[retired_pahuja_satish]

maybe if it was updated once in a while, people would go there more often. The Story of the Week is yet to be updated this year.

[Raptor]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by SoS:
maybe if it was updated once in a while, people would go there more often. The Story of the Week is yet to be updated this year.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

No wonder My PC was f*cked, and I lost the pass to the FTP

Not had too much lately, but even when it was updated 2-3 times a week, there wasn't too much traffic. And if so few people bother to visit it, in turn there's little point in updating it.

There are a fair few profiles and other stuff ready to go up as well, or would be in the near future.

[shannon2007]

Poor excuse Raptor, you OAF :p

[retired_katsimmons]

Good afternoon CMS!

[Shermanez]

Stop! Who goes there?

[retired_loubou]

Hello, I'm Björn and I was born and raised in Belgium on the 24th of December 1985, which means I'm finally adult by age, and I'll become 19 this year. When I first visited this forum I've read some story's before I started one myself. I never managed to keep a story up for more then 35 post. But now with CM 03/04 I started a new story about Brugge. and for those who read it, you know that I'm onto my sixth page which is quite an achievement for myself.

Being from Belgium means that my English isn't as good as most of you write but I'm trying my best. I've been away (not dead ) for a month or so because of some personal problems but as of today I'm back normally. I enjoy to get comment on my story's and I'm very pleased to see that people are actually reading it also.

About SOTW: I think it's a good idea to elect a story every week. i'm into the panel also and I know I don't always vote for story's that you like, but it's more like a personal choice. Still I think it's a good idea to give newly started writers a bit of help to tell them that we appreciate the work they do. That's all I have to say, I rest my case

[retired_karamelkel]

Change always comes, whether it's progress I'll leave to others to debate. I think the main problem is that CMS has matured. Old timers will remember the days when things were looser and fresher. Back then, it was still possible to have a brain storm and come up with a new idea. They were fun to read, even if most of them didn't take off. Now we seem to have entered a "writing school" era, where the stories are excellent in quality, are all the same(with a few exceptions) I think last years ballot for character of the year says it all. Having said that, I don't think there's anything that can be done, just wait for a few mold-breaking writers to show up.

[shannon2007]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>just wait for a few mold-breaking writers to show up. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

In terms of CM, I think they've all been.

[Raptor]

I actually believe CM/FM needs to become a lot quicker in terms of completing a season. Writing about a game already adds hours and hours to a season that used to take around 6 hours to complete, and it's getting slower as the game gets more detailled.

[retired_eneko5613]

Hi, I'm Colin, and I'm an alcoholic.

Oops, wrong forum

I remember a time when I was a regular poster in CMS. Then I changed from being a normal Software Engineer to a vastly overworked and stressed Solutions Designer, and the company I work for (think phones, think "Broadband has landed") decided to employ a new brand of internet thought police, and my regular posting days were over. I've never had a really popular story, although I did get critical acclaim for the short lived "Who Sir? Me Sir?" which may or may not have made it into the archive, and the currently paused but long running "Hello, I'm the new Celtic Manager!" seems to be appreciated.

I'm also sigames' token Rotherham United fan. Sure, imitations pop up occasionally, but they never last! This fact is a source of amusement for the board's resident Sheffield Wednesday Moderator, as you can tell by the status... Of course, it could have something to do with the fact I keep winding the piggy bástards up

Like Gino, I'm of the opinion that CMS has lost something. However, I'm also of the opiniong that there isn't a lot we can do to change that at the moment. We just have to bide our time and things will get back to how they were. What goes around comes around as they say.