Why So Quiet MB?

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 09-09-2013, 03:38 AM

I feel like 2-3 months ago this place was popping with post action, but these days it seem so quiet. I've noticed quite a few new members from this year are gone. The music section has picked up the pace thanks to the community commitment but even then its been busier. Are people getting bored? Or am I imagining things. It's not necessarily a bad thing but I do enjoy it when lots of big conversations that numerous people getting involved in.

djchameleon · 09-09-2013, 03:43 AM

I think you are imagining things. Also summer is winding down and people are starting up school and college again so it might be a bit slower but MB goes through cycles. This isn't anything new really.

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 09-09-2013, 03:46 AM

I thought that people post more during the week during study or work. I'm pretty sure its quiet in terms of member numbers.

djchameleon · 09-09-2013, 03:52 AM

Real life pops up and maybe they are just pretty busy lately. I don't know. I just don't see it as that big of a deal and it will pick back up.

Trollheart · 09-09-2013, 05:11 AM

She's not imagining things. I've thought the same Jess. I've been watching less and less posts and less and less threads being posted in, not to mention that the journals section has hardly been touched in the last week. My journal entries are taking 2-3 days to be approved. It's as if some terrible catastrophe has wiped out half the members here. You're definitely not alone in your belief. You only have to look at how few bolded threads there are, even today. I'm sure there's a reason for it but it's absolutely not in your head.

In three years here I have never seen it this consistently quiet. It all came to a head in the "sopsych" thread and then in the Mixtape one, but now it's tumbleweeds. Not sure why but nobody seems to be talking, unless they're all in threads I'm not reading. Even the lounge is dead.

Unknown Soldier · 09-09-2013, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

She's not imagining things. I've thought the same Jess. I've been watching less and less posts and less and less threads being posted in, not to mention that the journals section has hardly been touched in the last week. My journal entries are taking 2-3 days to be approved. It's as if some terrible catastrophe has wiped out half the members here. You're definitely not alone in your belief. You only have to look at how few bolded threads there are, even today. I'm sure there's a reason for it but it's absolutely not in your head.

In three years here I have never seen it this consistently quiet. It all came to a head in the "sopsych" thread and then in the Mixtape one, but now it's tumbleweeds. Not sure why but nobody seems to be talking, unless they're all in threads I'm not reading. Even the lounge is dead.

Hell I've noticed huge delays in journal threads being approved, so maybe some of the mods have gone back to school as well

Burning Down · 09-09-2013, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier

Hell I've noticed huge delays in journal threads being approved, so maybe some of the mods have gone back to school as well

Yeah I've been spending considerable amounts of time trying to sort out my damn class schedule. Ahhh real life. I have one so I'm assuming everyone else does too, lol.

djchameleon · 09-09-2013, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

She's not imagining things. I've thought the same Jess. I've been watching less and less posts and less and less threads being posted in, not to mention that the journals section has hardly been touched in the last week.

The reason I said she's imagining things is because she's talking about a few months ago versus a slow period that's only started like two weeks ago. It's not that bad.

Also, it makes sense that traffic around these parts would slow down with people starting up school/college.

Trollheart · 09-09-2013, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

The reason I said she's imagining things is because she's talking about a few months ago versus a slow period that's only started like two weeks ago. It's not that bad.

Also, it makes sense that traffic around these parts would slow down with people starting up school/college.

Yeah I know what you mean, but even so, I have no life and am always here and I have not seen in this consistently quiet in years. Even over Christmas, with people away and doing other things there was activity. It's just dead now. I know people are going back to school/college/lives and that, but that happens every year. It wasn't like this last year, nor the one before. And as I say, nothing is happening in the Journals section: look at my update (such as it is) when it gets approved. It's totally quiet.

So yeah, it may not be as busy as 2-3 months before as the lady said, but it has been a lot busier than this in previous months/years. It's a definite pattern and I'm not sure why it's happening. It's not like anything is happening this year that doesn't every year. Just odd. I know everyone else's life doesn't revolve around Vanilla, sorry, Music Banter like mine does, but there's been an awful slowdown all over.

Hopefully it'll pick up soon: I can only play so much computer solitaire, you know!

Mondo Bungle · 09-09-2013, 11:55 AM

WELL THEN LET'S TURN UP THE VOLUME

09-09-2013, 03:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
Scarlett O'Hara Make it so Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,775	Why So Quiet MB? I feel like 2-3 months ago this place was popping with post action, but these days it seem so quiet. I've noticed quite a few new members from this year are gone. The music section has picked up the pace thanks to the community commitment but even then its been busier. Are people getting bored? Or am I imagining things. It's not necessarily a bad thing but I do enjoy it when lots of big conversations that numerous people getting involved in. __________________ "Elph is truly an enfant terrible of the forum, bless and curse him" - Marie, Queen of Thots

09-09-2013, 03:46 AM	#3 (permalink)
Scarlett O'Hara Make it so Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,775	I thought that people post more during the week during study or work. I'm pretty sure its quiet in terms of member numbers. __________________ "Elph is truly an enfant terrible of the forum, bless and curse him" - Marie, Queen of Thots

09-09-2013, 05:11 AM	#5 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	She's not imagining things. I've thought the same Jess. I've been watching less and less posts and less and less threads being posted in, not to mention that the journals section has hardly been touched in the last week. My journal entries are taking 2-3 days to be approved. It's as if some terrible catastrophe has wiped out half the members here. You're definitely not alone in your belief. You only have to look at how few bolded threads there are, even today. I'm sure there's a reason for it but it's absolutely not in your head. In three years here I have never seen it this consistently quiet. It all came to a head in the "sopsych" thread and then in the Mixtape one, but now it's tumbleweeds. Not sure why but nobody seems to be talking, unless they're all in threads I'm not reading. Even the lounge is dead. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018