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Offline JCDenton

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Forums not very busy..
« on: February 08, 2011, 10:18:37 PM »
Iv been looking at old posts in the forums, seems like it was much more active in 07/08.. Where has everyone gone??
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Re: Forums not very busy..
« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2011, 10:25:59 PM »
Facebook is murdering a lot of small forums. It's like walmart with small business. :P
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Re: Forums not very busy..
« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2011, 10:33:28 PM »
Actually I dont think facebook is to blame here.

Back in late 2006 and 2007 bocking was new, EVERYONE was dead keen and desperately in search of fellow bockers and places to go bocking. These days there are more organised groups all over the country and there is generally less excitement about a new bocker etc.

flipping used to be a jedi only trick and really something to scream about. Now there are a lot more flippers and again this takes a knock on the excitement.

Forums like PJF still have their uses but this is just the natural course of things.
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Re: Forums not very busy..
« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2011, 10:37:18 PM »
Eh, I'm just seeing the trend at other small forums.

But it could be that new thing.

People just move on to newer stuff.

The trick with getting activity back up is really to attract new audiences. People that'd bring that newbie excitement back. Oh and for old members not to always redirect someone to a sticky or knowledge post.

Because eventually every question that could be asks gets archived in a sticky and the forum has no use anymore. Might as well be an article.
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Offline English-tailor

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Re: Forums not very busy..
« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2011, 07:20:49 PM »
I think Locky is right about why the forums are not so busy. Back in 06/07 it was all new and exciting, so much so there were quite a few of us that clocked up a lot of miles trekking around the country to meet up with fellow bockers. People are still travelling to meet up but not in the same way, the same sense of excitement is not there. Also a lot of the old guard such as myself don't bock anymore.....but that may change soon  :Cbiggrin:
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Offline Locky

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Re: Forums not very busy..
« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2011, 07:25:14 PM »
yeah ET, get some bloody stilts again.
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Re: Forums not very busy..
« Reply #6 on: February 13, 2011, 12:35:13 AM »
Isn't it cos Sprogs dead?
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Offline Jason

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Re: Forums not very busy..
« Reply #7 on: February 13, 2011, 11:48:50 AM »
Na Sprog's not dead
He just went home (like Elvis)  :Claugh:

Jason  :Hoofies2: :CGEEK:
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Re: Forums not very busy..
« Reply #8 on: February 13, 2011, 12:40:48 PM »
with ET.
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Re: Forums not very busy..
« Reply #9 on: February 13, 2011, 12:47:40 PM »
but still stories of their adventures lives on.
« Last Edit: February 13, 2011, 12:52:41 PM by GIZMOQUEEN »
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Re: Forums not very busy..
« Reply #10 on: February 13, 2011, 03:08:52 PM »
and sprog is gay
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Re: Forums not very busy..
« Reply #11 on: February 16, 2011, 06:03:40 AM »
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