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[quote][i]Originally posted by SetH[/i] I was taking to Ojc about this not so long ago. Still puzzles me how we can go from many thousands of members that were very active over the course of many years to practically no participation at all. CS was a huge part of my life, I spent much more time on here then I ever have done on current social media platforms. I am grateful that the site is still up, despite the search function not working it is still possible to go back 100's of pages and revisit threads from many years ago. It literally is like an online diary/journal and i've spent many hours giggling at past threads as well as frowning at some of my comments/behaviours (although this has given me good life insights into the old me as a result of looking back) [b]Where are our users?[/b] Truly is a real case of 'where are they now?' for me, there are dozens of people in which I'd be interested to hear about what they are up to these days. Many, many characters I would still enjoy having discussions with. [b]why did they leave?[/b] We have had many threads about how social media killed forums over recent years. What are the key reasons for this? as for me it did not. To this day I still spend a lot of time on the Pistonhead forums, I never got into 'car groups' on FB. We know it is not because they sold their Corsa and moved on to other brands as even back in the early 00's many of us had moved on but this did not influence our participation on the forum. I expect most have forgotten their log in details, they may no longer have access to the registered email address. Can a tactical simple password reset solution be implemented on the site? i would be very surprised if we don't have dozens of lurkers that stop by but just don't log in. Either unable or unwiling. [b]Would new users join[/b] This one I am not so sure. A) I don't think Corsa's are popular, maybe a committed following for the VXR/CS/Burg? I can't see the revival of the GSi brand being appealing to young buyers. Gen Z want Audi/BMW/Merc's and they can afford them as so many of them seem to stay with parents well into their late 20's and possibly beyond. With the popularity of leasing and living at home they have the disposable income to drive around in a premium german brand. Let's not forget that these manufacturers now make entry level (all be it still expensive) models such as A1, 1 series etc. I can remember a time where if you drove a Merc you had a successful professional career but now these brands are accessible too many on modest incomes. B) Do Gen Z use forums? or is it all insta and that chinese data harvesting/national security breaching turd that is tik tok? [b]Redesign for 21st Century[/b] For me, CS is the greatest example of 'if it aint broke, don't fix it', however I have to caveat that with the mobile user experience. What would be the value of premium membership? for me back in the early 00's it was the benefit of photo hosting and of course the various threads in prem. In 2022 there are numerous cloud storage options with GB's of storage for free or very little monthly cost. A blog system for project builds would be a great feature I agree I'd love to see some of the old crowd back, pipe dream I think. I don't think CS would ever get back to its original mission statement which I assume was just a forum to discuss all things Corsa so what would its future look like? The long term members were CS.... [/quote]
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