About the banned members, from what my other GT friends have told me, there was a time when there were glitches in the system. They were temporarily banned and then after a while, they were able to log in again. I know this is not a pleasant experience for anyone but that is how things go when technical stuff are being updated.
As for all this talk about the old days vs the new, I would finally like to say my piece. I think it is time for all the players to move on. I know there is a new forum somewhere in cyberspace that can host those that are not very happy with GT. I guess those that want to move, have already moved there or will be moving soon.
Personally, I packed my bags up and left sometime in May-July 2009 because I felt a certain dissatisfaction. Instead of griping about it, I decided that the best thing for me to do was to just leave and let those that still find comfort in this forum be. The world does not revolve around me and while my opinions were valid, I understood that part of being an adult meant that I should swallow my pride and move on.
You can check that my last post in GT was probably June/July 2009. It may have been earlier. I know GT is a good forum and most people who post here, still enjoy it. So why should I waste one gigabyte putting it down? Sabi nga nila, live and let live.
GT is undergoing changes now. Those that want to stick with it, will and those that do not, won't.
The only reason why I decided to ressurect myself from this forum is that I am aware of the changes that are happening. I am also quite aware of the complaints that some posters seem to have about the "new GT." I never wanted to comment about it because I felt that one day these complaints will go away. After all, I always believed GT was made up of mature and sensible individuals.
However, the forum is at a point when critical feedback is not meant to critical but to be destructive. Instead of griping about each and every mistake that the new mod team is making, maybe it is better for those who do not have any sincere constructive feedback to just do what I did -- pack up and leave.
This forum is here to stay whether we are part of it or not and more importantly, whether we like it or not.
With that I want to once again resume my hiatus in GT.
