Is SB.com fading away???

[blondterror]

Gotta love Clammer to stir the pot... this place still rocks

[JohnR]

[rphud]

Block leg!!!!!!

[Rob Rockcrawler]

I visit the site a couple times a day, do not post nearly as much as i use too. I think the other site has had an effect on this one, as well as facebook. I think with the facebook, a lot of people are addicted to it and it takes up a lot of time. Twitter, i know its popular i have never been on it, hash tags can kiss my ass. I had some really fond memories of the get togethers at M&d's. Some really good times were had there and not cuz i kicked ass at the raffles, thanks Felecia . I have learned a ton about fishing from this site. When i first moved to mass a dozen years ago i had a bit of saltwater experience, just wasn't very good at it. I asked some questions, read a lot fished with a few people. This site has lasted as long as it has because of the people that are here, the community that it has become. It will stick around as long as the Boss man pays the bills.

[fishbones]

I don't think it's the site fading away. It's the internet that's fading away in general. I said when Al Gore first invented it that it wasn't going to catch on. While it was pretty popular with a small group of people for a while, they soon realized that the only things the internet is really good for is porn and shopping. And those are things that you don't have to have a computer to do.

I still check in daily, but not as much as I used to. Partly because I'm fishing more, partly because I have a lot going on with my son's sports, and mostly because of work. I got a bigger office and they didn't tell me it came with more responsibility. Now, I really have to work hard to get everything done in my regular 5-6 hour day. I used to be able to get my work done in 2 hours then relax. Now it's like a real job that requires me to do stuff.

[piemma]

Originally Posted by fishbones

I don't think it's the site fading away. It's the internet that's fading away in general. I said when Al Gore first invented it that it wasn't going to catch on. While it was pretty popular with a small group of people for a while, they soon realized that the only things the internet is really good for is porn and shopping. And those are things that you don't have to have a computer to do.

I still check in daily, but not as much as I used to. Partly because I'm fishing more, partly because I have a lot going on with my son's sports, and mostly because of work. I got a bigger office and they didn't tell me it came with more responsibility. Now, I really have to work hard to get everything done in my regular 5-6 hour day. I used to be able to get my work done in 2 hours then relax. Now it's like a real job that requires me to do stuff.

I WANT your job. I start conference calls with London at 2 to 3 AM EDT and finish my last call with the West Coast at 7 to 8 PM.
12 to 15 hour days is my normal day.

[piemma]

Originally Posted by Rob Rockcrawler

It will stick around as long as the Boss man pays the bills.

Rob, the real problem is that with a down turn in site traffic, John will have a more difficult time getting sponsors to keep the lights on. That's why a site fades away. Here's an interesting stat: Members: 8,942, Active Members: 751

Less than 10% of the site members are active members.

[Jimbo]

I too hope the site doesn't fade away. I'd be lost. S-B.com is the only site I frequent, no FB, Twitter, etc., at all. I only access the site from work and it's up from when I get in to when I leave and though I don't even post a lot, I take in all the advice, humor, opinion, how-to, photos of people doing things I'd rather be doing in places I'd probably rather be. Few forums go unvisited. It is very much like a club. On rough days, which I seem to be having more of lately, it's also like my own private breakroom.
But if the site should fade away, would that make my S-B.com hat increase in value? I'm curious does anyone else still have one?