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BroDeal said:We all know it is true. Time for the FID thread. This will be version 3 or 4, forget which.
BroDeal said:We all know it is true. Time for the FID thread. This will be version 3 or 4, forget which.
ChewbaccaD said:I think the intertubes are played. It's nothing but cat videos and porn anymore...soooooo lame.
hiero2 said:Meh. Fools.
Listen - and learn. The forums will not die. Why not? Because there is sufficient NEW influx to replace OLD die-off. So, usage stats will remain appox the same, year to year.
So, how does this fit with YOUR observation that some influential, insider, big-name, whatever posters have left? Well, if you are correct, it means the forums COULD be much bigger than they are.
DO NOT confuse the circumstances thus far described with what has happened historically. Because of the historical sequence of events - with so much stuff covered-up or attempted to be covered-up - the revelations of this forum had an unusual impact on RL events. But, the situation has shifted. Today, the speculations of The Clinic are exactly that: speculations. Not revelations, which is what they were. Revelations masquerading as speculation.
The logical and rational conclusion is not that the forum has decreased in influence, but that the information imparted has decreased in power. The information imparted can not be validated or verified - it is speculative. When, and IF, the data gains validation, the forum information will again become an influential source. But, failing said validation - well - fail.
On the other hand, have posters abandoned this forum? No question, yes. Does that reduce the activity? Eh, no. I think this is due to the connection of the forum to a major cycling news source. So, it is the neighborhood. You won't see any LESS traffic - just because the forum is in a traffic crossroads/intersection. What could happen is that the intersection COULD see much MORE traffic if it were managed appropriately.
hiero2 said:Meh. Fools.
Listen - and learn. The forums will not die. Why not? Because there is sufficient NEW influx to replace OLD die-off. So, usage stats will remain appox the same, year to year.
So, how does this fit with YOUR observation that some influential, insider, big-name, whatever posters have left? Well, if you are correct, it means the forums COULD be much bigger than they are.
DO NOT confuse the circumstances thus far described with what has happened historically. Because of the historical sequence of events - with so much stuff covered-up or attempted to be covered-up - the revelations of this forum had an unusual impact on RL events. But, the situation has shifted. Today, the speculations of The Clinic are exactly that: speculations. Not revelations, which is what they were. Revelations masquerading as speculation.
The logical and rational conclusion is not that the forum has decreased in influence, but that the information imparted has decreased in power. The information imparted can not be validated or verified - it is speculative. When, and IF, the data gains validation, the forum information will again become an influential source. But, failing said validation - well - fail.
On the other hand, have posters abandoned this forum? No question, yes. Does that reduce the activity? Eh, no. I think this is due to the connection of the forum to a major cycling news source. So, it is the neighborhood. You won't see any LESS traffic - just because the forum is in a traffic crossroads/intersection. What could happen is that the intersection COULD see much MORE traffic if it were managed appropriately.
BroDeal said:I do not see how you can have been around since Usenet, maybe pre-split rec.bicycles, yet fail to understand how Internet forums rise and fall.
Boeing said:I saved this a bit ago. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent/urE4qylzhqI[1-25-false]
This guys take on the lifecycle of an internet forum is quite good
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Not quite, but it's been heading that way ever since Wonderlance stopped stirring up the faithful.Christian said:Is it dead yet???
Echoes said:How am I surprised?
Talking about Bore and about Pharmstrong and Contadull, 8 days a week, 365 days a years, it must be boring at the end.
90% of CN posters actually don't like cycling, I've always said it.