FabSwingers.com forum: Death of forums

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Hey guys,are the fab forums dying? I'm not criticising any users or threads,but I was here a year ago and the forums were packed,people arguing or getting off with each other,most threads were full within a few hours....I think the fab forums are slowly dying and thats a shame RIP

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By *eroLondonMan
over a year ago

Mayfair

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By *ittleCurvyChickWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere over the rainbow

It's definately not as lively as it used to be x

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By *urvySub87Woman
over a year ago

Near Wellingborough

I do find a lot of the same topics on the go just with different titles. I enjoy the forums though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The forums make me feel like shit and yet I can’t stay off them lmao

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By *aptain Caveman41Man
over a year ago

Home

"The forums make me feel like shit and yet I can’t stay off them lmao "
you shouldn't take them too seriously, just a bit of craic.

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By *heNerdyFembyWoman
over a year ago

Eastbourne (she/they)

I mean I would imagine they were busier when people weren't allowed to leave their home...

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

In 15 years here, the forum has cycles of goodness, lulls, negatives, etc. It's influenced by many things, including seasons and weather, as well as having a life of its own. The pandemic affected us all, including the site and thousands of people who joined then still make a mark. We all have greater demands on our attention now, so we are increasingly selective on how we spend it. Sex lives will also affect the forum - perhaps more of us are actually spending more time shagging?

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By *aptain Caveman41Man
over a year ago

Home

"I mean I would imagine they were busier when people weren't allowed to leave their home..."
thats a fair point

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By *ersiantugMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

Do you want threads to fill up quicker though?

I dunno, when I first came on here a few years ago I found it a bit too much sometimes (ie from the perspective of someone new). There was a lot more people around, and less repetitive single-line posts as a consequence perhaps (or maybe just quicker-filling threads I don't know).

There are more mods around now for sure. Not sure if that might be a factor. I have maybe noticed some quieter days lately though. Maybe some people have left Fab.. Is it really that bad? --pt

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By *ersiantugMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

If you look at the Archives stats on the standard website, if anything more threads are being started now than ever (ie taking all the factors into account). The Lounge is likely to be around a typical 3500 this month. But maybe the other fora are seeing more action than they used to? I'm noticing that Swingers Chat and Wales look set to have the biggest ever amount of threads started in them by the end of this month.

Didn't the whole forum used to be very Lounge-heavy? Maybe threads are being moved or people are migrating.

Also, perhaps the Lounge is losing some 'post popularity' due to the sheer amount of threads that are started on some days? I don't know the forum history well enough to compare on that though. --pt

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The world demands more productivity each day leaving less time to waste here

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The forums make me feel like shit and yet I can’t stay off them lmao you shouldn't take them too seriously, just a bit of craic. "

Agreed... It's just a bit of banter with strangers at the end of the day... If it don't work for you then don't engage?... I'm terrible for floating in when I'm a tad d*unk

I loves the drama Mic!

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By *ersiantugMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

Also I've noticed that mods have taken to removing whole threads rather then just closing them down. I understand why they might want to do this sometimes (if the Opening Post itself is all wrong), but they can sometimes just remove the offending posts I feel (and possibly even the OP on it's own sometimes) - removing too many complete threads risks people feeling that any post they make can simply just vanish for some reason or other. It's not going to fill people with cheer if it's happened to them a couple of times close together. So that may have some residual effect perhaps. --pt

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By *aptain Caveman41Man
over a year ago

Home

"The forums make me feel like shit and yet I can’t stay off them lmao you shouldn't take them too seriously, just a bit of craic.

Agreed... It's just a bit of banter with strangers at the end of the day... If it don't work for you then don't engage?... I'm terrible for floating in when I'm a tad d*unk

I loves the drama Mic!

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and you can get chatting with someone and end up having great craic with them

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By *ersiantugMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

"The world demands more productivity each day leaving less time to waste here "

This is true I'm sure, yet though posts may possibly be down, actual thread creation over the forum as a whole seems to be on the up. Maybe people are just dropping them then running off. -pt

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The forums make me feel like shit and yet I can’t stay off them lmao you shouldn't take them too seriously, just a bit of craic.

Agreed... It's just a bit of banter with strangers at the end of the day... If it don't work for you then don't engage?... I'm terrible for floating in when I'm a tad d*unk

I loves the drama Mic!

and you can get chatting with someone and end up having great craic with them

Ohh! Yes, yesss I agree, Irish

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By *JB1954Man
over a year ago

Reading

I have found that. Depending on topic . Sometimes it is who replies , that this generates more replies .

Also again if a post is done and gets a few negative comments . Then thread dies. Again due to who posted , who replied. Yes there are the regular daily, nightly posts that will always generate more response . ?

