is this place dying
06-27-16, 02:31 PM
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06-27-16, 07:29 PM
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Evidently you've never been on a programming forum.
I've got a fairly thick skin ... but I've yet to post a question on a programming forum. I'll read them, and locate what I'm looking for that way, but I'm not brave enough to post anything.
Bikeforums is a garden full of flowers and butterflies in comparison.
I've got a fairly thick skin ... but I've yet to post a question on a programming forum. I'll read them, and locate what I'm looking for that way, but I'm not brave enough to post anything.
Bikeforums is a garden full of flowers and butterflies in comparison.
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06-27-16, 07:33 PM
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On the other hand, deleting a few "no content" rude posts, especially those aimed at noobs, wouldn't hurt.
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06-27-16, 07:37 PM
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But ... that's the bulk of my post count! 
06-27-16, 07:49 PM
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With 200+ posts in this thread alone, it seems the forum is still pretty active.
How many times can you debate about chain lube or disc brakes? You've got your take, others have theirs, and there you go.
How many times can you debate about chain lube or disc brakes? You've got your take, others have theirs, and there you go.
06-27-16, 07:51 PM
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You've been around a good while, and you've been a pretty decent citizen. Maybe you'd like to volunteer some of your personal time, for free, to help marshall this zero tolerance policy. You know, in your spare time when you're not tied up at work, or trying to get a ride in after work, or raising your kids, or spending some time with your spouse and real life friends, or enjoying any of the other ways to entertain yourself. All for free, of course, volunteer work, just as a way to give back to the forum. How about it? 
Mods are all volunteer where I mod now. There are some full time Admins on payroll of some kind.
The other site's TOS are practically the opposite of here, so could get confusing !
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06-27-16, 08:03 PM
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Blast from the Past
This is the thing I can't figure out. This place was so exciting and so much fun back in '05, '06 and even '07. People came here to have fun, not to engage in arguments and not to prove they know more about cycling than everybody else.
WTF is wrong with so many people's self-esteem that they have to flock to the internet and seek to prove they're smarter than the next guy?
WTF happened to people's lively, jovial attitude is what I don't get? It changed like night and day.
WTF is wrong with so many people's self-esteem that they have to flock to the internet and seek to prove they're smarter than the next guy?
WTF happened to people's lively, jovial attitude is what I don't get? It changed like night and day.
06-28-16, 09:31 AM
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My sense is that the way people interact have changed. Even though we all come from very different places, we used to mesh better. Some n00b would ask about gear ratios, tires, or something else that's come up a million times and the rest of the people would have fun with the question by taking it in nutty direcions, occasionally injecting some nuggets of wisdom. This provided both entertainment and information. When flame wars came up the people engaged were often made the object of good natured sport.
One thing that I used to find amazing is that we knew enough about each other that we'd sometimes be able to spot each other out in the real world. For example, merlin and I met in person at the Everest Challenge some years back. We both immediately recognized each other just based on conversations here. That's happened to me with other people
Nowadays, there seem to be a lot more people just firing at each other from behind the keyboard. So to get back to the original question, it does seem like people have a lot less fun here than they used to.
One thing that I used to find amazing is that we knew enough about each other that we'd sometimes be able to spot each other out in the real world. For example, merlin and I met in person at the Everest Challenge some years back. We both immediately recognized each other just based on conversations here. That's happened to me with other people
Nowadays, there seem to be a lot more people just firing at each other from behind the keyboard. So to get back to the original question, it does seem like people have a lot less fun here than they used to.
06-28-16, 09:45 AM
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But to each his own.
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06-28-16, 09:48 AM
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So, Mr. Merlin, I've noticed a marked reduction in your posting the last 6 months or so. To what do you attribute that trend?
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06-28-16, 09:51 AM
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Quoted for truth.
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06-28-16, 09:54 AM
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Careful, Billy. Pepe is one or two scoldings away from a full-on, ALLCAPS, creepy porn .GIF-laden meltdown post.
06-28-16, 10:02 AM
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Oh my.
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06-28-16, 09:04 PM
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I've been here so infrequently lately, that I have to log-in when I do visit!
Personally, I'm just tired of "cycling culture". I just want to ride my bike. I don't care about the latest new bikes, nor the latest equipment and costumes; nor do I care to read a 20 page discourse on whether having an aero bottle cage will shave one second off of my ride. I just want to ride my bike.
This is a great forum, and there are some nice people here, and the discussions can be fun (until the mods shut them down!- I guess we're not allowed to have too much fun....)- but this whole bike-culture thing is just too OCD for me. I just want to ride my bike. My love of riding is not waning in the least; but my interest in reading about it is.
