NearOn Posted August 5, 2017 Posted August 5, 2017 So I rarely come on this forum or any forums anymore in all honesty which is a shame as joined long time ago and used it a lot up to a year or so ago. Facebook groups has taken its place especially in terms of bike specific clubs for me. Has there be a decline in forum usage out of interest? I will make the effort to use it more again Quote
Stu Posted August 5, 2017 Posted August 5, 2017 Long time no see good to see you around a lot of people are heading to facebook as they like it all in the same place these days! Has there been a decline? a little but not a great deal to be honest Quote
NearOn Posted August 5, 2017 Author Posted August 5, 2017 Long time no see good to see you around a lot of people are heading to facebook as they like it all in the same place these days! Has there been a decline? a little but not a great deal to be honest Good to see you too! That is essentially it for me, all in one place, being too lazy ha. Its odd though as I have got older FB is rarely used for seeing what friends are doing or myself putting a status up, if I want to catch up with friends i'll just message them. I literally use it for bike specifics groups or other interests. Funny how life changes as you grow up, have kids etc. My main interest is instagram, but even that will likely fade away in time. Quote
Stu Posted August 5, 2017 Posted August 5, 2017 I so go on a few facebook groups but I must admit I am not keen! all you see is whats posted recently and can't search etc! I'm not a lover of it to be fair I think facebook took a lot because of the lack of mobile support on forums and forums are just catching up with mobile support! Although years ago I had a style for mobile which worked well and have always had tapatalk installed and more recently it responsive for mobiles so you see a lot more than you used to Quote
RantMachine Posted August 5, 2017 Posted August 5, 2017 the discussion to memes ratio of the forum is way better than Facebook, that'll always keep me coming back.Because someone needs to drag it down to the same level Quote
Westbeef Posted August 5, 2017 Posted August 5, 2017 Forums are where all the cool kids hang out Quote
bonio Posted August 5, 2017 Posted August 5, 2017 I reduced my FB usage to like 5 or 10 minutes a week. I used to use it to keep up with friends and get news from a few groups, but the signal to noise ratio has gone way too high and most often I find myself sifted through yards of whatever shite is being reposted this week. But here I can rely on getting reliable supply of fresh, original shite from the very people who produced it themselves, and an extraordinary high percentage of it - perhaps as much as 7 or even 8% is about bikes and vaguely interesting Quote
Leighton Posted August 5, 2017 Posted August 5, 2017 I reduced my FB usage to like 5 or 10 minutes a week. I used to use it to keep up with friends and get news from a few groups, but the signal to noise ratio has gone way too high and most often I find myself sifted through yards of whatever shite is being reposted this week. But here I can rely on getting reliable supply of fresh, original shite from the very people who produced it themselves, and an extraordinary high percentage of it - perhaps as much as 7 or even 8% is about bikes and vaguely interesting This.Facebook drives me batshit. Random reposts of crap videos/images alongside stupid inspirational bollocks and pictures of everyone supposedly living perfect lives, all of it delivered in whatever order facebook deems I should read it in. Quote
RantMachine Posted August 5, 2017 Posted August 5, 2017 BUT WHERE ELSE CAN I GO TO TELL OTHER PEOPLE THEIR POLITICAL OPINIONS ARE WRONG?!!?!11? Quote
Bender Posted August 6, 2017 Posted August 6, 2017 BUT WHERE ELSE CAN I GO TO TELL OTHER PEOPLE THEIR POLITICAL OPINIONS ARE WRONG?!!?!11? The pub, i think they were invented before forums.I don't do FB Quote
Tango Posted August 6, 2017 Posted August 6, 2017 I go on a couple of Triumph Facebook groups......Both are ok, but one of them can get a bit over-moderated and middle aged bikers throwing hissy fits on a regular basis.....and the guy that started that group is a bit of a nob........unlike our esteemed leader on here..... But, I think the mix of people on here is much better.......and the searchability of the forum beats the FB groups.......just MHO of course...... Quote
Tango Posted August 6, 2017 Posted August 6, 2017 I thought the agreement was beer at the rally [mention]Stu[/mention] ....... Quote
Westbeef Posted August 6, 2017 Posted August 6, 2017 Facebook is popular but forums are better in my opinion. They're organised and the information is retained in a way you can easily find at a later date. Facebook all the information is on the same page in a linear format without a way to search that I know of. Quote
Mawsley Posted August 6, 2017 Posted August 6, 2017 I find Facebook confusing because I can't work out where you are and aren't allowed to post gifs and pictures of rainbow cocks. Quote
Stu Posted August 6, 2017 Posted August 6, 2017 I find Facebook confusing because I can't work out where you are and aren't allowed to post gifs and pictures of rainbow cocks. Yay! One up on Facebook in the gifs department Quote
JRH Posted August 6, 2017 Posted August 6, 2017 One forum I was on closed and relocated to a FB group. We lost all the technical how to and all the Kwack related historical knowledge.All the project pictures were lost as well Forums best IMO. Quote
Bungleaio Posted August 7, 2017 Posted August 7, 2017 I love a good forum but facebook is alright. Out of interest - OP what Facebook group would you recommend for the MT07? I'm looking to buy one, cheers. Quote
Lateralus Posted August 8, 2017 Posted August 8, 2017 The thing which really annoys me on FB is the percentage of posts which are just someone tagging their other half in a comment on some stupid video of a dog licking its own arse or something equally banal. Automatic “unfollow” for those now.Forums and FB serve different purposes, so it's not either/or for me, but I prefer forums. Quote
Mawsley Posted August 8, 2017 Posted August 8, 2017 The thing which really annoys me on FB is the percentage of posts which are just someone tagging their other half in a comment on some stupid video of a dog licking its own arse or something equally banal. Automatic “unfollow” for those now. [mention]painkiller[/mention] Quote
Leighton Posted August 8, 2017 Posted August 8, 2017 @painkiller "Disliked" for no gif splendorOh wait, can't do that... Where's my forum hate button!? Quote
NearOn Posted December 16, 2020 Author Posted December 16, 2020 On 07/08/2017 at 21:29, Bungleaio said: I love a good forum but facebook is alright. Out of interest - OP what Facebook group would you recommend for the MT07? I'm looking to buy one, cheers. I’m only 3 years too late but MT07 owners club worth a shot if you have the bike still .... 1 1 Quote
bonio Posted December 17, 2020 Posted December 17, 2020 1 hour ago, NearOn said: I’m only 3 years too late but MT07 owners club worth a shot if you have the bike still .... You're about 3 bikes too late too 2 Quote
Bungleaio Posted December 17, 2020 Posted December 17, 2020 10 hours ago, NearOn said: I’m only 3 years too late but MT07 owners club worth a shot if you have the bike still .... Thank you, I think I might actually still be in that group. 9 hours ago, bonio said: You're about 3 bikes too late too Very true. Passed my test 3 years ago and I'm on my 4th. I think this one's a keeper though. 1 Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.