I was not that much here the last weeks, but I thought the same! Maybe because it is summer?I'm glad I wasn't the only one imagining it. Even tp4 is unusually quiet!
It has been quiet lately. In fact it's been very quiet since about the beginning of July.
At first I thought it might be something to do with Independence Day (a lot of members are in the US), but the pace hasn't really picked up in the week since.
The number of new members (who make an intro post - most don't) has remained fairly constant - maybe around 2 or 3 a day, occasionally a couple more.
But the rest of the boards are surprisingly quiet.
It's the middle of winter over here, but the middle of summer for the northern hemisphere, where the majority of members seem to be. Perhaps they have all gone outside to experience real life for a little while.
It has been quiet lately. In fact it's been very quiet since about the beginning of July.
At first I thought it might be something to do with Independence Day (a lot of members are in the US), but the pace hasn't really picked up in the week since.
The number of new members (who make an intro post - most don't) has remained fairly constant - maybe around 2 or 3 a day, occasionally a couple more.
But the rest of the boards are surprisingly quiet.
It's the middle of winter over here, but the middle of summer for the northern hemisphere, where the majority of members seem to be. Perhaps they have all gone outside to experience real life for a little while.
How's Melby?
Heard you guys have the worst winter? like very cold?Show Image(http://s2.quickmeme.com/img/13/13db4515af1729f5b80fd16b3bce6c4f56e3e2e78d062e5d12acbd8b00e029d9.jpg)
everyone got girlfriends...... except for tp.(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/desperate2-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862500)
I was not that much here the last weeks, but I thought the same! Maybe because it is summer?I'm glad I wasn't the only one imagining it. Even tp4 is unusually quiet!
It's one of the reasons I am lurking too, lol...
I fear for my wallet if I get too deep again, hahahaha.....
I couldn't just lurk. I'm in deep at the moment. The WalletHack is real. :eek:It's one of the reasons I am lurking too, lol...
I fear for my wallet if I get too deep again, hahahaha.....
I couldn't just lurk. I'm in deep at the moment. The WalletHack is real. :eek:It's one of the reasons I am lurking too, lol...
I fear for my wallet if I get too deep again, hahahaha.....
That's a fair calculation, tp4. But that is still an insane amount on keyboards!I'd have to agree. $8k does not sound good in my head. - But it's probably not far off.
I couldn't just lurk. I'm in deep at the moment. The WalletHack is real. :eek:It's one of the reasons I am lurking too, lol...
I fear for my wallet if I get too deep again, hahahaha.....
I don't understand, by my calculations there's an upper LIMIT around $5000-8000 of how much stuff you can buy before you repeat buying nearly identical items..
I don't think this keyboard hobby is as expensive as claimed..
That's a fair calculation, tp4. But that is still an insane amount on keyboards!I'd have to agree. $8k does not sound good in my head. - But it's probably not far off.
You must have taken into account artisans as well, right? When I said you are not far off, I did take into account the artisan craze, as I think you are right - after a while, we'd be buying duplicates.
That's a fair calculation, tp4. But that is still an insane amount on keyboards!I'd have to agree. $8k does not sound good in my head. - But it's probably not far off.
Well 8K is the upper limit.. if we take into account, most people are not interested in the Entirety of keyboard-dom, that figure would be average around 3-5k for most people..
Spread out over say 3 years for any hobby, that'd only be $1000-1700 a year,
cheaper than cellphone plan..Show Image(http://img.emoticonplus.com/8s4A.gif)
or, is it my imagination? Granted, I wasn't in the board for the past month due to lots of work and getting really busy in real life but I do pop into GH once a while from Tapatalk, just a quick look. I thought the board is pretty quiet and slow. Kudos to rowdy for always welcoming new members but aside from that, not much is really happening. Is there a new game that everyone is playing or perhaps something sexy came along, cough Slack, cough?
