Were Pumpers Right on GC Activity If Dumpers Left?

Gatordiddy

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NOLA gone?

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stephenPE

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The combination of losing and then the toxicity and dead horse beating on the same old shttt was the perfect storm.
I hear the Vax killed more than a few.............
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Gatordiddy

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I think it just boils down to how you like to view the world- glass half full or half empty.
Overall we all just want to see a watchable product on the field with some progress year over year.
The rest is just commentary…

But I love each and every one of you and I’m not going anywhere. Unless I get beaten to death in a Waffle House.
 

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I think it just boils down to how you like to view the world- glass half full or half empty.
Overall we all just want to see a watchable product on the field with some progress year over year.
The rest is just commentary…

But I love each and every one of you and I’m not going anywhere. Unless I get beaten to death in a Waffle House.
Exactly. Did we really lose half of our games last year? Or did we win half of our games last year?
 

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Numbers are down and have been dwindling for years, and maybe personal hatred for me is the reason. Don't know, don't particularly care anymore. I think the numbers have been dwindling on ALL the boards, as it has a hell of a lot more to do with apathy for the mediocre program. Untold thousands of Gator fans have gone from die-hards (the type the join boards like these) to casual fans. We can thank Jeremey Foley for that one - may his armpits be infested with the fleas of a thousand camels.

Do I think the numbers would pick up if the Gators were NC contenders? Yes, I most certainly do, no matter how much of an asshat I may be.
Ox makes some excellent points here. Yes, we all hate him, and he is an asshat.
 

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Numbers are down and have been dwindling for years, and maybe personal hatred for me is the reason. Don't know, don't particularly care anymore. I think the numbers have been dwindling on ALL the boards, as it has a hell of a lot more to do with apathy for the mediocre program. Untold thousands of Gator fans have gone from die-hards (the type the join boards like these) to casual fans. We can thank Jeremey Foley for that one - may his armpits be infested with the fleas of a thousand camels.

Do I think the numbers would pick up if the Gators were NC contenders? Yes, I most certainly do, no matter how much of an asshat I may be.

These are all good points. Appreciate the response.

Separately, I wasn't suggesting anyone gone didn't get there on their own, but they're gone just the same and I was genuinely curious if traffic was up or if others thought the board was an overall better place as a result. This was an off-season thread precisely because there is not much going on soon after signing day.
 

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These are all good points. Appreciate the response.

Separately, I wasn't suggesting anyone gone didn't get there on their own, but they're gone just the same and I was genuinely curious if traffic was up or if others thought the board was an overall better place as a result. This was an off-season thread precisely because there is not much going on soon after signing day.
With all the various forms of social media, I’m sure message boards are down just about everywhere. Add in over a decade of futility and this is what remains.
 

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Numbers are down and have been dwindling for years, and maybe personal hatred for me is the reason.

Do I think the numbers would pick up if the Gators were NC contenders? Yes, I most certainly do, no matter how much of an asshat I may be.
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GatorJ

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Numbers are down and have been dwindling for years, and maybe personal hatred for me is the reason. Don't know, don't particularly care anymore. I think the numbers have been dwindling on ALL the boards, as it has a hell of a lot more to do with apathy for the mediocre program. Untold thousands of Gator fans have gone from die-hards (the type the join boards like these) to casual fans. We can thank Jeremey Foley for that one - may his armpits be infested with the fleas of a thousand camels.

Do I think the numbers would pick up if the Gators were NC contenders? Yes, I most certainly do, no matter how much of an asshat I may be.
I think the major reason there’s been a culling of sorts is because this is a very small, tightknit community. It’s not a transient community like a 247 or On3. That’s where people come and pay for a year and then leave.

The people who are on this forum have literally been with the old GSMB & here for 20+ years. Some people have probably died and we didn’t know it. But more than likely, a lot of people just slowly move on to different parts of their lives, and spend less and less time on the board.

This is not the type of board that actively recruits subscribers. There’s virtually no marketing presence at all. It’s all word-of-mouth. It’s just never going to grow like the other boards. This board could be around another 30 years and 90% of the people will have died off.

I’d be willing to bet that the retention of this board is significantly higher than any other board.

And with its core members the retention on this board is easily 90+ percent.

The other boards? Probably 10-15+ percent.

Most of those other board members probably have never met, and never will. A lot of people on this board have met each other.

This board is a lot like a family IMO.
 

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I pop in frequently but I don't always post, which is a little unusual for me. Often I just don't see anything that's of interest. It's been a hell of a long time since we were relevant, and it's weighing on interest.

Ox said it best. It's apathy over a mediocre product. Make the product on the field great again and the numbers will return. Guaranteed.
 

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Numbers are down and have been dwindling for years, and maybe personal hatred for me is the reason. Don't know, don't particularly care anymore. I think the numbers have been dwindling on ALL the boards, as it has a hell of a lot more to do with apathy for the mediocre program. Untold thousands of Gator fans have gone from die-hards (the type the join boards like these) to casual fans. We can thank Jeremey Foley for that one - may his armpits be infested with the fleas of a thousand camels.

Do I think the numbers would pick up if the Gators were NC contenders? Yes, I most certainly do, no matter how much of an asshat I may be.
Another board has a lot of activity but each forum is driven by about the same dozen posters, and a lot of conversations are two or three guys responding to each other's nonsense. Here, there is NO nonsense. :)

I agree that past seasons coupled with last season's disappointments has caused many to see other activities as a better option. I bet whorechant is really hurting.
 
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............ A lot of people on this board have met each other.

This board is a lot like a family IMO.

According to most of the posts here, a lot of people have banged each other's mom so much I am quite sure most of us have fathered several half siblings on here.
 

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