gameremporium
6-Mar(#1)I've been here 11-12 years now. The active users here at the moment is around 800.
So I was wondering how many active users was there when you joined Gametz?
(It seems there was double that or more when I joined back in 10'/11') I also wonder how many have left since then?
lordly_llama
6-Mar(#2)I'm not sure about active users, but I miss chat having 50-60 users in it. That was around 2001/2002, I think?
devans77
6-Mar(#5)I still log in and look at general forum. Mostly movie reviews, and the other random ones. I'm not as active as I used to be.
gameremporium
* 7-Mar(#6)I forgot about the chats! I love this site met some great people here. Traded some and traded for great stuff on here! Chatted via dm or even text about games,life, family ect. Dont let the negative actions of a few take away the positive actions of the many other great people on here!
gameremporium
* 7-Mar(#7)@bill man 09 seemed to be the peak for the sites active users. That is awsome! I hope this site can grow somehow to where it once was or beyond! Ive been telling my friends about gametz for years!
Prime
7-Mar(#11)2014 for me. Seems like there’s a direct correlation of decline coinciding with the digital revolution. Things went digital and active members began to fall.
incubus421
* 7-Mar(#12)Ah, 2007-2011 the bustling glory days when we all traded/sold our asses off and now all of those good items are worth 300% more now.
Even so, I joined in 07', and I wouldn't trade that period of time for more value in my collection today. So many users always actively posting lists for sale and making trades. I acquired so many items I wanted at the time, reacquired so many nostalgic items.
I miss the box/manual forum...the console vs portable forum sections as well.
nonamesleft
7-Mar(#14)bill wrote:Wow! I wish I had been more active around the low 201s. Oh well. I definitely still appreciate what we have now.
loztdogs
8-Mar(#17)We can start by bringing loans back!
ryanflucas
8-Mar(#18)lordly_llama wrote:> I'm not sure about active users, but I miss chat
Fixed that for you.
ryanflucas
* 8-Mar(#19)loztdogs wrote:> We can start by bringing loans back!
At this point I don't know if bringing loans back would revive this place or throw a few more nails in. Have lending laws changed much since they went away?
gameremporium
8-Mar(#21)@bill dont we want new users who are good, honest traders tho?
ryanflucas
8-Mar(#22)New users don't understand our core rituals. It takes time to become one of us.
Archer
8-Mar(#26)benstylus wrote:> bill wrote:
>> I find it strange when people say how great chat was for example. Chat was awful.
>
> Live reaction from someone in chat getting (or posting) a BTR was always popcorn-worthy.
>
I wish that user made wiki was still up that had a list of all the drama and major site occurrences was still up. That was great. It had chat logs from some of the big blow outs. A record of all the big crazy things that happened on the site. I can't even remember who made it now. Its been offline for six or seven years now.
SilverOwl
8-Mar(#27)Hello, everyone, I have only been here like 10 years, but still have a ton of memories.
Prime
8-Mar(#29)bill wrote:> I wish I had stats for how much drama we had per year.
Spike in 14 when I landed on your doorstep. Steady decline since about 2017 though.
gameremporium
8-Mar(#31)bill wrote:> psychotherapy killed gtz
Huh?
Prime
* 8-Mar(#33)Let’s be fair and not act like I was the only mad man you guys had running around here. And while technically I am in therapy that’s only been going on for 2 years and I’ve been dialed down for the better part of 5/6 years. So my journey into chilling out started with self inventory and reflection long before I found a good therapist. I believe this May will mark my 10 year anniversary.
Foxhack
8-Mar(#36)Prime wrote:> Let’s be fair and not act like I was the only mad man you guys had running around
> here. And while technically I am in therapy that’s only been going on for 2 years
> and I’ve been dialed down for the better part of 5/6 years. So my journey into
> chilling out started with self inventory and reflection long before I found a good
> therapist. I believe this May will mark my 10 year anniversary.
How much weed was involved in this "therapy" :)
Prime
8-Mar(#37)@Foxhack I actually quit smoking weed about 3.5/4 years ago. And haven’t had a sip of alcohol since September. I hadn’t been drinking very heavy in general the last few years but had a health scare and cut it out completely.
