Its fun here , but numbers are dwindling, sadly... any ideas what to do ?
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Me too
Not long until BB is back and it will be busy again .
When you look at Lals grand national thread i was quite surprised how many there was of us still here, i know it's not like the CH4 forum but it turns over quite nicely even out of BB season imo
My take on it is, BB doesn't get the audience it used to, so lack of interest. Facebook, Twitter, Iphones and Smart phones...I just think it's a mix of things, lifestyles change. You only have to look at the Digital Spy BB forum, it's tiny now compared to when BB was at it's height.
It's a shame that so many funny posters have gone, sadly I doubt it'a ever going to improve.
I don't really mind how many are here.. one of the best forums I was on had a total membership of about 30.. and only about 20 of us posted. I think FBs killing forums though.
I haven't noticed any great fall off recently Rosie
True. Not recently in the last few days Baz... but you know what I mean, generally? We're missing a few who really contributed...
I haven't noticed any great fall off recently Rosie
True. Not recently in the last few days Baz... but you know what I mean, generally? We're missing a few who really contributed...
People just move on Rosie.... and like Dame says, even DS is minute at the moment...... plus RL sometimes takes over.....
Not long until BB is back and it will be busy again .
I hope so ErinP but I fear a few have gone.
I don't really mind how many are here.. one of the best forums I was on had a total membership of about 30.. and only about 20 of us posted. I think FBs killing forums though.
I agree kaffy...... that's where a lot of people connect nowadays...
Another thing that makes it seem quiet is that FM's posts to be spread over the day...
Not long until BB is back and it will be busy again .
I hope so ErinP but I fear a few have gone.
I have noticed that Velvet is absent ,I do hope all is well .
I haven't noticed any great fall off recently Rosie
True. Not recently in the last few days Baz... but you know what I mean, generally? We're missing a few who really contributed...
People just move on Rosie.... and like Dame says, even DS is minute at the moment...... plus RL sometimes takes over.....
You're right Baz ...*sadly nods* Still... a shame though
I have noticed that Velvet is absent ,I do hope all is well .
Me too. Hopefully he's allright?
I have noticed that Velvet is absent ,I do hope all is well .
Yes.... I hope he is too
We're small, but select ... compact but bijou!!
I check in and read the forum almost everyday,I don't always post, not sure why!!!.....but I love reading and checking everyone is alright..stupid but having *known* you all so long it seems the natural thing to do...maybe others do the same!!!...xx
We're small, but select ... compact but bijou!!
Very true Rexi
I check in and read the forum almost everyday,I don't always post, not sure why!!!.....but I love reading and checking everyone is alright..stupid but having *known* you all so long it seems the natural thing to do...maybe others do the same!!!...xx
I think you may be right Lal....
I have noticed that Velvet is absent ,I do hope all is well .
He's probably just worn his fingers to the bone, Will have to lay off 'til they re-grow.
Forums are being Twitter twatted.
Its fun here , but numbers are dwindling, sadly... any ideas what to do ?
I would suggest a naked night, but I fear it would just lose us more members.......(no pun intended)
Its fun here , but numbers are dwindling, sadly... any ideas what to do ?
I would suggest a naked night, but I fear it would just lose us more members.......(no pun intended)
Wonder how Demantoid's getting along.
Wonder how Demantoid's getting along.
I was thinking of her today as well,because I got a new hammy (nico) at the weekend.She loved hamsters and kept them too.
. . . and where is Darlo?
It does make me sad, when you see someone on the Birthday list... and its someone you liked. You check, but see their last sign-in date was yonks ago.
. . . and where is Darlo?
I think he goes on another BB site now
I agree with who ever said people just get busy/find themselves doing something else
I havent been as active recently (just busy in RL and playing games with the little spare i get) but i will always come back
Wonder how Demantoid's getting along.
I wonder about her sometimes too, she was really lovely to me when my mom was ill.
Forums are being Twitter twatted.
. . . and where is Darlo?
I spoke to him on FB a couple of weeks back. He has finished college and is busy job hunting but he said to say Hi to everyone here
. . . and where is Darlo?
I spoke to him on FB a couple of weeks back. He has finished college and is busy job hunting but he said to say Hi to everyone here
I miss Darlo and his Soap spoilers. Hope he is lucky with the job hunting.
i don't often post but tend to visit most days, the only problem i see is that it can be very cosy and intimate and therefore a little intimidating
i don't often post but tend to visit most days, the only problem i see is that it can be very cosy and intimate and therefore a little intimidating
Awww... you should just jump in Machel
i don't often post but tend to visit most days, the only problem i see is that it can be very cosy and intimate and therefore a little intimidating
Let it out machel.
