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Poll : Are forums superseded by Facebook in 2018?
Yes and thanks for all the fish......
Possibly but I'll still use them especially AmigaWorld.net ;-)
Possibly and there will come a day when I'll stop posting!
No, the day I waste time on Facebook is the day I give up on life!
No, Facebook does not compare to AmigaWorld.net.
No, forums are a place of community whereas Facebook is vapid in comparison!!
I don't care! Pancakes!!!!
 
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invent 
Re: Are Forums dying out because of Facebook?
Posted on 9-Feb-2018 0:09:35
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Joined: 31-Mar-2009
Posts: 132
From: Brisbane, Australia

@BigD

I enjoy the forums almost daily but probably more a lurker these days, to busy working on Amiga projects and posting in other forums.

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QuikSanz 
Re: Are Forums dying out because of Facebook?
Posted on 9-Feb-2018 3:41:55
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Joined: 28-Mar-2003
Posts: 1236
From: Harbor Gateway, Gardena, Ca.

@BigD,

Facebutt is for family, LinkedIn for work, and right here on Amiga forums for real info and what matters.

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simplex 
Re: Are Forums dying out because of Facebook?
Posted on 9-Feb-2018 4:54:01
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Posts: 896
From: Hattiesburg, MS

@BigD

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If you'd read the link to Mac-Forums you'd have seen the moderators pointing to Facebook as the obvious extension of their forum once it's dead!

If Facebook is the "obvious extension of" Mac-Forums then it's no wonder Mac-Forums is dead. Facebook is a horrible place as far as I'm concerned, where everything is modeled on a timeline and it's well nigh impossible to find old stuff you actually need.

As I wrote, Fedora Forum is still going strong as far as I can tell, as are other Linux forums. They're even useful, which is more than I can say for Facebook.

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remotenemesis 
Re: Are Forums dying out because of Facebook?
Posted on 9-Feb-2018 6:10:51
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Joined: 11-Jan-2018
Posts: 94
From: SF Bay Area, California

"Yes" if you let it. Places like this forum are special. Just say no to Facebook.

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Raffaele 
Re: Are Forums dying out because of Facebook?
Posted on 9-Feb-2018 14:56:44
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Joined: 7-Dec-2005
Posts: 1906
From: Naples, Italy

@BigD

Quote:

BigD wrote:
@ferrels

Quote:
The forums are dying because of a lack of interest in the Amiga.


My point was that the forums medium is dying generally and then I used a Mac forum as an example. [CUT]


People spend all their time on social forums nowadays.

Apple dandy users are addicted to Instagram and Periscope that's why their forums are dying.

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Raffaele 
Re: Are Forums dying out because of Facebook?
Posted on 9-Feb-2018 14:58:44
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From: Naples, Italy

@simplex

Quote:

simplex wrote:
@BigD

Quote:
If you'd read the link to Mac-Forums you'd have seen the moderators pointing to Facebook as the obvious extension of their forum once it's dead!

If Facebook is the "obvious extension of" Mac-Forums then it's no wonder Mac-Forums is dead. Facebook is a horrible place as far as I'm concerned, where everything is modeled on a timeline and it's well nigh impossible to find old stuff you actually need.

As I wrote, Fedora Forum is still going strong as far as I can tell, as are other Linux forums. They're even useful, which is more than I can say for Facebook.


Yes you're right. Find older infos on Facebook is a PITA...

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PR 
Re: Are Forums dying out because of Facebook?
Posted on 9-Feb-2018 17:42:47
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Joined: 1-Sep-2004
Posts: 1961
From: Suomi-Finland

FB? What was that. Some retro thing?

Hello World. Just Made Coffee.

So interesting.


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duga 
Re: Are Forums dying out because of Facebook?
Posted on 9-Feb-2018 22:13:52
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Joined: 1-May-2012
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No, but Amiga.org and Amigaworld.net should be merged.

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