Question: Has Traffic/ Posts on this Forum Dropped? (1 Viewer)

[desk11desk12]

It’s a simple question. It seems that the traffic has significantly dropped.

How much do you think?

If not, which subject get the most traction?

Has that changed over the years?

Yeah, it’s just an anecdotal observation.

What do you guys think?

Carlos

 

[Louis Badolato]

Carlos,

I agree. Traffic appears to be way down. With the exception of the King & Country and John Jenkins Designs subforums, many of the manufacturer's subforums can go days without a single post.

 

[mikemiller1955]

lack of new product and regular announcements from some companies has killed their activity...

 

[Terp152]

I can think of 5-6 long time members no longer posting, some for extended period of time. Chris

 

[desk11desk12]

Louis, Michael and Chris

You are all right about this?

However, 5-6 members and a few less manufacturers not postings caused this amount of decline in traffic on the Forum?

Really?

It seems like the cause is more than this? Too much politics? Not enough politics? Or, is it just a drop off in interest?

Is it something more?

There was a time on this Forum you can tell how many members were log on at the same time, no more.

I mean, there seems to apathy among members to speculate and comment on this thread.

Just wondering,

Carlos

 

[OzDigger]

There would be a number of reasons for the reduced numbers. However I note you can still see who's online in the What's Going On section at the bottom of the forum Home page.

 

[villagehorse]

My iPad shows how many members and guests are logged on at any given time. Right at the bottom of the screen where daily birthdays are shown and new members. This forum is a big part of my life, so hopefully it will continue to prosper and I feel it is in safe hands with Julie. Robin.

 

[Louis Badolato]

Maybe it has something to do with all of the cancellations of the Toy Soldier Shows as a result of Covid. Usually, there is a big report and a lot of discussion after each major show, including the OTSN Chicago Show, the 4 London Shows, the West Coaster, Gettysburg and Hackensack. In the past, while Larry was still with us, the NY Symposium also drummed up a few posts. This year, a lot of the events were cancelled, so all of the discussion about these events never happened.

I am hoping that once there is an effective vaccine, and we can go to the events again (hopefully by 2021), things in the hobby will pick up again.:smile2:

 

[bradleyl30]

Do most members use the New Posts function or just browse specific sub forums?

A few times I have noticed high quality dioramas or setups in another manufacturer which only has a few likes, and then a rather simple display in the K&C forum get 25 or more. That’s always struck me as odd as I view a wide range of things from all over the forum.

Could this be part of it?

 

[Obee]

Carlos,

I agree. Traffic appears to be way down.

Yes, I see the same, but this forum has provided me a away of keeping in touch even more in the past 3 months. I try to contribute daily, just to keep showing off what I'm doing, and get feedback from like minded people, like yourselves

Thanks guys,

John

 

[Obee]

Do most members use the New Posts function or just browse specific sub forums?

Could this be part of it?

I do when I have something to show off, like my painting.

Otherwise I'll pass on comments on other's work, or provide assistance to queries, and do like seeing what's new, even though production is slowing.

John

 

[MikeNick]

More distressing news. I received this email today .
Hello:

I have bad news, since July 1 the United States will stop working the Light Package since it has left the International Postal Union.

I have not sent because it would not arrive on time and from July 1 the package would be stopped.

I will make a refund and cancel the transaction

Now I have removed my ads from the USA, but the Spanish Postal service is looking for another way of shipping, perhaps with Fedex or similar, so if you see my ads again in a few months, it will mean that I can send again.

I am very sorry about all this, the truth is that it is very sad not to be able to send shipments there.

 

[hotel3alpha]

Maybe it has something to do with all of the cancellations of the Toy Soldier Shows as a result of Covid. Usually, there is a big report and a lot of discussion after each major show, including the OTSN Chicago Show, the 4 London Shows, the West Coaster, Gettysburg and Hackensack. In the past, while Larry was still with us, the NY Symposium also drummed up a few posts. This year, a lot of the events were cancelled, so all of the discussion about these events never happened.

I am hoping that once there is an effective vaccine, and we can go to the events again (hopefully by 2021), things in the hobby will pick up again.:smile2:

Yeah, those show report posts are cool and since there aren't any, I guess traffic would be down. I miss the Texas Show and everyone who goes to it. Its a hoot.

Anyway...

John from Texas

 

[Julie]

Just as an FYI as well. I had my Forum IT Guy install extra security last Fall and it killed all the 'bots' flooding the numbers.

Julie

 

[Poppo]

lack of new product and regular announcements from some companies has killed their activity...

I agree, but the lack of new products and regular announcement derives from a lack of demand and a lack of creativity...

Hopefully, I found great tin figures to be painted and I discovered that I can paint them decently, so I will finish my collection...

