Is MB getting less active or am I just becoming familiar with everyone here?

TechnicLePanther · 06-19-2018, 06:19 PM

I've been feeling like I've been seeing fewer and fewer new threads, which makes me feel like the site is losing steam, but that could just be because I haven't been as focused on the site for a while or perhaps I am just seeing more familiar faces and the "world" of the site is getting smaller. Let me know which you think it is.

The Batlord · 06-19-2018, 06:21 PM

Forums have been slowly dying for like a decade. I'd still rather post here than a truly active forum tbh. Posting in those places is like peeing in the ocean.

Key · 06-19-2018, 06:24 PM

^that. Also it's actually a miracle that this forum manages to stay afloat. It's tough to get them going from the get go and to keep them going takes a lot of time and effort. On the contrary, this forum also has been around a very long time so the continuous longevity isn't too surprising considering. But yeah, forums as a medium are getting tougher and tougher to keep alive. MB is just a huge exception. Even AllMetalForums lasted a long time and if you think this place is bad, you should've seen that place in its prime.

**Frownland** · 06-19-2018, 06:29 PM

This has been a complaint for as long as I've been here. We've definitely been seeing less new (active) posters in the past year or so though. Probably Trump's fault. We have accumulated some regulars in that time at least. Due to the general irrelevance of non-Reddit forums to the internet at large these days, I think that it will go in the same direction unless we create another element of MB to attract new users. A most mentioned albums by year or something like that. For what it is I think we're doing well though.

Mondo Bungle · 06-19-2018, 06:32 PM

how dare you besmirch the divine legend of AMF

Trollheart · 06-19-2018, 06:33 PM

I'm doing my best to keep things going, with the Bowie Classics and now Cure Classics threads, and the Metal Classics one, as well as the Album Club, which is still going despite your deserting it, Mr. TLP!

It's all about people taking the time and interest to participate in threads as well as opening them. Sometimes I feel even my efforts are a waste of time, when people don't get involved in the threads I make, but by and large, I think most people are making an effort. Comes and goes, of course. People get interested, lose interest. Sometimes it's hard even for me to keep the interest. That's a lot of instances of the word interest, isn't it? Interesting.

TechnicLePanther · 06-19-2018, 06:35 PM

I appreciate the fact that this community is very tight-knit, that is definitely certain. That said, one of the things I love about the Internet is that feeling of being a part of "legion". Being one amongst thousands of users all doing the same things. It's the feeling I get from Reddit and Youtube and Twitch. However, this forum is great because I actually really know and interact with people here on a regular basis. I know their likes and dislikes, and I know where they like to hang out. So whether or not this forum is dying is not a judgement to me but more of an acknowledgement (wow I spelt that correctly first try). The quick response here is actually quite a lot of reassurance though.

The Batlord · 06-19-2018, 06:36 PM

If worse comes to worse then we can always infiltrate the Metal Archives forum and start countless threads about nu metal and metalcore.

Mondo Bungle · 06-19-2018, 06:36 PM

A-m-f! A-m-f!

TechnicLePanther · 06-19-2018, 06:37 PM

What actually is AMF

06-19-2018, 06:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
TechnicLePanther and the livin' is easy... Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: New York Posts: 1,997	Is MB getting less active or am I just becoming familiar with everyone here? I've been feeling like I've been seeing fewer and fewer new threads, which makes me feel like the site is losing steam, but that could just be because I haven't been as focused on the site for a while or perhaps I am just seeing more familiar faces and the "world" of the site is getting smaller. Let me know which you think it is. __________________ Many have tried to destroy it... but... true evil never dies. It is only... REBORN *SUGGEST ME AN ALBUM* - I'm probably not going to listen to it but I will if you bother me enough.

06-19-2018, 06:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	This has been a complaint for as long as I've been here. We've definitely been seeing less new (active) posters in the past year or so though. Probably Trump's fault. We have accumulated some regulars in that time at least. Due to the general irrelevance of non-Reddit forums to the internet at large these days, I think that it will go in the same direction unless we create another element of MB to attract new users. A most mentioned albums by year or something like that. For what it is I think we're doing well though. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

06-19-2018, 06:33 PM	#6 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	I'm doing my best to keep things going, with the Bowie Classics and now Cure Classics threads, and the Metal Classics one, as well as the Album Club, which is still going despite your deserting it, Mr. TLP! It's all about people taking the time and interest to participate in threads as well as opening them. Sometimes I feel even my efforts are a waste of time, when people don't get involved in the threads I make, but by and large, I think most people are making an effort. Comes and goes, of course. People get interested, lose interest. Sometimes it's hard even for me to keep the interest. That's a lot of instances of the word interest, isn't it? Interesting. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

06-19-2018, 06:35 PM	#7 (permalink)
TechnicLePanther and the livin' is easy... Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: New York Posts: 1,997	I appreciate the fact that this community is very tight-knit, that is definitely certain. That said, one of the things I love about the Internet is that feeling of being a part of "legion". Being one amongst thousands of users all doing the same things. It's the feeling I get from Reddit and Youtube and Twitch. However, this forum is great because I actually really know and interact with people here on a regular basis. I know their likes and dislikes, and I know where they like to hang out. So whether or not this forum is dying is not a judgement to me but more of an acknowledgement (wow I spelt that correctly first try). The quick response here is actually quite a lot of reassurance though. __________________ Many have tried to destroy it... but... true evil never dies. It is only... REBORN *SUGGEST ME AN ALBUM* - I'm probably not going to listen to it but I will if you bother me enough.

06-19-2018, 06:37 PM	#10 (permalink)
TechnicLePanther and the livin' is easy... Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: New York Posts: 1,997	What actually is AMF __________________ Many have tried to destroy it... but... true evil never dies. It is only... REBORN *SUGGEST ME AN ALBUM* - I'm probably not going to listen to it but I will if you bother me enough.

06-19-2018, 06:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	^that. Also it's actually a miracle that this forum manages to stay afloat. It's tough to get them going from the get go and to keep them going takes a lot of time and effort. On the contrary, this forum also has been around a very long time so the continuous longevity isn't too surprising considering. But yeah, forums as a medium are getting tougher and tougher to keep alive. MB is just a huge exception. Even AllMetalForums lasted a long time and if you think this place is bad, you should've seen that place in its prime.

06-19-2018, 06:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mondo Bungle Prepare 4 the Fight Scene Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 7,675	how dare you besmirch the divine legend of AMF

06-19-2018, 06:36 PM	#9 (permalink)
Mondo Bungle Prepare 4 the Fight Scene Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 7,675	A-m-f! A-m-f!