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graciegirl 12-08-2018 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Kenswing (Post 1605767)
I think the site might be slow for several reasons. There have definitely been some contentious threads as of late. Confrontation tends to turn people off. It's also the holidays. People are busy with family and/or out of town. Repetition of topics. SSDD.. And of course some people may be turned off by NOTHING.

But as far as people coming here for relevant information, yes and no. In my opinion some people come here as a form of daily communication and entertainment. This is where they socialize. They like to keep in contact with others even if it isn't relevant.

Some are here to be helpful. I haven't seen many questions of relevance go unanswered. If someone knows the answer they will reply. At times even if no one knows the answer they will reply with a guess. Some threads get so hijacked away from their intended topic that they become irrelevant. All of these things can contribute to the perceived decrease in forum participation.

There is no one right answer.
Disagreement and debate and conflicting opinion can and is clickbait. The mainstream media uses it.

I think that this site has undergone a large change in the last six months and I think many do not find it as interesting as it once was. Seniors are known for their opinions and they are quick to express them. Debate is interesting to many who read this forum. There have been and will always be people who like to "get things going" and those who are always going to argue. I am most certainly one of those. Like all who do it, I think I'm right. But I have gotten "Points against my name". I may disappear from this forum one of these days.

dewilson58 12-08-2018 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 1605826)
Disagreement and debate and conflicting opinion can and is clickbait. The mainstream media uses it.

I think that this site has undergone a large change in the last six months and I think many do not find it as interesting as it once was. Seniors are known for their opinions and they are quick to express them. Debate is interesting to many who read this forum. There have been and will always be people who like to "get things going" and those who are always going to argue. I am most certainly one of those. Like all who do it, I think I'm right. But I have gotten "Points against my name". I may disappear one of these days.
You can't disappear............I know where you live.

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stan the man 12-08-2018 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 1605826)
Disagreement and debate and conflicting opinion can and is clickbait. The mainstream media uses it.

I think that this site has undergone a large change in the last six months and I think many do not find it as interesting as it once was. Seniors are known for their opinions and they are quick to express them. Debate is interesting to many who read this forum. There have been and will always be people who like to "get things going" and those who are always going to argue. I am most certainly one of those. Like all who do it, I think I'm right. But I have gotten "Points against my name". I may disappear one of these days.
You are so close to 40,000

graciegirl 12-08-2018 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by stan the man (Post 1605840)
You are so close to 40,000
I am not immune. As for the high volume of posts, I have no excuse. I find this group fascinating.

Rapscallion St Croix 12-08-2018 10:38 AM
Yesterday was National Letter Writing Day, so there you go, everyone was putting pen to paper.

eweissenbach 12-08-2018 10:46 AM
I get on this forum several times a day for a short period of time, mainly to see if any recent threads interest me, or if previous threads that have interested me have any new input. Maybe it's me, but I just find fewer interesting, stimulating exchanges than in the past. I don't have an answer for the why, but it seems I sometimes go a day with nothing that attracts me to a thread. Again, it may just be me and my changing interests, but I still find the site more interesting than say, Facebook.

ColdNoMore 12-08-2018 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Tom C (Post 1605742)
The focus should be on quality. I find very good replies to honest questions from everyone. The people here (I find) are good.

What I don’t understand is the thread about nothing. Like the household items for sale, I will not reply to that posting...

It’s just me and nay honest reply to the OP.

Thanks for this forum.
Excellent points, which mirrors a lot of my own thoughts.

It's been my personal observation, that once you get past the innocuous posts on people asking for help, or just non-controversial generic subjects, and get into those that walk the fine line of politics/current events...the conversation quickly devolves into certain 'cliques' taking over.

And just like clockwork, one can quickly guess as to which cliques...will post which viewpoints.

Since a lot of those more controversial threads are oftentimes locked fairly quickly...the interest quickly wanes. :shrug:

And I'm pretty sure, that my observations will in essence...be proved by subsequent posts.

