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Infinite Recursion · Feb 28th, 2008, 3:53 PM

I picked the second option, mainly because I feel as though everything has room for improvement despite how "great" it may seem.

I used to post a great deal on the forums. I would also consider myself one of the ol' regulars. I noticed a significant decline (at least from an original members standpoint) after the influx of DevShed users. I think the decline was gradual and inevitable, not necessarily a reflection of anything you've done to the community. With the influx of DaniWeb members, I think a similar decline is taking place. Its like comparing a small close-knit town to a city with millions of people.

The community feel is gone I guess. The regulars have left, for the most part. It doesn't feel like "home" to me anymore (maybe due to the scheme/layout). I contribute alot of that "feeling" to my recent lack of interest and time, which I hope to resolve soon. Hopefully, I can regain interests and start posting again... or I may just gradually "go off the grid" like the regulars before me.

For the record... the forums were peaking prior to DaWei's presence and will surely peak down the road. I do not believe one particular member, including myself, departing would hurt much the overall forum activity. For an analogy, people move out of town often and the town doesn't suffer because of it and even in some instances is better for it. Most people chime into a forum to get a question answered and to see how the "feel" of the community is, and if they are immediately and repeatedly ridiculed over forum rules or the fact that English is not their native language and they cannot form their sentences with correct grammar that are disregarded as unimportant. That makes one feel discouraged from posting in the future, much less becoming a valuable member of the community. On the other hand, the "noobs" posting homework questions, or saying do this and email me... does become quite frustrating.

Give it more time, I'm sure things will come around and hopefully in the process, the community feel will become more evident.

Feb 28th, 2008, 3:53 PM	#14
Infinite Recursion Programming Guru Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: United States Posts: 3,467 Rep Power: 8	Re: Am I Doing a Good Job? I picked the second option, mainly because I feel as though everything has room for improvement despite how "great" it may seem. I used to post a great deal on the forums. I would also consider myself one of the ol' regulars. I noticed a significant decline (at least from an original members standpoint) after the influx of DevShed users. I think the decline was gradual and inevitable, not necessarily a reflection of anything you've done to the community. With the influx of DaniWeb members, I think a similar decline is taking place. Its like comparing a small close-knit town to a city with millions of people. The community feel is gone I guess. The regulars have left, for the most part. It doesn't feel like "home" to me anymore (maybe due to the scheme/layout). I contribute alot of that "feeling" to my recent lack of interest and time, which I hope to resolve soon. Hopefully, I can regain interests and start posting again... or I may just gradually "go off the grid" like the regulars before me. For the record... the forums were peaking prior to DaWei's presence and will surely peak down the road. I do not believe one particular member, including myself, departing would hurt much the overall forum activity. For an analogy, people move out of town often and the town doesn't suffer because of it and even in some instances is better for it. Most people chime into a forum to get a question answered and to see how the "feel" of the community is, and if they are immediately and repeatedly ridiculed over forum rules or the fact that English is not their native language and they cannot form their sentences with correct grammar that are disregarded as unimportant. That makes one feel discouraged from posting in the future, much less becoming a valuable member of the community. On the other hand, the "noobs" posting homework questions, or saying do this and email me... does become quite frustrating. Give it more time, I'm sure things will come around and hopefully in the process, the community feel will become more evident. __________________ http://jasonpowers.net "There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root."