I understand Stereophile's thinking on revammping the site and all that, but the simple fact is the new Forum is a lot less enjoyable and user friendly. Whether or not that explains the drop in use, I don't know, but it's pretty clear that the "Forum" aspect of the site is not a substantial concern by the decision makers.

I've always moved in and out of the hobby part of audio and wouldn't be surprised if many others do the same and so perhaps some of the old guys will drift back in over time.

and it's a doable deal, I suppose.

RG

Drtrey3 wrote:

You have almost certainly noticed that I have been posting like a blithering idiot lately. No, I am not off my meds. This is my attempt to revive a forum I love. So I am posting everything I can, welcoming every new poster I notice, and the like.

Please join me in doing so! If we can kick up the posts and activity, artificially for sure, but kicked up none the less, I think we will snag a higher percentage of our visitors. And our long losts buddies might see the activity and wander back in.

So please join me in posting a lot. Think of it as a non-monetary forum stimulus. Or not. 8)

Trey

Be careful what you wish for.

:-)

G. Kait
M. Dynamica
Adv. Audio Concepts

hopefully nobody will think we are monopolizing the site. I don't feel so good about seeing my name as the latest poster in so many categories.