Are we dying?

[Cryer]

I've noticed that AO seems to be slower and slower... Less people are talking...

It looks like we've been going downhill in forum attendance since 9-2-03...

Are less people Joining and more people going elsewhere?

[the_next_guy_]

Im still talking! But I have noticed a slight decline.

[Head knight of Ni]

Most people are just viewing threads. No good topics any way. Wait 'til the NPPL and other tournaments get going strong in '04.

Nah lets just blame SP they deserve it!

[tony3]

Yeah, it is smart parts fault

[Rather]

They are all scared that you will do an AO book cover on them.


That, and I think we have run out of interesting threads so its much more reading than posting.....:o

[RoboBeaver]

there are just soo many threads!

[GT]

bloooooooooouhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..... ........... not ............... gonnnaaaa................ make it........................ poop!


I think school is kick some booty right now. I had mid terms about 2 weeks ago, however the wife has some next week. wait till schools out.

[QUINCYMASSGUY]

When AO wasn't a mainstream PBall forum, a smaller group were more talkative. I think with its increased popularity and publicity, alot of PBN trolls and others with no intents other than to try and get the attention of large crowds started posting here more, and some of the members of the small crowd just decided to move on or have less to do with that ridiculous flaming and fluff. I post mostly in Deep Blue right now to discuss innovations and do contribute once in a while to some of the better threads here in PBall talk but the fluff and "look at me" threads have gotten out of hand. That's just my opinion.

[Cliffio]

i dont really post very often, mostly just read the crap that gets posted

[Lakeview Bulldog]

We all gotta die some time. I think it is a little slower, wait till summer, it will pick up.

[tony3]

Yeah, once in summer things will pick up a lot, it happened at pbr too.

[hobbesTZ]

I've been posting more over the last few months than e'er before

[.tMan]

do to everyones busy schedule, a lot of members could be on spring break, having a tough time at school, or are in sports. I think that there are a majority of people viewing and not posting. I often do that during the day. And Tomorrow I'm leaving for Spring Break... WOOHOO

[RT pRo AuToMaG]

No, we aren't dying, we are just having a severe case of the PBN. Same damn topic over and over and over and over and over and over and over again. There has to be at least 3 new 'Ways to beat SP' threads per week, about 5 threads about 'Why electronic guns shouldn't be allowed', a few 'Why people that use pumps have the most skill', 10 'Ways to eliminate cheater boards', 20 'Look at my new toy' threads, and a few here and there about 'What is the next upgrade I should get for my gun'. Sometimes someone steps out of the box and actually posts something that hasn't been discussed, but then that topic will have 20 threads about it in the next few weeks after it's posted.

[DiRTyBuNNy]

Originally posted by QUINCYMASSGUY
When AO wasn't a mainstream PBall forum, a smaller group were more talkative. I think with its increased popularity and publicity, alot of PBN trolls and others with no intents other than to try and get the attention of large crowds started posting here more, and some of the members of the small crowd just decided to move on or have less to do with that ridiculous flaming and fluff. I post mostly in Deep Blue right now to discuss innovations and do contribute once in a while to some of the better threads here in PBall talk but the fluff and "look at me" threads have gotten out of hand. That's just my opinion.

yeah..what he said...