Tom
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« on: September 14, 2019, 06:51:20 am » |
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I think there are a few things that I think contribute:
Everyone gets on everyone else's back- We're here to discuss stuff, but often it descends into petty arguments - can't even count the number of times I've seen a thread and just gone "not worth getting involved".
Negativity - I frequently check out other teams forums before/after games and they almost always have a much more positive vibe, we seem to just complain on here, complain about the board, the club, the players...it's hard for people to get involved or excited about that.
Dated software - this site isn't up to date with latest forum software, it's kind of awful to use - I mean no offense to anyone by saying this, but you compare it to others and it's just a fact.
Thread Merging - This might be personal preference but this is the first forum I've used regularly where topics are merged together so broadly - things like new signings all in one thread, every reference to the redevelopment in one thread etc leading to topics with 25k replies which is just totally unreadable - I personally prefer the approach of new news (new signing, new development) = new thread which most forums go with.
I get the need for some organisation, but to me it just goes to far and actually discourages discussion. If you were a new user, would you jump into a thread with 25k results? or would you rather jump into one with 20 that's about some recent development? This also makes the forum seem much less active having the same topics there every time you visit & no new ones. How many people see a new post and then think "oh just another redevelopment post, probably just two people having a go at each other again - nothing to see here" when it could be something new or interesting.
Social - Social has taken over, it used to be that i'd come on here and see a thread about a new signing and that'd be the first I knew about it, but now that has been taken by social - I guess that could partly tie into the last comment - I'd be more likely to share "Welcome X player" thread than "Summer Transfers" - and it'd be more likely to be clicked if shared too.
Just a few thoughts
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