Is It Just Me Or Is It Dead Here Now?

[Sonikku]

You know what this place needs to increase the traffic? Drama.

I dunno from what I hear that was the worst season.



IMO this was one of the best seasons

[Let's Get Sweaty]

You know what this place needs to increase the traffic? Drama.

Not sure how dressing up as King Lear and prancing about on stage is going to help matters.

Not that I agree the forum's dead anyway.

[Bluecast]

Have to admit this is the most quiet the forums have been in a while. I been out a lot more since the weather got better and didn't notice as much at first. Maybe everyone else is getting out to the spring weather as well.

[beedle]

maybe it's dying

[Crimson Ryan]

I hate Sundays!

[ThyDarkAngel]

[Stocke]

When there are huge conversations going, whenever new members post they're usually ignored by the long term members that are already talking amongst themselves, because of how well they already know each other.
Then i never really see those new members post again.

[Sonikku]

But I always tries to says hello's to the new members.

[Stocke]

There's always the initial hello, and then that's it though. It's when people are trying to join in with an already moving thread, and older members are already talking amongst themselves.

I might be wrong though, not like I'm on here 24/7.

[mue 26]

Feelers Reebo (did I spell his name right) is cool new guy though. As are you Stocke, but I swear your an older member aren't you? Giorge (did I spell his name right) is cool too, he was so incredibly considerate, that he PM'd me to apologise for taking part in a discussion about Shenmue' s troubled past in the MAG's thread after I made some flippant remark. Don't be intimidated new people, you are the future, the dojo is NOTHING without you!

Check this out for a soul crushing introduction to the forum : viewtopic.php?f=5&t=40325

I think something LawXiu said in that thread aptly summarises how I felt :

I'm only a short term user and I started loosing hope a long time ago.

New people, don't let the dojo break you! And David Hazuki, holla at me dawg, your a ray of sunshine!

[Feelers Rebo]

Check this out for a soul crushing introduction to the forum : viewtopic.php?f=5&t=40325

Martin's signature is so consistent with his post that I thought he posted a gif at first.

By the way, if you say my name, you summon me.

[Yokosuka Martian]

I agree with mue on this one, new members don't feel intimidated. I want everyone to feel included on this forum. There shouldn't be any "cliques" or ignoring of new member posts. Engage them all in conversation instead of glossing over their posts.

[south carmain]

well to be fair on the regulars I have seen more than once new members just say they love shenmue and this is their first post then after 2-3 members welcome them they say thanks and disappear never to post again

[Yokosuka Martian]

They probably reverted back into lurker mode :-p. I don't think this place is dead per se, i think we have dozens and dozens of lurkers who read our posts. I'd say that still activity lol

[Bluecast]

Feelers Reebo (did I spell his name right) is cool new guy though. As are you Stocke, but I swear your an older member aren't you? Giorge (did I spell his name right) is cool too, he was so incredibly considerate, that he PM'd me to apologise for taking part in a discussion about Shenmue' s troubled past in the MAG's thread after I made some flippant remark. Don't be intimidated new people, you are the future, the dojo is NOTHING without you!

Check this out for a soul crushing introduction to the forum : viewtopic.php?f=5&t=40325

I think something LawXiu said in that thread aptly summarises how I felt :

I'm only a short term user and I started loosing hope a long time ago.

New people, don't let the dojo break you! And David Hazuki, holla at me dawg, your a ray of sunshine!

To be fair 2009 is when SD was dying and the only ones posting were the few regulars and staff was vacant. Was just me pretty much and everyone was loose to basically party in a sense. Had the Shenmue Wiki was born and Riku was nick named dickbutt. NO ONE talked Shenmue at all. We talk Shenmue all the time now and while SD atm is in a quiet patch it's more active than back then.

I can't speak for everyone but to me after you been here a long time you just get used to new names popping up all the time and if they post often just get used to them as regular members and just post with them.
YM is also correct many make some big introduction and never post again. So most welcome posts are to be polite. If they start posting more often and people respond to them that is more a real welcome as another accepted voice and opinion.