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The forum format is dying.
Quote from: rodriguez on June 04, 2016, 04:43 PMThe forum format is dying.In 1990 BMX was dead ... yet here we all are. Forums aren't in fashion... thats all it is. Myspace used to be where it was at... FriendsReunited anyone? ... all fads ... all gone... replaced.here's my big thought ( one a year ) Facebook is Scooters ... Forums are BMXFacebook is all about the next next next ... newest thing .. the latest post. What happened last week is forgotten. There's no organization. No etiquette. No manners. Wanna find a pic you saw appear 2 or 3 weeks back on Facebook? it will take you a while and a load of scrolling. The format is just not conducive to building a valuable resource ... all its interested in is the now. Facebook is Scooters.Forums are organised, based around being able to store and search for information... the community of a forum is based around regular postings and shared trust ... abuse this at your peril. You can go off and do Facebook but, like scooters, you will ultimately feel unfulfilled and will look for something with some substance ... like BMX ... or skating for that matter.Maybe that's all bullshit but as long as there's a few people who log on and post it will never be dead... as long as theres that small community of people to chat with ( ride with ) then it will bobble along down the stream just fine... just like BMX.There was something about BMX that we loved and stayed in us until we were ready to come back ... forums are the same.
Lovely words and thoughts Ed ... Yeah Facebook is putting Grolsch bottle tops on your Doc Martens ...( 'Trendy 'and of the moment ) Rad is a Lacoste Polo Shirt ( a timeless classic and here for ever! )
Quote from: ED209 on June 08, 2016, 08:21 AMQuote from: rodriguez on June 04, 2016, 04:43 PMThe forum format is dying.In 1990 BMX was dead ... yet here we all are. Forums aren't in fashion... thats all it is. Myspace used to be where it was at... FriendsReunited anyone? ... all fads ... all gone... replaced.here's my big thought ( one a year ) Facebook is Scooters ... Forums are BMXFacebook is all about the next next next ... newest thing .. the latest post. What happened last week is forgotten. There's no organization. No etiquette. No manners. Wanna find a pic you saw appear 2 or 3 weeks back on Facebook? it will take you a while and a load of scrolling. The format is just not conducive to building a valuable resource ... all its interested in is the now. Facebook is Scooters.Forums are organised, based around being able to store and search for information... the community of a forum is based around regular postings and shared trust ... abuse this at your peril. You can go off and do Facebook but, like scooters, you will ultimately feel unfulfilled and will look for something with some substance ... like BMX ... or skating for that matter.Maybe that's all bullshit but as long as there's a few people who log on and post it will never be dead... as long as theres that small community of people to chat with ( ride with ) then it will bobble along down the stream just fine... just like BMX.There was something about BMX that we loved and stayed in us until we were ready to come back ... forums are the same.Absolutely and completely agree. To me you've summed it up perfectly.