cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
haha 8 pm for me this week , mind you i try to get up before my alarm that is set for 3.45 am .I did clock on at work at 5 am .
Should bike radar swallow it's pride and just retire
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haha 8 pm for me this week , mind you i try to get up before my alarm that is set for 3.45 am .I did clock on at work at 5 am .
briantrumpet
Legendary Member
- Location
- Devon & Die
Ha, those days are well behind me (by about 25 years). I twice managed to milk two herds of cows before 8am: as I was leaving the first one at about 6.15am, the owner walked in, we exchanged greetings, and he didn't bat an eyelid.
T.M.H.N.E.T
Rainbows aren't just for world champions
- Location
- Northern Ireland
Years ago
- Location
- Glasgow
Hello!
@Radiohead you only have 3 post at the time I'm writing this.
You need 5 for the private messaging feature to reveal itself to you
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Chris Rea is revered on these hallowed pages. He is the man the Messiah worships.
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/true-facts-about-chris-rea.298403/
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
beats being a milkman , 1-2 am start 6 days a week
ducknumber1
Veteran
Maybe Bikeradar will have a Paddy's day leaving do, come back covered in Guinness sponsored gear and forget all about it....
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
It does make you wonder what sort of incriminating photographs Shaun has in his possession when these rival fora close down.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
So goes all privately-owned media. Cory Doctorow has a theory about it. 😉💩
Can anyone give me a brief rundown of what's occurred here?
Personally I quite like the main Bike Radar site as it seems a little more left-of-the-field than some of its contemporaries.. although I've not paid much attention to the forum. I assume the main site will continue despite the forum heading for the bin...?
I've witnessed forum collapses in the past and can appreciate how often the atmosphere on such site-attached discussion boards can rapidly head south if malcontent spreads amongst the membership. On top of that it's a thankless task moderating forums and I wonder if they've chosen to bite the bullet in the face of all this social-media-hate-speech jazz that's being chucked about currently..?
EDIT: Explanation given on the forum here; I wonder if that's the sole reason or if there's more to it than that - while the rise of more dickhead-friendly social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twatter are cited as contributing factors, I've never found them a viable substitute for more traditional bulletin board sites like the good ship CC..
Personally I quite like the main Bike Radar site as it seems a little more left-of-the-field than some of its contemporaries.. although I've not paid much attention to the forum. I assume the main site will continue despite the forum heading for the bin...?
I've witnessed forum collapses in the past and can appreciate how often the atmosphere on such site-attached discussion boards can rapidly head south if malcontent spreads amongst the membership. On top of that it's a thankless task moderating forums and I wonder if they've chosen to bite the bullet in the face of all this social-media-hate-speech jazz that's being chucked about currently..?
EDIT: Explanation given on the forum here; I wonder if that's the sole reason or if there's more to it than that - while the rise of more dickhead-friendly social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twatter are cited as contributing factors, I've never found them a viable substitute for more traditional bulletin board sites like the good ship CC..
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
"continually rising operational costs" isn't a very clear reason, is it?
sungod
Active Member
there've been at least two botched software changes, resulting in long outages and successively poorer page design, there was a noticeable drop off in active users each time, the last one in particular, some bits had no activity for long periods
without users, the ad revenue will have declined sharply, though anyone capable will have been ad blocking it for ages as they became ridiculously obtrusive at one point
there's been near-zero moderation for a long time, presumably a cost reduction, i'd guess the final nail in the coffin was the online safety act https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/online-safety-act-explainer/online-safety-act-explainer
with the cost of compliance/risk of penalties, and the lack of revenue, no surprise that they chose to shut it down
briantrumpet
Legendary Member
- Location
- Devon & Die
I think the bottom line was that it wasn't worth the expense or faff for about 50 active forum members left, as there would be no advertising revenue and no Click-throughs to the main website.
