Post by waylon on Feb 14, 2007 10:37:12 GMT -5
What has happened to this board?
Seriously. In a matter of a year or two, this board has gone from producing some VERY well done work, to producing complete and utter crap.
I remember when I first joined this board. I was just getting into Photoshop and I found this board on here. I came in, looked around, and immediately saw TONS of amazing stuff. Everything was great. Also, in seeing that, it made me want to improve. I knew I had to post something good so I didn't have crap stinking up the board.
When I actually did post, my stuff wasn't nearly as good as all the other stuff. But, there is one thing that separated the members then from the members now. Then, I got a lot of criticism, but it was all welcome. I got tips and pointers on what I could do to to make my work better.
Now, its a completely different story. When people post stuff thats...well...not so good, it gets "AWSUM 10/10". Why? Because this board is all crap, and when someone gets that comment, they think their crap doesn't stink. Therefore, they don't think they have to improve, that they are already at the top of their game. So, the crap continues to pile up.
If there is one thing I have learned in my 3+ years in working with Photoshop, its that there is ALWAYS room for improvement. There is constantly new stuff coming along, new techniques here and there, etc... However, its sad that that isn't the mentality here. Here, everyone thinks they are some kind of graphics God.
Now, onto some of the recent activity here. Sean has decided to step down from his mod spot. So, who do we have running to get his spot, myself, Blade, Cass, and TooShort.
Blade is qualified. He gets what this board is about, constantly improving and helping others. Cass doesn't even have Photoshop for Christs sake, how the hell would that look if he modded here? TooShort, while he is really good with PC's, his graphics work is nowhere near the level to which he would be ready to mod this board.
Am I bitter, maybe so. But, I believe you guys would be too if you were here a few years ago and saw the amazing work then, and then compared it to the complete crap that is here now. I'm done now. I'm just going to end this with a quote from someone who also gets what graphics design is about:
Seriously. In a matter of a year or two, this board has gone from producing some VERY well done work, to producing complete and utter crap.
I remember when I first joined this board. I was just getting into Photoshop and I found this board on here. I came in, looked around, and immediately saw TONS of amazing stuff. Everything was great. Also, in seeing that, it made me want to improve. I knew I had to post something good so I didn't have crap stinking up the board.
When I actually did post, my stuff wasn't nearly as good as all the other stuff. But, there is one thing that separated the members then from the members now. Then, I got a lot of criticism, but it was all welcome. I got tips and pointers on what I could do to to make my work better.
Now, its a completely different story. When people post stuff thats...well...not so good, it gets "AWSUM 10/10". Why? Because this board is all crap, and when someone gets that comment, they think their crap doesn't stink. Therefore, they don't think they have to improve, that they are already at the top of their game. So, the crap continues to pile up.
If there is one thing I have learned in my 3+ years in working with Photoshop, its that there is ALWAYS room for improvement. There is constantly new stuff coming along, new techniques here and there, etc... However, its sad that that isn't the mentality here. Here, everyone thinks they are some kind of graphics God.
Now, onto some of the recent activity here. Sean has decided to step down from his mod spot. So, who do we have running to get his spot, myself, Blade, Cass, and TooShort.
Blade is qualified. He gets what this board is about, constantly improving and helping others. Cass doesn't even have Photoshop for Christs sake, how the hell would that look if he modded here? TooShort, while he is really good with PC's, his graphics work is nowhere near the level to which he would be ready to mod this board.
Am I bitter, maybe so. But, I believe you guys would be too if you were here a few years ago and saw the amazing work then, and then compared it to the complete crap that is here now. I'm done now. I'm just going to end this with a quote from someone who also gets what graphics design is about:
iknowcool said:
You not getting mod might be a blessing in disguise for you, I don't think there is any saving that board. 
up already.