I haven't been on much in the last couple of months. Ever since the Ivanpocalypse I just can't seem to get as excited about keyboards as I used to. Part of it is that I associated the idea of such a great community of enthusiasts, working together for the common good with keyboards. But lately I've seen a lot of selfishness left and right. I don't think it's any more than normal, but I think I didn't pay as much attention to it before. I did lose a fair amount of cash on the Miami Nights buy (2 of everything in that buy), but the personal betrayal really hit me hard.
I am trying to stay engaged, though.
I haven't been on much in the last couple of months. Ever since the Ivanpocalypse I just can't seem to get as excited about keyboards as I used to. Part of it is that I associated the idea of such a great community of enthusiasts, working together for the common good with keyboards. But lately I've seen a lot of selfishness left and right. I don't think it's any more than normal, but I think I didn't pay as much attention to it before. I did lose a fair amount of cash on the Miami Nights buy (2 of everything in that buy), but the personal betrayal really hit me hard.While I was not affected by Ivan's buy, it was berserkerfan's mess that hit me hard. I wasn't affected but at the beginning, I did buy stuff from him, which he later refunded due to Paypal freezing his account. When he cleared up with PayPal, I decided to not continue my purchase. Reading about the trouble caused in his sale and also what happened with Ivan's buy does give me a smack on the face on how I have been living dangerously on the edge for the past 2 years, spending hundreds (maybe thousand) on these purchases which might turned sour. So, I have been ignoring Group Buys and reducing my participation on vendor sales. I need to be content with what I have.
I am trying to stay engaged, though.
I keep expecting to come here one day and this place be gone for good.
I don't get slack at all alternatively I've tried reddit but it's still confusing.
Guess it's time to find a new hobby.
Also too many trolls here lately.
Don't even know what Slack is. I despise most forms of instant messaging. Never been my thing. I do not like being immediately available or not having time for a response.
Plus it seems to get slow around here every summer. I know that I am getting outside more.
Don't even know what Slack is. I despise most forms of instant messaging. Never been my thing. I do not like being immediately available or not having time for a response.
Plus it seems to get slow around here every summer. I know that I am getting outside more.
Problem with synchronous conversation is that it's SLOWER for everyone..
The forum is more time optimized, because You can build up the read queue.
The GH IRC has 200 people idling right now. It's also pretty dead though, from what I can tell.It picks up every now and then. From what I can gather it's mostly real technical, and I can't follow a lot of it. I've learned a few things by looking up some stuff though. :))
Then it is clearly time for a new Donald Trump thread.
I would much rather this be Bernie vs Trump than Trump vs Hillary. But I will take whatever I can get.
I've noticed it. Almost the end of the weekend and there's only been 21 votes in the KOTM poll so far...
I remember when there used to be the whole page of Off Topic to go through. Now not even the steady stream of tp threads can fill my desire for content...
Even if his taste in sci-fi fils leaves A LOT to be desired... >:D
As long as the film isn't LAZY, like the Transformer films..
I think it's always quiet during the summer months. I would venture a guess and say most of the userbase is in high school/college. People are out on summer break doing thangs.
Personally I just joined GH not too long ago as I just started to get into collecting mech KBs & key caps. While researching mech KBs before I bought my 1st decent one this forum's name came up everywhere, I was quite excited to join & converse with people who have the same interests. Unfortunately this site does feel kinda barren most of the time if someone is just looking to BS about mech KB stuff. When you look through the forums there are not too many newer threads & only a few of the older threads are still very active. :( Although, it has proven to be a great resource for finding out when artisan raffles & group buys are going down.Great post! Welcome to GH! Hope you will find enjoyment here as well. This is the place for keyboard enthusiast as you have discovered. I feel that the other more popular place (reddit) is typically filled with new keyboard owners, proud of their purchase and probably didn't stay too long, thus not necessarily someone who is an enthusiast. Here, you find the like minded people. Of course there are bad eggs, so we just have to be extra careful.
