Is the BR forum in its final throes?

[AlwaysWrite]

Just for the heck of it, I just took my very first look at the ballreviews.com forum in more than four months, and whereas the number of active forum members always used to include dozens of people (at a minimum), there were only nine active members logged on -- and I didn't recognize the names of any of them.

Is that an anomaly, or is that a commonplace situation nowadays?

 

[MI2AZ]

It's the weekend and end of league season.

 

[AlwaysWrite]

It's the weekend and end of league season.

Dear MI2AZ:

I used to check the number of BR forum visitors frequently, and there was NEVER a number as low as 9, and there were ALWAYS quite a few names (of posters) that I recognized.

 

[REVerse °]

I took BR off my favorites list and haven't visited there in a couple of months.

 

[stc067]

I think all the bowling forums slow down considerably at this time of year. I just visited BR, and there isn't much happening besides some discussion about EBI's new releases.

 

[AlwaysWrite]

I think all the bowling forums slow down considerably at this time of year. I just visited BR, and there isn't much happening besides some discussion about EBI's new releases.

Dear stc067:

The BR forums certainly didn't "slow down" last summer, but of course, too much of the activity involved such things as personal attacks.

 

[9andaWiggle]

I don't recall the "regular" boards being a problem over there. It was just the assholes in the "misc. non-bowling" section that brought the site down.

In hindsight, I don't blame them for shutting it down since they didn't want to mod it. [Conspiracy Theory Mode] It may have even been the site owner/mods themselves creating the asshole Id's so they could justify closing it. [/Conspiracy Theory]

 

[AlwaysWrite]

I don't recall the "regular" boards being a problem over there. It was just the assholes in the "misc. non-bowling" section that brought the site down.

Dear 9andaWiggle:

Of course, it wasn't the "regular" boards causing the problem. However, regardless of how you look at it, there was far more forum "traffic" and participation a year ago, both in the moderated and non-moderated areas. Even if you were to disregard the non-moderated participation, there were always a lot more taking part in the overall BR forum concept.

 

[AlwaysWrite]

In hindsight, I don't blame them for shutting it down since they didn't want to mod it. [Conspiracy Theory Mode]

Dear 9andaWiggle:

Actually, if they weren't going to moderate the problematic Miscellaneous forum, they should have shut it down long before they did. It was virtually nothing but "trouble" for a long time.

 

[9andaWiggle]

True on the trouble part. Nobody was ever happy with that board. It was unmodded and people bitched. They modded it and people bitched. They unmodded it again and people bitched...

Actually surprised they didn't shut it down long before they did for those reasons.

But, makes me appreciate Tony and "ABmod" for their work here. So far, it's relatively bitch free!

 

[Greg T.]

BR could have easily fixed the problems on the NBR forum. I tried my best to talk to them behind the scenes (Yes, I understand that I played a big part in the turmoil) but most of the time everything fell on deaf ears. I rarely received responses for my efforts, and when I did it was some generic two liner like "put So&So on ignore. That will help." Look at the problems here when we migrated. Took a couple on months, maybe, but the problems have been solved. The rest of them could migrate, if their pride wasn't holding them back, and there would still be very few problems. It's not rocket surgery or brain science. It's common sense.

 

[AlwaysWrite]

But, makes me appreciate Tony and "ABmod" for their work here. So far, it's relatively bitch free!

That's for sure ... and as long as Tony and ABMod continue to do a good job (as they have done heretofore), it should remain relatively bitch-free -- at least, with regard to personal attacks.

 

[REVerse °]

BR could have easily fixed the problems on the NBR forum. I tried my best to talk to them behind the scenes (Yes, I understand that I played a big part in the turmoil) but most of the time everything fell on deaf ears. I rarely received responses for my efforts, and when I did it was some generic two liner like "put So&So on ignore. That will help." Look at the problems here when we migrated. Took a couple on months, maybe, but the problems have been solved. The rest of them could migrate, if their pride wasn't holding them back, and there would still be very few problems. It's not rocket surgery or brain science. It's common sense.

There is no telling how many "aliases" one banned member had. That would explain the lack of migration.

 

[MI2AZ]

There is no telling how many "aliases" one banned member had. That would explain the lack of migration.

I think that guy is in KC in charge of the All-Star voting.

: )

 

[REVerse °]

I think that guy is in KC in charge of the All-Star voting.

: )

Possibly. Although, I think he is currently busy vetting potential candidates for FIFA president.

 

[AlwaysWrite]

BR could have easily fixed the problems on the NBR forum. I tried my best to talk to them behind the scenes (Yes, I understand that I played a big part in the turmoil) but most of the time everything fell on deaf ears. I rarely received responses for my efforts, and when I did it was some generic two liner like "put So&So on ignore. That will help." Look at the problems here when we migrated. Took a couple on months, maybe, but the problems have been solved. The rest of them could migrate, if their pride wasn't holding them back, and there would still be very few problems. It's not rocket surgery or brain science. It's common sense.

Spot on, Greg!

 

[AlwaysWrite]

There is no telling how many "aliases" one banned member had. That would explain the lack of migration.

... but are some of those who have failed to "migrate" even aware of the fact that a certain oft-banned member was also booted from here?

 

[REVerse °]

... but are some of those who have failed to "migrate" even aware of the fact that a certain oft-banned member was also booted from here?

Yes, some are aware. Definitely.

The oft-banned member had many alter ego's, though.

 

[9andaWiggle]

Anyway, who cares? We flushed those Turds and Tony gave us a better home. If others decided to not join the camaraderie here, that's on them. We offered to let bygones be bygones, we have offered inclusion (even to those who arguably don't deserve it), that's all we can do.

 

[stc067]

Dear stc067:

The BR forums certainly didn't "slow down" last summer, but of course, too much of the activity involved such things as personal attacks.

I was speaking strictly about the bowling forums. The non-bowling misc. never slowed down.