Quoting Dr. Killpatient:

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Would buying each participating member of the National Debate Tournament a copy of DVD Profiler and a link to the forums help things?

rofl

<sigh>

Quoting Alien Redrum:

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Why should Ken care about the database?

Because it's made from pure sugar and everybody likes sugar


I can understand if Ken is possibly tired of dealing with issues after all of these years. There aren't many websites or projects (even my own) that I have hung with for as long as Profiler has been around (and none of them as intensely as I did the initial years). If Ken has reached a point where he only wants to play a passive role in the forums/database sticking only with programming, that's his choice. But it doesn't have to be a bad thing so long as we are willing to agree on taking action rather than sitting around waiting for approval on every little thing.


Consider this: we have a Rules Committee forum for a reason (though I never joined, so I don't know the full workings going on in there) as well as the guidelines already constantly being discussed and interpreted as best we can in Ken's absence. If members are doing all of the work without any reactions or answers from above (even when Ken might disagree with the choices made by us), then basically we are the ones making the rules.

If we are clarifying the rules ourselves based on his original guidelines, then we shouldn't be so focused on him chiming in every time that a question arises. Discuss it, poll it, accept the consensus (since 100% agreement is near impossible to accomplish), set it in stone (such as on a website with links back to the original discussions as proof of consensus), and voila we have the new/more refined rules that we have been asking for. When Ken appears, if he chooses he can change any of these new rules/adjustments as he sees fit, but by our acting on this, we become the "support" that we so desperately need.

The only issue beyond that would be centralizing the new guidelines and then -- the most difficult part -- making these revised guidelines noticeable by the general population.

Is it just me or hasn't KEN made any post in these forums for weeks and weeks ?

Donnie

Yes, we should accept that Ken doesn't care about those users who want to help add to the database, a major selling point for the tool.

Quoting samuelrichardscott:

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Yes, we should accept that Ken doesn't care about those users who want to help add to the database, a major selling point for the tool.

Hey, when a person knowingly contributes incorrect data to the database and is still allowed to be part of the community, that there is proof positive that Ken cares neither about the integrity of the database or the community involved in building that database.

I don't know, I'm pretty sure if someone came to my house and took a massive dump on the floor and pointed at me and laughed, I would probably ask them to leave. That's just me though.

But, hey, it's always been that way so it's okay. You'll eventually get used to the complete lack of (promised) interaction. 

Quoting hal9g:

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I gave up caring, long ago! 

You aren't the only one.

Quoting DarklyNoon:

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Is it just me or hasn't KEN made any post in these forums for weeks and weeks ?

Donnie

Weeks and weeks, no.  Almost two weeks, yes.