Why the forum is so quiet

[snaw]

Can any of the long timers remember how the last forum upgrade went?

Doom, gloom and a few casualties along the way.

It's the nature of the thing, I guess. For some people it's the excuse they need to make a dramatic exit of something they'd lost interest in anyway. Sure some are genuinely pissed off.

I'm wavering. Not design that's bugging me, really. Just feeling like there's an overall change of supervisory approach, which I'm not really feeling comfortable with. Maybe CUK has ran it's course for me, I'm not really sure yet, but I find I'm less and less inclined to post since all this changed, and the less you post, the less involved you feel.

[AtW]

Can any of the long timers remember how the last forum upgrade went?

It was total crap (from ezboard to VBulletin), so a lot of CUTTING of visual crap had to happen until board became ok - same mistake done twice IMHO, only this time it's much worse

[Spacecadet]

The new forum layout makes me think of what happens when your local pub gets a make over.

It looks all shiney and nice at first, but you soon realise that its the same piss heads at the bar from before the refurbishment and when it comes down to it, the new decor means nothing

[original PM]

I agree with everyone but no one is posting anything of any interest

Credit Crunch - yawn
Election - zzzzzz

what did everyone used to post about that was so much more engaging?

[Swati]

Because there are many juvenile posting?

[Muttley08]

Doom, gloom and a few casualties along the way.

It's the nature of the thing, I guess. For some people it's the excuse they need to make a dramatic exit of something they'd lost interest in anyway. Sure some are genuinely pissed off.

I'm wavering. Not design that's bugging me, really. Just feeling like there's an overall change of supervisory approach, which I'm not really feeling comfortable with. Maybe CUK has ran it's course for me, I'm not really sure yet, but I find I'm less and less inclined to post since all this changed, and the less you post, the less involved you feel.

I agree about the character of the forum, and think some things have been over-moderated. For me, the whole swearing thing a while ago made me lost interest for a while - seemed really juvenille - only magnified by the mumsnet incident!

The more colourful characters who've left / been banned are what makes life interesting - and likewise for posts that are irrelevant / controversial - they make it all more interesting.

I personally think there needs to be some liberalisation of the forum, less advertising (the prominence of swooping ball / contractor alliance icons), are pushing things too far imo.

[chef]

I personally don't see any issues with the forum, my reason for not posting so much recently is completely un-forum related, it's simply a case of I'm busier at work, it's mostly nice and warm and so I'm out in the evenings and weekends..

[MarillionFan]

I personally don't see any issues with the forum, my reason for not posting so much recently is completely un-forum related, it's simply a case of I'm busier at work, it's mostly nice and warm and so I'm out in the evenings and weekends..

WHS.

Change in weather(driest April for years), coupled with half term, coupled with posters stuck abroad, couple with new financial year, coupled with change in the board. It's a case of

Why don't you just switch off your PC's and go and do something less boring instead?

[AtW]

coupled with half term

Are you saying half of people on here are juveniles who are still in school? That can't be possibly right.

[MarillionFan]

Are you saying half of people on here are juveniles who are still in school? That can't be possibly right.

No. I mean half of the middle aged men on here have taken their second wives away on holiday!