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re: Internet groups shutting down

Posted on 2/22/26 at 6:13 pm to
Posted by Big Scrub TX
Member since Dec 2013
39594 posts
Posted on 2/22/26 at 6:13 pm to
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Man, you really like fora


FIFY
Posted by MidWestGuy
Illinois
Member since Nov 2018
1950 posts
Posted on 2/22/26 at 6:28 pm to
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Just follow them to facebook.


Facebook and youtube suck for conversations. Forums have sub forums, separate threads. The other stuff just turns into long strings with no usable hierarchy. Replies buried under other comments so you can't view by date etc. Just a mess beyond a couple comments.

The feature on this forum to see the replies is great. You can follow those within other conversations, follow the follow ups, and easily return to the main thread.

I guess 'the kids' think forums are old fashioned. The hell with 'em - the wheel, and sex are old fashioned too. Use what works.
Posted by Sam Quint
Member since Sep 2022
8539 posts
Posted on 2/22/26 at 6:41 pm to
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one Jeep related forum

Which one
Posted by TigersnJeeps
FL Panhandle
Member since Jan 2021
2824 posts
Posted on 2/22/26 at 6:45 pm to
jeepsunlimited
Posted by BurningHeart
Member since Jan 2017
10038 posts
Posted on 2/22/26 at 7:17 pm to
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Facebook and youtube suck for conversations. Forums have sub forums, separate threads. The other stuff just turns into long strings with no usable hierarchy. Replies buried under other comments so you can't view by date etc. Just a mess beyond a couple comments.


This 100% ^

Posted by WhiskeyThrottle
Weatherford Tx
Member since Nov 2017
7158 posts
Posted on 2/22/26 at 7:22 pm to
You mind sharing which motorcycle forum is shutting down? Is it thumpertalk by chance?
Posted by TigerOnThe Hill
Springhill, LA
Member since Sep 2008
7550 posts
Posted on 2/22/26 at 7:38 pm to
I think it’s a trend, not your bad luck. In the last 12-18 months 2 guns/hunting/shooting forums I followed regularly have shut down and I suspect one the replacement forums will also close due to little traffic. Like someone already mentioned I don’t think FB is a good format for message boards.
Posted by TigersnJeeps
FL Panhandle
Member since Jan 2021
2824 posts
Posted on 2/22/26 at 7:51 pm to
I have noticed less traffic on some jeep forums as well. I am not as regular as I used to be but just looking at post dates in a thread.... just not as much use.
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
19920 posts
Posted on 2/22/26 at 8:46 pm to
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You mind sharing which motorcycle forum is shutting down? Is it thumpertalk by chance?


No, it was called VROC for Vulcan Riders and Owners Club and worldwide it had close to 40K members. There were rallies I attended in Lake Lure, N.C., Maggie Valley N.C., Durango Co., Eureka Springs, AR., Suches GA. etc. Dedicated to the owners of Kawasaki Vulcans primarily, but all riders were welcome to participate regardless of make of bike.

I wasn't as active the past few years with the group but would check in from time to time to see how things were going. I know for a fact that at least 50 or so members I had hung out with at various rallies going back to 2000 had died over the years.
Posted by SECCaptain
Member since Jun 2025
2107 posts
Posted on 2/22/26 at 8:52 pm to
Government is killing the internet because, as it turns out, they don’t really like free speech. It’s been slowly ongoing for a decade
Posted by Bamafig
Member since Nov 2018
6373 posts
Posted on 2/22/26 at 9:00 pm to
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Government is killing the internet because, as it turns out, they don’t really like free speech. It’s been slowly ongoing for a decade


Bullseye!
Posted by JasonDBlaha
Woodlands, Texas
Member since Apr 2023
4223 posts
Posted on 2/22/26 at 10:11 pm to
Nothing will ever beat the bodybuilding forums from the 2000s
Posted by Chicken
Jackassistan
Member since Aug 2003
27414 posts
Posted on 2/22/26 at 10:11 pm to
Guys, TD is here forever!

Posted by FrancisCostello
Member since Dec 2013
276 posts
Posted on 2/22/26 at 10:14 pm to
What was the boxing board?
Posted by Maderan
Member since Feb 2005
876 posts
Posted on 2/22/26 at 10:20 pm to
I think that they are dying off due to no supply of new members from web searching.

When Google eliminated forum results from searches and then eliminated forum search in general it killed a lot what was driving user growth.
Posted by MrLSU
Yellowstone, Val d'isere
Member since Jan 2004
29641 posts
Posted on 2/22/26 at 10:34 pm to
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Guys, TD is here forever!


Just do us all a favor and make sure your Will doesn't leave it to Gayle Benson.
Posted by WWII Collector
Member since Oct 2018
8898 posts
Posted on 2/22/26 at 10:41 pm to
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When Google eliminated forum results from searches and then eliminated forum search in general it killed a lot what was driving user growth.


They did?
Posted by Twenty 49
Shreveport
Member since Jun 2014
21197 posts
Posted on 2/22/26 at 10:48 pm to
I’ve been on a BBQ forum for over 15 years. Good threads used to go a few pages, and a few went for 10+. Now, a good post will draw two to five replies, and it seems like most posters are senior citizens.
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
19920 posts
Posted on 2/22/26 at 11:13 pm to
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What was the boxing board?


Check Hook Boxing
Posted by FahQGump
Auburn, Al
Member since Dec 2021
1891 posts
Posted on 2/22/26 at 11:19 pm to
Think Im buying my first Jeep tomorrow. Best jeep forum to jpin?
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