Facebook versus the message board
Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 4:44 pm
It may seem hard to believe now, but a long time ago, the AHSCS Message Board was a pretty happening place with sometimes literally dozens of posts every day! There was talk about upcoming races, issues within the series, race reports, and some smack talk sprinkled in as well.
For multiple reasons, that changed and activity on the message board tapered off drastically, especially as Facebook and other social media platforms have arisen. These social media platforms are obviously convenient for keeping up with friends and family, among other things, but it seems like conversations about local racing have suffered.
On Facebook, thoughts and opinions tend to be fragmented to where you can completely miss an entire discussion if you don't happen to be Facebook friends with the right person. And then, sometimes even if you see a post pop up from a friend that turns into an interesting discussion, you may never see it again in your newsfeed, even as the conversion continues.
Personally, I'd love to see some more activity on the message board, but realize it's an uphill battle to get people back in the habit of visiting (and posting) here regularly again. If enough people start making a concerted effort to join in, however, we just might be able to get the ball rolling and have some fun chatting again about things going on at the races and in the series. So if you have any thoughts, questions, or concerns, post 'em up!
It's either that or stick to Facebook, clicking through photos of your Aunt Mildred's latest trip to Branson!
For multiple reasons, that changed and activity on the message board tapered off drastically, especially as Facebook and other social media platforms have arisen. These social media platforms are obviously convenient for keeping up with friends and family, among other things, but it seems like conversations about local racing have suffered.
On Facebook, thoughts and opinions tend to be fragmented to where you can completely miss an entire discussion if you don't happen to be Facebook friends with the right person. And then, sometimes even if you see a post pop up from a friend that turns into an interesting discussion, you may never see it again in your newsfeed, even as the conversion continues.
Personally, I'd love to see some more activity on the message board, but realize it's an uphill battle to get people back in the habit of visiting (and posting) here regularly again. If enough people start making a concerted effort to join in, however, we just might be able to get the ball rolling and have some fun chatting again about things going on at the races and in the series. So if you have any thoughts, questions, or concerns, post 'em up!
It's either that or stick to Facebook, clicking through photos of your Aunt Mildred's latest trip to Branson!