So...Gamespot is kinda screwing us over.

http://www.gamespot.com/features/6413315/?skipmc=1

No more unions. There also won't be any user-created boards so we can't just move WWEv to a UCB. WWEv is gonna be dead whenever Gamespot makes this transition. 

So...what're we gonna do now? Do we just make some sort of wrestling megathread in Off-Topic whenever Gamespot makes this switch? Do we all just go our separate ways? I'll miss WWEv even if it's currently a shell of its former self :/

It's absolutely ridiculous that they bring up the reduced user counts for unions. It is their bloody fault that people left GameSpot, many of which who were union members. I have been a member here since 2005 (under different names), and not once have they made any sort of attempt to fix this site or the issues unions have faced. It has only gotten worse, and as such, people have left. It's such a load of BS! Full_Metal1923

Yeah I completely agree. I remember when the dude who ran the Headcrab Union tried so hard to get Gamespot to make improvements or at least fix unions and Gamespot either ignored him or just said "yeah yeah we'll get to it". That was probably like 7 years ago and they've done nothing about it

Edit: Yeah, basically what you said up above. The wrestling megathread would definitely be frustrating because of how many people in OT are anti-wrestling asshats.JML897

Okay that wrestling megathread in OT might not be the best of ideas. OT is full of people who like to go "herp derp wrestling is fake" and so I feel like half of that thread would just be arguing over whether it's okay to enjoy wrestling or not.

I'm warming up to the idea of making a forum on proboards, zetaboards, or something like that. The problem is that I also realize we're going to lose members and activity by doing that. We're already a fairly inactive union so losing even more activity would be a problem. For that reason I went over to our "good friends" at WOTU and floated the idea of creating a joint "forum" where the remaining members of both of our unions can talk about wrestling and whatever else. 

[QUOTE="Full_Metal1923"]It's absolutely ridiculous that they bring up the reduced user counts for unions. It is their bloody fault that people left GameSpot, many of which who were union members. I have been a member here since 2005 (under different names), and not once have they made any sort of attempt to fix this site or the issues unions have faced. It has only gotten worse, and as such, people have left. It's such a load of BS! JML897

Yeah I completely agree. I remember when the dude who ran the Headcrab Union tried so hard to get Gamespot to make improvements or at least fix unions and Gamespot either ignored him or just said "yeah yeah we'll get to it". That was probably like 7 years ago and they've done nothing about it

I think Greg Kasavin was the only one who really paid attention to us, and he split before the whole review scandal happened. I remember when the HeadCrab Union moved out, however, I do not if it still exists. I haven't seen or heard from sntinelrv in a long time.  

Well, I'm PMing a dude from WOTU and it sounds like a new forum is definitely going to be made. I think/hope I'll have some input so it can be a fusion of WWEv and WOTU and not just "WOTU 2".

I gotta be realistic though, I don't know how long the new forum will be active. It's probably asking a lot to ask so many people to migrate to a completely new place. I just don't know what other options we have. 

As soon as I get the link I'll post it here

Most things > gamespot

Fvck wrestlingforum though

Most things > gamespot

Fvck wrestlingforum though

JML897

Who russled your jimmies there? 

What I was sort-of thinking was that a new forum could have three sections:

1. A general section where we talk about today's wrestling. Raw threads, PPV threads, stuff like that. This will be with WWEv and WOTU members

2. A section where WOTU members post whatever misc. stuff they want

3. A section where WWEv members post whatever misc. stuff we want

People from section 2 would still be able to go in section 3 (and vice versa) but the mods of the WWEv section would be the officers here and the mods of the WOTU section would be WOTU officers. Maybe down the line once people from the two unions get to know each other better we can just merge the sections into one. 

Thoughts? 

[QUOTE="JML897"]

Most things > gamespot

Fvck wrestlingforum though

sephy37

Who russled your jimmies there? 

I don't know. I remember really disliking this one guy who called himself Roman King or something like that. Roman...something

Also I haven't really gone there much since I was like a sophomore in HS and even then I only went there to look for pictures of Trish Stratus

That was probably 10 years ago when it was still WEforums

What I was sort-of thinking was that a new forum could have three sections:

1. A general section where we talk about today's wrestling. Raw threads, PPV threads, stuff like that. This will be with WWEv and WOTU members

2. A section where WOTU members post whatever misc. stuff they want

3. A section where WWEv members post whatever misc. stuff we want

People from section 2 would still be able to go in section 3 (and vice versa) but the mods of the WWEv section would be the officers here and the mods of the WOTU section would be WOTU officers. Maybe down the line once people from the two unions get to know each other better we can just merge the sections into one. 

Thoughts? 

