honitonhobbit Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 I like to pop in every couple of hour or so just to see what quality posts have been made and laugh at the mindless drivel. Over the last month this forum seems to be quietly slipping away. This is the weekend. On ORRP there have been hundreds of posts in the last couple of hours. On the SA forums so many that it takes 20 minutes to catch up - even the Russina 4x4 forums are all a chatter. I pop back here and once I have moved the tumble weed out of the way, I have to search for new posts. What is going on eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Raider Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 I like to pop in every couple of hour or so just to see what quality posts have been made and laugh at the mindless drivel.Over the last month this forum seems to be quietly slipping away. This is the weekend. On ORRP there have been hundreds of posts in the last couple of hours. On the SA forums so many that it takes 20 minutes to catch up - even the Russina 4x4 forums are all a chatter. I pop back here and once I have moved the tumble weed out of the way, I have to search for new posts. What is going on eh? Sorry i have been out all day! Normal Drivel will now be resumed ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honitonhobbit Posted March 11, 2006 Author Share Posted March 11, 2006 Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 It has been quiet in the last couple of weeks, don't know why though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtydiesel Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 What does senescing mean?But yes it does seem a little quiet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve H Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 I reckon that forums tend to go in cycles. I follow a few & you get good & bad patches on all of them, even ORRP has its slack bits, mind you that may be due to what sort of posts you look for, ORRP has no shortage of mindless drivel but gets very slow at times on nuts & bolts Land Rover matters. Each forum seems to have its own character & even that can be a bit of a moving target at times. I find I go ages without posting 'cause there is nothing I want to say & then I do a whole rash of posts all at once. Hell, just thought, maybe its me going in cycles :D Cheers, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 I like to pop in every couple of hour or so just to see what quality posts have been made and laugh at the mindless drivel.Over the last month this forum seems to be quietly slipping away. This is the weekend. On ORRP there have been hundreds of posts in the last couple of hours. On the SA forums so many that it takes 20 minutes to catch up - even the Russina 4x4 forums are all a chatter. I pop back here and once I have moved the tumble weed out of the way, I have to search for new posts. What is going on eh? If you want to see tumble weed go and check previously very busy sites that existed before this one did. why not shove something up decent? some pics of your work at OEC perhaps? your winch post was genuinely intresting. and there are many more. I agree there is an amount of posts that may be better as PM's but this place being independant welcomes all. ORRP is doing fine which is great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadler Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 I like to pop in every couple of hour or so just to see what quality posts have been made and laugh at the mindless drivel. Just out of interest, which of your two categories would this thread fall into? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minivin Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 sorry, was out yesterday at a show and last night getting rather drunk and playing silly games, I will get straight outside and see what I can try and cut off my body today with an angle grinder. You just can't please some people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 remember to take a camera. Had your first crash yet? now there's an idea for a thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minivin Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 remember to take a camera.Had your first crash yet? now there's an idea for a thread not yet got to run the gauntlet of the DVLA next week may post up a thread about getting an age related number via lessons learned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honitonhobbit Posted March 12, 2006 Author Share Posted March 12, 2006 Just out of interest, which of your two categories would this thread fall into? Well it seems to have attracted a bit of the latter but it was actually intended as a serious question. There was no suggestion of comparison with 'a certain other forum' (Tony ). This forum has been creating it's own niche quite nicely - a pleasant surprise - but it has quietened down quite a bit recently hence the question. senescing - is the gradual vegetative breakdown that occurs in plant material once maturity is reached. I was likening the forum to a tree and questioning whether is had finally developed as far as it could and was now experiencing the slow, gradual decline to nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 then the answer you seek is a definate No. more like an Oak 200yrs to grow 200 to live and 200 to die weekends have always been quiet IMHO how about some info on what OEC are doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honitonhobbit Posted March 12, 2006 Author Share Posted March 12, 2006 Oaks are good - long may it continue (and I do mean that) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbeaumont Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 We're all busy working on our trucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ101 Posted March 12, 2006 Share Posted March 12, 2006 senescing - is the gradual vegetative breakdown that occurs in plant material once maturity is reached. You are now liking senesing, to yourself are you David ??? now that you are "over the hill" opps sorry, this is drivel!!! coat on,,,, and gone !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02GF74 Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 IMO this forum has bever been as active before LRE pulled the carpet from under its feet. IIRC there was a split into 2 fora (pl?), this one and theother one. I don't look into the other one as it seem mostly the same folks post and on occassion the same stuff so does not seem much point me going there to look at duplicate posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark90 Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 I find between here, ORRP and a few other 'graphical content based' websites that most of my interests are covered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Is this forum senescing, is it? I doubt it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJL Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 I dont think i've ever seen a decent post on ORRP to be honnest Difficult to see anything through the unnecessary profanity IMHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michele Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Personally I try to post when I have something useful to say or some tech Qs to ask at least (erm,although the 2nd suits me more,sigh...) I think there's nothing to worry about,I much prefer less hi-qu threads than hundred news everyday but mainly chit-chat... It's always a good chance to dig through the old posts and get the time to reflect on things and take notes. Sometimes I struggle to keep up with all the stuff and I miss something along the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark90 Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 I dont think i've ever seen a decent post on ORRP to be honnest Difficult to see anything through the unnecessary profanity IMHO Fair point, not everyone can see past the profanity, and that is why there are other forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro_Al Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Fair point, not everyone can see past the profanity, and that is why there are other forums. I couldn't agree more with AJL. I wonder if there is anything at all TO see past the profanity? I don't mind profanity, and I think we all know I speak my mind - it just seems so OTT and unnecessary on ORRP. Someone will ask about something and someone else will reply with a seemingly random selection of insults, then everyone has a big laugh, and the tech content percentage remains in the low single digits (fair enough for those who like it). Just all seems a little 'playground' to me. To each, his own. I don't think this forum is waning - maybe a little less in the last few days, but they all go through fazes. No big deal. It's the members that make it good - i.e. the value of responses to a question. If no-one has a Q for a couple of days, no big deal. When they do, it'll still get valuable input in the future. [ok, value is a question of perspective...] Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSG Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 Not sure I'd fully agree with Al's comment. There have been some very constructive threads on ORRP - and a lot of advise and free help. But you do have to avoid a bit of banter to find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark90 Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 the tech content percentage remains in the low single digits (fair enough for those who like it). Exactly, ORRP isn't all about LR tech (but wouldn't the world be a dull place if all you could talk about was LR tech?) although it does have some useful tech and some very knowledgable regulars, some of whom post on other more exclusively tech boards too. If you want just tech there's more boards than you can shake a stick at offering tech. ORRP offers something different, probably why there's a number of regulars who don't even own a LR/4x4, granted it's not to everyones taste, like I said not everyone sees past the profanity and banter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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