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Is the Forum on Life Support???

#61
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3/11/08 at 5:33am
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Re: Is the Forum on Life Support???

I've been trying to get someone in Display Devices to give me some advice on a new front projector as my InFocus SP4800 has bit the dust, but I have had few replies, and even then it's usually along the lines of "go check out avsforum or projectorcentral"

I remember when the InFocus 4800, 4805, X1 came out, there were endless discussions. Now that section is dead.
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#62
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3/11/08 at 7:16am
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Re: Is the Forum on Life Support???

We are definitely in the middle of a lull. Discussion has slowed to a crawl in just about every topic of interest to me.

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#63
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3/11/08 at 8:00am
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Re: Is the Forum on Life Support???

I wonder why?

Could it be that until a couple of years ago there weren't so many other sites out there with reviews, etc.

Now, if you want to buy something you can go to Amazon.com or many other sites and get dozens of reviews of the product. So people with an interest in HT or any other subject have become used to just checking Amazon, etc. and don't bother to seek out specialist sites like HTF.

Just a theory
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#64
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3/11/08 at 8:12am
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Re: Is the Forum on Life Support???

A few years ago, if you wanted to socialize online, forums were it. Now everyone is on MySpace, FaceBook, and Twitter. And web-based forums were the successors to USENET and the walled gardens of AOL and CompuServe. It could be that "forums" are are the decline in general.

But hopefully not, especially for this one. I don't "get" MySpace; and though other (well known) forums have more information "discussion", they also have a lot more bad information.
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3/11/08 at 9:03am
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Re: Is the Forum on Life Support???

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3/11/08 at 11:13am
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Re: Is the Forum on Life Support???

I was looking at the "Whos Online" area. 296 Members and 2636 guests. I thought - where are they all. There are 59 pages and HTF members stop on page 6. the rest of the pages are guests and a Yahoo search engine. So even still, of the 296 members here, are they just reading? Looking at the "Top 30 posts", most of activity is in the TV & Movies areas.
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3/11/08 at 2:19pm
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Re: Is the Forum on Life Support???

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I don't "get" MySpace

I'm with you there. I don't "ge"t MySpace or any other other places like it. I really enjoy the HTF and hope this is a temporary lull. Usually, these kinds of lulls come in the middle of Summer in the Northern hemisphere, not in the dead of Winter.

Anymore, I find myself posting mostly in After Hours as more of a social thing rather than in the Home Theater sections.
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3/14/08 at 3:46pm
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Re: Is the Forum on Life Support???

I know what it is, I haven't been on as much (just kidding). We have a new production mananger who recently had our internet connection at work stopped and I used to pass the time reading and contributing to discussions, especially TV threads like Lost, American Idol, and 24 as well as the after hours. Now, I log on when I get home to "power surf" to see if I missed anything. The writer's strike killed much of that for awhile.
We did have "spirited" threads about the format war there for awhile but rarely do I go into receivers or speakers now, partly because I cannot afford anything new so I stopped researching and, as a result, cannot offer opinions on new gear. I think many people have curbed their electronics spending as a result of the economy and there hasn't been anything buzz worthy to post about. Maybe we need more threads about tributes to redheads, brunettes,or blondes but we've mined those pretty deep. Who knows? I certainly don't.

I know enough to know I don't know enough!

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6/24/08 at 10:10am
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Re: Is the Forum on Life Support???

Interesting thread.

I know I stopped frequenting the forum for several months as I moved and no longer had a home theatre. Plus, the job I was at had the forum blocked (Booo!).

I was surprised when I came back to see "Post Counts" showing again. I recall Parker and Ron being very happy to have gotten rid of the post counts which seemed to encourage users to post so, SO many frivolous posts just to crank up their numbers.

It is sure great to be back online here more often and joining in some of the fun discussions again.

*sniff* I missed you guys!
Scott A. McGillivray
Vancouver, B.C.

Struggling Actor and Movie Nut!
(Check out my profile on IMDB!)http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1425496/
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6/27/08 at 11:31am
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Re: Is the Forum on Life Support???

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Originally Posted by Bryan X
Actually, there was a major silica spill on the forums recently. And it's a well known fact that silica absorbs threads (and salsa).
LOL, going old school on us huh?
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6/27/08 at 1:42pm
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Re: Is the Forum on Life Support???

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LOL, going old school on us huh?

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