Why is this forum so dead?

[Evan!]

The latest in marketing techniques, revvy. Hit his link, that's why he's here.
Craigslist has been taken over by the "marketing experts".
You'll see a lot of ads in that format.

ha, nice one. I knew something was up when he said "great post", because there was nothing "great" about it.

Reminded me of that South Park where Cartman is wired up to...Butters, I think, via a headset and walkie talkie, and he's helping him say the right things on a date, and Cartman keeps feeding him generic responses to say, like, whatever the girl says, he responds "that's very interesting! Please, tell me more!"

 

[Revvy]

The latest in marketing techniques, revvy. Hit his link, that's why he's here.
Craigslist has been taken over by the "marketing experts".
You'll see a lot of ads in that format.

So this was Spam???

Kinda a roundabout way to hit us...bumping an antique thread?

 

[Yooper]

Great post. I'm just not completely sure that I'm understanding the depth to this.
Can anybody explain this out a little bit more?

I'll fully explain the depths to this and go into great detail when you come back and post about beer and/or brewing.

 

[Yooper]

ha, nice one. I knew something was up when he said "great post", because there was nothing "great" about it.

Reminded me of that South Park where Cartman is wired up to...Butters, I think, via a headset and walkie talkie, and he's helping him say the right things on a date, and Cartman keeps feeding him generic responses to say, like, whatever the girl says, he responds "that's very interesting! Please, tell me more!"

Oh, no, Cartman gave up all of our dating tips? When we go out with boring guys we don't want to talk to, we say, "Ohhh, that's great. Tell me more about that!", "What do you think about world peace?", "You have kids? Oh, that's great! Tell me all about them!"

Then we can run through our shopping lists in our mind.

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

Wow!! I got thoroughly confused until I saw the dates!

This thread should be archived in a section for memorable threads!

 

[cheezydemon]

Yeah. I saw the OP when I "hovered" and I thought "HOLY CRAP!!! This guy is going to get mauled!".

The best "generic dating lines" scene was in the 40 year old virgin. His buddy tells him to just throw questions back at the women.

On the first chick it works so well that he is convinced (so is she), but later in a speed dating...thing, it backfires. The woman ends up asking "Are you retarded??" to which he responds "Do you want me to be retarded?" pretty funny.

 

[McKBrew]

Too bad the OP isn't around anymore to see what this forum has become.

 

[blacklab]

Great post. I'm just not completely sure that I'm understanding the depth to this.
Can anybody explain this out a little bit more?

did the mods remove a link in this jacka$$es post or something? I don't get how it helps him out to randomly post here.

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

did the mods remove a link in this jacka$$es post or something? I don't get how it helps him out to randomly post here.

I'm assuming they did. Smart move.

 

[Yooper]

did the mods remove a link in this jacka$$es post or something? I don't get how it helps him out to randomly post here.

He can have his link back if he wants it. Tell him to see me.

 

[brauhaus]

great post, would someone like to take this further in-depth for me since I have no sense of time or date-stamps on posts?

why is this forum so dead?

 

[noisy123]

great post, would someone like to take this further in-depth for me since I have no sense of time or date-stamps on posts?

why is this forum so dead?

I have to say. I read the first few posts and was like, what universe is the O.P. in? I was thinking "that is not at all my experience on this forum." I have found that my newb questions are answered by experts within seconds of posting. Kudos to you all!

 

[comp]

there are a lot of us lurkers

 

[Revvy]

there are a lot of us lurkers

*waves*

Hi lurker

We don't bite, you know.

 

[Fingers]

there are a lot of us lurkers

WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT??

Oh, there you are. Hi.

 

[Revvy]

WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT??

Oh, there you are. Hi.

shhhh.....don't shout, you might scare it back into hiding....

it's one of those rarely seen, and oft wondered about mythological creatures know as "lurkers"

They frighten easily, they're very, very sensitive....

now slowly pass me the net.

 

[BierMuncher]

When I read this thread I kinda wanted to shed a tear for all of Tx's hard work and early day sufferings.

Thanks Tx.

