Here's what i think...I never really spoke out about it until now, read, don't read, I couldn't give two shits...but...
IMO, There are ALOT of reasons why people have become inactive & less involved in the site. I haven't really been active alot but when i was active, it was MUCH more than a forum web-site...The whole direction @
Pugz is taking the site reeks nothing less than negativity & a prime example of how to turn something golden (Letsbeef) into something worthless & not "attractive" anymore. If you disagree, speak up.
Few examples: User titles, before, only people that got a custom title were Mods/Admins & Tournament winners. Now, all you have to do is qualify & its granted. I'm looking around here and im seeing members who dunno what a decent punchline is with titles like "Best ever" or some shit like that. I understand your mentality of the site been about the users but that shit shouldn't have escalated.
WAYYYYYYY too many tournaments, no joke but every time i log on there's a new tournament happening, Its like there needs to be a tournament to get some decent battles around here. Im not against getting involved in a tournament but with so many of them, they don;t seem prestigious anymore.
Constant rotation of staff: Pugz never said a word to me when he demoted me, which in itsself is a bad reflection on him and what this site means to him. Apart from Mindless, I was the longest serving staff member. Promised Admin powers, "be patient" was what i got x1000000 times and still nothing. Demoting Ticket & Just C was a bad move too. Nothing against RULE, the work he puts into the site coz he possibly puts in the most or him as an admin, he knows this, but out of the staff, he's one of the "recent" sign-ups to the site and he has admin control. Also the quick judgements to appoint staff members (Speechless & Attikus) is another bad reflection on the "ownership". Also the name colours is wack as hell lol.
Bugs/Glitches: I know how hard it is to get in contact with the right people to fix all the bugs regarding the site but shits gone on for too long. Last time i was in the Mod forum, there was a bugs/glitches list the length of a giraffes neck. Instead of bringing these new tournaments to the site, this should have been sorted a LONG time ago.
Mentality: Right now, Letsbeef IS a forum web-site, not even for getting battles popping, just the usual nonsense of talking complete bullshit. Look at the amount of audio people use it now (Ticket, Swag, Phil e.t.c...). Before you wouldn't get a single audio head in there lol.
Another big flaw with the track section, is people been WAYYYYY too generous with ratings & lack of good, genuine feedback. Its too easy to throw 10 on a track and say "great track, dopeness throughout 10". but real artists want real feedback/breakdowns. When Miqueas was active, he changed the site dramatically with the fair rules he introduced. Honesty is the best policy and all that jazz...obviously not on here.
As far as the tracks, alot of what i said coincides with why people don't use the track section or even bother logging in to Letsbeef...
I feel like im rambling now lol...I know i typed alot but i needed to get that out of the system...
