A farewell

By +Nik Louch
in Introduce Yourself

 Share

Recommended Posts

Grand Master

MikeChipshop Member

Posted
  • Member
Posted

FFS Nik! You were one of the people i could count on for a decent post... * grumbles *.

 

I totally get where you're coming from though, and totally agree with you. There's a handful of users on here I actively look for posts by and not all of those are folks i agree with, but folks i know will give a good argument for their case without resorting to childish name calling and trolling.

 

I'll drop you a request on FB later (Y)

  • dipsylalapo and +Nik Louch
  • Like 2
Grand Master

Steven P. Administrators

Posted
  • Administrators
Posted

Other people feel the same way about the politics on Neowin, but you can filter it out on MiniSpy, I also don't get why it's even necessary to "chime in" if you truly believe the people making the posts are uninformed, let them stay uninformed in their own little world? After 16 years of running Neowin, if I tried to right every wrong  posted here I'd truly be madder than I already am :p

 

My suggestion to you Nik is to enjoy what's good about the forum (and anywhere else, doesn't Facebook also infuriate you with the dumb posts and hoaxes?) you can unfollow stupid people on Facebook, but you can also unfollow and filter out certain forums (and members!) here too.

 

Lastly, all those discussions on politics are there in one forum for a reason, to keep it out of other sections, if it starts spilling over to other areas, then that's something we have to address (I've seen it in the Random funny pic thread, but I believe that has been taken care of now).

 

Anyway, have a good one and don't let the stupid people win, or get you down :) 

  • Denis W. and +Nik Louch
  • Like 2
Grand Master

Danielx64

Posted
Posted
1 minute ago, Steven P. said:

Other people feel the same way about the politics on Neowin, but you can filter it out on MiniSpy, I also don't get why it's even necessary to "chime in" if you truly believe the people making the posts are uninformed, let them stay uninformed in their own little world? After 16 years of running Neowin, if I tried to right every wrong  posted here I'd truly be madder than I already am :p

 

My suggestion to you Nik is to enjoy what's good about the forum (and anywhere else, doesn't Facebook also infuriate you with the dumb posts and hoaxes?) you can unfollow stupid people on Facebook, but you can also unfollow and filter out certain forums (and members!) here too.

 

Lastly, all those discussions on politics are there in one forum for a reason, to keep it out of other sections, if it starts spilling over to other areas, then that's something we have to address (I've seen it in the Random funny pic thread, but I believe that has been taken care of now).

 

Anyway, have a good one and don't let the stupid people win, or get you down :) 

How do I filter out subforums on the minispy and the unread topics/post?

Grand Master

Steven P. Administrators

Posted
  • Administrators
Posted
Just now, Danielx64 said:

How do I filter out subforums on the minispy and the unread topics/post?

Go into the parent forum of where the sub forum is located and click on the green eye icon, like you would do from the board index:

 

SNAG-0001.png

 

  • +InsaneNutter and Danielx64
  • Like 2
Grand Master

dipsylalapo Supervisor

Posted
  • Supervisor
Posted

Definitely be missed, but mainly because you used to agree with a lot of what I said and I think you live where I used to live in the East Midlands ;) 

 

Either way, I may drop you a Facebook request....I use it occasionally :p

  • MikeChipshop and +Nik Louch
  • Like 2
Grand Master

game_over

Posted
Posted

The site as a whole seems to be dwindling... but it is not entirely Neowin's fault. I am a member of lots of communities that are heading the same way... Sites that have been around as long as Neowin lose their older members for various obvious reasons, younger breed come in with a whole different attitude towards communities as a whole.. different attitudes towards politics, etc.. and end up passing off the older members who have stuck around.

 

I've recently sold an online community as it was dying in the same way... I blame social media. 'back in the day' forums were our only real way to communicate, share interests, ideas and socialise. This is no longer the case.. with the growing popularity of Facebook Groups it's only getting worse. You can reach a much wider audience on FB and get responses to questions or whatever much quicker.... this leaves forum to become a waste ground of useless rubbish.

 

Neowin is one of the best at powering through this downturn, though. This site still has a very strong user base... I am seeing struggles in some places, some forum areas are dead, that were once thriving... some articles hardly get comments. It's dissapointing.