I have faith it will pick back up soon though, from reading this thread it seems the biggest factors in GH being inactive lately is that it summer time for a lot of users & a lot of people have got burned on bad GBs lately leaving them kinda disillusioned with the scene, which is completely understandable IMO. I know I wouldn't want to even see anything mech KB related for awhile if I got burned good in GB gone bad.
There is new blood coming into the scene (such as myself :cool: :)) ) & mech KBs are still picking up in popularity so I feel there will always be a need for GH to be around. As for the shadiness that has went down around GBs lately, unfortunately there will always be a few bad apples in the crowd who are looking to take advantage of others as opposed to helping others. There is nothing any of us can do to change that. Although I do think if we come together as a community & exile those people who take advantage of others we can keep the scene as awesome & trustworthy as it ever was. I know this post probably comes off as a little corny especially from a newb like me. But even though I am fairly new to the scene I have already made quite a few friends over mech KBs & have been shown great generosity from them. Just from that I feel that the scene still has a pulse & that 99% of the people involved are in it for the right reasons. We can't let a few a**holes kill our love for our hobby! It is up to us to protect & keep the scene alive, while I can only speak for myself I know I am ready to do whatever it takes to accomplish that goal. I can only hope that all the elder & established members feel the same way about it. :thumb:
everyones at slack. theres hundreds if not thousands of unread messages in a day just for the few channels im in.Yeah I can't follow that place. Everything wooshes by too fast for me.
what is this "slack" stuff? How to get to relevant channels? I've noticed the Bro threads drop in activity significantly. I missed all most announcements since 4/20https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=79375.0
I've noticed it. Almost the end of the weekend and there's only been 21 votes in the KOTM poll so far...
I remember when there used to be the whole page of Off Topic to go through. Now not even the steady stream of tp threads can fill my desire for content...
Even if his taste in sci-fi fils leaves A LOT to be desired... >:D
Pssssshhh..
Don't be h8n'..
Tp4 = Xpert Scifi-Movie watcher..
Every movie has something or many things done wrong.. But over time, I've felt that it's really your job as the audience to relinquish judgement and control. There's a budget on these movies, and they do not have infinite resources to pay the best writer to close every hanging detail..
As long as the film isn't LAZY, like the Transformer films.. then we should just be cool with what we get..
I have been lurking recently a lot more, not many topics that are too exciting or that I can comment on, I have been working so much this summer I barely even get on my desktop PC anymore.. I wish I could use Tapatalk for my phone but I just find it so atrocious to use... And when I am around you can hop into a convo on slack easily, also not many DIY projects/GBs that have made me really wanna throw money at my screen (tx-cp come out come out wherever you are).Yeah Tapatalk is extremely b0rked imo.
I don't really post unless I have something to contribute, and well... I don't have anything to contribute right now.
Keyboards kinda boring now
I've noticed it. Almost the end of the weekend and there's only been 21 votes in the KOTM poll so far...
I remember when there used to be the whole page of Off Topic to go through. Now not even the steady stream of tp threads can fill my desire for content...
Even if his taste in sci-fi fils leaves A LOT to be desired... >:D
Pssssshhh..
Don't be h8n'..
Tp4 = Xpert Scifi-Movie watcher..
Every movie has something or many things done wrong.. But over time, I've felt that it's really your job as the audience to relinquish judgement and control. There's a budget on these movies, and they do not have infinite resources to pay the best writer to close every hanging detail..
As long as the film isn't LAZY, like the Transformer films.. then we should just be cool with what we get..
I want a tp film thread. Or a legit film thread in general...something beyons just "what movies do you think are awesome (or ****ty)"
I also wonder how the OP and others who say it's slow here take in the forum. I honestly spend 90% of my time here on Spy. So I *only* see the new stuff. It's a bit slower than the months when school is in but it's not totally dead.Yeah, but typically the new stuff are from one or two posts unlike before where the rate of participation in one topic is from numerous people, and then multiply by a lot more topics - so Spy changes all the times, rapidly.
slack
I mean why would I want to come back to here when I can talk to people straight away?
