Why message boards go down hill.

MAStudent · 03-19-2010, 01:25 AM

This forum has some friendly people that I enjoy posting with.

The soul/funk forum doesn't seem to have hardly anyone that will interact, and thats my favorite kind of music.

As for the question, Why message boards go downhill...

I always thought it was because Sysiphus was running them:

boo boo · 03-19-2010, 07:01 PM

I'm perfectly fine with MB being more strict now, this forum used to be loaded with people who were impossible to have a friendly discussion with.

bubu · 03-20-2010, 11:18 AM

I believe quality is not an anathema of profit. So I find strictness reassuring.

SBWNik · 03-25-2010, 10:56 PM

I've just read this thread through from start to finish, and from what I've seen and experienced in my first 24 hours on here is entirely positive. There is a wide ranging knowledge base, opinions get bantered about with very little hostility, and the place is well organised.
As for it dying, then all I have to say is that if this place is dying, then it must have been surreally busy at some point.
As for the frontpage blog idea, I can see the value of it, but I would imagine that the sheer volume of potential reviews would make it unreadable, and I'm sure the admin have better things to do with their free time than to read and critique endless reviews from amateur writers? I know that most fans of particular bands would love to see their views on their heroes aired in public, it's only human nature to want your voice to be heard, but if that resulted in it getting drowned out by the crowd then surely it's not going to work well.

Guybrush · 03-26-2010, 01:41 AM

Actually, the last time I looked at site statistics, it looked as if the amount of activity - posts written each day - has only increased with time .. so lack of activity shouldn't be the problem.

My guess is that although there are things to improve on, I think some people also get a bit tired of the site after a while (f.ex X amount of years).

Bulldog · 03-26-2010, 03:38 AM

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Originally Posted by tore

My guess is that although there are things to improve on, I think some people also get a bit tired of the site after a while (f.ex X amount of years).

Such is the only reason I get a bit bored of this place once in a while - as I said earlier in the thread, for me it's nothing to do with any limitations this site has, just human nature. I find I usually get my sense of enthusiasm back after a a few days' break as well.

Guybrush · 03-26-2010, 06:16 AM

I get bored too and I've only been here a fragment of the time many of you vets have been around, so I can totally understand. Since I came here, november 2008, I have to say I think the general worth and quality of the site has only increased, though.

**Scarlett O'Hara** · 03-26-2010, 07:50 PM

Okay in the past week have we not seen a major increase in participation and good threads? Keep it up my homies.

Revol · 03-26-2010, 07:59 PM

The problem with this forum is, there seems to be quite a few lurkers every time I log on, but new posts are so sparse.

Neapolitan · 03-28-2010, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by VocalsBass

I dont think MB is going down hill, for that part, but Ive noticed that if your genre & style of music doesnt fit the criteria of the MB forums, then you wont get very much positive response, if you mention bands from the grunge era, for instance, or usually a mainstream band, then most replies are negative ones, this in part, from my point of view, causes alot of newbes not to post at all, if I dont have anything good to say about it, then I dont say anything at all, but this is a music forum open for debate & personal opinions so....long live MB! (Beauty is in the eyes/ears of the beholder)

I felt the same way when I joined here, I felt a lot of negative engery about certain guitar players and bands, so I don't participate as much or what-not. I thought it be better just to reply then make threads, I thought it would be better to contribute to threads, at least it makes MB seem active.

03-26-2010, 01:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	Actually, the last time I looked at site statistics, it looked as if the amount of activity - posts written each day - has only increased with time .. so lack of activity shouldn't be the problem. My guess is that although there are things to improve on, I think some people also get a bit tired of the site after a while (f.ex X amount of years). __________________ Something Completely Different

03-26-2010, 06:16 AM	#7 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	I get bored too and I've only been here a fragment of the time many of you vets have been around, so I can totally understand. Since I came here, november 2008, I have to say I think the general worth and quality of the site has only increased, though. __________________ Something Completely Different

03-26-2010, 07:50 PM	#8 (permalink)
Scarlett O'Hara Make it so Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,775	Okay in the past week have we not seen a major increase in participation and good threads? Keep it up my homies. __________________ "Elph is truly an enfant terrible of the forum, bless and curse him" - Marie, Queen of Thots

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Revol Clean Shirt Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Yorkshire - Home of the white rose, Emmerdale and the higest teen pregnancy rate. Posts: 68	The problem with this forum is, there seems to be quite a few lurkers every time I log on, but new posts are so sparse. __________________ *Belligerent ghouls run Manchester schools, spineless swines, cemented minds...*

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03-19-2010, 01:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
MAStudent Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Eureka, CA Posts: 87	This forum has some friendly people that I enjoy posting with. The soul/funk forum doesn't seem to have hardly anyone that will interact, and thats my favorite kind of music. As for the question, Why message boards go downhill... I always thought it was because Sysiphus was running them:

03-20-2010, 11:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
bubu Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 112	I believe quality is not an anathema of profit. So I find strictness reassuring.

03-25-2010, 10:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
SBWNik Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 67	I've just read this thread through from start to finish, and from what I've seen and experienced in my first 24 hours on here is entirely positive. There is a wide ranging knowledge base, opinions get bantered about with very little hostility, and the place is well organised. As for it dying, then all I have to say is that if this place is dying, then it must have been surreally busy at some point. As for the frontpage blog idea, I can see the value of it, but I would imagine that the sheer volume of potential reviews would make it unreadable, and I'm sure the admin have better things to do with their free time than to read and critique endless reviews from amateur writers? I know that most fans of particular bands would love to see their views on their heroes aired in public, it's only human nature to want your voice to be heard, but if that resulted in it getting drowned out by the crowd then surely it's not going to work well.