Just Plain Ruff Posted September 7, 2017 Posted September 7, 2017 The site front page shows that we have 66000+ members. Why in the world does this site go 1 or so days without a post or reply? I'm wondering out loud but with 66000 members, we should have multiple posts per day, like we did in our heyday with Dust we had tons of posts a day. It's just disheartening to see the huge decrease in participation.
Off Label Posted September 7, 2017 Posted September 7, 2017 Facebook? Over at Nurseanesthesia.org, it was the same thing. Now it's an echo chamber for people wanting to see how competitive they are for anesthesia training.
EMT City Administrator Posted September 8, 2017 Posted September 8, 2017 Facebook is a very big reason. I hope that as facebook becomes more polluted with ads and useless filler that more people with search out a home for conversations with substance. Barring sending a postcard to every EMT in America, I don't know the solution.
Just Plain Ruff Posted September 8, 2017 Author Posted September 8, 2017 Admin, please dont' think I was criticising this site, I was not. I know facebook is a huge part of it, I'm a member of several groups on facebook and those groups are turning to crap. The one constant in all of this is that our posts have been good ones, except maybe the "I failed my registry, what do I do now" or the "What kind of boots are the best most awesome" I also don't know the answer. But I did see a familiar face pop back in the last couple of days. that familiar face knows who he is.
EMT City Administrator Posted September 8, 2017 Posted September 8, 2017 No criticism was taken. I am open to ideas on how to increase activity, but as you said, it is not just us but all other interactive forums across all specialties.
Just Plain Ruff Posted September 8, 2017 Author Posted September 8, 2017 I think you have tried a lot of things, but with the near immediate response of a facebook group versus the delayed response on topics here, people are not into waiting.
BushyFromOz Posted November 7, 2017 Posted November 7, 2017 On 9/9/2017 at 12:28 AM, Just Plain Ruff said: I think you have tried a lot of things, but with the near immediate response of a facebook group versus the delayed response on topics here, people are not into waiting. They also take the first reply as gospel unfortuantaely
Just Plain Ruff Posted November 7, 2017 Author Posted November 7, 2017 13 hours ago, BushyFromOz said: They also take the first reply as gospel unfortuantaely yeah, and parrot medicine is still alive and well, well he said it so it's gots ta be true
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