Then again...I could be wrong. :D

Kenswing 12-08-2018 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by ColdNoMore (Post 1605870)
Excellent points, which mirrors a lot of my own thoughts.

It's been my personal observation, that once you get past the innocuous posts on people asking for help, or just non-controversial generic subjects, and get into those that walk the fine line of politics/current events...the conversation quickly devolves into certain 'cliques' taking over.

And just like clockwork, one can quickly guess as to which cliques...will post which viewpoints.

Since a lot of those more controversial threads are oftentimes locked fairly quickly...the interest quickly wanes. :shrug:

And I'm pretty sure, that my observations will in essence...be proved by subsequent posts.

Then again...I could be wrong. :D
Just for the fun of it.. :icon_wink: Would they still be excellent points if they didn't mirror your own thoughts?

We all have our own biases and tend to agree with people that agree with us. Yes, I agree that there is clique like behavior on this site. But then again cliquish behavior is part of human nature and is certainly not exclusive or limited to these forums.

And I agree, it's easy to predict which groups will come out on either side of any given topic. Anyone that has been on this forum for any length of time will see that. None of us are innocent. We all have our beliefs and most aren't afraid of voicing their opinion. It's when people post purely with the intent to prove someone else wrong or just prove themselves right is when things start to devolve. Again, not unique to these forums.

So did I prove your observations? :duck:

ColdNoMore 12-08-2018 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Kenswing (Post 1605880)
Snip>....

So did I prove your observations?
nothing but...Yep. :thumbup:

Radioman41 12-08-2018 01:02 PM
Next Door appears to be getting a lot of traffic lately. They keep adding neighborhoods. It is relatively easy to search.

eweissenbach 12-08-2018 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Radioman41 (Post 1605894)
Next Door appears to be getting a lot of traffic lately. They keep adding neighborhoods. It is relatively easy to search.
That may well be a significant part of it.

Nucky 12-08-2018 03:25 PM
I know that I can think of a Thread to open to stir the Pot if you wish. It would liven things up but is very controversial.

I also notice there is hardly any talk about restaurants and related issues like there was several months ago.

No seat saving, line dancing, dog dilemmas, just NOTHING to sink your teeth into.

A great man on here told us all once that Forums Ebb & Flow. I think we are Ebbing. It's cool though. I predict everything will be fine.

Maybe we should check on the Cart Path to Walmart on 441?? How about a good Fenney Tunnel VS. Bridge debate.

How about people who start interesting threads, never me, getting spanked and dropping off the board to cool their jets for a while??

Oh yeah How about Gas VS. Electric??

CWGUY 12-08-2018 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Nucky (Post 1605923)
I know that I can think of a Thread to open to stir the Pot if you wish. It would liven things up but is very controversial.

I also notice there is hardly any talk about restaurants and related issues like there was several months ago.

No seat saving, line dancing, dog dilemmas, just NOTHING to sink your teeth into.

A great man on here told us all once that Forums Ebb & Flow. I think we are Ebbing. It's cool though. I predict everything will be fine.

Maybe we should check on the Cart Path to Walmart on 441?? How about a good Fenney Tunnel VS. Bridge debate.

How about people who start interesting threads, never me, getting spanked and dropping off the board to cool their jets for a while??

Oh yeah How about Gas VS. Electric??
I have a better one. Usually comes up this time of year (year after year). Ready for it? :rolleyes:

TIPPING AT CHRISTMAS TIME :boom:

fw102807 12-08-2018 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by CWGUY (Post 1605935)
I have a better one. Usually comes up this time of year (year after year). Ready for it? :rolleyes:

TIPPING AT CHRISTMAS TIME :boom:
I think we have a winner :clap2:

Madelaine Amee 12-08-2018 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by fw102807 (Post 1605936)
I think we have a winner :clap2:
I'll start one on tipping at this time of the year, there is something I really want to know.


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