forums quiet,or getting quieter

andys1981 · 02-07-14, 11:21 PM

when i joined 4 years ago it was booming with info,met new folk local to me,and ive met some great new guys,but its going quiet,hate logging in and seeing hardly any replies to posts,i know a few guys have got new cars etc,but they still come on,if i see a thread i will comment with any knowledge i know of,but it seems your getting more views than comments these days,can we make it any better lads???

talkingcars · 03-07-14, 04:17 AM

In the short term most forums get quitter in summer, in the long term there are less ZS's on the road.

Jay-ZS+ · 03-07-14, 05:48 AM

Part of the problem may be that as a forum gets older it builds up a wealth of knowledge that is archived. Then people can search for previous topics and may not have to post new threads. With the lack of new models/development that's worth doing on the zs engines, there's only so much that can really be talked about.

Think a lot of people talk on faceache now which will have an impact.

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dave23572 · 03-07-14, 06:21 AM

Incidentally the MGZS X-Powerforums have come alive again recently after being virtually dead for a long time. Lots of new posts. Maybe everyone's gone over there.
I always check both.

daytona365 · 03-07-14, 06:53 AM

Im always on and posting useless junk lol...

ZS · 03-07-14, 06:54 AM

To be honest I admin a few Car forums and can say that it is the same across all the boards.

If you can think of anything that we can do to stimulate interest then please let us know and we will consider if its possible

The biggest problem we have as a single model forum, a model that hasn't been produced for 8 years or so, is that there are more and more ZS's being broken for spares rather than sold to enthusiasts, or they are going to boy racers who pick them up for cheap and rag the bones off of them.

That and Facebook and other social media sites, back in the day they didn't exist and people used these forums to communicate with each other, nowadays you are spoilt for choice on how to communicate and people tend to meet on the forum, then move to facebook to chat, thus detracting from the forum's post count.

These are the issues affecting quite a few of the forums around the Internet.

Smokey · 03-07-14, 07:05 AM

I agree it is quieter and as mentioned, the summer months, single model forum etc are a cause. I would say Facebook is the biggest contributor though as it is always buzzing with pictures, questions etc. It is so much more accessible than a forum these days.

The only sad thing is, it's the same mundane questions being asked that has been answered plenty on the forums but people just aren't interested in signing up.

There also aren't as many meets as there used to be, most notable in Scotland. The site track car project will be brought back to life next year once I have sorted out other things that are taking up time.

The only other thing that kept the forum buzzing was Forza but there just isn't enough interest to run a season yet on the XBOX One.

Either way, although the posts have died down, it will no doubt pick up again, there have been a few member looking to or already having returned to a ZS so it has it's hook!

M17TT180 · 03-07-14, 07:06 AM

Regardless of how quiet it is i'm sure there will always be the base group of supporters.

stamford · 03-07-14, 07:10 AM

A sign of the times and as already highlighted we own a particular model that is obsolete with fewer ZS's on the road plus information can be found without interaction. Not sure what can be done without losing the core focus and it becoming another facebook group, do we actually need another? I don't think it is a problem due to the fact we know we are in a niche group here with very little room to expand. It'll continue as long as there are ZS owners, one day it will be even smaller with less zeds out there. Another forum I frequent from time to time has less traffic as the cars are very rare so it is expected.

ZS · 03-07-14, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by stamford

It'll continue as long as there are ZS owners, one day it will be even smaller with less zeds out there.

Or people who like the ZS, you know those Enthusiasts

TBH I think long term the other ZS forums will probably die off due to costs etc, where as (at the moment at least) we are in a fairly unique position with regards hosting and forum costs...

When that happens it will condense the enthusiasts down to one or two forums and there will be some very special cars on them... or so I would like to think