rider Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 There was a thread in 2009 that asked and discussed the levels of membership and seeing that's coming up to 10 years ago may as well post up for the archive the past figures alongside present: 2009 Paid members 1568 Active forum member 2750 Total registered 24k 2018 Paid members ???? Active forum members 780 Total registered 50k Reading around the topic of increasingly inactive forum membership across all subject matters the best guess anyone ever came up with is when the active posting membership falls below 50 individuals you lose critical mass and its time to put the forum to bed as a anything other than a valuable archive reference area for as long as that forum remains hosted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraLEDrears Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Do you want to come wash my car? Seems you have way too much time on your hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_supra Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 There was a thread in 2009 that asked and discussed the levels of membership and seeing that's coming up to 10 years ago may as well post up for the archive the past figures alongside present: 2009 Paid members 1568 Active forum member 2750 Total registered 24k 2018 Paid members ???? Active forum members 780 Total registered 50k Reading around the topic of increasingly inactive forum membership across all subject matters the best guess anyone ever came up with is when the active posting membership falls below 50 individuals you lose critical mass and its time to put the forum to bed as a anything other than a valuable archive reference area for as long as that forum remains hosted. At that rate of decline the forum has got a couple decades left in it then which is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc92 Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Nowadays forums in general are becoming less active because young people prefer general interest collectives (e.g. reddit), or social media (instagram and facebook). More users but less specialist discussion. I don't use facebook any more because I don't want them giving my personal information to everyone, so I'm still here. P.s. you can come wash my car as well if you want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 To be honest it’s not surprising is it ? The number of cars in the country has been declining for a very long time as the number exported, scrapped or written off outweighs the number being imported. I’ve heard that the stock levels in japan have gotten so low and prices so high that it might be become more feasible for the Japanese to import them back in. Not to forget the potential for stock to start moving over the pond. So expect numbers to keep declining as they become more and more valuable and people cash in. Eventually most of the cars will belong to collectors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rider Posted November 5, 2018 Author Share Posted November 5, 2018 Do you want to come wash my car? Seems you have way too much time on your hands. The great Sunday pastime for those with too much time. I didn't get around to doing mine yesterday, tackling instead a pinion oil seal on my old MGB. The decline of forums should prod users to harvest all the information they need or are ever likely to need as one day they will disappear when hosting isn't renewed. I've used my time, effectively I think, to pdf file print or copy any threads or technical reference materials from this and other Supra forums that I am ever likely to need and anyone planning long term ownership wouldn't be doing themselves any harm by doing likewise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 I wonder what storage the forum is now? I know there have been several trims of it over the years, where the chit chat etc (ie for sale threads are gone after a certain time) is thinned out but nearly all good technical stuff is/was retained. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 He does have a valid point on this occasion. I recall the old Supra NA-T forum closing and a whole wealth of valuable info was at worst lost and at best hard to find elsewhere. But, I hope in our case as Jim suggests we are good for a while with the current level of activity and fresh membership. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 He does have a valid point on this occasion. I recall the old Supra NA-T forum closing and a whole wealth of valuable info was at worst lost and at best hard to find elsewhere. But, I hope in our case as Jim suggests we are good for a while with the current level of activity and fresh membership. I think with Branners owning this place for so long and being in some way in IT (I think?) that we'd at the very least get advanced warning or any such event but then I spose it doesn't hurt to backup stuff. Perhaps we could get a sticky going (or add to one) with current links to any useful off site sources too, as they certainly have sometimes been lost (like the photobucket issue where we could get them back but it was a warning?), Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellonman Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 swiftly down loads the repair manual Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 How would i back up my build thread please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 How would i back up my build thread please? For offsite on your own laptop, create a word document and go through each of your posts and put it on there with pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 OK i asked a tech nerd mate. Click print and then save to PDF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmark Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 That’s not techy, that’s basic 123. The way I suggested gets rid of all posts except yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rider Posted November 15, 2018 Author Share Posted November 15, 2018 For anyone not familiar with the other Supra forums, this is probably the best single page reference resource in the World. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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