XTreme Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Why? What do you get out of it? What sort of stuff appeals to you? What puts you off using certain forums? What do bike forums give you that Facebutt can't? The reason for these questions is I'm trying to get more info on peoples' requirements and preferences, hopefully to promote this place in a way that will attract interest. Problem is this......we're battling Facebutt these days, not other forums. So we have to keep growing and moving forward......we can't just stand still. I feel that was a major factor on some of our previous incarnations.....complacency set in and we didn't advance as a forum. We kept doing the same old thing and didn't take Facebook seriously, and eventually we paid the price for it. And I openly admit that I have to share some of the blame for that. Now we know what we're up against......and it's about time we took back what Facebutt took from us 10 years ago! And we'll use their platform to do it for us! So any feedback you can give me would be great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Seems the more people are lockdowned the better, doesnt seem like a sustainable model for success however. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 On 27/01/2021 at 20:00, Tym said: Seems the more people are lockdowned the better, doesnt seem like a sustainable model for success however. Expand We did get the influx of the old regulars during the April lockdown......and we managed to survive the post-Lockdown period. And I didn't think we would. The irony is that so many people moan about the continual shit on FB, but yet they don't change their habits. It's like they're addicted. Even the fact that FB have been proved to be selling off their personal info doesn't seem to bother them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 On 27/01/2021 at 19:46, XTreme said: Why? What do you get out of it? What sort of stuff appeals to you? What puts you off using certain forums? What do bike forums give you that Facebutt can't? The reason for these questions is I'm trying to get more info on peoples' requirements and preferences, hopefully to promote this place in a way that will attract interest. Problem is this......we're battling Facebutt these days, not other forums. So we have to keep growing and moving forward......we can't just stand still. I feel that was a major factor on some of our previous incarnations.....complacency set in and we didn't advance as a forum. We kept doing the same old thing and didn't take Facebook seriously, and eventually we paid the price for it. And I openly admit that I have to share some of the blame for that. Now we know what we're up against......and it's about time we took back what Facebutt took from us 10 years ago! And we'll use their platform to do it for us! So any feedback you can give me would be great! Expand never been on face ache type sites so i dont know, im a forum type of dude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 On 27/01/2021 at 20:15, skyrider said: never been on face ache type sites so i dont know, im a forum type of dude Expand Thanks Lionel......so can you give me some insight on that? Why do you prefer forums? What do you get out of them? What sort of stuff appeals to you? What doesn't appeal to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Face fuck is very much in my view an impersonal place though most who use it tend to be of the snowflake type and very sensitive to others' views whereby it apparently matters what is said and the replies given where as what I like about most forums is they are generally fairly separate tight knit groups of like minded people who enjoy just having some good craic and not taking things too seriously unless it's about a subject matter that collectively hits home with alot of said forums member base. This is why I too prefer forums to face fuck 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 On 27/01/2021 at 20:36, Richzx6r said: Face fuck is very much in my view an impersonal place though most who use it tend to be of the snowflake type and very sensitive to others' views whereby it apparently matters what is said and the replies given where as what I like about most forums is they are generally fairly separate tight knit groups of like minded people who enjoy just having some good craic and not taking things too seriously unless it's about a subject matter that collectively hits home with alot of said forums member base. This is why I too prefer forums to face fuck Expand Cheers Rich! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 On 27/01/2021 at 20:24, XTreme said: Thanks Lionel......so can you give me some insight on that? Why do you prefer forums? What do you get out of them? What sort of stuff appeals to you? What doesn't appeal to you? Expand right i think forums are more friendlier places, you can ask a question and get a civilised answer i only go on bike sites and that appeals , someone was telling me a couple of years ago that he knows someone that goes face ache and the person was telling him that it is a site for slagging people off i think it probably has it's good points but if someone starts having a go at me i will just ignore it and not bother with a reply that's just the way i am 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 On 27/01/2021 at 20:40, skyrider said: right i think forums are more friendlier places, you can ask a question and get a civilised answer i only go on bike sites and that appeals , someone was telling me a couple of years ago that he knows someone that goes face ache and the person was telling him that it is a site for slagging people off i think it probably has it's good points but if someone starts having a go at me i will just ignore it and not bother with a reply that's just the way i am Expand Cheers Lionel! And this is also for @Richzx6r........What is the more important aspect for you on a Forum......Content or Community? