Just to inform that LYN was featured in "The Edge Malaysia" Magazine (March 2-8 2009 edition). It was in a pullout entitled "Malaysian websites that we like" where they could only find 65 good websites in Malaysia. They tried to find 88 websites but couldn't do so.

Nice to see LYN getting recognized!

This post has been edited by kmarc: Mar 7 2009, 08:21 AM


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Brilliant. And even more brilliant seeing the first line on the "new threads" screenshot they took!

The first line of new threads

This is the evidence that will be able to backup the LYN Wiki
Good find, kmarc

luckily they didn't go to the kopitiam forum....

OMG! I didn't even notice that!

That will certainly attract more people to LYN!

" to push up breast cup size " ?

eh the edge magazine writer for that must be blind..

reviews??
what reviews??

news?? kekek yeah copy paste from vr-zone 99 percent of the time.

Big talk, cstkl1. Back up your claims.

i meant the hardware section dude
for the news part..should have been specific

kindda evident dont ya think..
been happening tons..
see it in vr-zone

and somebody will copy paste and quote from vr-zone. after few hours.
and to be more specific
vr-zone will quote from somewhere else

but definately vr-zone as the news thats being quoted is always chronically the same.


This post has been edited by cstkl1: Mar 7 2009, 05:43 PM

The writer would have been referring to the front page of www.lowyat.net. Kinda evident don't you think?

well no malice here

but the write quoted
" if ure a tech geek, etc"

he didnt say about if ure into politics and local malaysian kopitiam
kekeke

btw way this is why i kept telling goldfries
that the hardware section has to have a news section
the discussion forum is really messed up.


This post has been edited by cstkl1: Mar 7 2009, 05:47 PM

The first part of his write up was referring to the forums. And then he says "although famous for its forums, Lowyat also offers news and reviews of products" which is exactly what the front page does. Which goes to show that the writer was referring to our front page when he was referring to news and reviews of products.

ok bro.
chill.. ure right to defend.

but i chance he was talking about the content of the forum rather than the front page.

well assumptions i guess.

wat r u waiting for RBR.... use your powah....

jkjk

btw curious
a lot of the frontpage stuff is from "stuff"
u guys got friends that work there..

always was curious about that.

I'm not defending the website, I don't have to. I'm merely pointing out to you that you erred in your interpretation of the write-up.

well if its the mainpage he was refering then probably

but then since

"tech geeks" and "famous for forums" then thats different aint it.

cause nothing really much on the mainpage.
if reviews relating to "tech" say hardware
http://www.lowyat.net/v2/computer-hardware/index.php
http://www.lowyat.net/v2/handphones/index.php
for the last 2 years??

so back to the forum i guess and front page news.
http://www.lowyat.net/v2/latest/index.php

Front page news it is. The front page news consists of reviews from time to time. These used to be archived in the links you had provided when we had freelancers doing them. These days they now feature as regular 'news' articles.

yeah remembered when vijay anand used to write reviews or was that hardwarezone..cant remember

but then just went and saw all the news for 2009..
no product reviews thats featured as regular "news" articles

anyway
ure point is pretty clear

but mine is
other than "news" which most of them looks like adverts and are also some of them or most are from other links..

i still stand with my statement.
this forum could have been better

imagine the amount of hardware that here very own malaysians buy.
we have tons of hardware and heck so much can be done for review by forumer etc.
with actual inhouse retail unit review.

i am just saying that again no malice but it could have been better.

adios.



This post has been edited by cstkl1: Mar 7 2009, 06:17 PM

@cstkl1

Look. A website is only as good as the content and the community within it. In LYN's community, we have a variety of forumers. From those that willingly help to improve the website/community/forums to those "backbenchers" who complain, whine and give negative criticism that makes matters worst (thanks the stars we don't have many of those).

From the forums, it is evident that you have the time and the money to splurge on whatever hardware you want. Mind you, a lot of us don't have the time nor the financial luxury to do that.

You say that this forum could be better. Would you be one of the forumers to make it better?

I'm sure you have tried out a lot of expensive high-end hardwares that most of us can only dream of. Have you ever done or tried to do any reviews?

If you, with time, money and knowledge, could not do that, how do you expect the average forumer to do so?

Yes, our forums could have be better...... care to help?

This post has been edited by kmarc: Mar 7 2009, 08:31 PM

Speaking of which i need someone to replace me at Shrine in August. KEKEKEKEKEKEKEKE!!!

@cstkl1

hmm...well said...but...what are you suggesting to improve LYN?where to get resources?statistics?
well said doesnt mean things can be done in a few months,as we know...lyn had take years juz to build up these so called reputation and to be numerized by review?i dont think a point of a resourceful forum is to be RATED by reviewers...rather...how much benefit it does to the community...
yes...reviews tend to be bias...but...lyn did manage to get their site on the list...can you?

good points kmarc. but i ask u this.
so u agree indirectly that there is not much hardware review on lyn.
and aka just reiterate my point on there is none again.

Definition and Role


Strucure



icyfawkes
benefit to the communitty?? what benefit??


review


my attitude


This post has been edited by cstkl1: Mar 7 2009, 10:32 PM

the write-up described LYN as if a trading site. so i guess the fella could be one of our Trade Zone dudes.

wow me a superstar?geez...i dunno lol
but anyways...i dont think that i would say /k/ is benificial...but audiophile sect and musician sect for instance...it is quite resourceful
not to mention garage sales...gamerz forum...mens fashion...LYN has taken foruming to a new lvl...i daresay i couldnt find much Malaysian forum that would rival LYN in diversity...but if you prefer a more Tech smart wise forum, why not try improving it starting from ourselves?reviews are made by users...if you are very honest and sure bout your reviews...whatever flames coming to you would mean nothing at all...