Honestly, I find boring and uninteresting for me the new releases by KC, FL, JJ, TG...Only the colours and the shields change, but there are always the same boring poses,same situations, an infinite repetition of the same poses...

After the gladiators, I will post new dioramas of something REALLY different..:wink2:

 

[The Military Workshop]

I agree, but the lack of new products and regular announcement derives from a lack of demand and a lack of creativity...

Honestly, I find boring and uninteresting for me the new releases by KC, FL, JJ, TG...Only the colours and the shields change, but there are always the same boring poses,same situations, an infinite repetition of the same poses...

.:wink2:

As a dealer I would have to disagree. I think the brands have done very well in the past few months considering difficult times with production and hassles over delivery. In February / March they faced the scenario of factories being closed for a couple of months as well as few planes flying to deliver their products. KC and JJ for example could not get to their factories for a while to check production.

They have got things going again and there is a great variety of product coming out. Plenty of good creativity being shown. My experience is that demand went up when people were spending more time at home with less things, like dining out, entertainment and travel to spend their money on.

Great that you are enjoying figure painting but overall my impression is the brands are putting out regular good releases as they were before the virus hit.

i think they did a great job in very difficult times.

 

[Poppo]

As a dealer I would have to disagree. I think the brands have done very well in the past few months considering difficult times with production and hassles over delivery. In February / March they faced the scenario of factories being closed for a couple of months as well as few planes flying to deliver their products. KC and JJ for example could not get to their factories for a while to check production.

They have got things going again and there is a great variety of product coming out. Plenty of good creativity being shown. My experience is that demand went up when people were spending more time at home with less things, like dining out, entertainment and travel to spend their money on.

Great that you are enjoying figure painting but overall my impression is the brands are putting out regular good releases as they were before the virus hit.

i think they did a great job in very difficult times.

I don't say they haven't produced enough new releases in the last months. I even didn't like what they did before the virus, I mean in the last 5-10 years, not in the last few months...

KC, for example.I recognize that their Viet-Nam line is dynamic and well done, but, usually they always make the same fighting poses; and their standing figures( wild west, ww2, Dickens etc.) in a dummy-pose-Del Prado-style, with the head looking on one side to give an impression of life! Maybe they think that this way the figure is useful for evertything... But especially it is for nothing!)

FL: the viking-saxon line is boring, same fighting poses than crusaders etc...JJ, same thing , boring, repetition of the same poses just change colours and some other details...

I will do a small dio with 2 saxons and 2 vikings, very intriguing and lively figures and I will show what can be done to make something more intriguing that catches the eye...

FL samurai line: extra boring! Same silly poses( dynamic and static) and nothing original, just different clothes. I will show a samurai dio with a really great surprise!....

The golden age of toysoldiers is clearly behind us,the market is saturated, there are less collectors and the main companies, if they want to sell, they must make an extra effort in CREATIVITY and IMAGINATION, and not keeping on adding silly, repeated one million times poses to a range. I will show examples.:salute::

 

[Desertkiwi]

I don't say they haven't produced enough new releases in the last months. I even didn't like what they did before the virus, I mean in the last 5-10 years, not in the last few months...

KC, for example.I recognize that their Viet-Nam line is dynamic and well done, but, usually they always make the same fighting poses; and their standing figures( wild west, ww2, Dickens etc.) in a dummy-pose-Del Prado-style, with the head looking on one side to give an impression of life! Maybe they think that this way the figure is useful for evertything... But especially it is for nothing!)

FL: the viking-saxon line is boring, same fighting poses than crusaders etc...JJ, same thing , boring, repetition of the same poses just change colours and some other details...

I will do a small dio with 2 saxons and 2 vikings, very intriguing and lively figures and I will show what can be done to make something more intriguing that catches the eye...

FL samurai line: extra boring! Same silly poses( dynamic and static) and nothing original, just different clothes. I will show a samurai dio with a really great surprise!....

The golden age of toysoldiers is clearly behind us,the market is saturated, there are less collectors and the main companies, if they want to sell, they must make an extra effort in CREATIVITY and IMAGINATION, and not keeping on adding silly, repeated one million times poses to a range. I will show examples.:salute::

Wow, this would have to be one of the most negative posts I’ve ever read on TF!

Seriously, you need to find yourself a new hobby if that’s your opinion.

 

[OzDigger]

Wow, this would have to be one of the most negative posts I’ve ever read on TF!

Seriously, you need to find yourself a new hobby if that’s your opinion.

To be fair his signature is; "Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness." I'd hazard a guess that he's not an overly 'Positive' person :wink2:

 

[Desertkiwi]

To be fair his signature is; "Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness." I'd hazard a guess that he's not an overly 'Positive' person :wink2:

Agreed, a bit like the glass always being half empty opposed to being half full mentality. ^&grin