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Is there any hope for this site?
NickAwesome:
I'm guilty of spending more time in facebook game groups and local communities. I think the problem as some have pointed out is that the forums use old tech and it's hard to go back to them when there are other communication options that give more immediate feedback. For example- uploading pictures of recent pickups. In a local facebook group- it takes a minute or two. But here, I have to upload each picture to imgur, then click the image link and make sure the formatting is correct so it actually displays. It just takes too long so I stopped.
I still like participating in the Secret Santa and I really enjoy the database features the site offers so I still hope to be a part of this community for a long time to come. I just might not be as talkative as other members.
bikingjahuty:
--- Quote from: NickAwesome on August 19, 2024, 11:32:18 pm ---I'm guilty of spending more time in facebook game groups and local communities. I think the problem as some have pointed out is that the forums use old tech and it's hard to go back to them when there are other communication options that give more immediate feedback. For example- uploading pictures of recent pickups. In a local facebook group- it takes a minute or two. But here, I have to upload each picture to imgur, then click the image link and make sure the formatting is correct so it actually displays. It just takes too long so I stopped.
I still like participating in the Secret Santa and I really enjoy the database features the site offers so I still hope to be a part of this community for a long time to come. I just might not be as talkative as other members.
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For me it's the 52 games challenge that keeps me active in the forums mostly. I actually use Pricecharting to track my collection now since it gives it a monetary value which I need for insurance purposes. The other thing I'm guilty of is not really being that much of a collector anymore despite still technically being one. If I'm being completely honest with myself, the 52 games challenge and the occasional engaging thread is what still keeps me here. I've played around with the idea of just tracking the games I beat in a google doc, but I also enjoy seeing what other people are playing and hearing their thoughts on a particular game. I've also tried other sites (backloggery, How Long to Beat, and a few that focus more on the game playing side of things) and one thing or another has turned me off about their site, forums, community, or a combo of these things. I feel like this is the best I'm probably going to find since forums are more or less a thing of the past. I just wish others found the forums as worthwhile as I do. And yes, I use Facebook groups too, but those have their own drawbacks that I find way more annoying than the ones associated with most forums.
bizzgeburt:
I'd actually love to show more activity in this forum, but honestly spoken: Most topics discussed here other than internals simply don't interest me enough for me to reply to or I simply lack anything noteable to say about it :o I'd be able to post/reply way more often if there were more retro gaming topics ;D
by the way: Is there any thread in here where I can submit reviews and such?
yours still reading (mostly) silently,
Bizz
dhaabi:
--- Quote from: bizzgeburt on August 21, 2024, 09:25:33 am ---by the way: Is there any thread in here where I can submit reviews and such?
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Most people post their thoughts to the annual 52 Games Challenge topic, whether they intend to actually try to complete that goal or not. There is also this general games review topic for anyone to use.
mouseware18:
Sorry, wrong
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