Will Facebook Doom Forums? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Retro4Life · 09-17-2012, 10:14 PM

I've noticed more and more websites that previously had discussion forums are just going toward using their Facebook pages to allow members to interact with each other. How does everyone feel about this?

Personally, I like forums. With Facebook, you have to "friend" the person or at least "like" the page in order to participate and I don't always want to open myself up like that to entities I don't really know. Also, I think the very physical presentation of Facebook makes discussions harder to archive and refer back to (and I loathe the "timeline" nonsense).

I just hope that this trend doesn't completely doom forums like this one. I've noticed a lot of older members aren't present here much anymore, and my guess is that they're over at Facebook more. That's cool, but I hope there's still room for forums like this one. I think in general there's a lot less silly narcissism in forums such as SO than there is on FB, and I just feel more at home here.

Penny Lane · 09-18-2012, 11:48 AM

I prefer forums over Facebook. Sitcoms Online is an old and trusted friend and I still prefer it over Facebook (which I am getting bored with!)Forums offer the opportunity to meet people from all over the country(or world in some cases) I have had the pleasure of meeting, though not in person, a lot of cool people on the forums. I have been on SO for over 10 years and I still look forward to visiting everyday!

Marvo301 · 09-18-2012, 02:13 PM

I agree with you guys. Forums are easier to navigate in terms of an ongoing discussion than a Facebook page. This particular forum, Sitcoms Online, has a special place in my heart because it's where I met you two and so many other good online friends! I hope it will always be here!!

MrCleveland · 09-18-2012, 02:53 PM

I hear that some people have left forum sites, this wasn't the first time this was talked about. I'm a member of inthe00s.com, and they asked "Are Forum Sites Fading Away" and one said "Whatever happened to me"...but then someone said "I wish I wasn't on there because he bitches about his parents"!

Aren't the ones you complain are the one you love the most?

And one site that I blog called bcdb.com...I see that I'm on there more than other members.

Is the forum site fading away?

But still...no matter what...I'll remain here!

robyrob · 09-19-2012, 11:11 AM

Facebook is a fad, primed to become the next MySpace - the stock value is already half of what the IPO was.

Forums basically have been around since before the internet in the form of bulletin boards. while the day-to-day numbers might be down overall, I think they will bounce back

- especially when Facebook starts becoming even more aggressive with its advertising, selling members' information and material, and continues with the constant changes and increasing complexity and unusability.

Mr. Television · 09-19-2012, 11:34 AM

I hate the timeline over at FB. It's just easier for me to post on forums like SO. Although I belong to a few though, this one is still the only forum I post on a lot. lol

Schmoopie · 09-20-2012, 01:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Marvo301

I agree with you guys. Forums are easier to navigate in terms of an ongoing discussion than a Facebook page. This particular forum, Sitcoms Online, has a special place in my heart because it's where I met you two and so many other good online friends! I hope it will always be here!!

I feel the same way, Marv!

Penny Lane · 09-20-2012, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Schmoopie

I feel the same way, Marv!

EmoJoe · 09-20-2012, 07:16 PM

Facebook may be a fad (it's already fading a little I think), but social networking is not. And I think it's already affecting forums a little. They're certainly not as big as they were 5-10 years ago before social networking was really huge.

But I think there will always be a use for forums, they serve a little bit of a different purpose than social media. A lot of sites have comment boards now where you can connect it with your Facebook (or Twitter) account, maybe that's the future of forums.

RoryGilmore · 09-24-2012, 02:23 PM

I see Facebook and SO as two very different things that I keep separate and hope to always have them separate. I see Facebook as a way to keep up with people I know and forums to share my interests with others that have the same interests without spamming people's feeds with my opinions

Tubehead · 09-24-2012, 05:12 PM

i been using face bok i usal talk to my family.i acutty like the time line. its really cool. i talk to some of my friend i hadnt talk since high shcool t has any one used twitter? i never usedit it like typing like im on the computer right now i used t go into chats rooms. you don't see many chat roomyou can chat on facebook. i don't sometimei hadn't been latly

Tubehead · 09-27-2012, 05:43 PM

i used to post on ccmcentral it chrisitna music forum they went to face book i didn't mind it since i was on facebook they took aaway the music fourms so i stoped going

Big3sCompanyFan · 09-27-2012, 06:48 PM

I'm not a member of that dumbass facebook and it will eventually die off like myspace has.

I'm a member of several forums though and they rule over facebarf!

TVFactFan · 09-27-2012, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Retro4Life

I've noticed more and more websites that previously had discussion forums are just going toward using their Facebook pages to allow members to interact with each other. How does everyone feel about this?

Personally, I like forums. With Facebook, you have to "friend" the person or at least "like" the page in order to participate and I don't always want to open myself up like that to entities I don't really know. Also, I think the very physical presentation of Facebook makes discussions harder to archive and refer back to (and I loathe the "timeline" nonsense).

I just hope that this trend doesn't completely doom forums like this one. I've noticed a lot of older members aren't present here much anymore, and my guess is that they're over at Facebook more. That's cool, but I hope there's still room for forums like this one. I think in general there's a lot less silly narcissism in forums such as SO than there is on FB, and I just feel more at home here.

It already has, there are some members of S.O. who are more active on Facebook than they are on here.