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By *aptain Caveman41Man
over a year ago

Home

"The forums make me feel like shit and yet I can’t stay off them lmao you shouldn't take them too seriously, just a bit of craic.

Agreed... It's just a bit of banter with strangers at the end of the day... If it don't work for you then don't engage?... I'm terrible for floating in when I'm a tad d*unk

I loves the drama Mic!

and you can get chatting with someone and end up having great craic with them

Ohh! Yes, yesss I agree, Irish

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Irish to the core and more importantly I'm from limerick

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By *echnosonic_BrummieMan
over a year ago

Willenhall

"The forums make me feel like shit and yet I can’t stay off them lmao "

Well, it's cheaper than alcohol for the same effect.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It's definately not as lively as it used to be x"

^ My sex life in a nut shell.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sorry

[serial thread killer]

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By *iss.ddWoman
over a year ago

Leeds + Newcastle

A year ago during lockdown when no one had anything else to do but play on the internet

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I agree OP, when I first joined years ago they were more interesting and diverse, as well as busier. Maybe there’s just too many new and competing things out there today stealing the thunder.

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By *rumpyMcFuckNuggetMan
over a year ago

Den of Iniquity

"Hey guys,are the fab forums dying? I'm not criticising any users or threads,but I was here a year ago and the forums were packed,people arguing or getting off with each other,most threads were full within a few hours....I think the fab forums are slowly dying and thats a shame RIP"

Personally I'd rather see less of the arguing and more fun topics but that's just me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Personally I'd rather see less of the arguing and more fun topics but that's just me

(Considers cancelling popcorn order)

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By *riar BelisseWoman
over a year ago

Delightful Bliss

No it's the same as it was pre covid.

We had 2 years of people stuck at home needing to chat, now people are living their real lives again

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’ve seen highs in here

Lows

I’m a bit like Sophie up there …. I’ve been on and off for years, like a Chesterfield sofa shall we say.

This is a quiet period, but not the quietest I’ve seen it. To be honest, I’ll take this rather than the ‘he spoke to me first’ arguments that used to frequent these parts a few years back

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By *igmaMan
over a year ago

Yorkshire

Been in managed decline for a long time!

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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago

South Wales

"No it's the same as it was pre covid.

We had 2 years of people stuck at home needing to chat, now people are living their real lives again

This. And there are lots of new faces at the moment too, which is always nice to see.

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By *ealitybitesMan
over a year ago

Belfast

People often confuse productivity with popularity on the forums and after a while others can't be arsed starting threads because they feel they are competing with more productive posters.

I've started original threads on the lounge and barely reached double figures in responses and other established forumites have deliberately posted exactly the same thread but worded differently and it fills up in no time.

The Irish forum has basically turned into Lounge Lite with numerous daily threads openly borrowed or stolen from the Lounge so it's easy to see why people can't be bothered anymore.

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By *harpDressed ManMan
over a year ago

Here occasionally, but mostly somewhere else

I think "dying" is a bit dramatic.

Maybe OPs tastes have changed.

Maybe the current generation of forumites is less spread in terms of opinions, so there's less polarisation.

Maybe having more mods has calmed things

Maybe having politics and virus sections has enabled the most toxic material to get ring-fenced.

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By *emorefridaCouple
over a year ago

La la land

There does appear to be less characters on the forum now. Even if you didn't agree with them, they provoked debate.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ive definitely noticed this, hence why I also am not posting as much (along with personal stuff happening in my life)

I miss some users from last year, for sure

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When the winter comes and everyone’s stuck inside again, it’ll perk up.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Well done OP for the monthly 'aren't the forums not dead good and that anymore' thread

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They are definitely quieter... They go through periods of being totally domibated by one or two posters and then when they stop posting there is nothing to fill the void!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

*dominated*

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I know I,ve killed a few

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By *affeine DuskMan
over a year ago

Caerphilly

Sun's out.

Everyone's shagging.

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By *otSoPoshWoman
over a year ago

In a ball gown because that's how we roll in N. Devon

"Sun's out.

Everyone's shagging.

Thanks CD.

Rub it in why don't you

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

Sometimes it gets top heavy with miserable or serious people.

*eyes mist over*

back in the day it used to be so much more fun.

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By *affeine DuskMan
over a year ago

Caerphilly

"Sun's out.

Everyone's shagging.

Thanks CD.

Rub it in why don't you

I'm not shagging!

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By *otSoPoshWoman
over a year ago

In a ball gown because that's how we roll in N. Devon

"Sun's out.

Everyone's shagging.

Thanks CD.

Rub it in why don't you

I'm not shagging!

Oh... well...

In that case

How *you* doin?

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

Let's have a virtual hottub party

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