October 20, 2008 4:06 PM BST
I too am a long time visitor of TW and in all the years I have been here, the site itself hasn't changed much. Since I've stayed so long, that's probably not a bad thing in my eyes.
Members have come and gone over the years and it seems that recently some of the more vocal and active members have contracted a strain of bitterness and some seems to have left. But you know what I see when I log into the chat room? I see new faces, people I haven't seen before, new and old topics being discussed and new friendships forming.
Perhaps one shouldn't necessarily consider that some vocal members of "informal power" is leaving a bad thing. Personally I've met more nice, new people and seen more interesting topics in the chat room this month than I have during the last 2 years and who knows, if these new members are given some space maybe they can make this site even better than it has been.
And Meredith, I don't mind volunteering, I just know how unpredictable I am in coming here and my limitation when it comes to web thingies. I volunteer my experience and friendship, some of the new users seems to take me up on it at least!
Kind regards
October 21, 2008 4:35 PM BST
Hi Glo-
I don't mean any offense by this, but generalized rants along the lines of, "What a mess you've made of the place, you ought to shape up!" aren't very productive. If you genuinely feel that the site has deteriorated then please point out some specifics. I know that Katie, and I would hope everyone else, wants TW to excel as a place for folks like us to find help, resources, friends and just a safe place to be.
Speaking for myself, I will have been a member five years this coming January. There have been times when I have felt like throwing up my hands and even leaving. Like all groups there are times when things are all sunshine and roses and there other times when some issue comes up and everyone seems to want to pick sides and be at one anothers' throats. But it all passes and the life of the group moves on. It's just the way it works. To me TW is home, it's the place I've been the longest and have made the most and closest friends. Viva TW!
Hugs...Joni Marie
October 21, 2008 9:05 PM BST
I remember very well that the last time we had a major redesign back in about 2002 or 2003, a whole heap of people got angry because they didn't like it, so they upped and went. It is just soooo difficult to please tranny people. We are very difficult people.
So, to this time one of the objectives will be to offer a number of "skins" so if you don't like one you can choose another.
However, it won't happen overnight. There will be a huge amount of work involved so we will probably have to go with one skin for a while and then add more further down the line.
The new site is also about relevance. We are hoping to serve American content to our US users, UK content to our British members and so on, so the site will feel less "foreign" for everyone.
There are several other innovations coming up in the new site which will blow the competition away and make Full TW Membership absolutely irresistible.
Hugs,
Katie x
October 22, 2008 2:29 AM BST
Oh, wonderful news, Katie. I have some scars and blemishes I thought I was going to have to take to a plastic surgeon. Now I'll just wait for a new skin from TW and buy shoes instead.
Glo, you being gone is one of the things I think was to the detriment of my TW experience, but now that you are back I have nothing to complain of. BTW, what ARE you drinking? Can I have some?
October 22, 2008 3:02 PM BST
Ain't that the truth sister!
KT x
October 23, 2008 12:29 AM BST
I am sick and tired of people stirring the pot here. We have had far more than our fair share of stirring in the last few weeks.
From now on I suggest that anyone who wants to stir should do so over at OnThe AirTV.
Hugs,
KT x
October 24, 2008 9:13 AM BST
Yes, people have come and gone in TW and some of my friends among them but that's life. I have made new friends here and TW is the same as always, it just has some different faces that's all, although there are still a good many of the girls that have been here for years.
Tell me an institution that still looks the same and has the same staff for ten years?
Life is all about evolving, TW is doing just that.
Nikki