 

[comp]

WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT??

Oh, there you are. Hi.

i post if i know sumpin'

 

[Pappers_]

Ten Year Bump . . .

And yes, thank you TxBrew for such a remarkable forum!

 

[Billy-Klubb]

Well considering when you go to google and type "home brewing forum" this forum comes up as number one this forum is pretty dead... Is home brewing that much of a obscure pastime or is it just the fact that all us brewers are just to busy enjoying out production

Just wondering why since this comes up as number one in google, it isnt a major gathering place?

Jason

Google helps a lot but this forum is fairly new and it just takes awhile to catch on. Plus the lack of posts drive potential members away because they have nothing to respond to.

Just takes time, lots of word of mouth and links.

Ten Year Bump . . .

And yes, thank you TxBrew for such a remarkable forum!

and look at this place now. far from dead and full of helpful people and the sarcastic alike!:rockin:

 

[Zuljin]

Ten Year Bump . . .

And yes, thank you TxBrew for such a remarkable forum!

Reported.

 

[user 574]

Ha ha. Can't believe it's been this long. Joined about 4 mo after Tx kicked it off. A lot of names from the past in this thread.

 

[Yooper]

Ha ha. Can't believe it's been this long. Joined about 4 mo after Tx kicked it off. A lot of names from the past in this thread.

That's what I was thinking- lots of people from the past that I remember. I think when I joined there were under 1000 members, and now it's more than 10 times that.

 

[unionrdr]

I just hope it doesn't get like Probetalk. Was jumpin up until a couple years ago. My 94 Probe SE tuner is 20 years old this year. Still in pretty good shape considering. Pretty dead over there anymore. Takes a while to get answers & such. But this forum I've noticed has busy days & slow days. The tides around here seem to run with brew days, bottling days & holidays. But speaking of old names & such, you guys gotta read the series of articles texbrew is doing. Brew & A: legends in brewing. Some interesting stuff there, including frau administrator.

 

[TxBrew]

Ten Year Bump . . .

And yes, thank you TxBrew for such a remarkable forum!

I'm but a small part. We're a community in all aspects of that word. Without all of you I would be one man alone and no one wants that.

Trust me.

I thank all of you for your time and energy and for making HBT what it is.

 

[Doctor_M]

I just hope it doesn't get like Probetalk. Was jumpin up until a couple years ago. My 94 Probe SE tuner is 20 years old this year. Still in pretty good shape considering. Pretty dead over there anymore. Takes a while to get answers & such. But this forum I've noticed has busy days & slow days. The tides around here seem to run with brew days, bottling days & holidays. But speaking of old names & such, you guys gotta read the series of articles texbrew is doing. Brew & A: legends in brewing. Some interesting stuff there, including frau administrator.

The Ford probe is a no longer produced vehicle and with no new models being produced coupled with more of the existing models being taken off the road that is to be expected. While I'm sure the home brewing craze (and craft beer craze) will plateau and eventually slow down I don't think we have to worry about that for some time. The only other way I could see the forum slowing down would be bad management turning people off from the site but we definitely don't have to worry about that here!

 

[unionrdr]

Yeah, that's true enough of course. but, like Tom Hank's character said in Castaway, you never know what the tide will bring. We just have to take care of this place as best we can. Even though home brewing doesn't have to be as expensive as tuners or hot rods, it can be. And ingredient costs are going up as well. besides natural or man-made disasters, Simple greed & avarice drive prices up & could eventually kill it. Or at least make it cost-prohibitive.

 

[timsch]

Yeah, that's true enough of course. but, like Tom Hank's character said in Castaway, you never know what the tide will bring. We just have to take care of this place as best we can. Even though home brewing doesn't have to be as expensive as tuners or hot rods, it can be. And ingredient costs are going up as well. besides natural or man-made disasters, Simple greed & avarice drive prices up & could eventually kill it. Or at least make it cost-prohibitive.

PSHAW!!

The greedy bastards may get all of the money, but as long as we can grow grains & hops, spark a fire and scavenge for buckets, we'll brew....

long live HBT.