What is going on here?

[Toad37]

I've noticed the same thing. I just assumed that a lot of newer people have moved on to social media. I don't have any social media whatsoever so this is my only reptile platform I'm a part of. It's also close to the holidays so maybe people taking a little break.

[KevinK]

I've noticed the same thing. I just assumed that a lot of newer people have moved on to social media. I don't have any social media whatsoever so this is my only reptile platform I'm a part of. It's also close to the holidays so maybe people taking a little break.

Reddit, to me is a jumbled mess of misinformation and I try to avoid it. Besides that I also don't use social media. In the past it seemed site traffic actually increased around holidays. This is not normal.

[Zincubus]

Reddit, to me is a jumbled mess of misinformation and I try to avoid it. Besides that I also don't use social media. In the past it seemed site traffic actually increased around holidays. This is not normal.

This^
Same applies to Facebook , Instagram, Pinterest etc etc


Unregulated chaos the lot of them.

It’s so sad to see forums in decline ..
We have RFUK in the UK which is a similar site to this one but it went close to folding early this year with traffic nearly drying up .. thankfully the members rallied around and were proactive in posting new threads and replies to queries- things are looking better these days ..


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[Hugsplox]

I agree it's definitely slower here than it is in the BP sub on Reddit, and I would hate to see a mass exodus or just a lack of activity in general. That being said, I would rather be here any day of the week than go back to Reddit. I was on there for almost 10 years and left because of the toxic environment in the reptile and fish keeping subs. In the few months I've been on BP.net I've learned more about animal husbandry than I ever did on Reddit, or anywhere else for that matter.

I just feel like here I get a higher caliber response and overall more seasoned guidance on any issues I may have or am curious about than I do on say the Facebook groups or Reddit. Plus Reddit has this weird, attack culture. The BP sub moderator over there will straight jump down your throat if you suggest keeping a ball at under 70%-80% humidity constantly. There's no wiggle room, or room to suggest you keep animals any way that isn't in line with their care guides, and if you suggest it you get downvoted into oblivion.

So in conclusion, from a new member's point of view. Is it slow here? Oh yea. Will I continue signing in every single day to see what some of you have going on and to continue learning from you? Absolutely. Quality users over quantity of users is what'll keep me hanging out here until they shut the site down.