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Re: What is happening to EVGA forums?
2018/02/18 13:31:21
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Re: What is happening to EVGA forums?
2018/02/18 14:10:58
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Re: What is happening to EVGA forums?
2018/02/18 14:44:56
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ty_ger07
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what makes you believe those who are trying to get past 100 posts are miners? I'm not, just looking to get a 1080ti for gaming after several years of gaming exodus only to be met with scandalous pricing
Just so you know, there haven't been any elite video cards available for many weeks. You may feel let down once you reach your goal.
I don't mind too much, I've already gotten some good advise on the overall build I am putting together, have researched 1080 Ti's heavily recently, was going to go with a blower Ti, but finding out the temp differences to hybrids sent me towards the FTW3 1080 Ti Hybrid, seems the best reviewed and performing card of this type I have no doubt it may be weeks or months before one becomes available, hell I might even hang on till April with the possibility of the next generation cards that have been rumoured Oh finally, there was 1080Ti blower style available from the EVGA store earlier, didn't have to be Elite member either to buy it!
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Re: What is happening to EVGA forums?
2018/02/18 15:02:26
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Oh and what I am reading about EVGA customer service draws me to spend my hard earned money with them
There are very little companies that i believe are truly customer focused
- Amazon
- Epson
- Corsair
I can't think of anymore!
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Re: What is happening to EVGA forums?
2018/02/18 20:10:44
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Oh and what I am reading about EVGA customer service draws me to spend my hard earned money with them
There are very little companies that i believe are truly customer focused
- Amazon
- Epson
- Corsair
I can't think of anymore!
Evga tries very hard to help out their customers. A lot of the time it's not Evga's fault, but they do their best to satisfy the customer.
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Re: What is happening to EVGA forums?
2018/02/19 02:31:41
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i think the mods are doing a good job handling the spam
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Re: What is happening to EVGA forums?
2018/02/19 06:14:11
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i think the mods are doing a good job handling the spam
Ha! You're almost there.
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Re: What is happening to EVGA forums?
2018/02/19 08:05:58
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The 100 post route is very much needed. How else can a new builder or a gamer who hasn't purchased an EVGA GPU in the past supposed to get Elite status without getting absolutely swindled in the current market? It's a way in for people who don't have unlimited funds.
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Re: What is happening to EVGA forums?
2018/02/19 08:38:50
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to see both sides of the spectrum, its obvious those 'noobs' such as myself cluttering up the forums with unnecessary posts would annoy long standing members
it was always going to be the result of implementing a system like this, I do believe it puts a stop to a considerable number of miners looking for cards though
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Re: What is happening to EVGA forums?
2018/02/19 09:14:56
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There have never been many Elite GPU cards made available....... miners or not
After all you pay more to pick the color of the shroud if any are available
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Re: What is happening to EVGA forums?
2018/02/19 09:46:37
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I've seen a lot of bad ideas coming out of their community relations lately. They have the immediate effect of click count, but bring in the trailer trash of the internet in the process. Thing is, it's working as intended probably. Not happy with the quality of the forums being dragged even further down. There was a reason why I left as a forum mod back in 2010, and this is the just slippery slope over time getting worse. You compromise a vision until it's nothing like what it was originally intended and it pushes away the blue ribbon type of person in favor for the disposable 100-post hit and run type.
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Re: What is happening to EVGA forums?
2018/02/19 10:46:57
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I've seen a lot of bad ideas coming out of their community relations lately. They have the immediate effect of click count, but bring in the trailer trash of the internet in the process. Thing is, it's working as intended probably. Not happy with the quality of the forums being dragged even further down. There was a reason why I left as a forum mod back in 2010, and this is the just slippery slope over time getting worse. You compromise a vision until it's nothing like what it was originally intended and it pushes away the blue ribbon type of person in favor for the disposable 100-post hit and run type.
You quit being a forums mod in 2010? I thought you quit in 2012 or 2013.They have a community relations? The last time i seen someone from evga really involved in the forums, that was back when Shane was our community manager and web master. Shane was always willing to have a conversation with members.
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Re: What is happening to EVGA forums?
2018/02/19 12:20:01
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I've seen a lot of bad ideas coming out of their community relations lately. They have the immediate effect of click count, but bring in the trailer trash of the internet in the process. Thing is, it's working as intended probably. Not happy with the quality of the forums being dragged even further down. There was a reason why I left as a forum mod back in 2010, and this is the just slippery slope over time getting worse. You compromise a vision until it's nothing like what it was originally intended and it pushes away the blue ribbon type of person in favor for the disposable 100-post hit and run type.
Sad to say but that is all I am seeing now as well. Members came here for help with their computers and very few do anymore. Now members come here only to say how crappy EVGA's hardware is and to buy other products or complain or whine or moan. Oh I forgot also to bash EVGA and how Crappy they are as a Company and should be more like other companies. Don't get me wrong as the Forum does allow you to do so.
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Re: What is happening to EVGA forums?
