Friday Q&A

Questionable Emulation

Greetings, crickets and trolls. Welcome to another edition of the Friday Q&A. Each week, I take a look at the issues that really matter to Fark's Photoshop community. Some of these issues don't even have anything to do with Fark, or Photoshop. This is because talking about the same thing all the time is boring. Thankfully, changes made to Fark this year have insured I will have a steady stream of managerial decisions to balk at.

Q: Why is the contest vote still split?

A: I think it's pretty obvious, despite all he's done for us over the years, and in spite of the fact I still consider him to be a pretty decent guy, Drew just doesn't care about Photoshoppers. Or rather, he cares, but the second we open our mouths then the deal is off. I find it very telling that when the changes debuted earlier this year, no one in particular was asked for their thoughts.

Q: Why didn't we do more to express our displeasure?

A: I think everyone did what they could. Would it have mattered if the Photoshop forum spent another month collectively railing against the changes? I doubt it. The fact is that best v funniest was going to happen whether we wanted it or not. It's tied to another idiotic decision, to let people vote on comments in regular discussion threads.

Q: Why even allow comment voting?

A: Because Fark is getting on in the years, and until now Drew et al haven't really done much to keep pace with the competition. In terms of site design, things are still very much like they have been for the last decade. Think of Fark like a newly divorced middle-aged man. He sees young punks like Reddit running around in their skinny jeans with their Maroon 5s and whatnot, and he says "me too". But Axe body spray and tribal tattoos just don't have the same effect on the older set. Have some dignity for God's sake. Be content with the users you have, and make peace with the fact that the userbase will steadily decline due to things like everyone dying of old age.

That's all for this time, gentle reader. Thanks again for stopping by. I'll continue to monitor Fark for any kind of positive effects from the best v funniest voting change. I'm determined to see some. Maybe if I squint REALLY hard when I look at the vote totals, so I can't see how far down they've been driven.

Stay tuned for more myopic contemplation from the Doctor!