Nobody's gonna grab you through the screen
i don't often post but tend to visit most days, the only problem i see is that it can be very cosy and intimate and therefore a little intimidating
I cannot remember the last time I posted on here, but I do visit every other day and love reading the posts, when BB is on I am here several times a day, thanks to all who post and keep me entertained.
i don't often post but tend to visit most days, the only problem i see is that it can be very cosy and intimate and therefore a little intimidating
I cannot remember the last time I posted on here, but I do visit every other day and love reading the posts, when BB is on I am here several times a day, thanks to all who post and keep me entertained.
why not join in more Machel and Keef?..it's great to see some old names
*Seconds*
*fourths*
Fifths
i don't often post but tend to visit most days, the only problem i see is that it can be very cosy and intimate and therefore a little intimidating
come here you just jump in and join the chatter
The forum has been an important part of my life for ages and I won't be leaving, but I do struggle to find anything to post nowadays. I think we just miss new blood and different perspectives to keep things bubbling. It's cosy and comfortable but a little fizz would be nice.
This is me joining in, I have absolutely nothing of any interest to say. It is nice to know that maybe you some of you remember my name. I will not be leaving the forum and will continue to read you posts, thank you to all the regular posters.
why not join in more Machel and Keef?..it's great to see some old names
* sixftheses *
a little fizz would be nice.
a little fizz would be nice.
I think it's a little too small now. Anyone looking in who wasn't here from the beginning probably wouldn't join because it's full of threads with "in" jokes and pals talking about things in the past etc. That's not a bad thing.....if you've been here and know the score but for newbies it can be intimidating and a little off putting. Looking at the threads on the 1st page now...where would a newbie jump in comfortably? Looking back...where would a newbie jump in without the accusation of being an ex member? IMO that comes from a few who spoiled it for genuine newbies
For want of a better word the forum has become "stale". There's nothing exciting that would entice new members in and it's probably why some have left. Not wanting to cause arguments either but there was a hell of a lot of banning that went on that wasn't entirely justified. In that first year we must have lost half the members due to bans. The carry on that happened in that first year IMO set the tone for the forum. How many people got involved in threads back then and how many get involved now? Members that are still here but the only difference is now they lurk rather than post. Complain about the arguments all you like but it made this place come alive and brought everyone out of the woodwork
Add to that people getting jobs, having families etc it doesn't leave a lot
Good post Cagney
One of the reasons also is that some days, the forum is very slow moving and you hardly get any response or reaction sometimes. Some days I see like 3 or 4 posts submitted in about half an hour. I keep opening tabs and going to different sites, and then I come back, because I get bored waiting for the threads to move on. I am actually seriously thinking of taking a break from here tbh. And then coming back in a couple of months, to see if there are new members...
Excellent post Cagney
Excellent post Cagney
It's the hormones...makes the brain kick in
Excellent post Cagney
It's the hormones...makes the brain kick in
I think mine have deserted me since I started going to the gym! Btw do you ever see Lacey around? I think of her every time I see or hear Hull City mentioned footywise
One of the reasons also is that some days, the forum is very slow moving and you hardly get any response or reaction sometimes. Some days I see like 3 or 4 posts submitted in about half an hour. I keep opening tabs and going to different sites, and then I come back, because I get bored waiting for the threads to move on. I am actually seriously thinking of taking a break from here tbh. And then coming back in a couple of months, to see if there are new members...
I think others may have done that too Cupcake but the problem is that people who take a break often don't come back. I'd miss you if you went.
One of the best points Cagney made was about it becoming stale here. Because we have all known eachother for so long, I think most of us know where any particular fm be on any given subject especially politics. From that point of view we do need new members to keep it fresh
Excellent post Cagney
It's the hormones...makes the brain kick in
I think mine have deserted me since I started going to the gym! Btw do you ever see Lacey around? I think of her every time I see or hear Hull City mentioned footywise
Lacey is living happily now with her kids and husband oop north. I haven't heard from her in ages but I bet if we spoke now we'd pick up exactly where we left off. She's a diamond. Love her. I'm not gonna get soppy
My hormones have kicked in because I'm pregnant btw. Due in Sept. My sister posted me something on FB the other day which makes total sense. "I'm not short tempered...I just have a quick reaction to bullshit"
Cagney - no way!!
Many congrats to you and Mr Cags and the whole family. What wonderful news. My eldest is a Sept baby (he's 30 this year ) and the worst thing about a baby born then is you are at your biggest during the hottest summer months.
