Lemmy from Common Tread (Revzilla) recently wrote an article on dying motorcycle forums. It's an interesting read that I mostly agree with.
https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/why-are-online-motorcycle-forums-drying-up-and-dying
Smart phones... Photobucket.... social media... all are contributors.
"..... The death of the motorcycle forum is probably like the death of the printed motorcycle magazine. It was mourned by some, but hasn't been replaced because a replacement isn't something most people are asking for. Most people I know seem perfectly happy to get motorcycle memes from Instagram and used bikes from Facebook Marketplace, so perhaps our current social scenario is the most evolved version of how bike chatter and kibitzing with others should take place.
The forum, which was somewhat asynchronous and perhaps more demanding of users' time, whether giving or receiving information, has been supplanted by a much faster mode of communication. Some quality of the exchange probably suffers, but the volume has probably increased by more than the quality of post content has slipped.
Perhaps where we are is exactly where we are supposed to be.
https://www.revzilla.com/common-tread/why-are-online-motorcycle-forums-drying-up-and-dying
Smart phones... Photobucket.... social media... all are contributors.
"..... The death of the motorcycle forum is probably like the death of the printed motorcycle magazine. It was mourned by some, but hasn't been replaced because a replacement isn't something most people are asking for. Most people I know seem perfectly happy to get motorcycle memes from Instagram and used bikes from Facebook Marketplace, so perhaps our current social scenario is the most evolved version of how bike chatter and kibitzing with others should take place.
The forum, which was somewhat asynchronous and perhaps more demanding of users' time, whether giving or receiving information, has been supplanted by a much faster mode of communication. Some quality of the exchange probably suffers, but the volume has probably increased by more than the quality of post content has slipped.
Perhaps where we are is exactly where we are supposed to be.