I was hearing this rumor a year or two ago when Myspace was in its prime - and people thought Myspace was taking their audience (which isn't true) and I'm sure this discussion took place a while ago here on TAZ, but I decided not to bring up an old thread (gravedigger), but instead make a new thread where all the new comers - and the old folks can discuss...

So, are forums dead or will they never die off? We know forums are known for exchanging information - faster than emails, and making friends, but what if... forums had a crash and fell off - what would be the reason?

Forums that tend to die off - are ones that shouldn't have been popular in the first place in the owners / staff members got lucky on becoming a big community, however; one false move can make or break your community (sitepoint, anyone?)

That's a funny question to ask on a forum

BTW, what is TAZ?

Na I certainly would not say forums are dead, I would say there are to many forums and that the amount is always growing, problem with this is that the more forum there are the more people get spead into diffrent ones and the less active they are.

Aslong as the forum has good members and useful infomation on them then they are very very srtong still.

Originally Posted by Custom Cars

BTW, what is TAZ?

TAZ is the forum he originally posted this on and forgot to edit it.
http://www.theadminzone.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=43975

Forums will always be around. There will be more features and options added, but
the need will still be there.

However, johneva has a point. With hosting being cheaper and more user-friendly
scripts being released, it's easier than ever to start a forum. They're sprouting up
much faster than they were 10 years ago.

Only if something else come alone much more supirior but where people exchange
the information and find the answers as fast as they can in forums.

Bad forums will die on the same day they will be put online



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However, johneva has a point. With hosting being cheaper and more user-friendly
scripts being released, it's easier than ever to start a forum. They're sprouting up
much faster than they were 10 years ago.

Ya, but how many will become active?

People pay each other to make forums look active...

There's no doubt that this forum is active.

Originally Posted by ForrestCroce

People pay each other to make forums look active...

Please remind me where should I mail my cheque
I'm always forgetting


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Originally Posted by serandfae

There's no doubt that this forum is active.

I wasn't talking about this forum. I was talking about other forums.

Originally Posted by cpvr

I wasn't talking about this forum. I was talking about other forums.

He's making a joke




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I own a forum (currently having hosting issues), and I can say building and maintaining it isn't easy. The ones that die off could occur for a number of reasons, members find a better forum, owner just doesn't care anymore, put more effort into it, etc.

Originally Posted by fastreplies

Bad forums will die on the same day they will be put online

That's not always true, look at DP.

Originally Posted by cpvr

I wasn't talking about this forum. I was talking about other forums.

Like what other forums?

Are you wondering which forums will die in the future, or why the ones that already died, did?

No i do not agree that forums are dead i think they are all very much alive and will remain here to stay although some are more popular than others.

Originally Posted by jamestl2

That's not always true, look at DP.

It’s all depending on how you define dead.
If Zombies keep living after death, then DP is alive


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I think forums are getting more and more popular. Most people now use the Internet and when someone needs help or has a question they usually do a search on Google. Half the time a forum will come up in the list of results and therefore people might join up.
Happens all the time with a car forum I frequent.

I think social forum's will die off like entertainment forums because of sites like myspace, youtube, bebo etc. but webmaster and graphic design forums will always last as not everyone know's about making website's or ever had the need to start one for those that use webmaster and graphic design forums are not going to find help on a site like bebo.

In my opinion, forums will die when the interest wane off. People only come to furm if there is something for them.

I disagree with Odysseus, but what I think we will see is forums change the way they are designed and interact with users. I think you will see an amalgamation of blogs with forums, so that users can run individual conversations with individuals they like and know, and also allow for public comment on things beyond their personal circle of friends.

Originally Posted by audiomad

I think social forum's will die off like entertainment forums because of sites like myspace, youtube, bebo etc. but webmaster and graphic design forums will always last as not everyone know's about making website's or ever had the need to start one for those that use webmaster and graphic design forums are not going to find help on a site like bebo.

So you're saying all the gaming forums will die off?

forum will die only if there's no one who posts