Where is everyone?

[Rocket36]

This forum used to be so active! Where's everyone gone?

[Stanton]

Grown up and got a life !

[arcadelt]

All posting in the dieselgate thread.

[dylan8]

Facebook groups... no one does a good old build thread anymore.
Just post some pics on some random group to try and create 2 seconds of efame

[Lucas_R]

The forums certainly have died right off. Personally im not a fan of the Facebook groups so ill stick to forums.

Funny that Dylan mentions that no one does build threads anymore - i find that nobody ever tends to look/comment on the build threads that are on this forum - including 2 of my own. It also doesn't help that some people do build threads in their cars dedicated sub forum rather than in the actual members rides area.

[VW Convert]

This forum used to be so active! Where's everyone gone?

Strike me pink, Rocket's back!

[Rocket36]

Strike me pink, Rocket's back!

lol! yup!

New Passat 206TSI R-Line

[The_Hawk]

Sadly, it’s the same story for many forums. There are a range of issues that can/are at play. In the olden days (and even still today), it’s not so easy to setup a forum, get licences, hosting, servers, security and all that. And that’s before you try to attract enough of an audience to make it worthwhile. So forums were less prevalent thanks to setup costs and upkeep.

Now with Facebook, if you get disgruntled on the forums (or even in a given Facebook group) it takes 30 seconds to create a special groups for lovers of croutons or whatever it might be that tickles your fancy. Better yet, people are more than happy to just click “join group” knowing that it’s just another item on their feed, which also means even if there isn’t a lot of content it doesn’t matter since it’s all in the noise.

For me the downside is that lack of searchable content. Less (no??) real build threads. This place still gets thousands of hits for random old threads where someone is looking for info on some obscure clip/part/process/build.

I mean just google: vw golf forum seatbelt australia
Let me google that for you
and you’ll find all sorts of threads about child restraints, buckles, warning chimes….

Search: Golf VR6 leaking footwell Australia
Let me google that for you

Again plenty of relevant content.

Try that on facebook.

For me, I keep an eye on Facebook, mostly because I’m there anyway, but will post my builds things on forums. Facebook has it’s place, but I just don’t think people realise how much great knowledge is being lost into that big black hole

[Eaglen00b]

Everyone bailed when Dieselgate broke?

[Harrydhillon]

Well I stopped as I am not a fan of being ridiculed... we all ask stupid questions and say silly things, but being ridiculed isn't fun... the tone of some of the replies are getting ruder by the day.... it's off putting as this was a great forum...


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