Can we just start saying Geekhack is dying like everyone has been for everything else in the history of forever.
Serious note though I much rather use slack tbh I enjoy instant gratification
slack
I mean why would I want to come back to here when I can talk to people straight away?
Can we just start saying Geekhack is dying like everyone has been for everything else in the history of forever.
Serious note though I much rather use slack tbh I enjoy instant gratification
any females on slack ?Show Image(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/embarrassed2-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862502)
slack
I mean why would I want to come back to here when I can talk to people straight away?
Can we just start saying Geekhack is dying like everyone has been for everything else in the history of forever.
Serious note though I much rather use slack tbh I enjoy instant gratification
any females on slack ?Show Image(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/embarrassed2-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862502)
yeah
you need a special invite to join #nudes tho
slack
I mean why would I want to come back to here when I can talk to people straight away?
Can we just start saying Geekhack is dying like everyone has been for everything else in the history of forever.
Serious note though I much rather use slack tbh I enjoy instant gratification
any females on slack ?Show Image(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/embarrassed2-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862502)
yeah
you need a special invite to join #nudes tho
/requesting invite..Show Image(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/whaaat3-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862525)
slack
I mean why would I want to come back to here when I can talk to people straight away?
Can we just start saying Geekhack is dying like everyone has been for everything else in the history of forever.
Serious note though I much rather use slack tbh I enjoy instant gratification
any females on slack ?Show Image(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/embarrassed2-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862502)
yeah
you need a special invite to join #nudes tho
/requesting invite..Show Image(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/whaaat3-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862525)
yep just have to pm bunnylake a photo of yourself nude with your favourite kb and you're in!
I wouldn't know \0/slack
I mean why would I want to come back to here when I can talk to people straight away?
Can we just start saying Geekhack is dying like everyone has been for everything else in the history of forever.
Serious note though I much rather use slack tbh I enjoy instant gratification
any females on slack ?Show Image(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/embarrassed2-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862502)
Serious note though I much rather use slack tbh I enjoy instant gratification
Good riddance.Don't be like that baby I know you love me
This is the purge gh needed.Good riddance.Don't be like that baby I know you love me
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This is the purge gh needed.Good riddance.Don't be like that baby I know you love me
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
But you're still here so you're good.
Serious note though I much rather use slack tbh I enjoy instant gratification
Instant gratification, the leading undercurrent of society in the 21st century.
This is the purge gh needed.Good riddance.Don't be like that baby I know you love me
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But you're still here so you're good.
Oh ****, you're still here? Guess I'll be going again.
This is the purge gh needed.Good riddance.Don't be like that baby I know you love me
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
But you're still here so you're good.
Oh ****, you're still here? Guess I'll be going again.
w
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the bm is real
This is the purge gh needed.Good riddance.Don't be like that baby I know you love me
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But you're still here so you're good.
Slack is the new Skype.
Wouldn't be surprised if a secret keyboard GB appears out of the various slack channels oh too soon?
Slack is the new Skype.
Wouldn't be surprised if a secret keyboard GB appears out of the various slack channels oh too soon?
There is no GB, yetSlack is the new Skype.
Wouldn't be surprised if a secret keyboard GB appears out of the various slack channels oh too soon?
Which is this? I missed this one then and I spend all my time on there :(
There is no GB, yet
Pokemon GO!
I also wonder how the OP and others who say it's slow here take in the forum. I honestly spend 90% of my time here on Spy. So I *only* see the new stuff. It's a bit slower than the months when school is in but it's not totally dead.
Pokemon GO!
Pokemon gone!
GH > Slack
Every time I go on there and see a comment I would want to reply to it's like 100 comments old.
I also wonder how the OP and others who say it's slow here take in the forum. I honestly spend 90% of my time here on Spy. So I *only* see the new stuff. It's a bit slower than the months when school is in but it's not totally dead.
This.
