Demise of the Forum?

[Rajesh Koothrappali]

So I've been on many online forums since they first started popping up in significant numbers in the 90s. They've been great. A bunch of like minded people discussing topics they love mutually or just shooting the ****.

But in the last few years there's been a decline that's been increasing in speed. Where is everyone's interest going? Where is everyone going? What's new that's replaced forums?

 

[VS 5.0]

That twitface bullsh!t ?

 

[mpower]

FB groups as well, they seem relatively popular but nowhere near as useful as forums.

also Reddit.

 

[kiwicon]

do you even instagram bro...

 

[Troy711]

Forums are dying a slow death and have been for a long time. Activity here is at an all time low and another forum I visit is not lucky to have 10 new posts a day.

 

[mpower]

Forums are dying a slow death and have been for a long time. Activity here is at an all time low and another forum I visit is not lucky to have 10 new posts a day.

I honestly think there'll be a stabilisation, some people are more interested in forums than other forms of online communities - same thing happened to IRC. It dropped off and then stabilised.

 

[Wozza]

Na forums are still alive and kicking...though the muppet to enthusiast ratio has swung more towards muppet main issue is forums are specific and as trends change the numbers drop....
I miss the good old days of dos and ansi bbs's....it was all to hard for the average joe

 

[Timmah]

I think the traffic is dropping off in someways because as (SOME) people get older, their priorities change from being cars to family/house etc. And the younger people tend to head to Facebook groups rather than Forums. I've noticed the same thing happening on another forum I visit (Shootingaustralia.net). Funnily enough, the vaping forum I belong to is alive and kicking.

 

[C B]

Being young I can't really say, but some of the forums I am apart of are dead, for example the EDGE buggy forums, was really in its prime between 2006-2012.... now lucky to get 2 new posts a week.

Facebook pages are annoying, I am in a heap of em, and geez some people..... hahaha everyone is an expert on there, and others are just plain stupid. *Car for sale* "No rear springs, drove perfectly before springs were taken out, has no reverse":doh:

I agree with Timmah, people get older and have other responsibilities, and the forums get forgotten about.

 

[Risky]

Unless the younger guys & gals think that Great Wall is a good product & you wouldn't see a forum for that in a hurry.

I don't think it's loss of interest. Forums are far better than the FB groups for info. I have to say within my short space of time here, that I've learnt a lot & I've passed on what I've learnt. I'm always forever reading the How To & Show Your Ride in my spare time. Any info that's useful, reliable, economic & well proven by other users always serves others into having a go.

I would have to say that parts & cars are starting to get thinner and the younger mob want riceburners that are P plate friendly. I'd hate to be a P plater today being restricted in what I could buy. Plus, the younger guys, well most of them, want other people to do their mods as they give up to easily when they try & do it themselves, or they find it's too expensive to do.

Forums will be around, maybe running a little slower but as long as someone can help me with a problem, or help them solving one & finding useful info, I'll be here.