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 On 27/01/2021 at 20:43, XTreme said: Cheers Lionel! And this is also for @Richzx6r........What is the more important aspect for you on a Forum......Content or Community? Expand both in friendly equal measures 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 On 27/01/2021 at 20:45, skyrider said: both in friendly equal measures Expand Agreed it matters about the demographic of the forum just as much as the content of posts 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Dislike? Thick brits who post entire book chapters using no punctuation, makes my head hurt. Like? The brotherhood of people I've known for a lot of years, without actually having to meet every week. also like? Getting to know cool people like @Grasshopper's Ride and @Lone Amigo 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 I use Facebook for the bike side of things like what events are coming up and dedicated groups for a particular bike for information, but even sticking to those groups i have to come away from there to take a breath because i cant take the crap on there it's so hard to scroll past and not read it The only forum i visit other than this one is the XRV one but i found it very clicky. when in its prime i could answer someones question and the guy asking it would thank someone giving the same answer 3 posts down and not even acknowledge me and this happened all the time so i gave up on it, now its dead I've tried but still the same and I've been active on there for 13 years. Enjoying this place at the moment, but as its growing i'm finding it more and more difficult to keep up with everything and starting to miss posts as i don't have the time to sit and read everything, the good thing with the forum is its easy to pick up where you left off where on Facebook its lost forever after a day 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 On 27/01/2021 at 21:40, Sir Fallsalot said: The only forum i visit other than this one is the XRV one but i found it very clicky Expand Didn't he sell it off some years ago to a corporate? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 On 27/01/2021 at 21:53, XTreme said: Didn't he sell it off some years ago to a corporate? Expand I think so and then everyone disappeared its been dead ever since 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 On 27/01/2021 at 21:55, Sir Fallsalot said: I think so and then everyone disappeared its been dead ever since Expand Didn't they go to that Big Trailie one that Bob goes on.....but it doesn't seem to get much activity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 On 27/01/2021 at 22:00, XTreme said: Didn't they go to that Big Trailie one that Bob goes on.....but it doesn't seem to get much activity. Expand Not sure Pete i only joined up because it covered 3 of the bikes i own in one place and was a great resource of information even with the clickyness. I only tend to sign up to stuff i have an interest in. One thing i can never understand is why people join bike groups for a bike they don't own or never have any intension of owning beats the shit out of me that one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toph Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 I've got to admit, I use Facebutt a lot... I'm ashamed to admit it.. But i have 2 daughters and a wife who use it more than me, and we use it as a communication tool when we aren't together. Fuck all to do with bikes, but I am active in several forums to keep in touch with bikey stuff, invaluable for advice on matters mechanical, a great source of resources when you want parts, and a place to hang out for banter with deranged weirdos who share the same strange sense of humour. Thanks to Pete for setting this up after Maxbikes shut down.. it's good to bounce off old friends.. guys and gals we never meet in person , and guys and gals we do. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toph Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 On 27/01/2021 at 22:57, Bruce said: Where's that psychedelic pink bike you rode? You should post pics up so that Rich fella knows he's just the current in a long succession of twats Expand It wasn't pink Bruce...it was Magenta.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 On 27/01/2021 at 22:59, Toph said: It wasn't pink Bruce...it was Magenta.. Expand that's a cbr6 benetton, once took one for a test ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toph Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 And here's the leathers I rode on it...and you call me a twat... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toph Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 On 27/01/2021 at 23:03, skyrider said: that's a cbr6 benneton Expand Absolutely right..I rode it for two years.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 On 27/01/2021 at 23:04, Toph said: And here's the leathers I rode on it...and you call me a twat... Expand hell you hadn't been sick on them had you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toph Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 On 27/01/2021 at 23:08, Bruce said: You poor bastard. No wonder you're here. Nobody wants to be physically seen with you. Hear that Mucho! Put it in your fucking book. Expand C'mon Bruce... don't be hard on me... I was young and unafraid back then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toph Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Fast forward 5 years... no sign of pink now... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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