Many forums ebb and flow during the year, usually going quiet after school lets out as either people are in school, or they have kids now out of school to deal with. Especially here, it will probably pick up again a few weeks after school is back in and grow up to around Christmas with people doing research on Christmas presents or what to buy with Christmas money, then taper off again a bit up until the summer crash again to start the cycle over again. On some forums there is also a slight a surge towards the end of summer as well as people have spending money after summer jobs.
It's not uncommon for some forums to lose 50% or more posts over the summer crash as people run outside and actually do things other than trying to distract themselves from homework. This year is possibly a bit worse due to the Pokemon craze but that will likely taper off here pretty quick.
This suggests that the majority of members are from the northern hemisphere.
It is winter in the southern hemisphere, although it was a nice day today, sunny and 16 degrees C. Next week is becoming colder and wetter.
Wait a minute, this is not the weather thread!
This suggests that the majority of members are from the northern hemisphere.
It is winter in the southern hemisphere, although it was a nice day today, sunny and 16 degrees C. Next week is becoming colder and wetter.
Wait a minute, this is not the weather thread!
Winter you say? Didn't notice from the good part of Australia.
The good part is, as mentioned, experiencing fairly mild weather atm.
Perhaps you're referring to regional Victoria, as opposed to metro Melbourne?
Regional Victoria has had some pretty wild weather!
The good part is, as mentioned, experiencing fairly mild weather atm.
Perhaps you're referring to regional Victoria, as opposed to metro Melbourne?
Regional Victoria has had some pretty wild weather!
Cairns, the weather is perfect. Not to hot to need an air conditioner and not to cold to require pants and a jumper. Just right.
The good part is, as mentioned, experiencing fairly mild weather atm.
Perhaps you're referring to regional Victoria, as opposed to metro Melbourne?
Regional Victoria has had some pretty wild weather!
Cairns, the weather is perfect. Not to hot to need an air conditioner and not to cold to require pants and a jumper. Just right.
Ah, but the humidity?
The good part is, as mentioned, experiencing fairly mild weather atm.
Perhaps you're referring to regional Victoria, as opposed to metro Melbourne?
Regional Victoria has had some pretty wild weather!
Cairns, the weather is perfect. Not to hot to need an air conditioner and not to cold to require pants and a jumper. Just right.
Ah, but the humidity?
Has not been heavy humidity since maybe March-April
Makes a change, eh? :)
I grew up in Adelaide, where it always seemed to be very dry. Moved to Melbourne and it was much more humid. Then we had a drought down here for about 10 years and even water restrictions :eek: So the humidity kinda reduced a bit, which I prefer.
I figured it's just a lull. Every forum has a time of dryness. No different here.
I figured it's just a lull. Every forum has a time of dryness. No different here.
No biggie, just need to get things a little more moist.
Make Geekhack Great AgainTMMiss you :-*
I figured it's just a lull. Every forum has a time of dryness. No different here.
No biggie, just need to get things a little more moist.
Make Geekhack Great AgainTMMiss you :-*
I figured it's just a lull. Every forum has a time of dryness. No different here.
No biggie, just need to get things a little more moist.
Im here, tell me where you want me.
yeah, the therapy thread was pretty quiet despite Bro stating that the amount of emails he received was huge.
Even Bro's sale didn't reignite things as much as anticipated.
yeah, the therapy thread was pretty quiet despite Bro stating that the amount of emails he received was huge.
Even Bro's sale didn't reignite things as much as anticipated.
yeah, the therapy thread was pretty quiet despite Bro stating that the amount of emails he received was huge.
Even Bro's sale didn't reignite things as much as anticipated.
And he said it was a small sale, limited stock, so you'd think there would be even more people unsuccessful.
Or maybe just more and more people who joined GH just to win Bros, which would be sad.
yeah, the therapy thread was pretty quiet despite Bro stating that the amount of emails he received was huge.
Even Bro's sale didn't reignite things as much as anticipated.
And he said it was a small sale, limited stock, so you'd think there would be even more people unsuccessful.
