by Guest » May 14, 2023, 3:53 pm
One of the issues is attracting young people to the "hobby" but that is extremely difficult because social media is far more attractive as a forum than the Boatnerd Forums.
People want their information for free and don't want to support a marine historical society if it will cost money. That is another reason as to why social media, such as Facebook groups are so popular.
Every special interest group, hobby or whatever you want to call it, has this problem. And it's a big problem, because with out attracting new people into the fold, interest will wither.
I belong to the Central Canada Weather Discussion Group. Ten years ago it was very active with 100 members or so and many postings daily. Today, you may get 10 postings in a year with perhaps 5 active participants. That decrease is mainly due to the rise of TikTok, Twitter and Instagram.
And with AI, it may be possible for people to use ChatGPT to generate questions. How would that impact Boatnerd Forums? Would it be positive or negative?
One of the issues is attracting young people to the "hobby" but that is extremely difficult because social media is far more attractive as a forum than the Boatnerd Forums.
People want their information for free and don't want to support a marine historical society if it will cost money. That is another reason as to why social media, such as Facebook groups are so popular.
Every special interest group, hobby or whatever you want to call it, has this problem. And it's a big problem, because with out attracting new people into the fold, interest will wither.
I belong to the Central Canada Weather Discussion Group. Ten years ago it was very active with 100 members or so and many postings daily. Today, you may get 10 postings in a year with perhaps 5 active participants. That decrease is mainly due to the rise of TikTok, Twitter and Instagram.
And with AI, it may be possible for people to use ChatGPT to generate questions. How would that impact Boatnerd Forums? Would it be positive or negative?