That why the TV Land message boards couldn't survive anymore

TVFactFan · 09-27-2012, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Big3sCompanyFan

I'm not a member of that dumbass facebook and it will eventually die off like myspace has.

I'm a member of several forums though and they rule over facebarf!

I doubt it because Myspace was never as popular as facebook. When did you ever see a TV station with a myspace address? People are still addicted to FB like they were in sept of 2011 and I have not see any signs of slow activity on FB

09-17-2012, 10:14 PM	#1
Retro4Life Accept No Substitutes Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 04, 2009 Location: IL Posts: 6,708	Will Facebook Doom Forums? I've noticed more and more websites that previously had discussion forums are just going toward using their Facebook pages to allow members to interact with each other. How does everyone feel about this? Personally, I like forums. With Facebook, you have to "friend" the person or at least "like" the page in order to participate and I don't always want to open myself up like that to entities I don't really know. Also, I think the very physical presentation of Facebook makes discussions harder to archive and refer back to (and I loathe the "timeline" nonsense). I just hope that this trend doesn't completely doom forums like this one. I've noticed a lot of older members aren't present here much anymore, and my guess is that they're over at Facebook more. That's cool, but I hope there's still room for forums like this one. I think in general there's a lot less silly narcissism in forums such as SO than there is on FB, and I just feel more at home here.
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09-18-2012, 11:48 AM	#2
Penny Lane Butter Pie Forum Icon Join Date: Jul 03, 2001 Location: Beneath the blue suburban skies Posts: 51,261	I prefer forums over Facebook. Sitcoms Online is an old and trusted friend and I still prefer it over Facebook (which I am getting bored with!)Forums offer the opportunity to meet people from all over the country(or world in some cases) I have had the pleasure of meeting, though not in person, a lot of cool people on the forums. I have been on SO for over 10 years and I still look forward to visiting everyday!
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09-18-2012, 02:13 PM	#3
Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,460	I agree with you guys. Forums are easier to navigate in terms of an ongoing discussion than a Facebook page. This particular forum, Sitcoms Online, has a special place in my heart because it's where I met you two and so many other good online friends! I hope it will always be here!!
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09-18-2012, 02:53 PM	#4
MrCleveland Drew Carey from Hell Forum Star Join Date: Nov 10, 2007 Location: The City of Cleveland, in The State of Cleveland, in The United States of Cleveland Posts: 14,232	I hear that some people have left forum sites, this wasn't the first time this was talked about. I'm a member of inthe00s.com, and they asked "Are Forum Sites Fading Away" and one said "Whatever happened to me"...but then someone said "I wish I wasn't on there because he bitches about his parents"! Aren't the ones you complain are the one you love the most? And one site that I blog called bcdb.com...I see that I'm on there more than other members. Is the forum site fading away? But still...no matter what...I'll remain here!
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09-19-2012, 11:11 AM	#5
robyrob certified wackball#3 Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 03, 2003 Location: hiding under the third booth at Arnold's Posts: 58,200	Facebook is a fad, primed to become the next MySpace - the stock value is already half of what the IPO was. Forums basically have been around since before the internet in the form of bulletin boards. while the day-to-day numbers might be down overall, I think they will bounce back - especially when Facebook starts becoming even more aggressive with its advertising, selling members' information and material, and continues with the constant changes and increasing complexity and unusability.
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09-19-2012, 11:34 AM	#6
Mr. Television 23 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,132	I hate the timeline over at FB. It's just easier for me to post on forums like SO. Although I belong to a few though, this one is still the only forum I post on a lot. lol
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09-20-2012, 07:16 PM	#9
EmoJoe Cool cool cool Forum Addict Join Date: Apr 23, 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 71,478	Facebook may be a fad (it's already fading a little I think), but social networking is not. And I think it's already affecting forums a little. They're certainly not as big as they were 5-10 years ago before social networking was really huge. But I think there will always be a use for forums, they serve a little bit of a different purpose than social media. A lot of sites have comment boards now where you can connect it with your Facebook (or Twitter) account, maybe that's the future of forums.
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09-24-2012, 02:23 PM	#10
RoryGilmore Always and Forever Forum Veteran Join Date: Oct 30, 2004 Location: Wherever he is, that's where I'll be Posts: 6,528	I see Facebook and SO as two very different things that I keep separate and hope to always have them separate. I see Facebook as a way to keep up with people I know and forums to share my interests with others that have the same interests without spamming people's feeds with my opinions
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09-24-2012, 05:12 PM	#11
Tubehead Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 12, 2007 Location: chattanooga.tn Posts: 5,139	fcebookforuum and twitter i been using face bok i usal talk to my family.i acutty like the time line. its really cool. i talk to some of my friend i hadnt talk since high shcool t has any one used twitter? i never usedit it like typing like im on the computer right now i used t go into chats rooms. you don't see many chat roomyou can chat on facebook. i don't sometimei hadn't been latly

09-27-2012, 05:43 PM	#12
Tubehead Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 12, 2007 Location: chattanooga.tn Posts: 5,139	fcebook and fourms i used to post on ccmcentral it chrisitna music forum they went to face book i didn't mind it since i was on facebook they took aaway the music fourms so i stoped going

09-27-2012, 06:48 PM	#13
Big3sCompanyFan Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 16, 2003 Posts: 2,493	I'm not a member of that dumbass facebook and it will eventually die off like myspace has. I'm a member of several forums though and they rule over facebarf!