why is the forum so quiet these days?

it used to be hard to get a word in now it's like tumbleweed town sometimes, where's all the old crowd gone, and why are 22 guests reading this? join in - if you don't use a forum it dies on it's arse. fact.

 

Really busy at the moment, probably the same for a lot of people in the run up to Christmas.

Guests: Get registered and join in, we don't bite ;D

 

i don't mean the people who are really busy due to christmas it's been on a slow decline over the past few months.

 

maybe it's just me then missing a lot of the other big posters that have deffo gone quiet, i'll have to find some new playmates then

 

Feelin' guilty. I have been an avid visitor to the forum for the past five years or so, but now my bus is pretty much finished so I only drop in every now and then... Sorry about that, but I'm surprised that loads of 'newbies' haven't taken my place.

Could it be competition, or did the site crashes take their toll on the bloggers??

 

i think when the big crash happened we lost a few but 99% of us made it our mission to rebuild, i can't decide if facebook has a bit of an effect as i don't use it, i know when there was a little bit of a fall out a month or two ago a few people left but overall the core of members who have been on here for 2 years or so still come on but deffo not as often as they did.

 

Hmmm who knows... I think facebook might have a slight affect as its really easy to communicate that way, chat, and upload pictures e.t.c think after the little fall out like you say people left...people are less involved... who knows... hopefully next year in the run up to summer there will be more activity, more camps events e.t.c for people to get involved in xxx

 

More access to Internet over different devices you'd think there would be more people on here but possibly technology moved on now so much that perhaps being on forums have become old hat? There are so many options aailable and so much information out there now that I guess we're all devouring all sorts of information when online, shopping, watching online films, etc etc rather than just forum stuff.

I use forums much less than in past and do more on vw forums / websites when my van has broken down or needs some parts and come for advice. Also life gets peaks and troughs of business?

Wonder if there is a correlation with which day / time of day / time of year?

 

I think it's just evolving naturally. Be nice to have a few more people starting threads because it does seem to be the same ones. I don't know what is stopping people from joining in. I reckon it's less cliquey at the moment than it has been

 

Yeah agree with comments made the show season is over and people are busy with xmas ect, theres defo a lot less people posting and a lot of old members have gone quiet.

We have all just to keep up with it as its still a good forum and tbh its still my fave place for chit chat and dub banter

 

The lot of people who made this forum buzz over the last few years have stopped posting, it's gone stale in my opinion coz those oldies have done all the topics over and over again, I can't get motivated to post on things we've done do death, its upto the newbies to create a good vibe like we all did a while back but we'd mostly all met a camps and shows so knew each other, this years shows have mostly been a washout and not many new members got to meet each other its easier to have the crack when you know who your dealing with

 

I'm on here daily, posting here and there, helping where I can or just adding to posts. I start the odd thread but must admit the return response has slowed right down. I imagine it is probably the time of year more than anything, yes we have lost some old names but have also gained some new ones, such is the way of forums.

I wouldn't worry too much just yet, keep posting and having a crack. That's what I do, even if I get no response, I'm enjoying myself - hopefully others are too.

I have met a few off here and made some friends and imagine come the start of the show time it will become a hive of activity again.

 

Still here but money for the resto has dried up a little so been busy doing other stuff.