What is the future of hobby forums

[JIM]

It seems that our beloved old forums are dying a very slow agonizing death. I have spent a lot of time trying why that is, and what can be done to reverse that trend.

What are your ideas on this topic. ?

[amcgee2842]

I prefer these forums but Facebook is taking them over.

[roxcarr]

I think it's because FB is easier and quicker to use, for me - anyway. Maybe I never really understood how to use it. That said, I just saw in your statistics that the most users ever was April 11th of 2016, so...

[ptran]

I still visit this forum pretty regularly, but I also use FB to look for good deal. I think FB is more friendly as far as posting photo, and it has broader base of users.

[Austy16414]

I wouldn't say that forums are dying. Internet presence overall is expanding, so I'd think that both forums and FB are expanding. That said, I think the younger generation are more familiar with FB. FB is where people go for friends/family/news, so it's much simpler to add hobbies to that mix as well. Also, I never had issues figuring out this forum, but it seems that FB is more user-friendly for the technologically-challenged. Just my take on it all

[roxcarr]

I had added tapatalk to my phone a few weeks ago. As I get it figured out, it's getting easier to be part of fishbox.

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[amcgee2842]

I like Facebook for selling and buying. Its more instant. But when looking for advice or doing research on a topic I much prefer the forum.

[Austy16414]

I like Facebook for selling and buying. Its more instant. But when looking for advice or doing research on a topic I much prefer the forum.

Agreed. Although FB has made improvements to this aspect by adding a search feature, it doesn't compare to the years of info that some of these forums contain

[ptran]

I like Facebook for selling and buying. Its more instant. But when looking for advice or doing research on a topic I much prefer the forum.

+1

[sisyphus895]

My 2 cents. I am on the forum every couple days, whereas I visit FB a couple times a year.

[roxcarr]

But most of us are one facebook much more frequently.

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[jughead]

whats fb?

[JIM]

fb = Facebook in their own language lol
Thanks for the replies, opinions are priceless. :)

[Ballinxalex]

i personally like fishbox for the knowledge but fb has made it alot easier to post pics and get updates instantly

[sisyphus895]

For me, FB is FishBox. I know not what you speak of with the other one.