Be worth it when the miniCags is here though
So pleased for you - and glad that Lacey is doing well too xx
............... and also because there is a good chance you might produce a Virgoan.
runs etc.
Excellent post Cagney
It's the hormones...makes the brain kick in
I think mine have deserted me since I started going to the gym! Btw do you ever see Lacey around? I think of her every time I see or hear Hull City mentioned footywise
Lacey is living happily now with her kids and husband oop north. I haven't heard from her in ages but I bet if we spoke now we'd pick up exactly where we left off. She's a diamond. Love her. I'm not gonna get soppy
My hormones have kicked in because I'm pregnant btw. Due in Sept. My sister posted me something on FB the other day which makes total sense. "I'm not short tempered...I just have a quick reaction to bullshit"
Awwwww Cags!!!! Massive congratulations
I'd say I'm quite shy but that would be a lie I didn't feel the need to broadcast being pregnant though. Last time that happened people kept feeling sorry for me when I spoke my mind
Congrats Cagney! !
I'd say I'm quite shy but that would be a lie I didn't feel the need to broadcast being pregnant though. Last time that happened people kept feeling sorry for me when I spoke my mind
hahahahahahahaha!!!
you have a license to be outrageous... go girl
Congratulations on your good news Cagney xxx
...oh and Cupcake, please stick around!
why not join in more Machel and Keef?..it's great to see some old names
^^^ What Dame says.
Cags that's brilliant news! Keep us posted.
I'm a bit sad that the forum is in a bit of a lull at the moment. To Cupcake
(and anyone else thinking of giving up on us) please stay and try to rejuvenate our community. I know that come June we will have the BB fans back, but maybe in the meantime we could try to start more threads, contribute more to other threads. I will try if you will ~ and that's from someone who can hardly be called a prolific poster
Thinking about it.... you could be begging me to stop starting inane threads after a wee while
Congratulations Cagney, that's lovely news.
Cags that's brilliant news! Keep us posted.
I'm a bit sad that the forum is in a bit of a lull at the moment. To Cupcake
(and anyone else thinking of giving up on us) please stay and try to rejuvenate our community. I know that come June we will have the BB fans back, but maybe in the meantime we could try to start more threads, contribute more to other threads. I will try if you will ~ and that's from someone who can hardly be called a prolific poster
Thinking about it.... you could be begging me to stop starting inane threads after a wee while
Go for it, Aquarius - and then I'll come into your threads amd make inane postings.
Cags that's brilliant news! Keep us posted.
I'm a bit sad that the forum is in a bit of a lull at the moment. To Cupcake
(and anyone else thinking of giving up on us) please stay and try to rejuvenate our community. I know that come June we will have the BB fans back, but maybe in the meantime we could try to start more threads, contribute more to other threads. I will try if you will ~ and that's from someone who can hardly be called a prolific poster
Thinking about it.... you could be begging me to stop starting inane threads after a wee while
Go for it, Aquarius - and then I'll come into your threads amd make inane postings.
Woopee!! A convert!!
Thanks yogi
Cags that's brilliant news! Keep us posted.
I'm a bit sad that the forum is in a bit of a lull at the moment. To Cupcake
(and anyone else thinking of giving up on us) please stay and try to rejuvenate our community. I know that come June we will have the BB fans back, but maybe in the meantime we could try to start more threads, contribute more to other threads. I will try if you will ~ and that's from someone who can hardly be called a prolific poster
Thinking about it.... you could be begging me to stop starting inane threads after a wee while
Go for it, Aquarius - and then I'll come into your threads amd make inane postings.
Yep, I'll come and pull some inane smileys etc ! <--- rehearsal!
Cags that's brilliant news! Keep us posted.
I'm a bit sad that the forum is in a bit of a lull at the moment. To Cupcake
(and anyone else thinking of giving up on us) please stay and try to rejuvenate our community. I know that come June we will have the BB fans back, but maybe in the meantime we could try to start more threads, contribute more to other threads. I will try if you will ~ and that's from someone who can hardly be called a prolific poster
Thinking about it.... you could be begging me to stop starting inane threads after a wee while
Go for it, Aquarius - and then I'll come into your threads amd make inane postings.
Woopee!! A convert!!
Thanks yogi
And we've got Slinki on board, too!
I think the main reason for people leaving is from the lack of pictures of my gold tie.
*step it up Rawky*
Congratulations on your good news Cagney xxx
...oh and Cupcake, please stick around!
