Hangoutgate

I don't mean to sound egotistic and i'm certainly not against any new forums being formed, but any site that intends to compete against Popedia (as well as inthe00s & Personality Cafe) may find it incredibly difficult to get the forum off the ground and make it viable. The only reason why I say that, is because there isn't a whole community of internet users out there who aren't already on sites similar to this, not unless you're only factoring in forums such as IGN and Reddit (which both have thousands of members respectively).

I do agree with you Tim in regards to the second-last paragraph. A lot of us on Popedia already have accounts on inthe00s and Personality Cafe; a fourth forum would only dilute the existing community and would be detrimental to the success of all four forums. Like I said, i'm definitely not against competition by any means; after all, Popedia was established to compete against inthe00s and Media Spy. However, there needs to be the demand/interest in a new forum community and quite truthfully, I personally don't think there is, at least not at the present time. 

Just to add on from that, I would love to hear any feedback/suggestions people have for Popedia! All along, I have wanted Popedia to be a site where everyone is treated equally and has an equal say in what the forum should be like. That was actually one of the main reasons why I set-up Popedia. The moderators/admins on Media Spy treated (and continue to treat) their forum community poorly and inthe00s hasn't experienced any change in years, purely because most of the moderators on that site are inactive.

Even though I am the admin, I don't want to be treated any differently from anyone else. I know the moderators would have the exact same viewpoint. Popedia is a site for everyone to enjoy and we all have an input on how Popedia should be managed, as well as what the site should be like. I like to think of all of us as friends, because that's basically what we all are. We're one forum community.

Are you talking about on the hangout shack or on Popedia?

Yeah, I agree. Another reason why I don't want to join it is that the maker of that forum causes too much drama. I don't want to be rude, but I feel like he is too immature to be capable of having a long-term successful forum. He was very close to deleting his account on inthe00s when he got into an argument, and he just full on deleted his account on here. He probably isn't really interested in Popedia anymore and decided to make his own forum very similar to it, which IMO was pointless. 


Wobo also called one of mwalker96's friends a "fat piece of shit" in the YouTube comment section of Mario's 22nd birthday stream. Thankfully, the comment was deleted, but there is a screenshot of it that Mario sent on Discord. Here's the screenshot:

I'd actually say that's a good thing because at least he will know my honesty. Now, I don't hate Wobo and I'm not trying to hate on him or anything, but I won't join the forum because I'm already on two other forums related to this (even though I don't really go on PerC that much) and because he has caused too much unnecessary drama.

Before making The Hangout Crib, he talked about wanting to make a forum site on a call with me, and I don't think he's planning anything with SkittlesCat. He didn't make SkittlesCat an admin, he made him a moderator. I was getting so close to banning him from The Hangout Crib over you know what but I didn't get to finish my chat with SkittlesCat about it because he logged off and Wobo deleted the forum before I could talk to him again.

I'm going to admit, one of the reasons I was initially skeptical about SharksFan99 making his own forum back in 2017 was I felt it would create a slippery slope of making other users want to and go out to create their own forum as well. I'm glad Popedia has had the time to establish itself as a daily-active forum before The Hangout Shack was created, and I also give props to @drincognito for making this thread to help deter the spread of new forums that try to be the next Popedia. I'm going to be painfully honest, Popedia should stay the youngest active forum for the GenDec crowd since most of them also have accounts on inthe00s and Personality Cafe, and even on Reddit, IGN, and City Data. 3-6 forum sites are enough for one person. Creating another forum that tries to follow in Popedia's footsteps shows that you're just a follower trying to be a leader, you're taking baby steps in the footsteps of SharksFan99 without any energy to make it all the way, while simultaneously trying to lead Popedia's core crowd that is likely going to taunt and ridicule you, you're losing credibility by trying to be credible. If you want to make a site of your own, go to blogspot and make a blog. That's what I did, and I recommend other users do as well.

As for Wobo, I have noticed that he has been acting out quite a bit. At first I thought this was just a personal feud with Tim, as both of them have traded barbs plenty of times, but now, I honestly think he's having some sort of a mental breakdown.
I do think that if he ever wants to rejoin Popedia, he should address a sincere apology before he starts posting again.
Also, I'm going to be very honest here, and I know a lot of users, especially younger, will disagree with me on this, but I wish the universal age limit for joining internet sites was 15 instead of 13, and I've actually had this view for a few years now. The problem is that many 13-14-year-olds are still generally immature mentally and emotionally as preteens are, this type of behavior is especially coherent among this age bracket on YouTube. That's just my view though, I'm not at all suggesting SharksFan99 raise the age limit 15 (not before inthe00s, Personality Cafe, Reddit, IGN, and City Data all do it first, especially since they have an older core userbase), and I do know that there are 13 and 14-year-olds on this site that do try to be a better example, and I definitely welcome their presence on this site.
I'm fine with Popedia having a younger audience, just as long as they're mature enough to not stir up unnecessary drama that gives a bad name to our community.

You have allowed a 9 year old to remain on the forum. Might be an idea to read the Proboards TOS