Are that forums in decline?

[stevty2889]

I lurk every day, I post rarely. I am almost as anti-social in the forums as in real life.

 

[JM Aggie08]

Look at some of the more frequent posters around here - is it any surprise to you that folks are leaving?

 

[RossMAN]

Solution

Admit it.

 

[IronWing]

Solution

Admit it.

Hide $1000 prizes in the forum? I love this idea.

 

[Bubbleawsome]

The current generation only wants to read opinions and facts that they agree with. Any forum will contain people that have diverse thinking, and if kids of this generation don't agree with it then they avoid it or try to destroy it.

That, and they can't take their eyes off their cellphone (Facebook, Twatter, etc) or TV for more than 2 minutes to do this crazy thing called read.

Rude, I can't believe you'd say that. I mean I'm a kid of this generation and...
what were we talking about?

Yep it's hard to believe that was over a decade ago, sigh.

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=1456184 post 53+

Wow that's an incredible picture. The early 2000's were odd.

 

[RossMAN]

Hide $1000 prizes in the forum? I love this idea.

and since the forum software works flawlessly it would take all 20 of us about 400 years to find it.

 

[sdifox]

and since the forum software works flawlessly it would take all 20 of us about 400 years to find it.

Dr. Pizza would just cheat again and merge it out of existence

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

Rude, I can't believe you'd say that. I mean I'm a kid of this generation and...
what were we talking about?
Wow that's an incredible picture. The early 2000's were odd.

I'm not some old fart that says get off my lawn. I'm very much in the millennial age bracket, I just don't want to admit it

It's not often someone says their own generation is a bunch of morons. You never had social issues. People managed to keep their depression in the closet without taking large amounts of medications that prolong it. People managed to do things like clap their hands instead of quietly snapping their fingers. They didn't need "safe zones" where evil oppressive opinions can't be heard.

 

[AreaCode707]

I wouldn't be surprised to see most traditional forums on a decline. It's just not what people are looking for in their 'internet experience'.

It doesn't have the low expectations or ease of Twitter, it doesn't have the "Oh I'll get upvotes for this!" appeal of Reddit, it doesn't have the "taboo"/"underground" appeal of 4chan, it doesn't have the simple visual appeal of Imgur, it doesn't have facebook's circlejerk or bragging. I think currently the most popular avenues for interaction allow users to participate with extremely low barriers or provide incentive to just participate.

Whereas a traditional forum the incentive is basically just discourse.

I think this is very true, and it's why the forums still have appeal to me. You get a much more diverse set of opinions here, with enough space for people to really speak their piece, in a layout that allows you to truly engage back and forth over a period of time, and with enough continuity that you do eventually get to know people's personalities, beliefs, etc. You can learn enough about somebody on a forum to grow to respect them without necessarily agreeing with them, and you can be friendly through familiarity while still sniping at each others' opinions.

I contrast that with Facebook where I see lifelong friends and family getting vicious with each other over personal beliefs and views and permanently damaging real life relationships... ugh. Honestly I feel like folks have better relationship manners on AT. Of course, moderation has a lot to do with building that culture; it's not intrinsically true of all forums.

 

[HeXen]

Your mom is in decline.

:'( I know, kidney disease sucks.

 

[OverVolt]

There is a lifer forum? :O

 

[OverVolt]

I'm not some old fart that says get off my lawn. I'm very much in the millennial age bracket, I just don't want to admit it

It's not often someone says their own generation is a bunch of morons. You never had social issues. People managed to keep their depression in the closet without taking large amounts of medications that prolong it. People managed to do things like clap their hands instead of quietly snapping their fingers. They didn't need "safe zones" where evil oppressive opinions can't be heard.

I agree 100%

What alot of people need is just straight up money to do the things they want to do but they aren't willing to work hard so they sit around on their phone all day or whatever.

 

[dualsmp]

FSFT used to thrive here. Not anymore. Can see posts from yesterday afternoon on the first page.

Mostly lowballers at least in my experience, maybe that's why it's dying. Ebay even with the excessive fees I could bring in more.

 

[AdamK47]

I don't use FSFT anymore after I had one of my FS threads locked. I was selling eight 512GB SSDs. The mods thought I was some sort of distributor. Those drives were all running in RAID-0 on what was once my main PC. Evidently, people don't run 8 SSDs in their PC at the same time.

 

[hrsetrdr]

I get sort of a feeling there are fewer people here than in the past and everyone is less active and more apathetic.There seem to be fewer new posts, and people don't seem to respond as much. You guys just don't seem very enthusiastic these days...

That's pretty observant, considering that you've been a member here all of three days...I see you've posted more than I have, over the last 14 years.

I'm just not so "chatty" it seems.

 

[dualsmp]

I don't use FSFT anymore after I had one of my FS threads locked. I was selling eight 512GB SSDs. The mods thought I was some sort of distributor. Those drives were all running in RAID-0 on what was once my main PC. Evidently, people don't run 8 SSDs in their PC at the same time.

The mods are definitely a pain in the ass in FSFT. I've had a few threads locked as well.

 

[VVV]

I guess forums is a thing of the second generation of Internet. The first was BBS, IRC. The third generation is social network.

Personally, I love forums. A lot of my personal knowledge have roots from posts in forums.

 

[squirrel dog]

speech mode , boss .

 

[cirrrocco]

i just farted in my car and god it stinks!!!!

 

[sdifox]

I don't use FSFT anymore after I had one of my FS threads locked. I was selling eight 512GB SSDs. The mods thought I was some sort of distributor. Those drives were all running in RAID-0 on what was once my main PC. Evidently, people don't run 8 SSDs in their PC at the same time.

:biggrin: What on earth was the setup? I imagine you were saturating the pipes.

 

[HeXen]

i just farted in my car and god it stinks!!!!

Forum lurking while sitting in your car. Sounds perfectly normal.

 

[disappoint]

i just farted in my car and god it stinks!!!!

Holy crap another millennial finds God.

 

[MongGrel]

Dr. Pizza would just cheat again and merge it out of existence

:biggrin:

I look at my FB about once a month.

 

[pontifex]

says the guy with only 48 posts???

 

[Jerem]

wwybywb ...?

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