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Yes you are right TechGuy1, Facebook and Forum both are very different things. For eg - we use facebook for fun purpose but we can't use forum for Fun purpose. There also other more difference in both of them.
Yup. This sort of laziness is induced by people's need for instant gratification and feedback, which FB provides plenty. This is also the reason why nowadays the forum platform is trying to "catch up" with social media to the point that some new developments want to merge both worlds, becoming hybrids.It's pure laziness that makes FB a competitor against forums, because everyone is already logged into their FB accounts on their phones.
A FB group is taking a big bite out of one of my motorcycle forums. People like the ease of posting their pics over their phone to the FB group instead of having to log into my forum. Nevermind the fact that the pics they upload get lost in that one eternal thread in the FB group. It's pure laziness that makes FB a competitor against forums, because everyone is already logged into their FB accounts on their phones.
This is why I still use Tapatalk on the forum.
What you've got to watch is this:In the past there was no Facebook or it was very very incipient and people spent most of their time in forums. Now most people spend their time on FB which means forums are much less active than before, specially if the main discussion topic is not VERY specific or technical oriented. To give an example, music forums (e.g. about specific bands) are way less active than before because people prefer to discuss and share content on FB.
In order to improve user experience, I am currently considering moving my 12 years old forum (SMF based) to Discourse which is WAY more modern and user friendly than any of the traditional forums (mybb, phpbb, smf, vb, xenforo, etc.), works extremely well with mobile devices, offer a good support and is free.
I am aware installation and setup is not as easy as traditional forums, but if the user experience is going to be greatly enhanced, and they won't need to install applications such as Tapatalk to have an user friendly version of my forum on mobile devices, than I am all for it.
I would be amazed if users of an SMF forum would take kindly to it being replaced by Discourse, I really would. Is it more modern and user friendly to YOU, or to your users? Because if it's just you, you might be in for a shock when your users see it.
Very sensible.A sample of users will try Discourse before any change takes place. I need to gather their feedback before doing any decision.
I can't remember the last time I agreed with you Mark but you are correct here.What you've got to watch is this:
Users are not going to Facebook because they like the look and feel, or the way stuff is laid out. Users go there because that's where all their friends and family are.
A big mistake many forum owners make, is they think by making their forums function like, and in some cases look like, Facebook, it'll ge the users back. The trouble is, it won't.
In fact, when you have a forum that still has some active members, changing platform can drive those users away (they won't like the change) yet will do nothing to attract new users. Leaving you even worse off than before.
I would be amazed if users of an SMF forum would take kindly to it being replaced by Discourse, I really would. Is it more modern and user friendly to YOU, or to your users? Because if it's just you, you might be in for a shock when your users see it.
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