2018/02/19 12:22:31
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MSim
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I've seen a lot of bad ideas coming out of their community relations lately. They have the immediate effect of click count, but bring in the trailer trash of the internet in the process. Thing is, it's working as intended probably. Not happy with the quality of the forums being dragged even further down. There was a reason why I left as a forum mod back in 2010, and this is the just slippery slope over time getting worse. You compromise a vision until it's nothing like what it was originally intended and it pushes away the blue ribbon type of person in favor for the disposable 100-post hit and run type.
You quit being a forums mod in 2010? I thought you quit in 2012 or 2013.They have a community relations? The last time i seen someone from evga really involved in the forums, that was back when Shane was our community manager and web master. Shane was always willing to have a conversation with members.
I quit in 2010. It's been a long time now. I get that things evolve over time. But I would consider this as devolving instead. Then again, I'm just a random opinion on the internet and me being here isn't a right. I get that, but EVGA can do so much better than they currently are.
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Re: What is happening to EVGA forums?
2018/02/19 13:10:06
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bcavnaugh
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I've seen a lot of bad ideas coming out of their community relations lately. They have the immediate effect of click count, but bring in the trailer trash of the internet in the process. Thing is, it's working as intended probably. Not happy with the quality of the forums being dragged even further down. There was a reason why I left as a forum mod back in 2010, and this is the just slippery slope over time getting worse. You compromise a vision until it's nothing like what it was originally intended and it pushes away the blue ribbon type of person in favor for the disposable 100-post hit and run type.
Sad to say but that is all I am seeing now as well.
Members came here for help with their computers and very few do anymore.
Now members come here only to say how crappy EVGA's hardware is and to buy other products or complain or whine or moan.
Oh I forgot also to bash EVGA and how Crappy they are as a Company and should be more like other companies.
People are allowed to have their own opinions. In my opinion a lot of the criticism on here about evga products or how they been doing things lately has merit. Most hardware enthusiast should know not every company makes the best of every product, some products are made by the same OEM other companies use. Long as we all stay civil with each other, everything should be fine.
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Re: What is happening to EVGA forums?
2018/02/19 14:37:16
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It's been 50 posts for the Marketplace for as long as I can remember, even dating back to when I started being a Mod. The last major revamp of the MP TOS was back in 2010, and 50 posts was already a part of it before that. We've considered raising or lowering it from time-to-time, but 50 tends to seem about the right number. It is noteworthy, as others have mentioned, that the Marketplace requires the member to request access and an Admin has to approve the request. Mods don't have the ability to approve or disapprove a member's request, but we do keep an eye on newer members that seem to post a lot of...less than substantive posts and will suggest to Admin to deny MP access until they start posting more useful commentary.
Regarding the ELITE membership, I think it's important to consider that if the 100 post requirement was not there, then we would be limiting ELITE status only to people that have purchased EVGA products. On the one hand, I can certainly see the support from many members for that, but on the other hand, leaving a means for members to achieve ELITE status without spending money is something that is more in-line with the EVGA Forums. Consider that it *normally* takes a while to accomplish 100 posts, and it usually creates a better interaction with the EVGA Community. Up until recently, this wasn't really an issue; there might be the stray person who pushed their way to 100 posts, but it didn't create the havoc that it is now. Due to the GPU shortages, that's no longer the case.
Going forward, I'm sure EVGA will consider other ways to achieve ELITE status, but I hope that it keeps at least one option for aspiring customers to do so without having to spend money until they're ready.
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Re: What is happening to EVGA forums?
2018/02/19 14:42:42
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I've seen a lot of bad ideas coming out of their community relations lately. They have the immediate effect of click count, but bring in the trailer trash of the internet in the process. Thing is, it's working as intended probably. Not happy with the quality of the forums being dragged even further down. There was a reason why I left as a forum mod back in 2010, and this is the just slippery slope over time getting worse. You compromise a vision until it's nothing like what it was originally intended and it pushes away the blue ribbon type of person in favor for the disposable 100-post hit and run type.
Sad to say but that is all I am seeing now as well.
Members came here for help with their computers and very few do anymore.
Now members come here only to say how crappy EVGA's hardware is and to buy other products or complain or whine or moan.
Oh I forgot also to bash EVGA and how Crappy they are as a Company and should be more like other companies.
People are allowed to have their own opinions. In my opinion a lot of the criticism on here about evga products or how they been doing things lately has merit. Most hardware enthusiast should know not every company makes the best of every product, some products are made by the same OEM other companies use.
Long as we all stay civil with each other, everything should be fine.
You must have Missed this: Don't get me wrong as the Forum does allow you to do so. Also I was Not Quoting you nor was I referring to you 
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Re: What is happening to EVGA forums?
2018/02/20 08:35:48
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Maybe they should have a sticky announcement warning would-be elite status spammers that elite cards are out of stock. I think some are under the impression that there is a secret stash available. It might help clean up these forums, eh?
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Re: What is happening to EVGA forums?
