Less Forum activity?

[Ulpian]

Is it just me, or does there seem to be less activity across the Forum these days. Perhaps the cars have become more reliable, or does the nation have other preoccupations?

Or am I totally wrong, there certainly aren't the hilarious disputes that there used to be!

 

[ben]

It's true I'm afraid.

Facebook killed off quite a lot of the social banter - people just add each other and chat over that.

I also think the mobile app has maybe hurt conversations a bit too. Whereas people before would log on with the pc and join in topics randomly, it's a bit more fiddly to do that on a phone, so they don't bother.

 

[Ulpian]

Interesting. I'm not on Facebook or Twitter,and my mobile is for talking and texting. I'm so old fashioned

 

[ben]

Excellent

The way we need to build things up really is focus on more meets and activities, something we are somewhat lacking with.

Ideally there should be at least one thing a month!

 

[Wisey]

There are plenty of meets that take place. Not so much this time of year as the weather is pretty miserable, and the days are shorter.

But Northwest Italia, Yorkshire Italia and Midlands Italia are all active sub-meets within the FF community (and some from elsewhere occasionally) that meet up monthly or bi-monthly. Working on intergrating these to align more with FF and the main shows is something that requires some tweaking.

I myself try to get to meets as often as work/funds permits. As for posting on the forum, i myself am quite guilty of being somewhat silent over the last year, and it is partly due to the fact the mobile app is somewhat lacking in that 'hands on' feel you get with the forum on a pc/laptop. I'm also guilty of being involved in facebook/whats app conversations with people i've met on here as its quicker and easier.

Personally, i should be more active again recently, as i've rekindled my love with the forum on pc, and enjoy browsing it more again. But your right in generally it seems quieter than its ever been...but it lives on!

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

I remember the days everyone went to work and logged on to here and chatted all day about this that and the other. Those were the days

 

[ben]

I remember the days everyone went to work and logged on to here and chatted all day about this that and the other. Those were the days

F**k you facebook!

I remember when I used to be able to roll out the club in Tokyo on a Friday night, hit the internet cafe and still find people on here to talk to!

 

[s130]

Interesting. I'm not on Facebook or Twitter,and my mobile is for talking and texting. I'm so old fashioned

You are a "old" as you feel and as "fashioned" as you dress.

You are not alone. I'm not on facebook or twitter other social sites of that ilk.

I drive a Fiat thus have no friends

 

[Davren]

I remember when I used to be able to roll out the club in Tokyo on a Friday night, hit the internet cafe and still find people on here to talk to!

Midnight JST = 9am UK. Who did you used to talk to a 9am on a Saturday morning?

We're all still in bed with hangovers then.
.

 

[maggers]

You are a "old" as you feel and as "fashioned" as you dress.

You are not alone. I'm not on facebook or twitter other social sites of that ilk.

I drive a Fiat thus have no friends

Oh S130! If you want a Fiat friend hop over to Gosport and my Punto mad son will bore you ****less! Oh, and I have no interest in Faceachebook or ****ter either but my son & his roomies swear by Gosport buy 'n' sell!

 

[dave]

ive got facebook but dont use it to chat like the days of ever changing topic thread and the like

LL is like putting your hand down the back of your pants usually there is nothing there but when there is its....

 

[Ulpian]

It looks like next week's investigation by Watchdog into the 500 might just kick-start the Forum again. Not the way I'd prefer though.

 

[ben]

Midnight JST = 9am UK. Who did you used to talk to a 9am on a Saturday morning?

We're all still in bed with hangovers then.
.

You've got it backwards

4am over there was 7pm in the UK

 

[wrightyy]

Sadly I think Facebook will be the death of forums. I reckon people like the fact that you can just talk to others who have the same model car as you (Panda, Punto etc) Saves scrolling through hundreds of unrelated posts to find something that interests you. I do realise that we have dedicated smaller sections in the forum, maybe some members don't?

Like others I have also been less active on here for the past few months. I've not even started a thread for the Panda yet!

 

[dave]

i don't see how people find the answers they need on fb, its virtually unsearchable

 

[wrightyy]

i don't see how people find the answers they need on fb, its virtually unsearchable

They just post a fresh question up, even if it's been asked many many times before

 

[dave]

They just post a fresh question up, even if it's been asked many many times before

and all the people that used to say "use search" on forums just answer them?

 

[s130]

Oh S130! If you want a Fiat friend hop over to Gosport and my Punto mad son will bore you ****less!

Nothing to what I can do if he pops over to Hedge End to see a pair of real Fiats and 42 years of "First In Auto Tree" yarns.:yuck:

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Sadly I think Facebook will be the death of forums.

I disagree, for the quick smaller questions then yes, but not for the more complicated and complex in depth questions which need referring back to etc etc.

 

[maggers]

Nothing to what I can do if he pops over to Hedge End to see a pair of real Fiats and 42 years of "First In Auto Tree" yarns.:yuck:

I thought it stood for Fix It Again Tomorrow.