 

You should stick around and just cut out the rubbish you don't like, if we all walked away when we came across stuff we didn't like we'd all be sitting in a room with no windows and doors, on our own, in the dark.

Grand Master

+John. Subscriber¹

Posted
  • Subscriber¹
Posted

Sad to see you go Sir. Been a memorable name on here ever since I joined 10 1/2 years ago. 

 

I do hope you come back though once you've cleared your head, but I respect your decision.

Grand Master

+Mirumir Subscriber¹

Posted
  • Subscriber¹
Posted

Good luck to all of your adventures in real life! Neowin can take a bit too much of your precious time sometimes. 

 

And you'll be back! I'm speaking from my personal experience here :laugh:

 

16vbvr.jpg

 

Spoiler

The Soapbox is missing this thread already.

 

  • +Nik Louch, MikeChipshop and The Evil Overlord
  • Like 3
Experienced

restroom

Posted
Posted

So sad. Sadly, Neowin doesn't seem as popular or busy as it used to be. Plus the general discussion section used to be alive with random fun stuff to read. That was a long time ago now though (I know I have only been a member for a while, but I'm actually an old (older than Nik) timer on here who no longer has access to my old account.

 

That being said, the internet has changed well beyond what it was. Its now a political cesspit, where having any form of opinion apparently opens you up to assault from someone with a conflicting view. There is no debate, only "believe the same as me or else"!

 

I completely understand why you are leaving my old friend. The same reason I left years ago and the same reason I barely frequent Neowin today. Also the same reason I no longer have much of an online stamp.

  • Mando, The Evil Overlord, +Nik Louch and 1 other
  • Like 4
Grand Master

Mando

Posted
Posted (edited)
4 hours ago, FloatingFatMan said:

Best of luck wherever you go, Nik. I hope I haven't contributed to this decision, I know I can be a pain in the butt! :p

tbh mate the vibe ive always got from Nik posting over the years, it will have been of his own mind and nothing specific on here thats brought him to this crossroads, nothing any of us may have said or done.

 

Besides your OUR pain in the butt :p im yanking yer chain, I enjoy your posts, as no doubt Nik enjoyed the balanced debating and banter, otherwise he wouldnt have stayed this long :)

 

@restroom, know what your saying, its not just in forums im seeing change in attitudes and self conduct towards others, i see it in multiplayer gaming circles, its not the friendly jokey place it once was.

 

Do you think this is our generations chance to say, it was not like this when we first started out, back in our day? :woot: (how did i get here, mid 40s....)

 

Nik, im not a facebook member otherwise id add you buddy, genuinely sorry to see you go. 

Edited by Mando
  • 4 weeks later...
Grand Master

xrobwx71

Posted
Posted (edited)

You will be missed Nik. I have not always agreed with your stance (most I did agree with) but all were outlined intelligently and succinctly. I have always respected your mind and heart above all else regardless of belief. Cheers bro!

  • The Evil Overlord
  • Like 1
  • DrunknMunky locked this topic
This topic is now closed to further replies.
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.

  • Posts

    • Grand Theft Auto VI pricing revealed alongside Ultimate Edition and pre-loading details

      By Nick H. · Posted

      I must admit, this is probably the only game at the moment where I can see that $80 price point being ok. The issue will be when other developers think they can get away with it with half of the work.
    • Google Wallet expands TSA PreCheck Touchless ID access to more travellers

