Spaceclam
Cruisin' Guzzisti
I seem to remember having a conversation similar to this, but im not sure what i said so here goes.
First, guzzitech is portrayed as a resource, like a library. Libraries are kind of low traffic areas.
Second, membership is a self sustaining/self defeating force. Between multiple site crashes, and a whole bunch of successive changes that didnt display properly on some computers/were just annoying, i nearly stopped reading this board for a while. It seems like you have lost a LOT of participation since then. With decreased participation comes even less participation. It discourages browsing/contributing when you see the same "last post" sitting there at the top of the board as you did 3 weeks ago.
How to pick it up again? I dont know. This forum serves a dwindling and ultra specific population of motorcyclists, so expansion probably isnt the answer. I would venture to say that neither guzzitech, nor the board itself, nor the members are the REAL problem, Moto Guzzi is.
While people taking insight from this board and discussing it on other boards is INFURIATING, i dont think that's the bulk of the problem. I think it just seems that way because it's real obvious and annoying.
First, guzzitech is portrayed as a resource, like a library. Libraries are kind of low traffic areas.
Second, membership is a self sustaining/self defeating force. Between multiple site crashes, and a whole bunch of successive changes that didnt display properly on some computers/were just annoying, i nearly stopped reading this board for a while. It seems like you have lost a LOT of participation since then. With decreased participation comes even less participation. It discourages browsing/contributing when you see the same "last post" sitting there at the top of the board as you did 3 weeks ago.
How to pick it up again? I dont know. This forum serves a dwindling and ultra specific population of motorcyclists, so expansion probably isnt the answer. I would venture to say that neither guzzitech, nor the board itself, nor the members are the REAL problem, Moto Guzzi is.
While people taking insight from this board and discussing it on other boards is INFURIATING, i dont think that's the bulk of the problem. I think it just seems that way because it's real obvious and annoying.