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Site Support => Comments and Suggestions => Topic started by: leenhouston on May 24, 2012, 07:54:03 AM
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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.
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Any posts in the for sale section have been removed from the latest posts on the main page.
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I'm seeing the same thing. Perhaps it's partly the season winding down, and partly the site makeover.
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possibly, though I honestly expected to see a sharp uptick in "for sale" posts as people get rid of their equipment for a fresh start next season... or perhaps I just like to buy too many used bowling balls! LOL
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Any posts in the for sale section have been removed from the latest posts on the main page.
Why would they do that ? I rarely go beyond the first page for new posts.
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I've been using "show unread posts" to see what's going on. Based on comments from the mods, the absence of For Sale posts on the front page is intentional. When you think about it, it makes some sense, after all, this site is sponsored by an online bowling retailer.
I know that inquiries on my for sale post are way down, I've had to resort to eBay to move my equipment.
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I think theres a drop in traffic in every forum category, not just the for sale section. I haven't been able to sell any balls since the makeover, but there's also a lot less conversation going on it seems. The site is just tough to navigate and it's more annoying now than it is enjoyable.
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I think theres a drop in traffic in every forum category, not just the for sale section. I haven't been able to sell any balls since the makeover, but there's also a lot less conversation going on it seems. The site is just tough to navigate and it's more annoying now than it is enjoyable.
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I think theres a drop in traffic in every forum category, not just the for sale section. I haven't been able to sell any balls since the makeover, but there's also a lot less conversation going on it seems. The site is just tough to navigate and it's more annoying now than it is enjoyable.
+1
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I think theres a drop in traffic in every forum category, not just the for sale section. I haven't been able to sell any balls since the makeover, but there's also a lot less conversation going on it seems. The site is just tough to navigate and it's more annoying now than it is enjoyable.
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+1
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I know change is good but I now spend more time on BBE and Bowling chat .net Sure wish they would go back the other way
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YUUP!!!! ;D
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I know change is good but I now spend more time on BBE and Bowling chat .net Sure wish they would go back the other way
another +1
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Dear admins, please accept the following input in the spirit of constructive feedback it was intended.
HELL YES. +1
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one thing I don't understand is when I open an existing thread it goes to the most recent post. Now what good is that if I haven't seen the previous posts???
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+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...
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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
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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.
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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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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!
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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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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.