OT: What makes a 'better' forum?

That's kind of why I posted this. For one, if there's 500 people on a forum for Houston, then maybe it's not dying?

But, if wanting new blood so to speak, that could just cause more trouble than it's really worth. I like small town feels, though. That's why I love Portland, it's a big city but it never feels like it's trying to be bigger than what it really is. (Though, I know that's up for debate by some.)

 

IRC for lyfe!

sadly, you're right.

 

one thing i can add, is that for anyone not from Portland/Oregon/USA (AKA me in New Zealand) this is definitely the place to be for informed Blazers chat - small pays dividends for me in this regard. we have some great posters here, people close to the organisation and boatloads of passion.

 

IRC Well done.

I think Message Boards will always be around in some capicity. It's not as "motion-forward" as AIM and ICQ were in the day... you can implement so many things in those and change it up... but the old stand by, a message board, will always have a home.

HAM radios are still around, for crying out loud. lol. It may be used by a certain group only, but that certain group will stand by it.

 

I can't wait to see the game threads next year after getting to the 2nd round. I'm going to have some popcorn at the ready.

 

Lol

 

I must know where that started.

 

Anybody else happy they hung on to their LP collection? Those wedgie looking space guitars from the 80s never killed off the classic Les Pauls or Strats. Drum machines and synths didn't destroy real drummers or horn sections. Karaoke will never destroy Open mikes with real musicians. I'm older than most fans here probably and no young whippersnapper will ever get rid of me...(now watch me get banned)

 

I'll plug in my snapchat to your instagram.

 

GET OFF MY LAWN!

 

I live in the woods, you call that a lawn?

 

Just when I was about to take a power nap

 

I like the layout of this forum. It's way better then the old Oregonlive forum. I wish the rep points actually meant something though and what are the green squares for? I don't mean to bash or anything but it seems like a whole lot of nonsense to me.

 

No dudes pretending to be chicks?

 

Bigger forums get to cliquey, white knights galore. And too PC with their groupthink. I think we are just fine.

 

And only mods get to measure these for accuracy? Just remember it's cold in the NW

 

Since when is this a bad thing?

 

BF was a female. You've been told this repeatedly.