don't really have the time I need to really devote myself to it right now. But at this stage, a major refresh and overhaul is going to require time and, more importantly, passion and money that I’m just not seeing in the Joe fandom right now. As a fandom, we reached a DAMN low point in 2018 or so, and while activity has picked up with the release of Classified, we’re still leagues away from where the fandom was 10, much less 20, years ago. Yojoe’s death certificate was signed the moment it was sold off. I hold NO sympathy for certain individuals now that a large, faceless, company has changed the locks and taken away privileges. The fact the site couldn’t maintain the database with releases dropping off to almost nothing says a LOT to the investment Vertical Scope had in the site and the interest in the remaining (unpaid) staff to maintain the assorted databases.
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10-19-2020, 08:14 AM | #44 |
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Hisstank (along with Toyark and Tokunation) were spun out of TFW2005. We might have...inherited...some of the regular posters from Yojoe, but this forum was created well before that point.
And that’s the big rub, isn’t it? Carson Maxis deserves ENORMOUS props for what he managed to create with 3DJoes. But even HE has remarked how hard it has been, and even then, the site still has some major gaps in the line’s later years. But at this stage, a major refresh and overhaul is going to require time and, more importantly, passion and money that I’m just not seeing in the Joe fandom right now. As a fandom, we reached a DAMN low point in 2018 or so, and while activity has picked up with the release of Classified, we’re still leagues away from where the fandom was 10, much less 20, years ago. Yojoe’s death certificate was signed the moment it was sold off. I hold NO sympathy for certain individuals now that a large, faceless, company has changed the locks and taken away privileges. The fact the site couldn’t maintain the database with releases dropping off to almost nothing says a LOT to the investment Vertical Scope had in the site and the interest in the remaining (unpaid) staff to maintain the assorted databases. As for the fandom - It does stink to see sites like Joedios, Joecustoms have a lot less activity. On the other hand with the ridiculous prices of vintage ARAH figures and vehicles on the secondary market one would think that the fandom would be booming but that is not the case. Makes me wonder what kind of collector is investing so much money into the hobby. |
10-19-2020, 08:17 AM | #45 |
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10-19-2020, 09:21 AM | #47 |
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They could improve the site than shut down.
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10-19-2020, 10:08 AM | #48 |
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That's kind of the whole point of the thread and petition. The original owner(s) of Yojoe.com sold off the site to a company who essentially uses the site to sell ads to generate revenue. They don't care about improving the site at all and the original owners seem to now be suffering from seller's remorse because they gave the site up for a payday.
I only use the site for reference and as others have said it is archived. |
10-19-2020, 11:22 AM | #49 |
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Signed.
I’d like to see the database maintained and updated as needed. Do not agree that it needs a new interface, visual design, etc. |
10-19-2020, 02:36 PM | #50 |
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That's kind of the whole point of the thread and petition. The original owner(s) of Yojoe.com sold off the site to a company who essentially uses the site to sell ads to generate revenue. They don't care about improving the site at all and the original owners seem to now be suffering from seller's remorse because they gave the site up for a payday.
I only use the site for reference and as others have said it is archived. |
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