Why are some music forums shutting down?

napninjanx · 08-19-2012, 12:49 AM

I mean come on!

Why are some music forums and other forums shutting down?

I am getting tired of websites shutting down -_-

Wasn't there a saying

"Once It's Posted It's On there" 'FOREVER!!!!!"

When a person opens a website or a forum....

It should stay online for eternity...

Deviouz · 08-19-2012, 01:37 AM

Same with GFX forums, all the one I been have closed due to financial problems or other ****...

Neapolitan · 08-19-2012, 03:09 AM

MusicBanter had a problem way back in April where some guy name Chuck Harvey from MB's corporate headquarters was going to turn MusicBanter into an entirely different forum.

Psy-Fi · 08-19-2012, 05:03 AM

A lot of them have lost so many members and have such little traffic, I'm not surprised they're shutting down.
It probably comes down to a lack of interest vs operating expenses.

Guybrush · 08-19-2012, 05:07 AM

I assume other social sites like facebook are competing with music forums for participants in music related discussions and that the other sites are winning. I understand that being a forum user is not the norm these days, but just about everyone's on facebook ..

If I want to discuss a specific artist or a particular scene, facebook may also be a better place to do so because then I would discuss it with members of a particular group on there dedicated to the subject. Here I'd just have to hope that someone else has interest enough in the subject to discuss it with me if I start a topic.

mr dave · 08-19-2012, 06:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psy-Fi

A lot of them have lost so many members and have such little traffic, I'm not surprised they're shutting down.
It probably comes down to a lack of interest vs operating expenses.

This is the most likely issue. The other is outside pressure to limit file sharing and / or users who abuse the servers to those ends. Like Tore mentions as well, Facebook is likely the other big reason for a decline in users which results in less (or even negative) profit for the site owners.

Blarobbarg · 08-19-2012, 10:17 AM

They're shutting down because they finally realize that MB is a million times better than they are. :p

**Exo** · 08-19-2012, 12:05 PM

It's simple really. They're shutting down because donuts don't wear alligator shoes.

Key · 08-19-2012, 12:13 PM

Why not just be happy that there are still forums to post on? Seems kind of ironic to post a thread asking why forums are closing on a forum that is still alive and active.

Zyrada · 08-19-2012, 12:46 PM

Forums in general are considered old hat, I think, because social media users find them slow, clunky, and inconvenient. This is coming from someone who mods a forumsite that got bought out by a second-rate social networking site seven years ago, harvested for its parts, and spit out after being suffocated into obscurity.

...

Now I'm depressed.

08-19-2012, 12:49 AM	#1 (permalink)
napninjanx Groupie Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: USA Posts: 31	Why are some music forums shutting down? I mean come on! Why are some music forums and other forums shutting down? I am getting tired of websites shutting down -_- Wasn't there a saying "Once It's Posted It's On there" 'FOREVER!!!!!" When a person opens a website or a forum.... It should stay online for eternity...

08-19-2012, 05:07 AM	#5 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	I assume other social sites like facebook are competing with music forums for participants in music related discussions and that the other sites are winning. I understand that being a forum user is not the norm these days, but just about everyone's on facebook .. If I want to discuss a specific artist or a particular scene, facebook may also be a better place to do so because then I would discuss it with members of a particular group on there dedicated to the subject. Here I'd just have to hope that someone else has interest enough in the subject to discuss it with me if I start a topic. __________________ Something Completely Different

08-19-2012, 10:17 AM	#7 (permalink)
Blarobbarg Do good. Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota Posts: 2,065	They're shutting down because they finally realize that MB is a million times better than they are. :p __________________ https://rateyourmusic.com/~Blarobbarg ｡･::･ﾟ★,｡･::･ﾟ☆　^my RYM^　｡･::･ﾟ★,｡･::･ﾟ☆ (◠‿◠✿)

08-19-2012, 12:05 PM	#8 (permalink)
Exo All day jazz and biscuits Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 7,354	It's simple really. They're shutting down because donuts don't wear alligator shoes. __________________ LastFM SUPREME POO BAH MODERATOR EXTRAORDINAIRE

08-19-2012, 01:37 AM	#2 (permalink)
Deviouz Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: With ur mama... Posts: 308	Same with GFX forums, all the one I been have closed due to financial problems or other ****...

08-19-2012, 05:03 AM	#4 (permalink)
Psy-Fi Aficionado of Fine Filth Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: You don't want to look in there. Posts: 6,886	A lot of them have lost so many members and have such little traffic, I'm not surprised they're shutting down. It probably comes down to a lack of interest vs operating expenses.

08-19-2012, 12:13 PM	#9 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	Why not just be happy that there are still forums to post on? Seems kind of ironic to post a thread asking why forums are closing on a forum that is still alive and active.

08-19-2012, 12:46 PM	#10 (permalink)
Zyrada Avant-Gardener Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Inside your navel gazing back at you Posts: 163	Forums in general are considered old hat, I think, because social media users find them slow, clunky, and inconvenient. This is coming from someone who mods a forumsite that got bought out by a second-rate social networking site seven years ago, harvested for its parts, and spit out after being suffocated into obscurity. ... Now I'm depressed.