Where have all the posters gone? : Mon Aug 28, 2017 11:11 am  

Before I joined the forum I noticed there seems to be a lot more guests viewing the forum than there are posters. I wonder why this is? The interest is obviously there and it would be great if more people came on and shared their views.

Whether you're a former poster or a guest that isn't yet ready to take the plunge, I'm sure you've all got something interesting to say. So come on, let's hear from more of you!

Re: Where have all the posters gone? : Mon Aug 28, 2017 12:24 pm  

One of the reasons is probably the same reason as why our crowds have gone down , ie the quality of our rugby and our inconsistent form .

Increase popularity of other forms of social media have probably lead to a decline in interest in this forum .


Some of the negative posts on here may put some people off posting .

Re: Where have all the posters gone? : Mon Aug 28, 2017 1:44 pm  

weighman wrote:

One of the reasons is probably the same reason as why our crowds have gone down , ie the quality of our rugby and our inconsistent form .

Increase popularity of other forms of social media have probably lead to a decline in interest in this forum .


Some of the negative posts on here may put some people off posting .

Please don't say that ...
Negative or positive ... does it really matter?

I have noticed that a few of the recent posters are the type that claim they are positive and fully pro the Dons.
Nowt wrong with that.
But the point being that the moaners have begat the 'let's all get behind the Dons' posters.

My take is, if all the moaners deserted this forum it would pretty much become just a message board.
Boring!

The truth is nothing to do with moaners.
Times change ... people are more interested in asking'where are you? and 'good morning, what's happening bro?'
Typical reply ...

'Just had a bowl of weetabix and now I'm off to the dumpit site to log off.'

Fact is, we don't have game on a regular basis and our form is also irregular.

The person eating the weetabix is probably more regular.

Re: Where have all the posters gone? : Mon Aug 28, 2017 1:57 pm  

I will stand corrected .

Re: Where have all the posters gone? : Mon Aug 28, 2017 2:53 pm  

weighman wrote:

I will stand corrected .

I, along with others used to be a very regular poster on the Sin Bin.
Now it is like a graveyard and I haven't posted in ages.
I would average 20 posts a day on a range of subjects, and I was far from alone.
The site was buzzing.

Old hat now ...

Re: Where have all the posters gone? : Mon Aug 28, 2017 3:10 pm  

Begat

Its a bit Old Testament is it not. There is no wonder folk are giving up, 7 days and all that, its not ITD you know.

Re: Where have all the posters gone? : Mon Aug 28, 2017 4:47 pm  

I believe there are a number of reasons why people have given up or don’t come on here anymore:

1) People’s interest in the club wanes when the team isn’t doing well
2) Fans expect Club Doncaster to provide the necessary investments to make the club successful again before they will come back

As Weighman said, there is a direct link between the declining number of fans and the number of people posting on the forum.

I suspect conflict between posters does stop some people from joining in. I’m not talking about differences of opinions, I’m talking about behaviour that crosses an acceptable line.

These types of contributions won’t encourage others, they will put them off.

It’s not all about being nicey-nicey but putting opposing points of view should be done with respect to those who don’t share them.

Perhaps, as S/O suggests, forums have had their day and people prefer to use other means of social media to say what they want to say.

We could really do with some of the people who don’t post anymore to give us a more definitive answer to the original question.

Re: Where have all the posters gone? : Mon Aug 28, 2017 8:25 pm  

Looking at five of the most recent threads, here are the number of times each topic has been viewed, along with the number of replies made:

In The Dugout 25.8.17 - 570 views; 23 replies.
In the Dugout 18.8.17 - 881 views; 39 replies
This thread - 160 views; 8 replies
Crowds - 1157 views; 12 replies
York v Dons - 471 views; 9 replies

Total of above - 3239 views; 91 replies. That's an average of one reply for every 36 views.

There does appear to be some level of interest but the ratio of views to replies seems extremely low. It'd probably be more interesting if we knew how many unique viewers there'd been but I doubt we can get hold of that sort of info.

Re: Where have all the posters gone? : Mon Aug 28, 2017 9:39 pm  

The reason why people have given up or don't come on here anymore is because they are sick of reading garbage such as that posted on this thread and those that simply can't come to terms with the fact that the Dons will never be a force to be reckoned with under the present set up.Thank you,goodnight and goodbye because I just can't stomach any more of this load of absolute tosh,it's even worse than In the Dugout.

Re: Where have all the posters gone? : Tue Aug 29, 2017 7:02 am  

Glad you are fed up the feeling is mutual . If you cannot debate goodbye !