I still check in about every day
Times have certainly changed
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St. Jude Donor '03-'04
Times have certainly changed
I've been on this forum for 16 years + . Today it became apparent to me, the amount of participation decline that has slowly been occurring here.,.
IN times past,, you would always find two or three full pages of Todays posts.
I've just noticed , that while we are into 15 hours of " Today " there have only been 40 total posts. Its not surprising in a forum that is supported by people owning a 20 year old car..
Just thought I would mention that, as a long time C5 General and C5 tech participant. Incidentally, I spent my first 10 years here, mostly in the tech forum.
Bill aka ET
IN times past,, you would always find two or three full pages of Todays posts.
I've just noticed , that while we are into 15 hours of " Today " there have only been 40 total posts. Its not surprising in a forum that is supported by people owning a 20 year old car..
Just thought I would mention that, as a long time C5 General and C5 tech participant. Incidentally, I spent my first 10 years here, mostly in the tech forum.
Bill aka ET
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Jul 31, 2017, 05:09 PM
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St. Jude Donor '03-'04
I usually check in several times a week.
But I really get tired of the same boring topics being posted as new threads over and over and over and over...
I like the internet forums for Corvettes, trucks, boats, etc. etc. because you get new information, quickly. But sometimes I feel like I'm reading a "Corvette Weekly" from 2005 when I visit the CF C5 section.
But I really get tired of the same boring topics being posted as new threads over and over and over and over...
I like the internet forums for Corvettes, trucks, boats, etc. etc. because you get new information, quickly. But sometimes I feel like I'm reading a "Corvette Weekly" from 2005 when I visit the CF C5 section.
I came here to Help, not get help, so for me a new member is a new opportunity to help some for the first time.
Just my perspective.
Bill aka ET
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I've been on this forum for 16 years + . Today it became apparent to me, the amount of participation decline that has slowly been occurring here.,.
IN times past,, you would always find two or three full pages of Todays posts.
I've just noticed , that while we are into 15 hours of " Today " there have only been 40 total posts. Its not surprising in a forum that is supported by people owning a 20 year old car..
Just thought I would mention that, as a long time C5 General and C5 tech participant. Incidentally, I spent my first 10 years here, mostly in the tech forum.
Bill aka ET
IN times past,, you would always find two or three full pages of Todays posts.
I've just noticed , that while we are into 15 hours of " Today " there have only been 40 total posts. Its not surprising in a forum that is supported by people owning a 20 year old car..
Just thought I would mention that, as a long time C5 General and C5 tech participant. Incidentally, I spent my first 10 years here, mostly in the tech forum.
Bill aka ET
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I usually check in several times a week.
But I really get tired of the same boring topics being posted as new threads over and over and over and over...
I like the internet forums for Corvettes, trucks, boats, etc. etc. because you get new information, quickly. But sometimes I feel like I'm reading a "Corvette Weekly" from 2005 when I visit the CF C5 section.
But I really get tired of the same boring topics being posted as new threads over and over and over and over...
I like the internet forums for Corvettes, trucks, boats, etc. etc. because you get new information, quickly. But sometimes I feel like I'm reading a "Corvette Weekly" from 2005 when I visit the CF C5 section.
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St. Jude Donor '03-'04
I usually check in several times a week.
But I really get tired of the same boring topics being posted as new threads over and over and over and over...
I like the internet forums for Corvettes, trucks, boats, etc. etc. because you get new information, quickly. But sometimes I feel like I'm reading a "Corvette Weekly" from 2005 when I visit the CF C5 section.
But I really get tired of the same boring topics being posted as new threads over and over and over and over...
I like the internet forums for Corvettes, trucks, boats, etc. etc. because you get new information, quickly. But sometimes I feel like I'm reading a "Corvette Weekly" from 2005 when I visit the CF C5 section.
I came here to Help, not get help, so for me a new member is a new opportunity to help some for the first time.
Just my perspective.
Bill aka ET
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Well I was sure happy to find this forum. It helped me in making my purchase and has been of invaluable help to me since then. Does the C7 board still turn like this one used to? From my perspective as fairly new to the forum, the board still seems fairly active and vibrant and I try to soak it all up like a sponge and also help if I can. I wouldn't mind seeing more action but as the C5 ages it would be a natural thing I suppose.
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I've been on this forum for 16 years + . Today it became apparent to me, the amount of participation decline that has slowly been occurring here.,.
IN times past,, you would always find two or three full pages of Todays posts.
I've just noticed , that while we are into 15 hours of " Today " there have only been 40 total posts. Its not surprising in a forum that is supported by people owning a 20 year old car..
Just thought I would mention that, as a long time C5 General and C5 tech participant. Incidentally, I spent my first 10 years here, mostly in the tech forum.
Bill aka ET
IN times past,, you would always find two or three full pages of Todays posts.
I've just noticed , that while we are into 15 hours of " Today " there have only been 40 total posts. Its not surprising in a forum that is supported by people owning a 20 year old car..
Just thought I would mention that, as a long time C5 General and C5 tech participant. Incidentally, I spent my first 10 years here, mostly in the tech forum.
Bill aka ET
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On a similar note, I still find more activity here, than on the Jeep forum that I check in to, several times a week. Along with my C5, I have a fairly new Grand Cherokee, as a winter/utility vehicle, and since I'm new to Jeeps, I joined that group to ask a few questions related to the vehicle. I still check in to CF a couple of times a day, but since I have no "projects" in progress with the C5, I hit the "off topic" section a little more.
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Wow-that is really interesting ET...i would think it would be the opposite. I know on the Vintage Mustang forum where i spent many years there was always LOTS of activity-but that was to be expected with 50 year old cars. Your gas gauge didn't work-you pulled the bezel and would find 30 yards of electrical tape hooked into 9 different colored wires pieced in there by 12 different teenagers...took about 10 posts to sort all that out!!! Everytyhing (almost) ive done to our "new" 02 has been unbelievably straight forward and found from previous posts....my point i guess is the newer the car (hopefully!) the less problems 
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Same thread came up a few days ago in C4 gen
People move on as the cars age, life happens, guys scew up and get married....lol
Still a great forum overall;way more acive than most.
Pop in one one or two boards occasionally and traffic is real slow
People move on as the cars age, life happens, guys scew up and get married....lol
Still a great forum overall;way more acive than most.
Pop in one one or two boards occasionally and traffic is real slow
Last edited by cv67; Jul 31, 2017 at 06:18 PM.
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Guys screw up and get married.. LOL... Ive been married for 50 years... to the same woman too and get this, she likes me .. ... Have a great wife and two great kids..one an engineer and the other a doctor, and 5 grand children.
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