2018/02/20 08:58:19
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It's bad. I'm surprised I even found this thread in the cesspool that is now general discussion. Go to sub forums see one poster has posted the whole page bumping all sorts of old threads with content less replies.
My favorite being "what is geforce" reply.
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Re: What is happening to EVGA forums?
2018/02/20 09:08:38
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It's bad. I'm surprised I even found this thread in the cesspool that is now general discussion. Go to sub forums see one poster has posted the whole page bumping all sorts of old threads with content less replies.
My favorite being "what is geforce" reply.
In my opinion, when you come on here and see that one user has the most recent reply in 15 different threads in a row, and the replies are of the quality "nice", "what is geforce", "that is good to know", "interesting", and so forth, the user should instantly receive a temporary ban for a day or two warning them against ongoing similar behavior.
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Re: What is happening to EVGA forums?
2018/02/20 09:50:25
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Report post is the best way to get the attention of any available Mod -- when you believe Forums software is being abused or Spam is being generated - Please report it The "wayward member" will get more attention than they probably want  and a PM something like this...... and put on the short list with a Warning that is documented as a first step toward more permanent actions Your Posts We know people want Elite status in the Hope that it will help them get a GPU. However your actions will force us to Ban you or permanently remove Elite status from you. I do not want that to happen, so please follow the 3 simple rules below 1) Make sure to understand and clearly follow the EVGA Terms of Use. 2) Make sure your post contribute to the EVGA forums and have meaningful content. 3) Random or off topic posts are not allowed and will receive a warning. continued abuse will result in account being suspended. Your Post does Not comply with EVGA Terms of Use and has been deleted Specifically:Abusing Forum Software - Using the forum's software and features to harass or troll others, violate the TOS, or use the features in a manner not intended by EVGA is strictly prohibited. This includes the use of E-mail and Private Messages to harass or discuss illegal activities with other members. Likewise, using the post rating system or Ticket system to harass or troll members is prohibited. EVGA can review PM's and E-Mails sent through the forums, as well as use other tools to investigate whether the forum software is being abused. Repeated abuse of the software or features of the EVGA forums may lead to a loss of posting privileges. Please make sure all of your future post comply with the EVGA Terms of Use Thank you
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Re: What is happening to EVGA forums?
2018/02/22 05:39:56
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ty_ger07
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It's bad. I'm surprised I even found this thread in the cesspool that is now general discussion. Go to sub forums see one poster has posted the whole page bumping all sorts of old threads with content less replies.
My favorite being "what is geforce" reply.
In my opinion, when you come on here and see that one user has the most recent reply in 15 different threads in a row, and the replies are of the quality "nice", "what is geforce", "that is good to know", "interesting", and so forth, the user should instantly receive a temporary ban for a day or two warning them against ongoing similar behavior.
What if a long time member does that to select topics? Should they receive a temp ban or warning against that kind of behavior too? What about when we see one member has made 90% of the Computer Industry News section topics, on the first page. In my opinion, evga needs to assign the "Community Manager" role to someone who likes to take part in the forums and is available to have a dialog with community members. That would go a long ways to get some of these issues addressed.
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Re: What is happening to EVGA forums?
2018/02/22 12:03:38
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My Vote would go to rjohnson11 as a "Community Manager" for the EVGA Forums.
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Re: What is happening to EVGA forums?
2018/02/22 20:17:30
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My Vote would go to rjohnson11 as a "Community Manager" for the EVGA Forums.
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Re: What is happening to EVGA forums?
2018/02/22 20:38:49
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My Vote would go to rjohnson11 as a "Community Manager" for the EVGA Forums.
What would giving him a new title change on the forums? Aren't the mods capable of effecting quality control around here without inflated job titles?
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Re: What is happening to EVGA forums?
2018/02/23 12:44:02
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My Vote would go to rjohnson11 as a "Community Manager" for the EVGA Forums.
Volunteer Moderators have no power to make changes, it would have to be paid evga employee. If a customer needs some help, volunteer mods can't look at customers accounts.
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Re: What is happening to EVGA forums?
2018/02/23 14:06:46
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bcavnaugh
My Vote would go to rjohnson11 as a "Community Manager" for the EVGA Forums.
Volunteer Moderators have no power to make changes, it would have to be paid evga employee. If a customer needs some help, volunteer mods can't look at customers accounts.
Maybe with your Help it can change.
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Re: What is happening to EVGA forums?
2018/02/23 15:55:42
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bcavnaugh
My Vote would go to rjohnson11 as a "Community Manager" for the EVGA Forums.
Volunteer Moderators have no power to make changes, it would have to be paid evga employee. If a customer needs some help, volunteer mods can't look at customers accounts.
Maybe with your Help it can change.
HaHa very funny. We know it takes more than one person to change this place.
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Re: What is happening to EVGA forums?
2018/02/24 20:59:33
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People complain that the forums are dead. New people come along and then some complain about junk posts. Not all of the newbies create worthless posts - besides, new members are welcoming instead of reading from the same longstanding members all of the time. Can't please 'em all.
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