TPF Haemorrhaging members

[BananaRepublic]

I have not been on here for about a month I reckon but I have been posting and observing things these last few days and it seems that TPF members have been routed from the map, is this true and where have the gone.

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[Overread]

Users come and go all the time; sometimes you notice it and sometimes you don't. But its normal in any forum that life will get busy or slow and its the summer right now which is a high time when people go on holidays or spend more time outside where its warm and sunny and less indoors on the computer.

So its very normal to see a dip in activity of members because life just gets busy. We also tend to get new people turning up though because they've got a new camera or just got it out of the box because its bright and sunny and they've more time to actually take photos (even before or after work - whereas in winter its dark then).


Moderation side we've only had one ban as of late; however user in question has decided to try and return more than once which spawned repeat rebans so that might be something you've spotted.

A few others have chosen to move on for their own reasons. Whilst we try to please all and to make the site welcoming to all sometimes social friction at a personal level (often only between one or two members) sometimes means that people choose to move on. There's no harm in that, people have to choose where they like to socialise and if they find the social group isn't to their liking or has changed (or they in turn have changed) then moving on is sometimes the best course of action - even if many times its only a short term thing and we often see many people return in time.



Forums dip and swell in numbers naturally over time and TPF has a surprisingly healthy recruitment of new users (compared to many sites on the net these days). Facebook also has a part to play in diminishing user activity though TPF is weathering that very well

 

[BananaRepublic]

Users come and go all the time; sometimes you notice it and sometimes you don't. But its normal in any forum that life will get busy or slow and its the summer right now which is a high time when people go on holidays or spend more time outside where its warm and sunny and less indoors on the computer.

So its very normal to see a dip in activity of members because life just gets busy. We also tend to get new people turning up though because they've got a new camera or just got it out of the box because its bright and sunny and they've more time to actually take photos (even before or after work - whereas in winter its dark then).


Moderation side we've only had one ban as of late; however user in question has decided to try and return more than once which spawned repeat rebans so that might be something you've spotted.

A few others have chosen to move on for their own reasons. Whilst we try to please all and to make the site welcoming to all sometimes social friction at a personal level (often only between one or two members) sometimes means that people choose to move on. There's no harm in that, people have to choose where they like to socialise and if they find the social group isn't to their liking or has changed (or they in turn have changed) then moving on is sometimes the best course of action - even if many times its only a short term thing and we often see many people return in time.



Forums dip and swell in numbers naturally over time and TPF has a surprisingly healthy recruitment of new users (compared to many sites on the net these days). Facebook also has a part to play in diminishing user activity though TPF is weathering that very well

I accept what you're saying. I would like to add that I wasn't taking a swipe at the forum really I was just hoping to find out who's around and who isn't.

 

[robbins.photo]

I accept what you're saying. I would like to add that I wasn't taking a swipe at the forum really I was just hoping to find out who's around and who isn't.

Well I'm not here but I got kind of bored writing my manifesto on why I'm not here so I never finished it. As a result I didn't bother making a huge public announcement about not being here.

But nope, not here.

 

[gsgary]

Just wait till Christmas and we get all the new want to be pro's

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[robbins.photo]

Just wait till Christmas and we get all the new want to be pro's

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And people leaving here so often quote the reason as long standing forum members being condescending and mean-spirited.

Huh. Go figure.

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[manaheim]

I left once. Twice, actually.

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