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Post by YellowHoods on Jan 11, 2011 18:19:14 GMT
Currently there are 1,209 members of this forum. This is the current breakdown of posting numbers;
Over 1,000 = 11 posters (1% of total membership)
500-999 = 30 (3%)
100-499 = 135 (11%)
10-99 = 294 (24%)
1-9 = 439 (36%)
0 = 300 (25%)
Conclusion? There aren't many in the high numbers, and over 60% have hardly posted, if at all!
How do we get the non-contributors to post more?
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Post by 'Beav' on Jan 11, 2011 18:19:47 GMT
Why did you cancel your last account YH?
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Post by Dichio on Jan 11, 2011 20:10:09 GMT
Currently there are 1,209 members of this forum. This is the current breakdown of posting numbers; Over 1,000 = 11 posters (1% of total membership) 500-999 = 30 (3%) 100-499 = 135 (11%) 10-99 = 294 (24%) 1-9 = 439 (36%) 0 = 300 (25%) Conclusion? There aren't many in the high numbers, and over 60% have hardly posted, if at all! How do we get the non-contributors to post more? Interesting stats. Maybe the new layout will help a bit, also the creation of a MU/Arse section would enable people to talk about the Prem in a reasonable manner and might encourage some users to contribute more. Not sure about calling it MU/Arse though, not on an Oxford forum, so how about something like the `bitchin bitches` section ? |
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Post by EssexYellows on Jan 13, 2011 9:38:04 GMT
To be honest YH forum "life" lost its appeal , all a bit to down with the kids on this site, guess thats just me getting Old & Grumpy!! Combine that with not much desire to attend matches and your not far off. I shall be attending on Saturday though if only to mourn a few mates who are no longer welcome at Gulag Kasstad policed by the new SS !!
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Post by YellowHoods on Jan 13, 2011 9:44:29 GMT
To be honest YH forum "life" lost its appeal , all a bit to down with the kids on this site, guess thats just me getting Old & Grumpy!! Combine that with not much desire to attend matches and your not far off. I shall be attending on Saturday though if only to mourn a few mates who are no longer welcome at Gulag Kasstad policed by the new SS !! Bloody hell Mr Essex, that's exactly how I feel! All praise East Stand Boy for running this show, but it does miss something. Not sure what. I'm also finding myself putting up less of a fight when it's a choice between football and some other life event. Saw 60% of games up to Gillingham then my interest suddenly dived. I'll be at the Bradford game though, showing off (?) the South Stand to an old friend. |
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Post by Pogue Mahone on Jan 13, 2011 10:01:32 GMT
Make that 3 Essex & Hoodie!
I find this site, well, a bit boring, and devoid of a soul. You have the 4 main posters who clog up the boards with their pointless rhetoric, 'random' comments, poor attempts at humour and "Good post that ^^^^^^^^^". I give it a miss for a few days, and then come back with the hope that there is at least something worthwhile to read.
As for the football, yes! That has been on the wane too. I don't attend like I used too, and despite having a season ticket, I regular miss matches. Aldershot has had a positive effect though, as I had a great day out, but I am sure that will go over time. Will also be at Bradford, mainly as I am meeting a mate who is going in the Bradford end (Norwich fan), and the last game atmosphere wise was great.
Will miss most of February and March though, pure as there are other activities afoot.
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Post by Pogue Mahone on Jan 13, 2011 10:12:15 GMT
To add to what was originally said, I think the level of debate, and maybe even the intellect level has dropped dramatically in the past 4 to 5 years of this forum. There aren't many alternative views, and everything is very black and white with this.
You can reel off names of posters that would be able to reason and talk openly about all things Oxford United, and indeed, the world in general. There was insight, and the construction of posts was easier to follow and understand the point.
The days of FMO, Fat Andy, Methven, even that nutjob GoldamingYellow, Kempy, Boris, Bread Pudding.... They are long gone, and the replacements ('Beav' and Gavin Archery).... Well, an embarressment to call them replacements.
Maybe the best way to look at this is that the forum is like a capitalist market? For the boom times, the level of debate is high, the threads are interesting and plentiful. Maybe this forum is in a recession, hence the 2 posters listed above being so prominent?
Anyway, interesting and insightful threads will get people posting, and not having an opinion deemed wrong and/or clueless immediately after will not help.
