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leenhouston

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Is it my imagination, or has the site traffic here dropped dramatically since this site was re-done.   It seems like there used to be a ton of messages and for sale posts everyday but now it seems to have dwindled to just a few, with most of them being dealers or simply "bumps".

Just wondering if anyone else has noticed this.

 

lefty50

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Re: Has this site traffic dropped dramatically since the make over?
« Reply #16 on: June 13, 2012, 12:35:37 PM »
+1 again! That's one of the worst pieces to the "upgrade". I can't think of a single time I haven't had to scroll back up to the top and read the thread.... Argh...

pbaexp12

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Re: Has this site traffic dropped dramatically since the make over?
« Reply #17 on: June 13, 2012, 02:24:38 PM »
Well I'm not on here as much any more since the updates.  I cannot find any of my ould posts to update them or revise them.  ALso cannot delete anything that's old either.  It's harded to find my updates and search for things that before was very simple.  I like the old version better.  +100

ValentinoBowling

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Re: Has this site traffic dropped dramatically since the make over?
« Reply #18 on: June 13, 2012, 03:18:34 PM »
I just realized the drop in posts, because a topic that I responded to is still on the most recent posts after about 14 hours.

MI 2 AZ

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Re: Has this site traffic dropped dramatically since the make over?
« Reply #19 on: June 13, 2012, 04:23:28 PM »
I just realized the drop in posts, because a topic that I responded to is still on the most recent posts after about 14 hours.


Part of that is because the For Sale posts are not being shown in the Most Recent Posts listing, so there is not as much traffic being shown.  A lot of the updates there used to be from the For Sale posts as sellers would TTT their posts or buyers would respond.  But, even with that, there seems to be less topics being generated than in the past.  How much is because of the winter leagues being over and bowlers moving on to other interests for the summer and how much due to the recent change to the site is up for debate.

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TDC57

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Re: Has this site traffic dropped dramatically since the make over?
« Reply #20 on: June 13, 2012, 06:42:26 PM »
I don't think there is any doubt that this site is not as fun to be on or navigate since the upgrade. Whoever was the genius that designed it, should be slapped upside their head for such a blunder. There is a lot less traffic now!

StrapperJohnMD

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Re: Has this site traffic dropped dramatically since the make over?
« Reply #21 on: June 13, 2012, 06:47:09 PM »
As a noob on here, I notice it's very slow. I usually come on here looking for something to talk about, but not much going on. BBE is much more active, but a lot more talk about smaller companies.

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Re: Has this site traffic dropped dramatically since the make over?
« Reply #22 on: June 13, 2012, 07:00:06 PM »
I don't think there is any doubt that this site is not as fun to be on or navigate since the upgrade. Whoever was the genius that designed it, should be slapped upside their head for such a blunder. There is a lot less traffic now!

This is only my personal belief, but I think that this site's new program was chosen because it was the one that would permit them to carry over all of the older posts and allow them to be Searched and still allow some newer features.  I know they were looking at other programs for awhile but they must not have been compatible with preserving the site's history.  Again, I am probably wrong on this.

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