Why almost everything new members leave the forum after 1-2 weeks?

[joniniowacity]

Why not discuss other comics here in general comics? 

I tried starting Jem and the Holograms and Lumberjanes threads on the old forum and not too much interest there.

I like Jem and I like Archie Comics. But sometimes I'm just a lurker in spirit. I'll try doing better at contributing.

[irishmoxie]

I signed up for this site about 1 1/2 years ago. Used to lurk a lot, there were a lot of great old threads to read. I forgot about my account after a short while due to being busy with my new job.


I came back about 2 weeks before all the data was deleted and posted a few times. There was a certain ignorant poster who seemed to infiltrate every innocent post and seemed to want to argue about everything. Made me reluctant to post or share an actual opinion and I'm probably not the only one who felt that way. Luckily that particular person no longer posts here. News of the Riverdale show resparked my interest in this forum, but I'm still surprised at the negativity regarding the show but it's alright.


Anyway, the data deletion itself was sort of a punch in the gut. Now those old threads I liked lurking are gone and it's hard to stay interested in "what did you buy today?" sort of clunky topics and clunky gigantic signatures. I feel like there's a large gap between what ultra-fans and casual-fans want to talk about, if that makes any sense. I agree forums are old news: pretty much every forum I go to is dead except for the imdb.com main forums. However I think a forum like this dedicated only to Archie is unique and I wish this forum could become active again. I wasn't and haven't been here long but I feel like I missed the glory days of this place.

There seems to be 2 types of posters on this forum. Those obsessed with classic Archie and that's the only comic they read and those that read lots of comics and Archie just happens to be one of them. I actually quite enjoy the "What comics are you reading thread?". I get a lot of recommendations from there.

[Cheryl]

I think facebook groups have really taken the place of forums. It's a site most people are on anyway and it's more convenient than traveling to a forum for some. In terms of music and bands, the groups can be pretty good on facebook. I'm not in any comic-related groups but the Archie official page gets a little discussion from fans, but a group would be better than a page.

[daren]

This forum changed mostly because Archie Comics changed, harder to relax and just enjoy talking about the comics when the whole company is collapsing in front of us. Harder but not impossible. I could take or leave the Archie facebook page, they deleted comments about Archie sleeping with his teacher on the show and posting on facebook instead of a forum always feels like getting takeout food as opposed to eating in a restaurant. I'll probably go there anyway to tell them what I think of their moves but its no replacement for here.


Now those old threads I liked lurking are gone and it's hard to stay interested in "what did you buy today?" sort of clunky topics and clunky gigantic signatures.



Or 'What kind of candy bars do you like' 'What's your shoe size'.... Y - A - W - N


I'm looking for a new forum myself that discusses other comics besides Archie.


There seems to be 2 types of posters on this forum. Those obsessed with classic Archie and that's the only comic they read and those that read lots of comics and Archie just happens to be one of them.


There seem to be two types of complaint in this thread, people who think other people post about too much stuff besides Archie and people who think other people don't post enough about stuff besides Archie. Okay.    You might want to try the CBR forums irishmoxie, I don't post there since I don't care to discuss my nonArchie stuff but they seem to cover everything. And to the people who like to post in the "what did you do today" threads, thanks for keeping the forum active.

[60sBettyandReggie]

This forum changed mostly because Archie Comics changed, harder to relax and just enjoy talking about the comics when the whole company is collapsing in front of us. Harder but not impossible. I could take or leave the Archie facebook page, they deleted comments about Archie sleeping with his teacher on the show and posting on facebook instead of a forum always feels like getting takeout food as opposed to eating in a restaurant. I'll probably go there anyway to tell them what I think of their moves but its no replacement for here.


Now those old threads I liked lurking are gone and it's hard to stay interested in "what did you buy today?" sort of clunky topics and clunky gigantic signatures.



Or 'What kind of candy bars do you like' 'What's your shoe size'.... Y - A - W - N


I'm looking for a new forum myself that discusses other comics besides Archie.


There seems to be 2 types of posters on this forum. Those obsessed with classic Archie and that's the only comic they read and those that read lots of comics and Archie just happens to be one of them.


There seem to be two types of complaint in this thread, people who think other people post about too much stuff besides Archie and people who think other people don't post enough about stuff besides Archie. Okay.    You might want to try the CBR forums irishmoxie, I don't post there since I don't care to discuss my nonArchie stuff but they seem to cover everything. And to the people who like to post in the "what did you do today" threads, thanks for keeping the forum active.

