Thailands number 1 forum improves by leaps and bounds since Thaiger takeover.

[CharlieH]

6 minutes ago, BLMFem said:

Any chance we would be able to see which poster posts each emoji? IMHO that extra level of anonymization is unnecessary and posters should be required to stand up for how and what they reacted to. Not a big deal but the level of emoji trolling is quite astounding.

I know I can contact support about the trolling but can't be bothered. It's just that I don't see the point of the anonymization of emojis.

No, leads to far too much trouble thats why it was removed.

 

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[hotsun]

14 minutes ago, Hummin said:

How many accounts do you frequent between?

Enough to know that youre already bored with norway

[BLMFem]

9 hours ago, Felton Jarvis said:

Of course anti-American posts are ALWAYS welcome on AN .  

Muricans are hating on the Brits, Brits are hating on the Muricans and everyone's hating on the French.

Just one big social media love fest.

[Hummin]

4 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

No, leads to far too much trouble thats why it was removed.

 

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Most interesting is when you get negstive feedback for updates and personal experiences that can help others like here

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/1358135-thailand-digital-arrival-card-tdac/page/8/#findComment-19795097

[Hummin]

5 minutes ago, hotsun said:

Enough to know that youre already bored with norway

Thailand now 😁

 

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[hotsun]

1 minute ago, Hummin said:

Thailand now 😁

That didnt take long. The nature not enough for you?

[Hummin]

1 minute ago, hotsun said:

That didnt take long. The nature not enough for you?

Wife and me travel back and forth untils she have emigration visa based on marriage. Takes 16 months

[SAFETY FIRST]

2 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

<deleted> off Jeff! 

WTF, I always remember, 'wake up jeff' 

 

My kids loved the Wiggles. 

 

[josephbloggs]

37 minutes ago, Hummin said:

One solution, is to  have only positive emotions, and if someone needs to express negativity against the posters, they actually have to write one with words, and express why.

 

 

And should we all link arms in a circle and sing kumbayah?

I assume everyone here is an adult? Which adults can't handle a negative emoji? It's pathetic.

[BangkokReady]

On 5/11/2025 at 2:27 PM, Jingthing said:

I've noticed a shift to the right on editorial content, leaning heavily on opinion pieces from the Telegraph.

I suppose that some people would see that as an improvement.

Personally I would prefer more balance in such things.

 

"It's no longer 100% left-wing nonsense.  This imbalance is unbearable!"

[Andrew Dwyer]

58 minutes ago, BLMFem said:

Muricans are hating on the Brits, Brits are hating on the Muricans and everyone's hating on the French.

Just one big social media love fest.

Seems like Muricans hating on Muricans is the biggest “ hate “ fest !!

[jacnl2000]

On 5/11/2025 at 8:49 AM, MalcolmB said:

have no figures but it seems to have a lot more members now

 

2 + 3 = 5 million…

Numbers published on Friday, April 19, 2024:

 

 

One possibly overlooked—but potentially important—pre-2000 forum and its location wasn’t mentioned in the list above. You’ll find it referenced in “Planning for International Retirement Migration and Expats: A Case Study of Udon Thani, Thailand” by John Koch-Schulte (2008).

 

In most large forums—especially platforms like ASEAN NOW (formerly ThaiVisa)—the ratio of active posters to lurkers tends to follow the 90-9-1 rule, based on Jakob Nielsen’s 2006 research:

• 90% of users are lurkers who read but don’t contribute,

• 9% post occasionally,

• and 1% generate the majority of content.

Of course, much can change over two decades.

 

[BLMFem]

2 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Seems like Muricans hating on Muricans is the biggest “ hate “ fest !!

You're probably right.

[SAFETY FIRST]

2 hours ago, BLMFem said:

Any chance we would be able to see which poster posts each emoji? IMHO that extra level of anonymization is unnecessary and posters should be required to stand up for how and what they reacted to. Not a big deal but the level of emoji trolling is quite astounding.

I know I can contact support about the trolling but can't be bothered. It's just that I don't see the point of the anonymization of emojis.

Ha, ha, I agree with you and thousands of other members also. 

 

We used to see who the poster of the emoji's years ago, sadly the moaners and complainers win again. 

 

These people want anonymity, they project their emoji's from their warrior keyboards.,hiding from repocussions. 

 

I have contacted support for help but I'm told I have been previously been suspended for misuse of the 'report' function and questioning support.... .I give up. 

 

Good luck with your question, sadly I feel that you will get nowhere. 😕

 

BTW, I used to get bombarded with mostly confused emoji's before they were removed. 

 

Recently I received 50 thumbs down from 1 comment I made, I reckon it's got to be a record. 

 

AN members come from different backgrounds.

Sadly, I feel like the odd one out at times, it seems that if you are not a Brit, a boomer or on the aged pension you don't fit in. 

