what's happened to this place , the last time I was on here the place was busy busy busy , now its like a morgue . what happened ??

 

It’s very quiet nowadays.
several reasons I can think of:
- less scoobies on the road for a start.
- most topics have already been covered on here at some point
- lots of trolls make it an unpleasant forum at times
- lack of traffic means traders/experts go else where
- there’s no one really running the forum anymore
- social media

I’m not a huge fan of social media but I understand why people wouldnt want to pay for a membership on here when when there are no real benefits anymore and they can sell stuff on market place for free.

The only reason I have a membership really is to try to support this site as a resource for enthusiasts.

 

I still pay for membership for the reason you stated.
Even the trolls have left mostly, i see some of them have had their **** handed to them recently and have stopped posting.

 

Shame I missed that ha ha! I haven’t been frequenting these pages as often as I used to I have to admit

 

I think Facebook and other social media places have had an impact on forums like this, their are a lot of Subaru groups on facebook, a lot are specific to the type of car you own as well. You tend to get quicker responses on social media as more people are constantly on their phones on places like facebook etc compared to people using the general internet.

 

Trouble with these sites is, it takes an age to log on, look for the thread, reply too such n such topic where as face ache you get the notification, click on it and your there so ultimately people will go for that as its quicker and sadly more convenient but you get the old farts who still support this site and people like me who hate social media as much as flipping covid sadly

 

Lots of subaru owners and enthusiasts visit this site but they just don’t post. I love this site but it is quite boring for most of the time. When a good thread gets started it does bring people out the woodwork.

 

I'd be interested to see what the actual traffic is Johno. I think people use it as a resource rather than a place to interact with others.
I actually use another forum more often than this one. Why? It's friendly (for the most part) and there is good/interesting conversations. The site is also run very well and efforts are made to get people together for shows or track days or even just socials, therefore creating a more interactive environment.
There are a few people on here that I speak to away from the forum but it's not exactly encouraged. Where is Scoobynet at shows and events? It's not there, there's no-one actively running this site and that's why people have lost interest.

 

Just 1 I can Remember mate

https://www.scoobynet.com/scoobynet-...ispreloading=1

 

But I’d be up for meeting up under the scoobynet flag....it’s a great site

 

btw mate I agree with you, i notice that when certain threads get posted people come back on from years ago which is great.

 

Looking for VPower!

 

Probably a bit far from you but I got some from Bracknell services on the M4 the other day.

 

Are you not using the app? I'm on the scoobynet app been using for years.

 

This kind of proves my point Jaygsi. I’ve used this site for 10 years and I didn’t even know there was an app!

 

Just as much on here as any Subaru FB page I visit. Except it's not all Varis wings and ****e alloys on here.

 

What site is that mate.

Was thinking the other day haven't seen many posts from you or Dave, not like before. But you have posted a bit more over the last few days. Hope you guys are doing well.

 

Because it's run by an enthusiast and not commercial. Type Ra forum. Good place.

 

all good here brother. Hope you’re doing well mate 👍 I check in here every couple days mate to see what new threads have been posted but it is quite boring most of the time. As and when I get major work done to my car I will be updating my thread.

 

Wow that's crazy. I use it all the time. Using it now. I was wondering how many people used it.

 

first iv heard of it aswell

this place has gone down hill in recent years with people being argumentative an not respecting each other very much but iv hung around as its all thats left of the forums really

I moved over to Facebook a couple of years ago as I didn't feel I had any choice ,, the forum I helped start an run for over 10 years was crippled by Facebook use ,, now the page we have on there doesnt have any of the info we used to store on the forum and everyone just wants to post pics of the cars for likes instead of having proper discussions about decent topics

 

I didn't know their was an app either.

 

I for one prefer the site. It's an amazing source of info. Also i hate all of the social media, never been registered on any and will never use any.