is boards dying in popularity?

irishrepeat2 · 06-03-2014 06:11PM #1

yeh see a lot of posts from the late 2000's but recently less and less
is it dying or perhaps im looking in the wrong place?

Zascar · 06-03-2014 06:15PM

What's dying is the frequency of actual decent discussion - it's just really bad puns and stupid jokes derailing threads most of the time. Maybe we can see the statistics I'm sure it's doing just as well if not better than in the past - but proper discussion of topics and events has certainly been going downhill for a long time.

Sound of Silence · 06-03-2014 06:16PM

There's on average about 5,000 people browsing the forums at any one time.

It seems like you're browsing through some pretty quiet sub-forums. Check the front page to see the most recent posts.

shopaholic01 · 06-03-2014 06:16PM

This is your second post since last July. You're part of the problem.

zAbbo · 06-03-2014 06:16PM

kids these days.

diograis · 06-03-2014 06:16PM

thread needs poll

irishrepeat2 · 06-03-2014 06:17PM

haha no one was online to help my issue..and I wasnt able to help others..

Lapin · 06-03-2014 06:17PM

Not with the listeners to Liveline this week.

irishrepeat2 · 06-03-2014 06:17PM

how do yeh put in poll?

irishrepeat2 · 06-03-2014 06:18PM

why you say liveline?

irishrepeat2 · 06-03-2014 06:18PM

zAbbo wrote: »

kids these days.

hmmm?

BillyMitchel · 06-03-2014 06:18PM

Nah not dying, just populated with more gobshîtes.

Even the trolls are bad these days.

sabat · 06-03-2014 06:18PM

Introducing the thanks button was a huge mistake-that and letting Biggins turn AH into a grandstanding circle-jerk.

irishrepeat2 · 06-03-2014 06:18PM

Zascar wrote: »

What's dying is the frequency of actual decent discussion - it's just really bad puns and stupid jokes derailing threads most of the time. Maybe we can see the statistics I'm sure it's doing just as well if not better than in the past - but proper discussion of topics and events has certainly been going downhill for a long time.

where are all those people gone to?

Sound of Silence · 06-03-2014 06:19PM

irishrepeat2 wrote: »

how do yeh put in poll?

A hole and a sledgehammer.

jane82 · 06-03-2014 06:19PM

I think its because they keep banning everybody op. Dispute resolution is non stop. Any pub landlord will tell you "you cant bar everybody in the town sure then thered be nobody in the place".

irishrepeat2 · 06-03-2014 06:19PM

BillyMitchel wrote: »

Nah not dying, just populated with more gobshîtes.

Even the trolls are bad these days.

ah...any other good forum websites..
as up to date info can be find to hard on this at times..

the_monkey · 06-03-2014 06:19PM

Zascar wrote: »

What's dying is the frequency of actual decent discussion - it's just really bad puns and stupid jokes derailing threads most of the time. Maybe we can see the statistics I'm sure it's doing just as well if not better than in the past - but proper discussion of topics and events has certainly been going downhill for a long time.

This is true for After Hours ... but the other forums I find excellent and very good discussion.

Just look at the photography forum ! - pure class.

irishrepeat2 · 06-03-2014 06:20PM

jane82 wrote: »

I think its because they keep banning everybody op. Dispute resolution is non stop. Any pub landlord will tell you "you cant bar everybody in the town sure then thered be nobody in the place".

hahah wise words p

irishrepeat2 · 06-03-2014 06:20PM

the_monkey wrote: »

This is true for After Hours ... but the other forums I find excellent and very good discussion.

Just look at the photography forum ! - pure class.

cheers for advice..
any other forums no offence to photography but just doesnt take my fancy..

Fr_Dougal · 06-03-2014 06:21PM

I think I've just dropped a couple of IQ points by reading this thread...

irishrepeat2 · 06-03-2014 06:21PM

Sound of Silence wrote: »

A hole and a sledgehammer.

cheers

Gordon · 06-03-2014 06:21PM

Boards is a tiny bit quiter I'm terms of posts per day compared to a few years ago, however smaller Irish forums are a _lot_ quieter now , every year they decline. I imagine social media plays a part.

irishrepeat2 · 06-03-2014 06:21PM

TheZohan wrote: »

I think I've just dropped a couple of IQ points by reading this thread...

welcome.

Fr_Dougal · 06-03-2014 06:22PM

Gordon wrote: »

Boards is a tiny bit quiter I'm terms of posts per day compared to a few years ago, however smaller Irish forums are a _lot_ quieter now , every year they decline. I imagine social media plays a part.

Give him access to your forum!

Cianos · 06-03-2014 06:22PM

I find the format of another site (not going to mention the name) to be much better in encouraging strong, interesting and highly informative discussion in a very easily accessible way. The linear format of conventional discussion forums is outdated nowadays - it takes a lot of trawling through fairly worthless stuff to get to the meat of a topic and by that stage it feels too late to join the discussion anyway.

I hope Boards take the bold step in changing the format and moving towards something based on upvotes/downvotes that lets the cream rise to the top. Thanking posts is already an established norm on Boards so it wouldn't necessarily be out of the behavioural norm to push this towards ranking content.

irishrepeat2 · 06-03-2014 06:22PM

Gordon wrote: »

Boards is a tiny bit quiter I'm terms of posts per day compared to a few years ago, however smaller Irish forums are a _lot_ quieter now , every year they decline. I imagine social media plays a part.

best answer yet cheers!
its a pity they were rather useful...now they seem to be somewhat ouf of date..

irishrepeat2 · 06-03-2014 06:23PM

TheZohan wrote: »

Give him access to your forum!

yep please!P

BillyMitchel · 06-03-2014 06:23PM

irishrepeat2 wrote: »

cheers for advice..
any other forums no offence to photography but just doesnt take my fancy..

Christianity

irishrepeat2 · 06-03-2014 06:24PM

Cianos wrote: »

I find the format of another site (not going to mention the name) to be much better in encouraging strong, interesting and highly informative discussion in a very easily accessible way. The linear format of conventional discussion forums is outdated nowadays - it takes a lot of trawling through fairly worthless stuff to get to the meat of a topic and by that stage it feels too late to join the discussion anyway.

I hope Boards take the bold step in changing the format and moving towards something based on upvotes/downvotes that lets the cream rise to the top. Thanking posts is already an established norm on Boards so it wouldn't necessarily be out of the behavioural norm to push this towards ranking content.

mind pming me it?
I feel yeh!

Artful_Badger · 06-03-2014 06:25PM

jane82 wrote: »

I think its because they keep banning everybody op. Dispute resolution is non stop. Any pub landlord will tell you "you cant bar everybody in the town sure then thered be nobody in the place".

If they didnt ban the ones they ban the place would be unbearable for anyone who actually contributes to this place.

Problem is AH. Its pure shíte stuck on a loop with the occasional news story threw in.

is boards dying in popularity?

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