Sometimes there just isn't anything Archie-related to talk about, so why not post on the 'what are you watching' or 'listening' or 'doing' threads? At least, like Daren said, those threads keep the forum active. And people complaining about those threads, if they don't hold your interest well then create a new thread about something you want to talk about, whether it is Archie -related or about other comic 

[spazaru]

I think facebook groups have really taken the place of forums. It's a site most people are on anyway and it's more convenient than traveling to a forum for some. In terms of music and bands, the groups can be pretty good on facebook. I'm not in any comic-related groups but the Archie official page gets a little discussion from fans, but a group would be better than a page.

You're aware there's a Fans of Archie Comics group on Facebook, right? It's great. 

[Meldarwin]

I never left but had to reregister after the harder time/server issues. I check in almost every day but was a very infrequent poster.

[Jabroniville]

I think we get a LOT of people who come in, read/post in every single thread... and then having nothing new to say. So they get bored and leave. A lot of them come off as very young, and if people don't engage them immediately, they get tired of it and leave.

Then there's a couple of argumentative posters who can probably turn people off by reading into their posts and going after innocent things. In some cases, the person deserved being attacked (remember that guy who got all mad because he was called-out for being rude? Or the friggin' creepy "Do you think Ariel would like it if she had a beating heart outside her body?" kid?).

[Meldarwin]

I quietly lurk. 

[Thrillho]

They comment on every thread of which there aren't very many and get bored and leave. This forum doesn't have a huge amount of action or differing opinions.

I noticed we can't keep kids here who all seemed to get bored and leave without warning. I'm starting to think they're all the same kid.

Bingo.

[Thrillho]

I quietly lurk. 

I did that too when I first started out but I soon found out it's a lot more fun to participate. I'd like to see your opinions too.

[Musical_Necromancer]

since comics are a visual medium it's not hard to see why archie comics isn't discussed all that much   they don't do a lot of stuff that makes great use of comic books being pure eye candy

a lot of indie books and superhero comics do things that would be impossible to imagine on television or a movie

archie however....since it's always been typical teen drama  the visuals haven't been as "OMG!" or "Breathtaking"

[DeCarlo Rules]

There seems to be 2 types of posters on this forum. Those obsessed with classic Archie and that's the only comic they read and those that read lots of comics and Archie just happens to be one of them. I actually quite enjoy the "What comics are you reading thread?". I get a lot of recommendations from there.

2 other types:
Those who read ONLY Archie Comics (but not JUST classic Archie) = spazaru

Those who read LOTS of comics, but for comics featuring the Archie characters, only really like the classic ones (= me). Not my fault they cancelled NEW CRUSADERS, THE FOX, and MEGA MAN - I enjoyed those, but not Dark Circle titles, Sonic titles, or New Riverdale titles. If Archie Horror goes on long enough, I'm sure I'll probably tire of those (just hanging in there hoping for some kind of resolution to the storylines).

The active threads here generally break down into six main interests:

1 - New Riverdale titles
2 - Archie digest/classic
3 - Archie Horror
4 - Riverdale TV
5 - ACP company/publishing/editorial (including solicitations)
6 - non-comics discussion

The reason there isn't more "other comics" discussion is pretty simple, when you think about it.

1 - At any given time, there are something like 1000 comic book titles being published.
2 - Of those, even the most voracious of comic readers can read only a tiny percentage.
3 - Of the active posters here, there are only a bare handful reading a significant number of titles other than ACP (or at least, a bare handful who have anything to say about them).
4 - Given the small number of other titles (apart from ACP) being read by active posters in relation to the potential number of titles out there, the overlap between any two active posters' reading lists is marginal.
5 - The same titles that any two active posters may be reading may fall on an entirely different range of the spectrum for each reader. In that slim margin of overlap, the comic that most excites you and about which you have a lot to say, may be a title about which I have little or nothing to say.
6 - All of the above being the case, "other comics" discussion tends to peak in "Archie-related" comics discussion (Pixie Trix, SitComics, AstroComix).

[Purgatori]

I joined the forum because I'm interested in topics about Archie comics, who wrote or drew what issues, themes, characters, historical information etc. I visit almost daily and read a number of threads, but I'm not really a 'chatty' person

[daren]

I hope my comment about plants didn't sound wrong, I meant that ACP might have hired a plant to come on the board, not that Oldiesmann did.