Hmmm.... Maybe that is it, Rene Descartes and isolation....? Everyone believes themselves to be right, and that is the end of it, as they sit alone at their keyboard....?
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Post by YellowHoods on Jan 13, 2011 10:42:41 GMT
Poguey - why would anyone try to apply a bit of intellectual rigour to their posts when they can go to "miscellaneous" section and list their favourite car, or play the word association game, or seek adulation by publishing a rhyme of kindergarten proportions?
Why would anyone want to listen to the rantings of Charlie Methven or Myles Francis when they can read the inane offerings of Gavin who's built a forum life by being a stranger to controversy?
And what about the keenly developed humour of Moobs and his constantly and hilariously changing display name?
And thank goodness there are a handful of moral guardians on here who put us all at ease by labelling anyone who takes a vague interest in hooliganism as "morons" (missing the irony that they are themselves prolonging reaction to the subject).
And let's not question the moderation, where a Reading fan gets away with calling us "pricks" on our own forum and states that he misses slapping Oxford fans, but our own fans are chastised by Moderator Junior for swearing (again. ironic given some of his own late night rants).
And, despite their moaning about TVP tactics, why should forum members actually contact the FSF or Oxford Mail with their stories? Why should they actually try to improve their lot? Could it be because it's a whole lot easier to predict the score against Bradford or discuss the train timetable for all points north?
I would urge you, Poguey, to make at least occasional forays onto this board to post something controversial and interesting. You never know it might start the chain reaction we desperately need ....
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Post by Gavin Archery on Jan 13, 2011 12:11:32 GMT
Why don't you start any threads in misc instead of criticising the topics there. People wouldn't post on them if they didn't like them. I normally have respect for what you post but putting me down for my "inane offerings" isn't really helpful. If you don't like what I post make an attempt not to read it. I'm sure some people like some of what I post......
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Post by Yellow River on Jan 13, 2011 12:15:37 GMT
Agree with a lot of what has been said on this thread.
Just a few observations...
I suspect many posters now don't bother starting a thread if they are continually ruined by attention seekers who often just want to get a reaction or increase their post count. This does appear to happen far more than it used to.
Radio Oxford get many more phone calls after a game when Oxford have lost or the team is doing badly, I suspect there was more 'traffic' on this forum when we were on a bad run. Perhaps our relative success of the last couple of years has had an impact?
I suspect it's also something to do with numbers, quantity and access to computers nowadays has diluted the quality
Perhaps it's time for the 'grumpy old men' (includes me) to move over to rageonline?
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Post by YellowHoods on Jan 13, 2011 12:21:35 GMT
Why don't you start any threads in misc instead of criticising the topics there. People wouldn't post on them if they didn't like them. I normally have respect for what you post but putting me down for my "inane offerings" isn't really helpful. If you don't like what I post make an attempt not to read it. I'm sure some people like some of what I post...... I'm sure some people like most or all of what you post Gavin. I find you usually make trite comments that lack bite or insight, and the majority of your posts are, frankly, pointless. Ironically, the post I'm replying to shows uncharacteristic steel. More please. And as for not having to read your posts, since you reply to virtually everything that's not really a starter, is it? PS I start plenty of posts. You should know, you reply to most of them. |
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Post by YellowHoods on Jan 13, 2011 12:32:14 GMT
Agree with a lot of what has been said on this thread. Just a few observations... I suspect many posters now don't bother starting a thread if they are continually ruined by attention seekers who often just want to get a reaction or increase their post count. This does appear to happen far more than it used to. Radio Oxford get many more phone calls after a game when Oxford have lost or the team is doing badly, I suspect there was more 'traffic' on this forum when we were on a bad run. Perhaps our relative success of the last couple of years has had an impact? I suspect it's also something to do with numbers, quantity and access to computers nowadays has diluted the quality Perhaps it's time for the 'grumpy old men' (includes me) to move over to rageonline? Boris' site is excellent, with some really good quality wits, raconteurs and contributors. Trouble is, there are not enough of them and traffic is low. Of course, the answer is for lots more people to join and post! After you .... |
