More isolated by the day?

Or it could just be they don't view posting here as important in their lives.....

Haha, re-invite 70DS, he sounded like a cahracter

Its very odd not many people are posting, but there are a lot of members who posted frequently who don't even come on any more, it's not surprising we've lost a few members, but virtually all the regular posters have gone.

And i keep on posting new predictions.

Originally posted by slogger72N/O Its very odd not many people are posting, but there are a lot of members who posted frequently who don't even come on any more, it's not surprising we've lost a few members, but virtually all the regular posters have gone.

Now, folks, when I initially joined this forum, I had ample time on hand to discuss and debate with such great guys as Sledger and JP. Eventually though, high school came along and I've just been chasing time since then. I'm going to University next year. That will be about 4-6 years. Life is just moving quick. Evidently, however, this forum seems to be lagging behind. The last time I logged on was at least five months ago. Yet, there haven't been many new threads since then. I'm not suggesting quantity is everything. Rather, we need to maintain a balance of quality and quantity. I'm well past those days of debating "Who's Better? X or Y?"

I've always been an avid follower of this forum and hope that I can contribute to it in the near future. I just read the archived awards thread from way back in 2005-2006. It reminded me of all the long hours I spent on here.

All the same, the obvious truth is that besides a select few, there is not a large enough group of members that are dedicated to making this a lively and enjoyable virtual environment. Of course, this is cause for many members to leave the forum. There is clearly a lack of interaction and discussion/debate. I can honestly say that the lack of activity on the forum was one of my [secondary] reasons for my withdrawal from the forum.

So, what are we to do? Well, lets be very realistic. I can appreciate that -JP- and Sledger are dedicated to making cricket the sole and central focus of this discussion forum. However, a lot of online communities thrive on entertaining media content. If we are to increase the level of activity on this forum, it requires that we offer media content to our members. Now, I realize that such a course of action would defeat the very purpose of the forum. But I cannot help but feel that this is the only option left. We can provide cricket documentaries, match highlights (present and past),biographical documentaries, coaching videos, and all such material to our members. At the same time, it is imperative that we uphold what is most dearest to us - namely, the uniqueness of this forum as a place for discussion on cricket matters. We do not want to - for the sake of immense popularity and recognition - become one of the hundreds of ordinary 'cricket' forums on the net that sustain their popularity by providing various forms of entertainment to their members. So, the actions that we take should essentially reflect our values. I know that -JP- and Sledger are dedicated to making this a lively, enjoyable, and cricket-focused forum. If that is what our objective is, then by all means, we should continue as it is.

Now, besides suggesting a complete overhaul, I'd like to suggest that we please change the visual template of the forum. Gray is not a very stimulating and inviting color - This is science. I'm sure everyone's aware of it.

As for how I much I can contribute to this forum, I will try to do my best in the next 5-7 months. This semester should not be very heavy so I'll have time to get on here often and put in a few posts here and there.

Edited by saadadvanced7 - 01 February 2009 at 11:23am

Originally posted by Spin Wizard Anyhow, I like the way this forum is run.  It's not out of hand like lots of others you can run across.  Oh yeah, we need more controversies in world Cricket, that drives more people to forums.

You might be right too!!!

Edited by bladescape - 02 February 2009 at 9:48pm

This forum is quite frankly dead. Zuhair and I are pretty much the only ones posting of late. When I view a lot of the older threads I see a lot of members with high posts have been banned. Maybe too much control in the forum? I'm not sure, I haven't been 'threatened with a ban' as such so I can't really say.

Few members who used to cintribute a lot and don't come visit now are dhoniisbest and wiseguy. I really miss those two. The forum has certainly lost some valuable members but that will not stop me from posting. I still love this forum and enjoy it.

Blade what about me???

Originally posted by mystery Blade what about me???

I told you there were others!

Originally posted by spin wizard And they all forgot me.

Never mind mate they also counted me in others .

Na,Your importent Spinny.
Your just....easily forgetable?!

As I said in my post above,I knew there were others,I just couldn't remember them!

Come on mates. its not about being important. It is our duty to keep things alive. Previously, the forum used to be this dead when they was little or no cricket being played. But currently enough cricket is being played but sadly it is just a select band of posters posting.

Edited by zuhair_abbasi - 25 March 2009 at 7:08am

You only suggested that because you like predictions!
In reality,I think we need a few more things like fantasy teams,maybe poster of the month or something like that.

Or we could have cricket sim or story for the month?