JML897

Well here's what the new forum looks like right now. The other guy told me not to link anyone else yet so I won't. This is very much a rough draft, we just started it like 15 minutes ago

I'm still not that optimistic about this new forum being a success, but eh

Well here's what the new forum looks like right now. The other guy told me not to link anyone else yet so I won't. This is very much a rough draft, we just started it like 15 minutes ago

I'm still not that optimistic about this new forum being a success, but eh

JML897

[QUOTE="sephy37"][QUOTE="JML897"]

Most things > gamespot

Fvck wrestlingforum though

JML897

Who russled your jimmies there? 

I don't know. I remember really disliking this one guy who called himself Roman King or something like that. Roman...something

lol Roman King. Your next post where you mention Trish Stratus pictures makes so much sense.

RK was the mod of the "Women of Wrestling" section where everyone just posted pictures. He's notorious for being that guy that always said "7/10, but I'd hit it" or whatever.

He's been gone awhile. 

WF is awesome tho. There ARE lots of trolls, but with 2,000+ members on at one time you can expect it. But there are some amazing wrestling posters (Mystery, DesolationRow, Will94, etc.) that put The_Dude to shame. 

Funny story, last month the administrator "hid" the TNA Section and made a thread saying "Wrestlingforum has decided to get rid of the TNA section to help improve its image, we wish it luck in its future endeavors. Please post about TNA here." and links to a single thread in "Other Wrestling" where people talk about Indies and Puro. The TNA fans threw a f****** fit for a day and it turned out it was a big prank. But in all honesty, the TNA forum is (not surprisingly) a hotbed for terrible posters and trolls (and not even WWE fans trolling TNA fans, just terrible TNA fanboys).

Also, they do have tons of wrestling media (and non-wrestling media) to download free for members. Just caught up with Breaking Bad btw.......Also, the Entertainment and Video Games sections rock and Rants is hilarious. Truthtellers would have been made a b**** in Rants by now.

[QUOTE="JML897"]

Well here's what the new forum looks like right now. The other guy told me not to link anyone else yet so I won't. This is very much a rough draft, we just started it like 15 minutes ago

I'm still not that optimistic about this new forum being a success, but eh

pokajabba

Well it doesn't look like much because we haven't touched the layout aspect yet, shit's still new.

They seem to be giving me a lot of input, they made me an admin and everything

Who's "the other guy?"

Hi, I'm Static. I am an active member in the WOTU. I'll make sure to be active in your union. Think of it as an olive branch and the WOTU keeping open a line of communcation with you guys. I'll join in on your weekly tv thread discussions and post in additional threads. I just want to get to know the peeps I might be moving in with. :PStaticKornSlipX

Well... this is no use for my (farily infrequent) posts on this union!

In all seriousness though, I hate this news - I was the leader of another union for 4 and a half years previously and that, along with this union, are pretty much the only reason I use GameSpot on a frequent basis. Clearly anything moving forward I want to be a part of, so I'll make sure to keep an eye on what you guys are doing too, but forgive me if I'm a little pre-occupied with my other union! 

Didn't we used to have a WWEv alt website?TheGm86

Yeah but it was/is run by people who aren't active anymore. If it even still exists

Screw weforums. I've been banned more times than I can count just for expressing my opinion on CM Punk. 

'Nuff Said.  

 To be honest, I am not surprised. If anything, I am surprised this did not happen sooner.

WOTU's leader was just banned from GS...:|

WOTU's leader was just banned from GS...:|

JML897

I lol'd. Screw WOTU anyways. The average IQ of a poster over there is about 12. We don't need 'em.

'Nuff Said. 

Without WOTU a new forum would probably be inactive and there are some decent people in WOTU.

btw WOTU's leader was banned for sending someone a death threat. Uhhhh

keiblerfan69.proboards.com 

Boom. There's are new home. TGO2 does it again.

'Nuff Said.  

Nice, I knew Zach had another one besides WWEv Alt.

TGO comes thru again in the clutch! 

I still think it'd be better to make a new forum so we can have more control over it, sticky topics, blah blah blah. Aren't all the admins at WWEv: alt guys who don't come here anymore? JML897

Pretty sure it was me, Zach, Darren, Marcin, Dude, Link, Mena, and Ervin.

Without WOTU a new forum would probably be inactive and there are some decent people in WOTU.

btw WOTU's leader was banned for sending someone a death threat. Uhhhh

JML897

There are some good posters there (sadly Killerband left but he's been of Wrestlingforum for months now), but it seend the average maturity level there is 12 yrs old or they ARE 12 year olds that just started posting on the internet (you can see the signs of a "newb").sephy37