 

I hope my comment remains, it's the only way to get through to some 🙏

 

[save the frogs]

11 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Recently I received 50 thumbs down from 1 comment I made, I reckon it's got to be a record. 

Yeah, so maybe the people giving negative emojis aren't the problem. Maybe there's something wrong with you. 

 

People complaining for thumbs down. What a joke.

Youtube has always operated that way. When you post content, subs have a choice between thumbs up or thumbs down and no Youtuber would last 15 minutes if they started crying every time they got a thumbs down. 

 

[SAFETY FIRST]

7 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

Yeah, so maybe the people giving negative emojis aren't the problem. Maybe there's something wrong with you. 

 

People complaining for thumbs down. What a joke.

Youtube has always operated that way. When you post content, subs have a choice between thumbs up or thumbs down and no Youtuber would last 15 minutes if they started crying every time they got a thumbs down. 

 

Yeah probably 

 

It seems if you are not a moaner and complainer you don't fit in here. 

 

[josephbloggs]

3 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

Yeah, so maybe the people giving negative emojis aren't the problem. Maybe there's something wrong with you. 

 

People complaining for thumbs down. What a joke.

Youtube has always operated that way. When you post content, subs have a choice between thumbs up or thumbs down and no Youtuber would last 15 minutes if they started crying every time they got a thumbs down. 

 

I can't believe this is a constant point of discussion. So so so pathetic. They're just EMOJIS! 

People really have very shallow lives if these get them so upset.

[SAFETY FIRST]

Just now, josephbloggs said:

I can't believe this is a constant point of discussion. So so so pathetic. They're just EMOJIS! 

People really have very shallow lives if these get them so upset.

I reckon the problem stems from  the stalkers with the mental illness. 

 

[save the frogs]

11 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

It seems if you are not a moaner and complainer you don't fit in here. 

Haha 50 Thumbs Down!

Hilarious!

A world record on AN for sure ....

 

[save the frogs]

11 hours ago, josephbloggs said:

I can't believe this is a constant point of discussion. So so so pathetic. They're just EMOJIS! 

People really have very shallow lives if these get them so upset.

 

People have fragile egos.

And shallow meaningless lives too. 

[MalcolmB]

3 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Recently I received 50 thumbs down from 1 comment I made, I reckon it's got to be a record. 

With a supposed 2 million “users” 50 aint a lot.

 

i think one million of those “users” might be Bobs various identities.

[newbee2022]

On 5/11/2025 at 2:27 PM, Jingthing said:

I've noticed a shift to the right on editorial content, leaning heavily on opinion pieces from the Telegraph.

I suppose that some people would see that as an improvement.

Personally I would prefer more balance in such things.

 

Yes, there is definitely a right wing mainstream here, supported by editors.

And more hate speech, more conspiracy people.

And hardly discussions. 

[streetlite]

AN used to be interesting but then the members went off thread often and became personal combatants. BORING, get a room <deleted>. Also it has way too many ads. Don't shove it in my face every page.

[jcmj]

No news Sunday sucks. I definitely don’t want a recap of the week. Also I’d like to see actual news from them. Apparently they just gather and rewrite, but in the end it is good for wasting some time. 

[ignore it]

On 5/11/2025 at 2:27 PM, JonnyF said:

 

The removal of the extreme leftist pensioner who used to delete half of my posts because they were too factual.

 

Much better place now. 

 

Marvellous.  

 Yeah  I've  always liked the way post disappear.  Even ones that have been checked for violations of the forum rules.  That still happens.  

 

Easy account access to notifications and to account.are excellent.

[SAFETY FIRST]

19 minutes ago, ignore it said:

 Yeah  I've  always liked the way post disappear.  Even ones that have been checked for violations of the forum rules.  That still happens.  

 

Easy account access to notifications and to account.are excellent.

It's a case of the squeaky wheel gets the oil.

 

Your comment may not break any forum rules but if support get too many reports from grumpy old members, it's easier just to remove your comment, to shut the grumpies up. 

 

[MalcolmB]

1 minute ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

It's a case of the squeaky wheel gets the oil.

 

Your comment may not break any forum rules but if support get too many reports from grumpy old members, it's easier just to remove your comment, to shut the grumpies up. 

 

Much better moderation since Dictator Dan Cheeseman left.

[Rimmer]

1 hour ago, jcmj said:

No news Sunday sucks. I definitely don’t want a recap of the week. Also I’d like to see actual news from them. Apparently they just gather and rewrite, but in the end it is good for wasting some time. 

 

There is news on a Sunday and even on holidays, see last Sunday pinned topics

 

 

[Liverpool Lou]

On 5/11/2025 at 5:32 PM, MalcolmB said:

With all the advertising revenue they must make off us you would think three nights a year all you can drink for the members would be a fitting way of showing their appreciation for our contributions. 

Gawd....

[oldestswinger]

The search engine is abysmal.