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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Hey guys,are the fab forums dying? I'm not criticising any users or threads,but I was here a year ago and the forums were packed,people arguing or getting off with each other,most threads were full within a few hours....I think the fab forums are slowly dying and thats a shame RIP |
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In 15 years here, the forum has cycles of goodness, lulls, negatives, etc. It's influenced by many things, including seasons and weather, as well as having a life of its own. The pandemic affected us all, including the site and thousands of people who joined then still make a mark. We all have greater demands on our attention now, so we are increasingly selective on how we spend it. Sex lives will also affect the forum - perhaps more of us are actually spending more time shagging? |
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Do you want threads to fill up quicker though?
I dunno, when I first came on here a few years ago I found it a bit too much sometimes (ie from the perspective of someone new). There was a lot more people around, and less repetitive single-line posts as a consequence perhaps (or maybe just quicker-filling threads I don't know).
There are more mods around now for sure. Not sure if that might be a factor. I have maybe noticed some quieter days lately though. Maybe some people have left Fab.. Is it really that bad? --pt |
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If you look at the Archives stats on the standard website, if anything more threads are being started now than ever (ie taking all the factors into account). The Lounge is likely to be around a typical 3500 this month. But maybe the other fora are seeing more action than they used to? I'm noticing that Swingers Chat and Wales look set to have the biggest ever amount of threads started in them by the end of this month.
Didn't the whole forum used to be very Lounge-heavy? Maybe threads are being moved or people are migrating.
Also, perhaps the Lounge is losing some 'post popularity' due to the sheer amount of threads that are started on some days? I don't know the forum history well enough to compare on that though. --pt |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"The forums make me feel like shit and yet I can’t stay off them lmao you shouldn't take them too seriously, just a bit of craic. "
Agreed... It's just a bit of banter with strangers at the end of the day... If it don't work for you then don't engage?... I'm terrible for floating in when I'm a tad d*unk  I loves the drama Mic!  |
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Also I've noticed that mods have taken to removing whole threads rather then just closing them down. I understand why they might want to do this sometimes (if the Opening Post itself is all wrong), but they can sometimes just remove the offending posts I feel (and possibly even the OP on it's own sometimes) - removing too many complete threads risks people feeling that any post they make can simply just vanish for some reason or other. It's not going to fill people with cheer if it's happened to them a couple of times close together. So that may have some residual effect perhaps. --pt |
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"The world demands more productivity each day leaving less time to waste here "
This is true I'm sure, yet though posts may possibly be down, actual thread creation over the forum as a whole seems to be on the up. Maybe people are just dropping them then running off. -pt |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The forums make me feel like shit and yet I can’t stay off them lmao you shouldn't take them too seriously, just a bit of craic.
Agreed... It's just a bit of banter with strangers at the end of the day... If it don't work for you then don't engage?... I'm terrible for floating in when I'm a tad d*unk I loves the drama Mic! and you can get chatting with someone and end up having great craic with them  "
Ohh! Yes, yesss I agree, Irish  |
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By *JB1954Man
over a year ago
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I have found that. Depending on topic . Sometimes it is who replies , that this generates more replies .
Also again if a post is done and gets a few negative comments . Then thread dies. Again due to who posted , who replied. Yes there are the regular daily, nightly posts that will always generate more response . ? |
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"The forums make me feel like shit and yet I can’t stay off them lmao you shouldn't take them too seriously, just a bit of craic.
Agreed... It's just a bit of banter with strangers at the end of the day... If it don't work for you then don't engage?... I'm terrible for floating in when I'm a tad d*unk I loves the drama Mic! and you can get chatting with someone and end up having great craic with them
Ohh! Yes, yesss I agree, Irish "
Irish to the core and more importantly I'm from limerick |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I agree OP, when I first joined years ago they were more interesting and diverse, as well as busier. Maybe there’s just too many new and competing things out there today stealing the thunder. |
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"Hey guys,are the fab forums dying? I'm not criticising any users or threads,but I was here a year ago and the forums were packed,people arguing or getting off with each other,most threads were full within a few hours....I think the fab forums are slowly dying and thats a shame RIP"
Personally I'd rather see less of the arguing and more fun topics but that's just me   |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Hey guys,are the fab forums dying? I'm not criticising any users or threads,but I was here a year ago and the forums were packed,people arguing or getting off with each other,most threads were full within a few hours....I think the fab forums are slowly dying and thats a shame RIP
Personally I'd rather see less of the arguing and more fun topics but that's just me "
(Considers cancelling popcorn order) |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I’ve seen highs in here
Lows
I’m a bit like Sophie up there …. I’ve been on and off for years, like a Chesterfield sofa shall we say.
This is a quiet period, but not the quietest I’ve seen it. To be honest, I’ll take this rather than the ‘he spoke to me first’ arguments that used to frequent these parts a few years back |
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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago
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"No it's the same as it was pre covid.
We had 2 years of people stuck at home needing to chat, now people are living their real lives again  "
This. And there are lots of new faces at the moment too, which is always nice to see. |
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People often confuse productivity with popularity on the forums and after a while others can't be arsed starting threads because they feel they are competing with more productive posters.
I've started original threads on the lounge and barely reached double figures in responses and other established forumites have deliberately posted exactly the same thread but worded differently and it fills up in no time.
The Irish forum has basically turned into Lounge Lite with numerous daily threads openly borrowed or stolen from the Lounge so it's easy to see why people can't be bothered anymore. |
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By *harpDressed ManMan
over a year ago
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I think "dying" is a bit dramatic.
Maybe OPs tastes have changed.
Maybe the current generation of forumites is less spread in terms of opinions, so there's less polarisation.
Maybe having more mods has calmed things
Maybe having politics and virus sections has enabled the most toxic material to get ring-fenced.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Ive definitely noticed this, hence why I also am not posting as much (along with personal stuff happening in my life)
I miss some users from last year, for sure  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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They are definitely quieter... They go through periods of being totally domibated by one or two posters and then when they stop posting there is nothing to fill the void! |
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