I just want to ride my bike.
Personally, I'm just tired of "cycling culture". I just want to ride my bike. I don't care about the latest new bikes, nor the latest equipment and costumes; nor do I care to read a 20 page discourse on whether having an aero bottle cage will shave one second off of my ride. I just want to ride my bike.
This is a great forum, and there are some nice people here, and the discussions can be fun (until the mods shut them down!- I guess we're not allowed to have too much fun....)- but this whole bike-culture thing is just too OCD for me. I just want to ride my bike. My love of riding is not waning in the least; but my interest in reading about it is.
I just want to ride my bike.
06-28-16, 09:11 PM
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The other side to what I posted before is that a young forum with less members usually feels more like a real community, with users knowing each other better and therefore actually thinking of the others as people. As forums grow that side of them gets lost and it becomes just a bunch of letters on the screen for many.
I already have compliled the material and even put it in post format. It is waiting there for me to 'pull the trigger.'
06-28-16, 11:40 PM
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Many people with decades of knowledge get tired of answering the same question, and having their knowledge questioned by newbs.
Sometimes they get a little too snarky with their responses, and it leads to knowledgeable posters getting infractions.
It's a shame that this happens, because the forum loses a source of knowledge in the end.
06-29-16, 07:00 PM
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Jet Jockey
I remember when merely posting "nom nom nom" bought one a ban/infraction/whatever.
I wonder if I just bought a ban?
I wonder if I just bought a ban?
06-29-16, 07:44 PM
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on your lawn
I just want to say I've been riding for about 23 years since I finished college. For most of that time just riding. 1 road bike, 1 mountain bike with all original parts save tires. The only things I knew about components or maintenance was how to change a tube/tire or adjust the brakes as needed. About 2 years ago I started reading this forum and other cycling sites which led me to youtube videos, Sheldon Brown, books... Many of you have been informative and/or entertaining. It's gotten me to try many new things. Somethings I've tried have helped me and some are not for me so much.
In the last year I've built up 2 bikes from the frame up and built 2 wheelsets. At 45 I'm a much stronger and better cyclist than I was at 38.
Thank you!
In the last year I've built up 2 bikes from the frame up and built 2 wheelsets. At 45 I'm a much stronger and better cyclist than I was at 38.
Thank you!
06-30-16, 07:06 PM
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It is. I think fewer people are riding. And I've never understood why there's never been a new rider section or a sub-forum to the road section for all the "what size bike should I buy" or "why do I need padded shorts" threads with a bunch of stickies for all the usual weekly questions.
There used to be a LOT of stickies and stickies of stickies, but at various times Mods went on anti-sticky campaigns and eliminated a lot of them, for no clear reason.
06-30-16, 08:27 PM
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My assumption is that they way people get information is migrating from message boards to youtube, and social media.
06-30-16, 11:21 PM
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I bought a new bike today. Nothing special. Bike number 6 for me. I need to sell a couple so that we can park a car inside the garage again.
Well, got the bike home and was removing all of the reflectors and idiot-stickers when I came to the Dork Disk on the rear wheel. I hadn't thought about a Dork Disk in a long time and my first thought was "I should BURN it off!". I chuckled to myself and then properly removed the wheel and cogs and took it off the correct way.
But it trigger Bike Forums for me. I ended up making a post for the first time in a year or two regarding my CAAD 10 and it felt kind of, um, familiar.
UMD got banned, BEANZ got banned, pcad was posting prolifically, Tom Stormcrowe was moderating everybody, etc. etc. etc. Looks like it's all changed.
Well, got the bike home and was removing all of the reflectors and idiot-stickers when I came to the Dork Disk on the rear wheel. I hadn't thought about a Dork Disk in a long time and my first thought was "I should BURN it off!". I chuckled to myself and then properly removed the wheel and cogs and took it off the correct way.
But it trigger Bike Forums for me. I ended up making a post for the first time in a year or two regarding my CAAD 10 and it felt kind of, um, familiar.
UMD got banned, BEANZ got banned, pcad was posting prolifically, Tom Stormcrowe was moderating everybody, etc. etc. etc. Looks like it's all changed.
07-01-16, 12:10 AM
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pcad posts were epic.
I am too busy dialing it to 400W and dropping people to post here.
<-- Holy **** I have been a member here since 2004. I feel old.
I am too busy dialing it to 400W and dropping people to post here.
<-- Holy **** I have been a member here since 2004. I feel old.
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Resurrecting my own zombie thread, I think the decline of BF alluded to in 2016 was clearly real. On the positive side BF is still alive and kicking 5 years later.
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