bobberboy » 26 minutes ago[/url]"]
[url=https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=363492#p363492 said:
Kismet » Today, 13:25[/url]"]This is probably over-thinking it, but like most endeavors, folks participate because of what economists call "return on investment." With TinBoats posting, people participate for the support, encouragement, and advice...and post to respond to or entice additional comments. That's the value they get.
Comes a time when folks don't respond, or the OP doesn't feel motivated to contribute because other "life maintenance" issues come up, and he or she doesn't feel stimulated to put together another, or a final report for the board. They aren't getting what they feel is a suitable return on the investment.
Then too, the forum's contributors are kind of like waves, they wash up on the board, then fade back into the lake, going about their other business.
Don't take it personally.
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I think this is true. I know in my own case I took a three year hiatus for all sorts of reasons. When I joined I was hot to do my first boat and was enthusiastic to share what I was doing and that quickly was followed by a second boat. When I finished it and began the next one I was going strong then winter came, and then a very rainy spring followed by record setting July and August temps followed by falling off a ladder and ending up off my feet for a while and unable to do any work on the boat at all. Then it was three years later before I was back at it again.
There are also communities within the community that come and go too. The anti-bassaddict community has been silent for quite a while now - hopefully out fishing. And it's summer so people should be doing other things.
What I find interesting is how much busier the forum is Monday through Friday - while people are are work - than on the weekends. The reason for this is that the Tinboats site gives us all a reason to go to work and live through another week. We're busy on the weekends doing all those things we like and report it come Monday morning. I was going to ask Jim once if he can somehow tell which days of the week have the most posts and views. I'm gonna bet weekdays are
much busier than weekends...