#4369708 - 07/18/17 01:48 AM
Re: There once was a time...
[Re: Magnum]
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I'll be your Huckleberry
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.. I'm afraid SimHQ as we knew and loved it is gone...
I agree, too many quality members have left
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#4369764 - 07/18/17 12:43 PM
Re: There once was a time...
[Re: 531 Ghost]
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Chucky
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Indeed Panzer,you are correct. Although I don't frequent all of SimHQ I do tend to try to work through all the new posts and it's very rare I come across a new 'introduction' post. I think the most we get is in the DCS section which as we all know can get quite lively down there Is it just a decline in people that are interested in flight sims or something else? Did we lose members when the racing section departed? I never go there,how active is it? More importantly,is there anything that could be done to improve the situation?
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#4369766 - 07/18/17 01:05 PM
Re: There once was a time...
[Re: Chucky]
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PanzerMeyer
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Is it just a decline in people that are interested in flight sims or something else? Did we lose members when the racing section departed? I never go there,how active is it?
That's a good question. Several long time members did indeed leave after the website changed ownership but I think overall the number of people who post stuff on message boards is declining while the number of people who post stuff on social media is increasing exponentially. Essentially, people are abandoning the traditional message boards/forums and going to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
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#4369804 - 07/18/17 04:32 PM
Re: There once was a time...
[Re: PanzerMeyer]
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Is it just a decline in people that are interested in flight sims or something else? Did we lose members when the racing section departed? I never go there,how active is it? That's a good question. Several long time members did indeed leave after the website changed ownership but I think overall the number of people who post stuff on message boards is declining while the number of people who post stuff on social media is increasing exponentially. Essentially, people are abandoning the traditional message boards/forums and going to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. Yep, it's just us dinosaurs left. Imo PhotoBucket's change in their ToS is another casualty of this migration from forums to other social media platforms. Alexa Rankings for both SimHQ sites. SimHQ: http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/simhq.comSimHQ Motorsports http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/simhqmotorsports.comSimHQ is trending downward for the most part and SimHQ Motorsports does not have enough traffic to be trended. Wheels
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#4369965 - 07/19/17 11:28 AM
Re: There once was a time...
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PanzerMeyer
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There are two main reasons for the decline of SimHQ:
(1) PWEC. It's the most popular area of SimHQ currently and because of that you lose a good set of people who would otherwise join/stay/contribute. You can't mix politics and flight sims - it doesn't work, never worked and was a mistake by guod to allow it. Internet politics where seniors are alt-right radicalized using warmed-over infowars/dailycaller headlines is fine by itself (it's a free country etc), but it's just too polarizing to think you'd attract new flight sim fans where that's the most popular new content.
This makes no sense. No one is forced to go to PWEC and post there and it's not like posts made in PWEC are transferred over to Community Hall or any other forum. So in other words, if someone hates politics and doesn't want to discuss it on SimHQ, they can very easily avoid it by simply not going to PWEC. I also find it amusing how you try to conceal your obvious political bias. Oh, and if you go purely by post count, Community Hall is significantly busier than PWEC so you may want to do your research first before posting a claim like that.
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
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#4370159 - 07/20/17 10:53 AM
Re: There once was a time...
[Re: 531 Ghost]
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PanzerMeyer
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Again, no political discussion is allowed on any forums outside of PWEC so it is easily avoidable for members who don't want politics.
Now, if you are saying some members left the site because it upsets them that the majority of members of SimHQ are right leaning then that's their problem. Tough.
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“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
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#4370170 - 07/20/17 12:16 PM
Re: There once was a time...
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PanzerMeyer
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It may be tough but it has also resulted in the shrinking of this forum. Nobody still using this forum benefits from an "Us vs Them" mentality as there are plenty, PLENTY of other choices to choose from. I'm sure those people will find PLENTY of European based simulation sites where the majority of the members are left-leaning so they'll feel right at home. IMHO, if someone quits visiting a message board simply because the majority of people there don't mesh with their own personal politics then that is a sign of immaturity.
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“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
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#4370218 - 07/20/17 05:11 PM
Re: There once was a time...
[Re: 531 Ghost]
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Back when I was a Moderator here, it was a requirement to write no less than one article per quarter. If we did not write an article, stay on top of our fourms assigned, participate in forum discussions... we were no longer kept on as Moderators. As for my situation, I quit being a Moderator. Not because I couldn't handle being a Moderator, but, at the time (after SimHQ changed hands) there was far less content worthy of the SimHQ quality formally seen being produced. Things had changed in article format and the "approval" of said article. I was doing what I could to keep abreast of all things sim related as well controllers... Not all that easy to say the least. I don't play in the PWEC (typically), as PM implies, if you're not into that crap, stay outa the swamp. Me, I voted for the current SECDEF.
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#4372212 - 08/02/17 01:49 AM
Re: There once was a time...
[Re: 531 Ghost]
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"Back then, the forums were filled with crazy but fun to read people. Now not so much."
Remember Ming? One of my favorites. I can't speculate as to why traffic has slowed down, here. I only know that, for myself, I stopped coming because I stopped simming. And yeah...it has gotten a little less fun.
"From our orbital vantage point, we observe an earth without borders, full of peace, beauty and magnificence, and we pray that humanity as a whole can imagine a borderless world as we see it, and strive to live as one in peace." Astronaut William C. McCool RIP, January 29, 2003 - Space Shuttle Columbia
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#4372246 - 08/02/17 11:42 AM
Re: There once was a time...
[Re: Pooch]
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PanzerMeyer
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I only know that, for myself, I stopped coming because I stopped simming. . What's interesting is that quite a few people who still post frequently on SimHQ have also largely stopped playing flight sims. I still fly them but I hardly ever visit flight sim specific forums simply because I have no questions to ask.
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
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#4372319 - 08/02/17 05:32 PM
Re: There once was a time...
[Re: 531 Ghost]
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Yeah, I've started coming back again but I find myself up in the general conversation area most of the time.
"From our orbital vantage point, we observe an earth without borders, full of peace, beauty and magnificence, and we pray that humanity as a whole can imagine a borderless world as we see it, and strive to live as one in peace." Astronaut William C. McCool RIP, January 29, 2003 - Space Shuttle Columbia
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Exodus
by RedOneAlpha. 04/18/24 05:46 PM
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