Unfortunately. And I feel that that might contribute to the lack of new posters as well. If I was lurking and saw how the people here treated someone new.... I'd probably avoid forums too. But, any lurkers reading this, it is okay! We will put an end to this and make the forums a happy place that spurs intellectual conversation for all in a fun setting!
Honestly I don't feel like posting half the time because a lot of people like to start petty arguments, and that's just not for me. And they Also become off topic and the same...3-4 people post.
Well first of all most forums threads are either wedding wars, games, apologies or some kind of rant. There really isn't anything worth posting about. Whenever something serious does appear, same group of forumers will make it derail off-topic. Most of the time OP won't be able to keep it on topic and RIP thread. Some suggestions: Intelligent topics. I remember oreo making pimd news that people looked forward to. New topics: Serious topics like cyberbullying etc should be regarded important and serious but when every "serious" topic all revolve around the same it gets repetitive. Thus we lose interest. Integration of some kind of control: KaW has recently implemented forum mods. Pimd shouldconsider that. A few people that will concentrate purely on forums. Keeping threads from derailing, keeping an eye for "trolls" etc. Then again, this is my opinion.
The forum mods on kaw is still on trial. Once it's proven entirely successful there, it should come here
Sneaky, I was told if forum mods worked out on kaw we'd have them here. Only problem is... Most the people here couldn't handle it (in my opinion). So it seems as though what needs to change is how thread owners maintain their threads. If we can keep things on topic, people will be more likely to post. And I agree with you Sneaky. I usually don't even open wedding war threads. So variety is needed also.
I'll be keeping an eye on this thread. I've always liked forums. Sad to see what it's become. Let's make ot better ^.^
I'm pretty nervous about posting on most threads now. Forums have changed so much since I've started, and I can't keep up. So normally, I don't post.
I lurk and sometimes post. Now I lurk because, most of the time threads are full of hate. People troll new people instead of helping them. Also Ive noticed people ganging up on other people, its happened to Kandy now its happening to Gracie. People take this game too seriously. I posted a thread without Bb once because I didnt know how to do it and automatically got told because it did not have bb it was uninteresting.
create more threads like this and it should help. you've already shown that there are ppl who actually want to have intelligent discussions… just don't expect a huge change overnight.
You're either in the helpful forumers group like royale, the alright group like fun threads like uhh many others, Or the noob group, where your threads are crap and people make fun of you (I'm in that)
And if you knew the stories behind it kezza you would think differently. You'd think differently if all those things she did happened to your own. And you've also said what you think about people on forums. Double standards?
Parcae, I've been waiting for nearly two years now. Don't expect a change to happen overnight, but I'm hoping for some change. I'm really hoping for forum moderators to come to pimd forums. Once there's order to balance the chaos, there should at least be a small improvement.
double standards? Pahaha. This is exactly why i dont come on forums. U cant say anything without someone else dissecting it. Its a game… and i didnt say anything about all the people on forums. Im sure Royale didn't want this thread to contain YET ANOTHER argument. So if you have nothing to say about the actual topic, dont say anything at all.
I have also stopped posting as frequently as I used to. ._. Hell, I've even stopped making threads. .-.
There was this one thread I really liked. They were talking about theories of some sort. I can't remember it. They still haven't found an answer why a bike can stand up and go. They tried though ill give them that