No.

This forum seems to be quite healthy.

We will have to see what happens with the merger of You Tube, Twitter and Face Book.

I believe they are going to call it You-twit-face.com

Is it just me who thinks it would have been funny if no-one responded to this thread?

Serious answer: facebook is slowly becoming 'oldies only'. The kids don't like it - precisely because parents/grandparents etc use it. They communicate via snapchat, instagram, tumblr, vine, tinder, kik, yik yak, and a bunch of other things you've never heard of.

Forums will always have their place, centred around the topic that brings people there, but also the sense of community. I recently bought a car for my wife, sight unseen, from a different state, at a very good price that was for forum members only. Because the seller had been on a specific car forum for 12 years, been to lots of get-togethers, was very well known in that community, I had a lot more trust of him.

^ yep, and having a fairly level headed owner has probably helped make it successful too

kiteboy dave said..
Serious answer: facebook is slowly becoming 'oldies only'. The kids don't like it - precisely because parents/grandparents etc use it. They communicate via snapchat, instagram, tumblr, vine, tinder, kik, yik yak, and a bunch of other things you've never heard of.
Forums will always have their place, centred around the topic that brings people there, but also the sense of community. I recently bought a car for my wife, sight unseen, from a different state, at a very good price that was for forum members only. Because the seller had been on a specific car forum for 12 years, been to lots of get-togethers, was very well known in that community, I had a lot more trust of him.

and that is sad.

a 10 y/o kid mentioned Tinder the other day. Seriously - casual sex dating site they'd not use but because it is an 'app' it is cool and OK

fkn dangerous stuff....


and then the forum sale thing is tops! that's why I have no problems buying a sail from sombody here, sight unseen, money straight to them and never any issues

That Dezman dude left. The guy who had a cow for an avatar. And got really deep and stuff.

He reckoned he quit seabreeze to go to facebook.

I don't miss him. I don't miss parrotdroppings either. They are dead to me.

But Yeah, probly.

Seabreeze is old school. Like Ask Jeeves, myspace and nokia.

yes

and starboard forum - some straaaaange folk at both those places. i wonder how many migrated?

Mark _australia said..
rec.windsurfing

Complete with Brucie the tool, looks like not much changes.

aus.motorcycles is alive and well. I still use it from time to time. Some good techo brains in there regarding repair advice. It's always good to wind them up hehe

Didn't brucie die a few years ago ?. I read a tribute about him a few years ago on his passing.


PS/ I shouldn't mention bikes, because it will degenerate into another one of those "show us ya KTM" threads... you know.. some people can't help it when you mention the word motorcycle.