Prime
* 8-Mar(#39)ClearSights wrote:> Do you have a ban history? I feel like I was banned a few times during the chat days
> for some reason or another
I have an epic ban story but I’ll skip it now and save it for another time. I wonder if it’s on the wiki. Let’s just say I’m one of one. No one in the history of the site was ever able to do what I did. I’m a legend and nobody even knows it.
bill
* 9-Mar(#42)ClearSights wrote:> Do you have a ban history?
Sort of. Much of the info (complaints/restrictions) is hard to dig out. But, you had one suspension.
It was on 30-Jan-2013. For, "multiple accounts: ClearSights TheLordsEye".
It was resolved quickly, you said "My apologizes. I will obey the site rules in the future, I am sorry."
and I let you back on. Seems like a slap on the wrist sort of thing for trolling.
Looking around and bit more, it seems that TheLordsEye made a post that was insulting and anti-gay.
"You guys are all inconsiderate ignorant asssholes if you believe that homosexuality is ok. Follow me if you want to open your eyes....
https://twitter.com/GodHatesFags" You were trolling people with it and it worked, lots of complaints. It was in the forum not chat.
Prime
9-Mar(#43)ryanflucas wrote:> Baseball cards.
I never got banned over that. I got reprimanded for carrying on about it. But I’d like to think we’ve moved on.
nonamesleft
9-Mar(#44)benstylus wrote:> I remember when Bill got banned.
>
>
Wait... What? Was it an April fool's joke?
Cyco2oo4
12-Mar(#48)There has been a huge decline in activity over the years I have been a member. I'm going on almost 20 years. We've lost some great members, those who have moved on and those who have passed away unfortunately (RIP). We used to have a pretty active group of people that would play Xbox Live daily together, that's one thing I miss the most. Sublime, BoB, and I got some random girl to flash us with her husband behind her. Xbox Live Uno was amazing lmao.
I really appreciate Bill for keeping GTZ running regardless of the significant decline over the years.
gameremporium
13-Mar(#49)Cyco2oo4 wrote:> I really appreciate Bill for keeping GTZ running regardless of the significant decline
> over the years.
I agree with this! He is a good dude for doing so!🤗
nonamesleft
13-Mar(#51)gameremporium wrote:> Cyco2oo4 wrote:
>
>> I really appreciate Bill for keeping GTZ running regardless of the significant
> decline
>> over the years.
>
> I agree with this! He is a good dude for doing so!🤗
image Jackson1701
* 19-Mar(#53)bill wrote:> loans are just so cheugy
>
> The core issue has always been that we hate new users.
I just signed in for the first time in like 5 years. But the number of loan post back when was crazy.
Tony
19-Mar(#54)Hopefully the site has gone from quantity to quality. Hopefully, the users who came here simply to try to make a quick buck by making lowball offers and trying to resell what they got cheap have moved on. Ditto for those who were here just see how many other users they could piss off. I would like to believe that those who remain are more likely to treat other users with respect and contribute to the sense of community.
ryanflucas
25-Mar(#56)Jeff wrote:> Bring back Chat!
>
> (I know Discord is there, but this chat was much easier to make deals on!)
Or move the whole site to Discord.
AlphakirA
30-Mar(#58)bill wrote:> It sucked when there were so many people here. Tons of problems.
> So much better now.
I love you, never change.
AlphakirA
30-Mar(#59)bill wrote:> I've cut costs to some degree as but there are sometimes little crises that make me question what I'm doing.
I know it's silly, and most of us haven't been around in forever, but you created a small pocket for us nincompoops to dwell in at 3am before the internet was what it is today. Obviously you have to do what's right financially for you and yours, but I hope you keep this site up. It'd truly be missed if it was gone.
benstylus
31-Mar(#63)TBRANIK wrote:> This topic has prompted me to purchase another year of sub-time, thanks bill
>
>
Gotsta have that gold card icon
MikeyWhoa
31-Mar(#64)I’m on my bi-yearly check-in, so I’m barely active.
GameTZ will never be fully removed from my life. Even if it’s just saying hey to everyone before vanishing into the oblivion again.
gameremporium
31-Mar(#66)Man I just love my Gametz fam!🤗 like family we squabble sometimes but in the end most of the time we work it out with each other! (trades or otherwise) I know if there is a mess up I try to make it right on my end😃
Chad
7-Apr(#68)I use to cause bill stress. But I also identified (and shared with bill so it was fixed) some simple URL hacking on the site over the years, so I figure it evens out.
You used to be able to get into anyone’s trade data via URL hacking, for instance.