Did subspace-comms die?
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Did subspace-comms die?
So I took a look at ex-astris recently and noticed that the forum it was associated with, http://subspace-comms.net, seems to have vanished.
Going to that URL just brings up one of those ads you get when there's nothing there. So did the forum die? Anybody know anything about how and why? I know when I last looked at it, it wasn't terribly active (even compared to us, lol). Shut down due to lack of interest, perhaps?
Going to that URL just brings up one of those ads you get when there's nothing there. So did the forum die? Anybody know anything about how and why? I know when I last looked at it, it wasn't terribly active (even compared to us, lol). Shut down due to lack of interest, perhaps?
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Re: Did subspace-comms die?
From what I could gather Bernd did shut it down from lack of traffic, hell who knows, maybe Flagg killed it off.
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Re: Did subspace-comms die?
That's a shame. I wish we had more people here posting, but Trek sites don't seem to get a lot of interest in general these days.
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Re: Did subspace-comms die?
in general the forums tend to go in disuse nowadays I think :\
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Re: Did subspace-comms die?
I’m a member of three forums and they’ve all got a lot less traffic, I think as media moves away from this and more to twitter and Facebook.
Also help if the new trek wasn’t arse and got people interested.
Also help if the new trek wasn’t arse and got people interested.
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Re: Did subspace-comms die?
Yeah, a shame that.Teaos wrote:I’m a member of three forums and they’ve all got a lot less traffic, I think as media moves away from this and more to twitter and Facebook.
Also a shame.Also help if the new trek wasn’t arse and got people interested.
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Re: Did subspace-comms die?
I think Reddit really took a big chunk out of forums. Reddit is a mega-mall of junk, the stuff you like, the stuff you are curious about, and the stuff you hate. You can go there for Star Trek discussions, then go to world news, or politics, or joke, of nsfw stuff, all in one location.
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Re: Did subspace-comms die?
Maybe but reddit was huge before this forum started.
I also don’t think it’s a coincidence that I’m every forum I’m on, the average age is 30+ with the odd youngling
Different type of media for different generations. They like arguing with strangers, we like arguing with internet buddies.
I also don’t think it’s a coincidence that I’m every forum I’m on, the average age is 30+ with the odd youngling
Different type of media for different generations. They like arguing with strangers, we like arguing with internet buddies.
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Nothing it will never come. Death before defeat. I don’t bend or break. I end, if I meet a foe capable of it. Victory is in forcing the opponent to back down. I do not. There is no defeat.
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Re: Did subspace-comms die?
something similar happened years ago with usenet
remember the old group it.fan.startrek receive thousands of messages a month ... today yes and no and it makes a dozen
remember the old group it.fan.startrek receive thousands of messages a month ... today yes and no and it makes a dozen
"in casa dal 4 marzo, come sono felice"
"at home since March 4th, how happy I am"
"at home since March 4th, how happy I am"
Re: Did subspace-comms die?
ISPs used to offer free usenet access. I imagine once that ended and you had to pay for Usenet, it was probably the death knell for usenet groups that weren't about pirated stuff.bladela wrote:something similar happened years ago with usenet
remember the old group it.fan.startrek receive thousands of messages a month ... today yes and no and it makes a dozen
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