      By Fiza Ali · Posted

      Google Wallet expands TSA PreCheck Touchless ID access to more travellers by Fiza Ali Google has announced that Google Wallet is becoming the first digital wallet to integrate with TSA PreCheck Touchless ID. It is a programme that lets eligible travellers move through participating airport security checkpoints using facial recognition instead of showing a physical ID or boarding pass. While the TSA PreCheck Touchless ID programme has been available for some time, using it hasn't always been straightforward. The programme currently operates at 65 airports across the US, but participation has largely depended on flying with a limited number of airlines. Travellers also had to upload passport information separately through participating carriers. Now, the tech giant's new integration is designed to remove some of those extra steps. With the update rolling out in the coming weeks, travellers with TSA PreCheck membership will be able to enrol in Touchless ID through Google Wallet and use the service with any of the 100 airlines participating in the programme. Rather than repeatedly submitting identification details, users can store a digital ID in Google Wallet and use it to streamline future trips. Setting up the feature is relatively straightforward as well. The process starts with users creating a digital ID in Google Wallet using their passport information. After checking in for a flight and saving a boarding pass to the app, eligible travellers will see a "Get started" option that directs them to the TSA enrolment process. Once users choose to share their ID pass and boarding pass information with the TSA for a specific trip, the agency will verify the enrolment. If approved, a TSA PreCheck Touchless ID indicator will appear on the boarding pass stored in Google Wallet, signalling that the traveller can use designated express Touchless ID lanes at participating airports. As privacy and security are likely to be key considerations for many travellers, Google says users must explicitly opt in before any information is shared with the TSA, and authentication is required through a device PIN, pattern, or biometric verification. The company also notes that digital IDs stored in Google Wallet remain encrypted and are kept on the user's device. For frequent flyers who already use TSA PreCheck, the new integration could remove a few more steps from the airport security process, making travel slightly faster and a little less cumbersome.
    • Windows 11 is now five years old

      By excalpius · Posted

      Even though MS had to sunset the Windows Subsystem for Android, you can apparently use BlueStacks to run Android in Windows now. I haven't tested this yet, so if anyone has any feedback, I'd love to hear it.
    • Microsoft adds new AI study and teaching tools for free to Microsoft 365 Education

      By excalpius · Posted

      Or, if you want to teach your kids how to hallucinate and lie like AI slop, introduce them to a Crazy MAGA Grandpa on LSD.
    • Ventoy 1.1.14

      By Copernic · Posted

      Ventoy 1.1.14 by Razvan Serea Ventoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files. With Ventoy, you don't need to format the disk over and over, you just need to copy the ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)EFI files to the USB drive and boot them directly. You can copy many files at a time and ventoy will give you a boot menu to select them. Both Legacy BIOS and UEFI are supported in the same way. Most type of OS supported (Windows/WinPE/Linux/Unix/Vmware/Xen...) Ventoy features: 100% open source Simple to use Fast (limited only by the speed of copying iso file) Directly boot from ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI file, no extraction needed Legacy + UEFI supported in the same way UEFI Secure Boot supported (since 1.0.07+) Persistence supported (since 1.0.11+) MBR and GPT partition style supported (1.0.15+) WIM files boot supported (Legacy + UEFI) (1.0.12+) IMG files boot supported (Legacy + UEFI) (1.0.19+) Auto installation supported (1.0.09+) File injection supported (1.0.16+) ISO files larger than 4GB supported Native boot menu style for Legacy & UEFI Most type of OS supported(Windows/WinPE/Linux/Unix/Vmware/Xen...), 550+ iso files tested Not only boot but also complete installation process ISO files can be listed in List mode/TreeView mode Linux vDisk boot supported (vdi/vhd/raw) "Ventoy Compatible" concept Plugin Framework Menu Alias/Menu Style/Customized Menu supported USB drive write-protected support USB normal use unaffected Data nondestructive during version upgrade No need to update Ventoy when a new distro is released Ventoy 1.1.14 changelog: Update secure boot shim file to solve the UEFI CA 2023 issue. The new release use a new CA, so you need to enroll the new key for the first boot time. VentoyPlugson update synchronously. Global control plugin add a VTOY_SECURE_BOOT_POLICY option. Notes Download: Ventoy 1.1.14 | 15.9 MB (Open Source) Download: Ventoy Live CD | 187.0 MB Link: Ventoy Home Page | Project Page @GitHub | Screenshot Get alerted to all of our Software updates on Twitter at @NeowinSoftware

  • Recent Achievements

    • Dedicated
      Scoobystu earned a badge
      Dedicated
    • First Post
      Tom Schmidt earned a badge
      First Post
    • One Month Later
      D0nn13 earned a badge
      One Month Later
    • Rookie
      +ChiefOfNeo went up a rank
      Rookie
    • One Year In
      Tom Schmidt earned a badge
      One Year In

  • Popular Contributors

    1. 1
      +primortal
      457
    2. 2
      +Edouard
      177
    3. 3
      PsYcHoKiLLa
      123
    4. 4
      Michael Scrip
      83
    5. 5
      Xenon
      76
    Show More

  • Tell a friend

    Love Neowin? Tell a friend!