State of the Forum March 2013

Imaduckin · May 4, 2021

yup, hasnt been much action in here since i joined, not sure if its cause folks dont want anyone to know they have guns or site is unknown to folks. i moved here from va and we had an active forum there till northam was elected and va became a communist state with new laws, hope this forum gets more active, would like to see some deals and chatter

Blackbeard · May 12, 2021

I am planning to rework the site a bit, and hopefully adding some articles focusing on
hunting in SC
CCW in SC
fishing in SC
etc. Hopefully that will help folks find us easier.

Imaduckin · May 12, 2021

Sounds great

jisuho · May 28, 2021

Add some girls with guns photos. That will bring them in.

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rum4 · Jun 3, 2021

Something needs to be done, the place is dead

Imaduckin · Jun 3, 2021

rum4 said:
Something needs to be done, the place is dead

Really nothing can be done. If folks dont want to post we cant make them, hopefully things will calm down politically and folks wont be so paranoid. I seen where a Afro-American female democrat is goin to run for governor, hope this state dont turn blue like va did

Howland · Jun 4, 2021

Blackbeard said:
I am planning to rework the site a bit, and hopefully adding some articles focusing on
hunting in SC
CCW in SC
fishing in SC
etc. Hopefully that will help folks find us easier.

I hit the site up regularly but yes, traffic is slow. It's still good to have a SC dedicated site.

Adding subforums will likely turn up interest and participation a notch. Getting the word out will likely do more. One thing I do find missing on other sites both national and regional is one place where people can keep tabs on current events in general and upcoming legislation in Columbia in particular. Being that place for South Carolina might go a long way towards drawing members and participation.

Imaduckin · Jun 4, 2021

Agreed

rum4 · Jun 5, 2021

I'll do what I can to help

Blackbeard · Jun 10, 2021

Howland said:
I hit the site up regularly but yes, traffic is slow. It's still good to have a SC dedicated site.

Adding subforums will likely turn up interest and participation a notch. Getting the word out will likely do more. One thing I do find missing on other sites both national and regional is one place where people can keep tabs on current events in general and upcoming legislation in Columbia in particular. Being that place for South Carolina might go a long way towards drawing members and participation.

Great ideas. Let me see what I can come up with.

Bighungry69 · Jun 15, 2021

I just joined because Armslist now requires a monthly membership to post items for sale. Maybe increasing activity in the classified section here would be a good way to increase traffic.

Frost · Jun 21, 2021

Yes!
More activity in the classifieds!

I was kind of surprised to see this message resurface.
I think I wrote the original in 2013 time sure flies by.

nightstryke · Jun 26, 2021

Blackbeard said:
Great ideas. Let me see what I can come up with.

Maybe pruning some of the older threads that may be 2 or more years older might freshen up the forums.

Imaduckin · Aug 25, 2021

Still dead in here , maybe we need a shout box for conversation, no topics are getting new posts and for sale stuff is stagnant

Blackbeard · Aug 31, 2021

Imaduckin said:
Still dead in here , maybe we need a shout box for conversation, no topics are getting new posts and for sale stuff is stagnant

Tis true. could try to run some giveaways.

Imaduckin · Oct 31, 2021

lets go brandon

nightstryke · Nov 6, 2021

Imaduckin said:
Still dead in here , maybe we need a shout box for conversation, no topics are getting new posts and for sale stuff is stagnant

Well the major problem is forums are dying out all over the internet, it's getting to be old technology sadly.

Imaduckin · Nov 6, 2021

nightstryke said:
Well the major problem is forums are dying out all over the internet, it's getting to be old technology sadly.

not sure bout that carolina firearms site and va gun trader site are very active, i think its a trust issue with some and a major value lopsideness on firearms with most. the ones that stay active have a shoutbox for members to converse and exchange info

Blackbeard · Nov 7, 2021

nightstryke said:
Well the major problem is forums are dying out all over the internet, it's getting to be old technology sadly.

Not entirely true. Can't sell or buy on social media.

Imaduckin said:
not sure bout that carolina firearms site and va gun trader site are very active, i think its a trust issue with some and a major value lopsideness on firearms with most. the ones that stay active have a shoutbox for members to converse and exchange info

It actually hurts the forums as folks don't post as much.

nightstryke · Nov 7, 2021

Blackbeard said:
Not entirely true. Can't sell or buy on social media.

It actually hurts the forums as folks don't post as much.

Depends on the social media, I know a few people that use MeWe groups instead of Facebook groups for gun trading/selling and it does literally the same thing. My point still remains that popularity in using web forums these days has waned from the late 90s to early 2000s when they used to be more popular and people would use them every day.