Or maybe just more and more people who joined GH just to win Bros, which would be sad.
I think more so has to do with the discussion that happens in slack. (I know we talk about this all the time)
But a bro sale is going to be thoroughly talked about in the slack for a couple days, leaving is 'unnecessary' to talk about again in the GH thread.
:(
My point being, every one who does on a regular basis is likely to sit that discussion out.yeah, the therapy thread was pretty quiet despite Bro stating that the amount of emails he received was huge.
Even Bro's sale didn't reignite things as much as anticipated.
And he said it was a small sale, limited stock, so you'd think there would be even more people unsuccessful.
Or maybe just more and more people who joined GH just to win Bros, which would be sad.
I think more so has to do with the discussion that happens in slack. (I know we talk about this all the time)
But a bro sale is going to be thoroughly talked about in the slack for a couple days, leaving is 'unnecessary' to talk about again in the GH thread.
:(
Some of us don't do slack.
Hmmm....Back To School and still slow.I think he made it to the finish line
Where is demik when you need him?
I've been @ another forum for the past few months
Hmmm....Back To School and still slow.I think he made it to the finish line
Where is demik when you need him?
Hmmm....Back To School and still slow.I think he made it to the finish line
Where is demik when you need him?
Hurd he got a Girlfriend, and it's been better than Geekhack..Show Image(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/depressed1-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862499)
Hmmm....Back To School and still slow.I think he made it to the finish line
Where is demik when you need him?
Hurd he got a Girlfriend, and it's been better than Geekhack..Show Image(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/depressed1-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862499)
He'll come back.
I've been with my wife almost ten years and look at me. They may go away for a bit, but in the end they'll come creeping back. :thumb:
Hmmm....Back To School and still slow.I think he made it to the finish line
Where is demik when you need him?
Hurd he got a Girlfriend, and it's been better than Geekhack..Show Image(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/depressed1-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862499)
He'll come back.
I've been with my wife almost ten years and look at me. They may go away for a bit, but in the end they'll come creeping back. :thumb:Show Image(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/uhuhuh-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862523)
If your wife read this, she won't cook you dinner for a whole week..
Hmmm....Back To School and still slow.I think he made it to the finish line
Where is demik when you need him?
Hurd he got a Girlfriend, and it's been better than Geekhack..Show Image(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/depressed1-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862499)
He'll come back.
I've been with my wife almost ten years and look at me. They may go away for a bit, but in the end they'll come creeping back. :thumb:Show Image(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/uhuhuh-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862523)
If your wife read this, she won't cook you dinner for a whole week..
I feel like Romevi would be the one who cooks.
Tp4 shame with your archaic views on modern society.
Hmmm....Back To School and still slow.I think he made it to the finish line
Where is demik when you need him?
Hurd he got a Girlfriend, and it's been better than Geekhack..Show Image(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/depressed1-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862499)
He'll come back.
I've been with my wife almost ten years and look at me. They may go away for a bit, but in the end they'll come creeping back. :thumb:Show Image(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/uhuhuh-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862523)
If your wife read this, she won't cook you dinner for a whole week..
I feel like Romevi would be the one who cooks.
Tp4 shame with your archaic views on modern society.
Hmmm....Back To School and still slow.I think he made it to the finish line
Where is demik when you need him?
Hurd he got a Girlfriend, and it's been better than Geekhack..Show Image(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/depressed1-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862499)
He'll come back.
I've been with my wife almost ten years and look at me. They may go away for a bit, but in the end they'll come creeping back. :thumb:Show Image(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/uhuhuh-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862523)
If your wife read this, she won't cook you dinner for a whole week..
I feel like Romevi would be the one who cooks.
Tp4 shame with your archaic views on modern society.
There is a GH slack group?!?
There is a GH slack group?!? Did not know that. At work I normally have 3 IM apps going (Slack, Sametime and Jabber).
There is a GH slack group?!? Did not know that. At work I normally have 3 IM apps going (Slack, Sametime and Jabber).