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Post by Simon Lill on Jan 13, 2011 12:43:28 GMT
Currently there are 1,209 members of this forum. This is the current breakdown of posting numbers; Over 1,000 = 11 posters (1% of total membership) 500-999 = 30 (3%) 100-499 = 135 (11%) 10-99 = 294 (24%) 1-9 = 439 (36%) 0 = 300 (25%) Conclusion? There aren't many in the high numbers, and over 60% have hardly posted, if at all! How do we get the non-contributors to post more? I've been on here since we moved from TiU but have posted 'only' 450ish times. That's mainly because 80% of the threads start off with good intentions but end up mindless drivel plus I actually have a job do! :-) That said, I don't think the forum is any better or worse than TiU it's just that you have to wade through large chunks of cack to get to something worth commenting on. Most forums are the same. Each to their own of course, but those who live on here need to get a bird...or a job...or both! ;-) |
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Post by YellowHoods on Jan 13, 2011 13:26:16 GMT
Currently there are 1,209 members of this forum. This is the current breakdown of posting numbers; Over 1,000 = 11 posters (1% of total membership) 500-999 = 30 (3%) 100-499 = 135 (11%) 10-99 = 294 (24%) 1-9 = 439 (36%) 0 = 300 (25%) Conclusion? There aren't many in the high numbers, and over 60% have hardly posted, if at all! How do we get the non-contributors to post more? I've been on here since we moved from TiU but have posted 'only' 450ish times. That's mainly because 80% of the threads start off with good intentions but end up mindless drivel plus I actually have a job do! :-) That said, I don't think the forum is any better or worse than TiU it's just that you have to wade through large chunks of cack to get to something worth commenting on. Most forums are the same. Each to their own of course, but those who live on here need to get a bird...or a job...or both! ;-) Although one or two post numbers are amazingly high, I wouldn't criticise anyone for simply being a high volume poster. If your job involves sitting at a PC all day it's easy to flick to the forum every 15 minutes or so and make a quick point. I don't think that's necessarily a reflection of your love life either! What gets me is the obvious "post total chasing" activity of some members. |
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Post by Simon Lill on Jan 13, 2011 13:41:04 GMT
I've been on here since we moved from TiU but have posted 'only' 450ish times. That's mainly because 80% of the threads start off with good intentions but end up mindless drivel plus I actually have a job do! :-) That said, I don't think the forum is any better or worse than TiU it's just that you have to wade through large chunks of cack to get to something worth commenting on. Most forums are the same. Each to their own of course, but those who live on here need to get a bird...or a job...or both! ;-) Although one or two post numbers are amazingly high, I wouldn't criticise anyone for simply being a high volume poster. If your job involves sitting at a PC all day it's easy to flick to the forum every 15 minutes or so and make a quick point. I don't think that's necessarily a reflection of your love life either! What gets me is the obvious "post total chasing" activity of some members. Aye, it was tongue-in-cheek. I think all forums up and down the country have total chasers. Some people get off on it I suppose! |
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Post by Gavin Archery on Jan 13, 2011 13:41:57 GMT
Message to self - quality not quantity. YH told me.
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Post by YellowHoods on Jan 13, 2011 13:46:11 GMT
Message to self - quality not quantity. YH told me.  Happy birthday to nailseaox and sdyer, by the way. |
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Post by KidInTheRiot on Jan 13, 2011 13:51:47 GMT
YH makes a good point in his post. There is no reason for Gavin or beav to stop posting but it would be good if they could think about what they contribute.
Look at beavs thousands of posts, there is probably something insightful in maybe 10% the remainder is just to up the post count.
Good example with the happy birthday threads (although that's gavin)
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Post by Gavin Archery on Jan 13, 2011 14:03:25 GMT
Message to self - quality not quantity. YH told me. Happy birthday to nailseaox and sdyer, by the way. I do Happy Birthdays by PM now which don't add to the post total. My post total is largely boosted by Word Association, rhymes, jokes and cricket. I do post quite a bit about OUFC but it gets lost in the bigger volumes in those sections. |
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Post by Dodge City Skin on Jan 13, 2011 15:34:40 GMT
Agree with Pogue,Essex Yellow,Hoods,so much childish crap to trawl through makes me end up leaving cynical or sarcastic replies,which I'd rather not but cant help it!
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Happy birthday to nailseaox and sdyer, by the way.