What happened

[danmac]

So ive been out the crawler/rc scene for a while and got back into crawling due to my son but i hopped on here,and it seems like all activity has almost stopped. What happened to our once bustling and thriving network here. I miss seeing those wild one off builds all the time.

 

[svt923]

Social media and pursuing other interests are the usual reasons for most forum declines. Then things end up in the spiral of “people don’t want to make content if no one is going to see it” and “people aren’t going to come if there isn’t new content”. This is where RCC exists these days.

The crew that does come around is a small but dedicated bunch.

 

[OutLore]

<snip> Social media </snip>

This is infuriating to me - FB/Instagram etc. are terrible as community groups as every person sets up their own thinking it's going to be the next big thing, so there's 100's of them and there's no way to group communities together - so someone with a few different interests has to wade through multiple groups to find what they're looking for or interested in that moment - not to mention the search ability and history retention is awful.

Forums are just so much better for that. I feel if they had been marketed as social media from the get go, they wouldn't be where they are today - and let's be honest usergroups and forums really were the early leaders in the social media arena.

The only interest I have that still has a good forum community size is anything firearms, because the social media companies try as hard as they can to squash anything related to it.

Christmas rant over.

 

[Gula]

Social media, and, RTR crawlers coming out! That, and the manufacturers coming to market, then everything taking a dump !
Now, there's a few left holding on. Manufacturers and people. Some "get it" and stay above, others "drown" with problems and vanish.

 

[high plains drifter]

There are multiple reasons that forums die off. Sure, the other social media platforms like insta, fb, etc have a big hand in it but also. plenty of people simply lose interest in the hobby or wind up with other obligations taking priority.

ONE thing though that is certain is that a forum is just like anything else that succeeds long-term... it takes EFFORT.

That's the thing... I see people all the time that leave the community for years and years and then come back one day like "What happened?? Why is this place dead?". If you leave for an extended amount of time... no blame on you but yeah, you're part of the reason. For every person that doesn't contribute anymore, all that does is solidify the demise. It takes participation and interaction... from every single individual that has any hope or expectation that so-and-so forum will survive.

 

[hnoroian]

I miss seeing those wild one off builds all the time.

Scale builders guild is where these are at.

others "drown" with problems and vanish.

And hopefully find some good deals on them clearing out their garages.

 

[Gula]

And hopefully find some good deals on them clearing out their garages.

Manufacturers drowning in problems.

 

[hnoroian]

Sadly and Part of it yes. They already had their money but the do not get the return customer which is where it hurts too.

 

[cooper_xl]

Social media is to blame. It is easier to just post a pic with a short description or no description at all. The life of foruns is on our hands. Each and everyone. I try my best. My build updates are always first on RCC and SBG. Then on Instagram. Unfortunately, RCs don't have the same appeal anymore. Everything is on the backburner

 

[Speedy-Triple]

SHort attentIOn SpaM ... and InstAnt GraTifficaTion... sadly is the reason places like this do not thrive in todays world. I find forums as a source of information and shared valued community... social media has made it where its fast, vague and without much of the informative substance that you can find in places like this .... Cars, Bikes, Bicycles, RC's, Mechanical, Engineering, Arts .... you name it there is so many places that hold the most valuable information like RCC and other forums but you would be surprise in todays youth and even adults how hard is it to find the correct information .... They do not know how to search for their life and find the easiest information you could think of ... that is one of the wonders of the world being able to find and figure stuff for just about anything you can think of at the tips of your fingers >>>> right now at this moment as I type.... yet you would be surprise how many people of today they cannot phantom in their minds around the amount of information they can find looking throughout the right venues.

 

[cooper_xl]

They do not know how to search for their life and find the easiest information you could think of ...

Don't know if are on Reddit but there's so many noob questions there about RC... We all were noobs but I'm talking about "the answer is on the manual" noob . Things like reversing channels on the radio... People got so lazy

 

[Speedy-Triple]

Don't know if are on Reddit but there's so many noob questions there about RC... We all were noobs but I'm talking about "the answer is on the manual" noob . Things like reversing channels on the radio... People got so lazy

exactly my point. LAZY and the I WANT IT NOW ATTITUDE... I don't reddit to be honest while I am sure there is valuable information I have found more opinions and vague post in the quick searches than I wish for and now with the bots and AI advertisement you don't even know. I am sure if far better than facebook.... . And its ok to be a noob and ask questions but doing some research is imperative before hand at least as a courtesy. which is something that is incomprehensible for most nowadays.

 

[high plains drifter]

That's why forums like RCC are SO valuable... because this is a legitimate credible source for answers. The community here is comprised of seasoned veterans. Incorrect information doesn't just slide by on RCC. There's accountability and experience here. Honestly this is one of very few places that I feel confident to get the correct info. Shame that the activity is so sparse but I'll take quality over quantity any day.

 

[Col_Sanders]

One reason for this forum in particular slowing down was that up until recently, it was on old ass software and hadn't had any updates for a decade or more.

But social media is another one. It's inching us further into Idiocracy. Dont think about anything for a second or search for a solution, just post up a dumb question and get information spoon fed to you.

 

[surfishjoe]

I wish it were easier to post pictures here I like this forum I lurk on it all the time!

 

[Fallen]

Wish granted!

If you pay for a membership here, you can very easily upload photos directly from your phone / computer to the site. No need for a hosting site / 3rd party website.

And the membership is really cheap. If I remember correctly it was like $30 for a whole year.

It's definitely worth it. You might even be able to upload photos directly without the membership. But I paid for a membership once the site switched to the new software. So I don't know if that happened because of my membership or the software.

 

[JatoTheRipper]

Social media. But that's where the mouth breathers hangout. I much prefer this forum even if it is just a select group of people.

 

[cartronicshn]

Still hanging around here, definetly less traffic then before, but we are still here.