Bugnatr
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Quiet Forum These Days?
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Help Support Yamaha FJR Motorcycle Forum:
Seems this isn't the only forum upset that forums "aren't what they used to be".
Neither of the below quotes are from admins on this site.
Neither of the below quotes are from admins on this site.
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bigjohnsd
2021 BMW R1250GSA
I believe this is the Crux of the matter. With all of their advertising dollars the Social Media sites, Facebook in particular, can follow the axiom of making it "easy". Hence a drop off in participation in the Forum. Easier to access on a phone, easier to post pictures from the phone etc.
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It's kinda right there....in bold
Places like this began before the popular uptake of social media platforms. Back then, yes the tech was there, and should have been as this FJ model platform was a new evo, but the Forum filled that void of connection that people wanted and needed. The admins here, and by the sound of it at STN, have pulled the plug on what was an original driver of these sites. ADV, STN, etc etc were all beasts of that era. People move on as their needs are NOT being met.
Sooooooo, I am curious who would take an admin job where you have to read each and every post, judge them, re-file them based on an archaic list of subjective rules, and then berate members for exercising their right to free speech in a society built on that principle. Give me a sec, I need a sip of java after typing that....whew
Most of the new "tech" threads here are about tires, oils, bluetooth/coms, GPS, gear, farkles (like suspensions) blah blah blah. ALL of those items are purely subjective to an individual's riding needs; SUBJECTIVE. What works for Bob, might work for Bill, but definitely not for Festus. To me, that is not motorcycle tech. Oh look at that! I made a subjective comment people are more than welcome to disagree with! Go me!
Social media is changing things, for sure. People who enjoy like things enjoy connecting with each other and having the ability to make bigger connections based on a common like. Why is that a crime to a motorcycle forum? Baffling...
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exskibum
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So, where does it go from here? I understand that maintaining and running this site probably went from love to labor to PITA a while back, and that it must seem worse as time goes by. I know that I couldn't bear to do what Iggy and other admins (is it just Bounce now?) keep having to do to keep the site up. It displaces other life opportunities, it's thankless and the passion for it has maybe probably ebbed, if not completely vanished. I know it isn't much, but thanks guys . . . for all you have done, whether we agree on the small **** or not.
There are undoubtedly several reasons for the drop off in membership, participation and satisfaction . . . for all. A sad part of getting older is having to let go of things we once cherished. Hopefully, we can take a part of the good stuff with us, if only in our memories and only for a while. Everything is temporary and we all move on in some way or another, mostly because we have to. Which leads me to:
What is the plan going forward? How long will this site remain up without a new owner/administrator, and is that search showing hopeful signs?
There are undoubtedly several reasons for the drop off in membership, participation and satisfaction . . . for all. A sad part of getting older is having to let go of things we once cherished. Hopefully, we can take a part of the good stuff with us, if only in our memories and only for a while. Everything is temporary and we all move on in some way or another, mostly because we have to. Which leads me to:
What is the plan going forward? How long will this site remain up without a new owner/administrator, and is that search showing hopeful signs?
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Pterodactyl
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I know there will always be a few other people who would rather have a colonoscopy with a cattle prod than participate in Facebook and we can have our own little forum.
exskibum
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STOP IT !! I have one of those things coming up, butt was unaware that cattle prods were used.That can be arranged...
jammess
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Cattle prod?? Me thinks the Big Sky has gotten to ya.
K_Flyer
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Have to say the forum is definitely 'popping' now.
Pterodactyl
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Would that come under the Love generously or Care deeply part of your signature line?????That can be arranged...
Uncle Hud
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exskibum posted: STOP IT !! I have one of those things coming up, butt was unaware that cattle prods were used.
A Freudian misspelling ... or perhaps wishful thinking? No matter, just drink deeply of the night-before Kool-Aid.
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Yes.Would that come under the Love generously or Care deeply part of your signature line?????That can be arranged...
Add vodka to the kool-aid. It helps......exskibum posted: STOP IT !! I have one of those things coming up, butt was unaware that cattle prods were used.
A Freudian misspelling ... or perhaps wishful thinking? No matter, just drink deeply of the night-before Kool-Aid.
Pterodactyl
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Good rule of thumb is to make sure your Doctor is not on the sex offender registry.STOP IT !! I have one of those things coming up, butt was unaware that cattle prods were used.
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