BO forum slowly dying?

[fabiani12333]

Is it just me, or is the forum getting fewer and fewer comments?

We're on the verge of opening day and it seems kind of dead around here.

Is it partially because Topps is being so late and inconsistent with releases? Products seem to be releasing sporadically and further apart than ever before.

Is it partially because it's not so easy for average participants in the hobby to make money anymore? The forum was bustling during the first year of the pandemic when sales and prices were skyrocketing.

Is it partially because a lot of activity has moved over to other social media platforms? Is card pumping and grifting more effective on those platforms?

Is it because so many prominent users have been banned? Bbases comes to mind, but there are multiple others.

Help me out -- what's going on? Do I need to start making regular posts to boost activity around here? I swear to god, I will do it. Work be damned.

[atk825]

Originally Posted by fabiani12333

Is it just me, or is the forum getting fewer and fewer comments?

We're on the verge of opening day and it seems kind of dead around here.

Is it partially because Topps is being so late and inconsistent with releases? Products seem to be releasing sporadically and further apart than ever before.

Is it partially because it's not so easy for average participants in the hobby to make money anymore? The forum was bustling during the first year of the pandemic when sales and prices were skyrocketing.

Is it partially because a lot of activity has moved over to other social media platforms? Is card pumping and grifting more effective on those platforms?

Is it because so many prominent users have been banned? Bbases comes to mind, but there are multiple others.

Help me out -- what's going on? Do I need to start making regular posts to boost activity around here? I swear to god, I will do it. Work be damned.

You're chasing everyone off.

[notfast]

Forums are very dated.

[majestik101]

You've been here 7 years and have 0 itrader.

Maybe people like you are the issue.

[fabiani12333]

Originally Posted by majestik101

You've been here 7 years and have 0 itrader.

Maybe people like you are the issue.

This is actually a good point -- I should be checking out the B/S/T section regularly. It seems like there is steady activity in there. BO can be a good place to make trades.

[seanbros55]

Originally Posted by fabiani12333

Is it just me, or is the forum getting fewer and fewer comments?

We're on the verge of opening day and it seems kind of dead around here.

Is it partially because Topps is being so late and inconsistent with releases? Products seem to be releasing sporadically and further apart than ever before.

Is it partially because it's not so easy for average participants in the hobby to make money anymore? The forum was bustling during the first year of the pandemic when sales and prices were skyrocketing.

Is it partially because a lot of activity has moved over to other social media platforms? Is card pumping and grifting more effective on those platforms?

Is it because so many prominent users have been banned? Bbases comes to mind, but there are multiple others.

Help me out -- what's going on? Do I need to start making regular posts to boost activity around here? I swear to god, I will do it. Work be damned.

Everyone has you on Ignore.

[fabiani12333]

Originally Posted by seanbros55

Everyone has you on Ignore.

lol what? I am single handedly suppressing activity on BO?

[Dacubs2]

can't afford the hobby as much anymore

[JWBlue]

Am I the only one that believes there are more posts than 5 years ago?

[hxcmilkshake]

Bbases got banned and took all his followers with him

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[Metsfan1991]

Cesspool

[rms13]

Originally Posted by notfast

Forums are very dated.

I don't think I could even explain the concept of a forum to a Gen Z. The only reason I"m here is because I"m old and it lets me hold onto the glory days of the early 2000s internet.

[SleeperCards]

Originally Posted by fabiani12333

Is it just me, or is the forum getting fewer and fewer comments?

We're on the verge of opening day and it seems kind of dead around here.

Is it partially because Topps is being so late and inconsistent with releases? Products seem to be releasing sporadically and further apart than ever before.

Is it partially because it's not so easy for average participants in the hobby to make money anymore? The forum was bustling during the first year of the pandemic when sales and prices were skyrocketing.

Is it partially because a lot of activity has moved over to other social media platforms? Is card pumping and grifting more effective on those platforms?

Is it because so many prominent users have been banned? Bbases comes to mind, but there are multiple others.

Help me out -- what's going on? Do I need to start making regular posts to boost activity around here? I swear to god, I will do it. Work be damned.

No new blood, population will eventually die out. Plus, who wants to have to weed through posts from people like bbases or fabiani12333?

[fabiani12333]

Originally Posted by Dacubs2

can't afford the hobby as much anymore

Good point -- prices have been much higher in recent years. It's made the hobby less accessible to average folks and long-time hobbyists. Group breaking has become a big part of the hobby.

[fabiani12333]

Originally Posted by SleeperCards

No new blood, population will eventually die out. Plus, who wants to have to weed through posts from people like bbases or fabiani12333?

Why are you coming over from the football section? Just to insult me?

[fabiani12333]

Originally Posted by JWBlue

Am I the only one that believes there are more posts than 5 years ago?

I was here five years ago and it seemed like there were several heavily active threads going every day in the baseball section.

[fabiani12333]

Originally Posted by rms13

I don't think I could you could even explain the concept of a forum to a Gen Z. The only reason I"m here is because I"m old and it lets me hold onto the glory days of the early 2000s internet.

What's the difference between forums and comment sections on Instagram, YouTube, Twitter and Tiktok? Forums are more organized.

[bub838]

Originally Posted by fabiani12333

Is it just me, or is the forum getting fewer and fewer comments?

We're on the verge of opening day and it seems kind of dead around here.

Is it partially because Topps is being so late and inconsistent with releases? Products seem to be releasing sporadically and further apart than ever before.

Is it partially because it's not so easy for average participants in the hobby to make money anymore? The forum was bustling during the first year of the pandemic when sales and prices were skyrocketing.

Is it partially because a lot of activity has moved over to other social media platforms? Is card pumping and grifting more effective on those platforms?

Is it because so many prominent users have been banned? Bbases comes to mind, but there are multiple others.

Help me out -- what's going on? Do I need to start making regular posts to boost activity around here? I swear to god, I will do it. Work be damned.

How much attention do you need

[SleeperCards]

Originally Posted by fabiani12333

Why are you coming over from the football section? Just to insult me?

The forums show last active topic, I clicked on it thinking does some idiot really not know the answer to that question? I didn't know who made the original post, it just turned out to be you.

[fabiani12333]

Originally Posted by bub838

How much attention do you need

So, you don't think the forum is slowing down? You think I'm just looking for attention?

[PeteD]

Just the lull before opening day...sit back, kick your feet up and watch meaningless ST games like the rest of us.

[daviswr7]

I don’t post much here anymore. Specific FB groups are more beneficial and interactive than this board. So much negativity/condescension in each thread has driven many ppl off. Box break section is DOA the moment anyone posts a break. Just my 2 cents. Miss the good old days.

[ThoseBackPages]

Ronny still won!

[theredmenace]

Slowly?

[OhioLawyerF5]

Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

Ronny still won!

That's just because the voters only cared about how he played baseball. If they had only considered that Mookie had a better smile, he would surely have won.