Outta Curiousity....

[JMUplayer]

Why are these boards to infrequently used? The layout is so simple.

Is it still from back in the day when it was "dark" for a couple months?

[Nat]

Ehh...the old Fanhome went over to Scout.com for awhile, then split back to its old self. With the move to Scout went the regular posters, and people tend to go where the discussion is being had. Most of us here are loyalists from back in the day, but I agree...this is the best possible set-up.

[jtur88]

I have fouind similar things happening on boards about other topics, beside sports. The early days of the internet created a new forum opportunity, and the people came in and talked everything to death. All the things that there were to be said got said. The Trivia board is a good example. Every possible trivia question got asked, and there aren't any left. Furthermore, with skimpy or non-esistent databases and search capabilities, finding an answer to a trivia question was a challenge. Now all you need to do is enter the right search terms, and there it is. The Trivia board was started when the only statistical resource was a 7-pound McMillian Baseball encyclopedia on your lap. Today, a person who knows nothing about baseball can look up any trivia answer, like that Korean guy who can't speak English, but wins every international Scrabble tournament because he has memorized all the words in the scrabble dictionary.

[Triad]

Originally Posted by jtur88

I have fouind similar things happening on boards about other topics, beside sports. The early days of the internet created a new forum opportunity, and the people came in and talked everything to death. All the things that there were to be said got said. The Trivia board is a good example. Every possible trivia question got asked, and there aren't any left. Furthermore, with skimpy or non-esistent databases and search capabilities, finding an answer to a trivia question was a challenge. Now all you need to do is enter the right search terms, and there it is. The Trivia board was started when the only statistical resource was a 7-pound McMillian Baseball encyclopedia on your lap. Today, a person who knows nothing about baseball can look up any trivia answer, like that Korean guy who can't speak English, but wins every international Scrabble tournament because he has memorized all the words in the scrabble dictionary.

I miss the classic AOL chat rooms, circa 1996, when about 15 guys would be in the baseball trivia room at any given time most any night, and they were very knowledgeable. You could make up your own obscure question and they could figure it out in a short amount of time. I think one of their handles was epparixey. We'd take turns, and whoever got the answer right got to ask the next question.

I'm wondering if Facebook, YouTube and increased video game play are drawing people away from message forums.