If Cupcake leaves then their's something wrong with this place. A bit of excitement and she gets shunned
Cags that's brilliant news! Keep us posted.
I'm a bit sad that the forum is in a bit of a lull at the moment. To Cupcake
(and anyone else thinking of giving up on us) please stay and try to rejuvenate our community. I know that come June we will have the BB fans back, but maybe in the meantime we could try to start more threads, contribute more to other threads. I will try if you will ~ and that's from someone who can hardly be called a prolific poster
Thinking about it.... you could be begging me to stop starting inane threads after a wee while
Go for it, Aquarius - and then I'll come into your threads amd make inane postings.
Yes, please... start up some threads Aquarius. I also, pledge to come in and make inane postings.
Congratulations on your good news Cagney xxx
...oh and Cupcake, please stick around!
If Cupcake leaves then their's something wrong with this place. A bit of excitement and she gets shunned
She can't go!
I think the main reason for people leaving is from the lack of pictures of my gold tie.
*step it up Rawky*
Cags! Congratulations - that's great news!
Oh you GUYS! I feel all squishy now. I know that a few people dislike me, and occasionally it makes me feel like leaving, because I do feel like a few people just refuse to let things go, and do nitpick and bait me because they haven't liked me from the start. But like I said, there are more people who are nice, and so this makes me stay.
After seeing the comments on here where some of you are saying 'don't go:' I definately won't disappear for a few months now. I was only going to go for about 2 months, but will keep posting now, as because someone said, the forum will die, if people do this... and it seems a shame because at the end of the day, this is a nice forum with a lot of nice people. (I honestly wasn't looking for people to ask me to stay I swear LOL; it was just how I was feeling at the time.)
I really do appreciate people saying they'd like me to stay, because it makes me feel that I can just ignore anything negative on here, because the positives do outweigh the negatives. I know I speak out of turn occasionally and rant a bit (ok a lot some days, ) but I don't mean any harm and I'm just venting, and I don't think I attack people on here.
So a big to you all here.
OH AND CONGRATULATIONS TO CAGNEY!!!
Cupcake....you're rants have nothing on me. I've had family disown me for my rants and my opinions.
Excellent post Cagney
It's the hormones...makes the brain kick in
I think mine have deserted me since I started going to the gym! Btw do you ever see Lacey around? I think of her every time I see or hear Hull City mentioned footywise
Lacey is living happily now with her kids and husband oop north. I haven't heard from her in ages but I bet if we spoke now we'd pick up exactly where we left off. She's a diamond. Love her. I'm not gonna get soppy
My hormones have kicked in because I'm pregnant btw. Due in Sept. My sister posted me something on FB the other day which makes total sense. "I'm not short tempered...I just have a quick reaction to bullshit"
Congratulations Cags
As for the other stuff, I'm comfortable here, I've been about for a few years now, have some people I consider friends, and, have become a bit more 'friendly' with some others in the last year or so because I post in certain 'live' threads.
I do think that it must be difficult for people to break in as a 'newbie' but surely that is the same on any forum/rl? I know that's how I felt when I started posting on 'here' / C4 as it was, in the latter days. Here was me thinking that there was just a load of random people saying what they thought of BB hms and I'd put my twopenneth worth in, Ha Ha, welcome to a baptism of fire into the world of internet forums!
Congratulations Cags
As for the other stuff, I'm comfortable here, I've been about for a few years now, have some people I consider friends, and, have become a bit more 'friendly' with some others in the last year or so because I post in certain 'live' threads.
I do think that it must be difficult for people to break in as a 'newbie' but surely that is the same on any forum/rl? I know that's how I felt when I started posting on 'here' / C4 as it was, in the latter days. Here was me thinking that there was just a load of random people saying what they thought of BB hms and I'd put my twopenneth worth in, Ha Ha, welcome to a baptism of fire into the world of internet forums!
I agree with all of that, supes. Took me a while to jump in back in the C4 days and can't remember how long it took me to stop feeling like an intruder. I occasionally look at places like digital spy and can't imagine starting all over again. The main problem here i think isn't really to do with people or the content, it's more to do with it really being a place you'd be luck to stumble upon (and gaga joy joy isn't a phrase that would immediately make you think of Big Brother) People leave forums all the time and new people join.. we're just a bit lacking in the latter.
Maybe Lori and co could change the name? It's probably the only way to get new members is to change it to something relating to BB.
Thats an excellent point, you've hit the nail on the head I think Kaffy.
Oh b.t.w. I don't want to appear to Lori like I'm complaining about the forum, what a great job you and the others do to keep it running and for little reward. Its a lovey place to be.