Jeeze this place is slow as a Honda Civic or a 240 trying to dreeft these days...

[AFSil80]

If i had to put my finger on it...... the gap between this forum and some of the forums that appear to have infinite staying power, is information. Some of the nissan and rx7 forums are libraries of information about car building.

This forum has a good number of people that have a great deal of knowledge about car building, but unfortunately, most people dont view this forum as a place to come ask those type of questions. This is viewed more of a hangout spot / local event planner.

The problem with social network forums like this one is that they've basically been killed off by Facebook, etc.

Only the real tight-knit local forums have survived, and when IA had it's issues, it couldn't have happened at a worse time. Not to mention, a lot of forum 'regulars' from the early 2000's when the scene was huge have either grown up and moved on, or just keep close connections with their good friends from the old days and don't bother with the BS that the new crowd has brought in.

At least that's my take on it.

[Sinfix_15]

The problem with social network forums like this one is that they've basically been killed off by Facebook, etc.

Only the real tight-knit local forums have survived, and when IA had it's issues, it couldn't have happened at a worse time. Not to mention, a lot of forum 'regulars' from the early 2000's when the scene was huge have either grown up and moved on, or just keep close connections with their good friends from the old days and don't bother with the BS that the new crowd has brought in.

At least that's my take on it.

Yeah, that's true.......

but i feel like i've been having that same argument for over 10 years now. I remember everyone complaining about ricers, young kids and the crap the "new crowd" brought in back when fast and furious 1 was still in the movie theaters.

Look at a place like nicoclub.... that forum never falls off. I'm sure those people know about facebook too.