First of all, my elite status is immaterial to the discussion here.

Secondly, my guides were meant to help noobs to at least grasp the topic at hand. My view that you should "teach a man to fish" rather than "giving fishes to every tom-d***-and-harry" that comes along. How many times did you see a noob ask "Can somebody teach me how to overclock?". One time? 10 times? 100 times? Are you going to be there all the time to teach them? Or maybe we can have an understanding that if anybody needs help, we can say "Pm cstkl1, he will help you".

Your argument about guides are flawed. Nobody can make a guide that covers every hardware and situation. You can never cover every aspect including, like what you mentioned, newer chipset/hardwares!!! Guides, as I make it, are catered to a specific group/topic relevant to that point in time, nothing more and nothing less.

Since you seem to be an expert in guides, I challenge you to make a guide. Make sure it is VERY specific to every situation/scenario/hardware which also includes older and newer hardwares. It should also cater towards noobs and non-noobs so that you don't leave out anybody that might benefit from the guide. Also, you have to make sure your guides are not complicated and long that people will get lost in it but not too general that some noobs might not understand it. All this from what you have said, and I quote:



For your information, my first overclocking guide WAS posted in the overclocking section. However, it was moved to the essential/guide section by the moderator of that time. After discussion with the moderator, he advised me to post all my guides in the essential/guide section. I was a bit frustrated but that's what I did. Mind you, I didn't have to reply to this but since you asked......

As for the rest of the comments, I'll leave it to other forumers to reply......

Edit : Oh ya, about your question on "indirectly agreeing with you that there are not much hardware review in LYN"....
This is in relation to the magazine which said "Although famous for its forums, Lowyat also offers news and reviews of products". Note that LYN also OFFERS news and reviews of products. It didn't say LYN offers many many many news and reviews of products. Worse case scenario of ONE or TWO product reviews already makes the above statement true. As such, while I agree with you, it is irrelevant to the discussion.

This post has been edited by kmarc: Mar 7 2009, 11:24 PM

again theres no malice here.
btw posting this this style cause i know
i am same in real life i digress easily

Elite in Hardware


[Guides]


me again


Back to the topic title


This post has been edited by cstkl1: Mar 7 2009, 11:49 PM

@cstkl1

Remember that a guide will definitely help somebody. It just can't cater for every person or situation.

Everybody has their strength and weaknesses. With your advantage/strength/time/experience/money, you can help a lot of our forumers. Just be a bit patient and hold back the cynicism and bitterness.....

LYN is not perfect but we do what we can to make it a better community, no?

Anyway, we're off-topic......

didnt say we dont have good community
theres quite a few thats particularly outstanding.. the mobile phones and audiophile is one that i can think of at the moment.
and others also..
but i am what i am talking about is hardware since lyn is suppose to be "tech " community and the predawn of all "tech" is computer hardware.
i just see forumer with 3k in hardware section yet no different than what he was from 0 post.
this is y i think the urgency to change the structure. even moderating for the staff etc would be 10 times easier. this will also cultivate individuals to be specific in their advice and expertise. no more jake of all trades.

the other day somebody asked me about x38 maximus formula with q6600.. eventhough i spent nearly 3-4 months with so many rams on it.
i cant remember for crap on heck the pros and cons. but if there was a thread where users had gathered and we discussed on settings/templates
pros cons etc.. how much easier would this have been.

some of the strongest threads in xs are p35's and p965
the no of ppl in lyn who still using this two chipset are plenty more than xs.

also look at the buy and sell thread..
its like the most active thread..
sishh thats freaking sad.


This post has been edited by cstkl1: Mar 7 2009, 11:57 PM

btw cstkl1 - changes are under discussion at the moment. just to let you know that your suggestions are noted and we're actually pretty much keen on going that direction as highlighted.

ty goldfries

its time for malaysians to actually show and learn from their own hardwares..
cause heck most of the time in the last 2 years.. we get it first than the US..from proc to mobo's ,gc's.

u know once twice actually dunno whether u realize
fudzilla quoted me based on xs when i posted here first the other was another forumer.it was later in vr-zone news and few other news.
dont belive me xs keeps a check on refferals.. to news.. i have 3. and there was a few other malaysians ,, this was a while ago.
i was like eh. where is the semangat malaysia etc.

theres onething about all of us. we love our country.

i hope one day
fudzila will started quoting lyn and u will see a vr-zone news thread linking to a lyn thread.

i mean heck even proc.. we have more es chips easily bought/traded than ppl in the us.
china websites came out from no where and now seems to be leading the hardware news

This post has been edited by cstkl1: Mar 8 2009, 12:10 AM

seems like you are hitting it right this time

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30.www.malaysiabrides.com
31.www.malaysiakini.com
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33.www.mis-asia.com
34.www.mobileworld.com.my/v2
35.www.money3.com.my
36.www.motortrader.com.my
37.www.mph.com.my
38.http://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki
39.www.myeg.com.my
40.http://my.jobstreet.com
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47.www.redesignmalaysia.com
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56.www.theedgemalaysia.com
57.www.themalaysianinsider.com
58.www.thenutgraph.com
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61.www.travelmalaysiaguide.com
62.www.virtualmalaysia.com
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64.www.wwf.org.my
65.www.youthsays.com

When did journalists start having such crappy language skills ? reads like it was written by your average LYN forum poster, and he writes for a high-priced, professional publication


This post has been edited by wodenus: Mar 8 2009, 05:37 PM