Wrecker 372 Report post Posted March 10 This is fkn stupid, this forum is dead and a pile of the people I saw on the regular on F/A were here and they're not posting anymore in either. This is the end? I like Phoenixed better than F/A, but the bottom line is there has to be a place, or maybe not for those we all recognize, I don't know. Is everybody gone? Where are all the people? No more good stories? So what now? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vae 4868 Report post Posted March 10 The solution to the community here, as it has always been, is just to create your own activity. You can't force people to talk. The only thing you can do is bring up topics in hope of piquing their interest enough to comment. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Battlechili 1729 Report post Posted March 10 It is my goal to be the last person posting here and on FAF, so fear not! Your friendly neighborhood Chili will be here to the end! As for others, most people are on Discord these days. I recommend adding people on Discord if you wanna keep up with them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zaraphayx 3877 Report post Posted March 11 22 hours ago, Wrecker said: This is fkn stupid, this forum is dead and a pile of the people I saw on the regular on F/A were here and they're not posting anymore in either. This is the end? I like Phoenixed better than F/A, but the bottom line is there has to be a place, or maybe not for those we all recognize, I don't know. Is everybody gone? Where are all the people? No more good stories? So what now? F O R U M S A R E A D E A D M E D I U M I keep saying this and people keep arguing and I keep being right. Aligns perfectly with the rest of my life. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Silo 237 Report post Posted March 11 It's already far too late for anything meaningful to happen. *I'm also not tempted to post on a forum where I know nobody is going to respond (or where I'll get some retarded, snarky post) Sure, I can just post memes until they shut up, but that's not an actual discussion. What are we talking about again? Edit: I was bored Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rhíulchabán 1488 Report post Posted March 12 The heat death of the universe is inevitable, but that doesn't mean you can't roast a few marshmallows along the way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Battlechili 1729 Report post Posted March 12 On 3/11/2019 at 12:16 AM, Zaraphayx said: F O R U M S A R E A D E A D M E D I U M You're not wrong, its just that forums are the far superior medium and allowing them to die will only cause the internet to further destroy itself Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zaraphayx 3877 Report post Posted March 12 23 minutes ago, Battlechili said: You're not wrong, its just that forums are the far superior medium and allowing them to die will only cause the internet to further destroy itself The internet isn't 'destroying itself'. It's being terraformed into cable television that you interact with. The only thing that forums are superior for is comedy threads and dunking on people which isn't what most of the "I miss forums" people are sad about. They're sad that they're the digital equivalent of old people who pay for groceries with checks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Battlechili 1729 Report post Posted March 12 13 minutes ago, Zaraphayx said: The only thing that forums are superior for is comedy threads and dunking on people which isn't what most of the "I miss forums" people are sad about. They're sad that they're the digital equivalent of old people who pay for groceries with checks. I just wanna have a place that doesn't have a 240 character limit that lets people discuss topics that don't magically vanish down a feed over time due to age and/or other people talking. Discord and Twitter suck Twitter actively discourages discussion, instead encouraging people to dunk on each other or post shitty reaction images or one word replies or block/mute anyone you don't like. In turn this has the effect of making people stop knowing how to engage with each other as humans, thus damaging one's communication ability. It also encourages young people and older people to engage in the same communities and that's really bad. Tired of running into 15 year olds yelling at adults. Discord encourages shitty inclusive communities of likeminded people whilst forcing topics to constantly change, thus resembling more of a casual conversation than any ongoing discussion. TL;DR: Old woman yells at cloud 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zaraphayx 3877 Report post Posted March 12 10 minutes ago, Battlechili said: I just wanna have a place that doesn't have a 240 character limit that lets people discuss topics that don't magically vanish down a feed over time due to age and/or other people talking. Imageboards. Quote Discord and Twitter suck Most of the people who used this website disagree with you. Quote Twitter actively discourages discussion, instead encouraging people to dunk on each other or post shitty reaction images or one word replies or block/mute anyone you don't like. In turn this has the effect of making people stop knowing how to engage with each other as humans, thus damaging one's communication ability. It also encourages young people and older people to engage in the same communities and that's really bad. Tired of running into 15 year olds yelling at adults. All of these things are true of forums. I made a game out of responding to multi-paragraph posts full of pseudo-philosophy with "shut up nerd" or dog pictures. I don't think this damages communication ability; I am an above-average communicator. Sidewalk Surfboard used to rage the fuck out at people on this platform all the time; George uses this platform and he has more social intelligence and maturity than some of the adults in here that are on the wrong side of their 30's. Quote Discord encourages shitty inclusive communities of likeminded people whilst forcing topics to constantly change, thus resembling more of a casual conversation than any ongoing discussion. I had a conversation in a Discord chat last week that kept me awake 4 hours longer than I wanted and it stayed mostly on topic. The problem is not the platform it's the people. Get better friends. Quote TL;DR: Old woman yells at cloud Change is the constant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MuttButt 1178 Report post Posted March 13 don't panic, I'm still here kinda :0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Socketosis 1785 Report post Posted March 14 On 3/12/2019 at 3:59 PM, Zaraphayx said: Most of the people who used this website disagree with you. Twitter is the worst. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vae 4868 Report post Posted March 14 Twitter does what it's supposed to, which is shortform, fast-consumption social media. Ain't for everyone, but I'm not gonna bitch too much about it. EDIT: And as much as I like forum format, and old art galleries and shit like that, this is not a surprising evolution. There's so much shit demanding your attention now. My fucking browser links bar for stuff I want to access regularly and quickly has like 24 things on it, alone. When you gotta divide your time and attention up like that, it's no surprise people want to do everything as quickly and efficiently as possible. Only got so much patience and so many hours in a day. Not even counting the time you want or need to devote to your life off of the internet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zaraphayx 3877 Report post Posted March 14 42 minutes ago, Vae said: Twitter does what it's supposed to, which is shortform, fast-consumption social media. Ain't for everyone, but I'm not gonna bitch too much about it. EDIT: And as much as I like forum format, and old art galleries and shit like that, this is not a surprising evolution. There's so much shit demanding your attention now. My fucking browser links bar for stuff I want to access regularly and quickly has like 24 things on it, alone. When you gotta divide your time and attention up like that, it's no surprise people want to do everything as quickly and efficiently as possible. Only got so much patience and so many hours in a day. Not even counting the time you want or need to devote to your life off of the internet. You missed the most important part though. Which is that twitter is where everyone else is. So it's the best platform to become popular on. This is all most furries care about. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vitaly 1061 Report post Posted March 18 I promised to come here more often, but forgot about it again, I'm sorry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sidewalk Surfboard 3444 Report post Posted April 5 I'm big gay and only come around occasionally Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
