Whither the Watch?

Post by **aTOMiC** » Tue Jun 27, 2017 1:34 pm

This thread began in 2014 but before that Watch participation began to slide noticeably. However it isn't just our forum. Ahira's Hangar once sported over 1100 members but is now essentially a lifeless archive. The Outer Caves (I think it was Hierachy's forum) was birthed and died over time as well even though dAN and I had fun populating it with multiple aliases to keep it lively to no avail. The site has now disappeared.

I still maintain and visit Glurpworld about once a week and it is fairing little better than the Hanger but it too will eventually end the moment I stop caring for it.

But the Watch is still active. Its not what it was but its still alive and kicking and though our circle of friends seems to still be getting gradually smaller there are at least 20 plus members logging in every day and some of those change each week giving us activity we should be thankful for.

Post by **Avatar** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 4:45 am

Not smaller, just less present.

And yeah, sad as it is to see people wander off, that's life I guess.

I'm glad there are as many of us still playing as there are.

--A

Post by **MsMary** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 5:28 am

Yes, at least some of us are still around. Some of the people who are not here I see on Facebook.

Post by **Avatar** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 6:18 am

Tell them to come back here.

--A

Post by **aTOMiC** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 3:09 pm

Avatar wrote:Tell them to come back here.

--A

Yes, indeed. Offer them wealth, power, immortality.

Post by **wayfriend** » Wed Jun 28, 2017 5:58 pm

aTOMiC wrote:
Avatar wrote:Tell them to come back here.

--A
Yes, indeed. Offer them wealth, power, immortality.

I want my father back, you son of a b-

.... Oops. Sorry.

Post by **Savor Dam** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 12:32 am

Menolly informs me that aTOMiC does *not* have six fingers on his right hand.

Post by **Avatar** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 4:31 am

Hey, I'd come back for wealth, power and immortality...in fact, any one of those would be enough.

Oh...wait...

--A

Post by **balon!** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 6:11 am

Dropping my other social media helped a lot, that and building PC's for my GF and I.

Post by **aTOMiC** » Thu Jun 29, 2017 11:36 am

Savor Dam wrote:Menolly informs me that aTOMiC does *not* have six fingers on his right hand.

Of course I don't have...wait...three, four, five...of course I don't have six fingers on my right hand.

Post by **Avatar** » Fri Jun 30, 2017 4:36 am

balon! wrote:Dropping my other social media helped a lot, that and building PC's for my GF and I.

Yeah, the watch is much more refined than mere social media.

--A

Post by **aTOMiC** » Fri Jun 30, 2017 11:16 am

Avatar wrote:
balon! wrote:Dropping my other social media helped a lot, that and building PC's for my GF and I.
Yeah, the watch is much more refined than mere social media.

--A

I've said it before. A person's comments are not so easily lost in the overwhelming minutiae found on Facebook and twitter.

I nice challenge is to write a post on Facebook, Twitter and KW and then go back a week later and see which post you can find the fastest, without cheating by going to your personal profile page of course. Just your newsfeed.

Post by **MsMary** » Fri Nov 17, 2017 7:17 pm

aTOMiC wrote:
Avatar wrote:
balon! wrote:Dropping my other social media helped a lot, that and building PC's for my GF and I.
Yeah, the watch is much more refined than mere social media.

--A

I've said it before. A person's comments are not so easily lost in the overwhelming minutiae found on Facebook and twitter.

I nice challenge is to write a post on Facebook, Twitter and KW and then go back a week later and see which post you can find the fastest, without cheating by going to your personal profile page of course. Just your newsfeed.

It's not so easy to find old posts on FB, Twitter or KW unless you check your own profile. That's the only way I do it, usually.

On FB, I sometimes "save" posts I want to go back to later, cause FB has that option.

Post by **MsMary** » Sun Jan 14, 2018 6:50 pm

Searching works, sometimes. But you don't always get the search results you were looking for.

Post by **Skyweir** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 4:27 am

Who are you on Facebook MsMary?

Post by **Cord Hurn** » Sat Mar 31, 2018 2:07 am

Heck, we have a real shot at breaking 3,000 posts this month, something that hasn't happened on the Watch for many months.

Post by **Cord Hurn** » Sat Mar 31, 2018 2:32 am

Cord Hurn wrote:Heck, we have a real shot at breaking 3,000 posts this month, something that hasn't happened on the Watch for many months.

...Since February 2015, as a matter of fact.

Post by **Sorus** » Sat Mar 31, 2018 5:13 am

Nice. We probably won't quite make 3K due to the way the site calendar works, but well done nonetheless.

Post by **Avatar** » Sat Mar 31, 2018 8:12 am

Well, it's still March...just another 76 posts...

(Either way, pretty good showing. Nice to see some old hands dropping by, and some new ones.

)

--A

Post by **Cord Hurn** » Sat Mar 31, 2018 3:41 pm

Okay, we're not going to get to 3,000 posts this month, alas.

Avatar wrote:(Either way, pretty good showing. Nice to see some old hands dropping by, and some new ones. )

--A

Agreed!

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