James Daulton
Footballguy
Posting seems to have really slowed the last few weeks. I blame the lack of images, too many political posts, and Otis's boring middle age.
I'll be 100% honest for me its been the new board upgrade and two reasons in particular.
1. Only 25 topics per page. Fairly recent topics fall off the first page very quickly. Call it laziness or just being used to Google but I RARELY click on the second page of topics. So I look at the smaller page 1 of topics and if I dont see anything that interests me I move on very quickly.
2. The quote bug annoys the heck out of me on my phone. I could go and post in a thread that I replied to last week and my quote from last week still pops up and is impossible to delete. I end up giving up and not posting at all.
So FBG's is basically slowing killing the FFA. Intentional or simple incompetence?I'll be 100% honest for me its been the new board upgrade and two reasons in particular.
1. Only 25 topics per page. Fairly recent topics fall off the first page very quickly. Call it laziness or just being used to Google but I RARELY click on the second page of topics. So I look at the smaller page 1 of topics and if I dont see anything that interests me I move on very quickly.
2. The quote bug annoys the heck out of me on my phone. I could go and post in a thread that I replied to last week and my quote from last week still pops up and is impossible to delete. I end up giving up and not posting at all.
agreed on those pointsI'll be 100% honest for me its been the new board upgrade and two reasons in particular.
1. Only 25 topics per page. Fairly recent topics fall off the first page very quickly. Call it laziness or just being used to Google but I RARELY click on the second page of topics. So I look at the smaller page 1 of topics and if I dont see anything that interests me I move on very quickly.
2. The quote bug annoys the heck out of me on my phone. I could go and post in a thread that I replied to last week and my quote from last week still pops up and is impossible to delete. I end up giving up and not posting at all.
This. Also, no pics hurts and keeps me away.I'll be 100% honest for me its been the new board upgrade and two reasons in particular.
1. Only 25 topics per page. Fairly recent topics fall off the first page very quickly. Call it laziness or just being used to Google but I RARELY click on the second page of topics. So I look at the smaller page 1 of topics and if I dont see anything that interests me I move on very quickly.
2. The quote bug annoys the heck out of me on my phone. I could go and post in a thread that I replied to last week and my quote from last week still pops up and is impossible to delete. I end up giving up and not posting at all.
Dammit, I got all excited when you said Bella Thorne, but I was thinking of Belle Knox. FFA sux imo.agreed on those points
went to post in the Bella Thorne thread last week, and the quote function kept inserting multiple quotes, which i could not delete, was such a hop in the #### that i let it go ... tried again a few days later, same problem
So, what would you like to come in here and talk about? Nothing stopping people from starting threads about different stuff.Exactly new forum is awful. Agree with above an even yesterday went to look at last post in a forum & it said one minute ago. Went to last post and it was from the day before. And frankly this is nothing but political crap all throughout, got old along time ago people. Quit opening 200 new threads a day on the same political garbage, geez.
Agree on these two points completely.I'll be 100% honest for me its been the new board upgrade and two reasons in particular.
1. Only 25 topics per page. Fairly recent topics fall off the first page very quickly. Call it laziness or just being used to Google but I RARELY click on the second page of topics. So I look at the smaller page 1 of topics and if I dont see anything that interests me I move on very quickly.
2. The quote bug annoys the heck out of me on my phone. I could go and post in a thread that I replied to last week and my quote from last week still pops up and is impossible to delete. I end up giving up and not posting at all.
last I saw of Ms. Knox she was getting worked over pretty good by Nina Hartley and Rayvenness ...dunno if she survivedDammit, I got all excited when you said Bella Thorne, but I was thinking of Belle Knox. FFA sux imo.
Very true...I used to click on the FFA every morning and night..now there are a number of non message boards sites that interest me more. The political threads also cause burnout when the same things are washed, rinsed and repeated over and over. Still enjoy it here but instead of clicking on 6-7 times a day it may be 1-2 times a day and sometimes zero.Agree on these two points completely.
Combine that with people getting older and more outlets competing for our online attention. Like somebody posted in another thread, message boards are 10 years ago, and I bet a lot more people are just using Twitter and other things more. I know I loved to come in here because there seemed to be a great core of people that were hovering around and actually discussing things. Maybe it's just MY old age, but it seems there are less and less posters that discuss things rationally and more just trolling or popping in for a quick snarky comment.
In the entire history of this forum there were never images except for a brief period of time after the most recent board upgrade. That function was eliminated and rightfully so, having to scroll through a dozen lame images that only the OPs found amusing or relevant was a complete waste of time.Posting seems to have really slowed the last few weeks. I blame the lack of images, too many political posts, and Otis's boring middle age.
A horse and buggy gets us places just fine, why do I need a car?In the entire history of this forum there were never images except for a brief period of time after the most recent board upgrade. That function was eliminated and rightfully so, having to scroll through a dozen lame images that only the OPs found amusing or relevant was a complete waste of time.
I do agree with others that the 25 thread limit per page may have reduced traffic, as rather than click on page 2, I just go to somewhere else.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. And it wasn't broken.A horse and buggy gets us places just fine, why do I need a car?
Shouldn't you be reading a newspaper instead of being online?If it ain't broke, don't fix it. And it wasn't broken.
Reading online is faster quicker easier. Driving a car gets you from point A to point B faster than a horse and buggy. Having to scroll through 8 consecutive photo shopped images of Hillary to get to the actual discussion in the thread was a time waster and added absolutely nothing to discussion.Shouldn't you be reading a newspaper instead of being online?
I didn't even come here to discuss these things. I think all of the other topics have taken a dive in content. But again, that might be MY age.Sports aren't as interesting as we age. Neither is FF. You can only argue about the Baltimore TE situation for so many decades.
I still spend WAY too much time here.. But my actual posting has dropped as I agree on the bold part.. Use to be you could go to a thread and discuss what the thread was about..The politics, plus the general dooshiness has crept up a few notches over the last few years. I think a lot of folks just say screw it and stop coming around.
not on my phoneThe last unfinished post showing up is a "feature". You can get rid of it by touching the quoted text box, press the little x that appear, then backspace. It's a pain though.
Most of us probably did, though, when we first found this place. But that was 15 years ago for some of us and people change over time.I didn't even come here to discuss these things. I think all of the other topics have taken a dive in content. But again, that might be MY age.
Actually they were quite amusing.Having to scroll through 8 consecutive photo shopped images of Hillary to get to the actual discussion in the thread was a time waster and added absolutely nothing to discussion.
Yeah...can we get pics in only specific threads. Especially the yoga pants thread.Yoga Pants and cat videos alone make the ability to post pics, gifs, and videos not only worthwhile, but necessary.
Higgs is a huge problem that must be dealt with. His ban was great, I thought he just left. Sad to see him back.I blame Higgs
Being that "Higgs" is only a member for 3 months, who were you before?In all seriousness, because I do agree that the FFA has been in a downward spiral the last couple of years, here's my take on why participation is way down:
You'll be missedupgrade was awful. I can't find anything and when I do the pages are too short to scroll, the nested quotes are gone so it's hard to follow a conversation.
I won't be missed but I'm basically done here.
Yeah, and we need to crack down on aliases too.Being that "Higgs" is only a member for 3 months, who were you before?