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ARE THESE FORUMS ON THEIR WAY OUT/

Shanus — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 15:46:55 GMT

I've been coming here for 11 years. I start threads, read posts, reply to most. I go to the many that interest me.

Over the last six months, or more, there has been very little activity compared to the way it used to be. OK, so there's a pandemic, political unrest and many issues that would make us feel "down". Some people aren't working at all and others from home. Those certainly would not be busy as before.

I have read that some here are experiencing health issues. Maybe that's it. Could the regular posters just be "aging out" and no longer interested in corresponding on this format?

I know it's difficult to stay within forum regulations and frustrating to see the threads removed by mods. Maybe that's it.

Am I the only one who is still checking in and sees nothing new and interesting to respond to?

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jackthebear — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 13:34:03 GMT

@Shanus wrote:
I've been coming here for 11 years. I start threads, read posts, reply to most. I go to the many that interest me.

Over the last six months, or more, there has been very little activity compared to the way it used to be. OK, so there's a pandemic, political unrest and many issues that would make us feel feel "down". Some people aren't working at all and others from home. Those certainly would not be busy as before.

I have read that some here are experiencing health issues. Maybe that's it. Could the regular posters just be "aging out" and no longer interested in corresponding on this format?

I know it's difficult to stay within forum regulations and frustrating to see the threads removed by mods. Maybe that's it.

Am I the only one who is still checking in and sees nothing new and interesting to respond to?

there is nothing new, but it's hard to have a conversation when there is heavy modding.

Me I scroll on by if I don't like or care for a post

adding

this is a shopping forum and when even as the most hardcore shopper, there is nothing to buy for or go to it gets a bit pointless

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CANDLEQUEEN — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 13:33:17 GMT

@Shanus . No you aren't the only one that has noticed! I noticed it too....The only forums that seem to keep moving along as far as I have noticed is Book Club, and Home and Tv and Movies somewhat...

Beauty and Fashion don't seem to move very quickly at all, or Community Chat and Among Friends are much slower! Even Home, which I frequent a lot doesn't have many new postings like it used to.

I am not sure if people just aren't posting, or if a lot of people have left the Forums because of not being able to talk about much, because it always seems to turn political!

Its sad to see though!

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Shanus — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 13:37:22 GMT

@CANDLEQUEEN wrote:
@Shanus . No you aren't the only one that has noticed! I noticed it too....The only forums that seem to keep moving along as far as I have noticed is Book Club, and Home and Tv and Movies somewhat...

Beauty and Fashion don't seem to move very quickly at all, or Community Chat and Among Friends are much slower! Even Home, which I frequent a lot doesn't have many new postings like it used to.

I am not sure if people just aren't posting, or if a lot of people have left the Forums because of not being able to talk about much, because it always seems to turn political!

Its sad to see though!

@CANDLEQUEEN I also think posters tired of the same subjects repeated as if no one took the time to read that the same questions had been asked within the same week or week before. That does get tedious.

The infighting and bickering becomes a turnoff, too.

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CANDLEQUEEN — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 13:38:40 GMT

@Shanus wrote:

@CANDLEQUEEN wrote:
@Shanus . No you aren't the only one that has noticed! I noticed it too....The only forums that seem to keep moving along as far as I have noticed is Book Club, and Home and Tv and Movies somewhat...

Beauty and Fashion don't seem to move very quickly at all, or Community Chat and Among Friends are much slower! Even Home, which I frequent a lot doesn't have many new postings like it used to.

I am not sure if people just aren't posting, or if a lot of people have left the Forums because of not being able to talk about much, because it always seems to turn political!

Its sad to see though!
@CANDLEQUEEN I also think posters tired of the same subjects repeated as if no one took the time to read that the same questions had been asked within the same week or week before. That does get tedious.

The infighting and bickering becomes a turnoff, too.

@Shanus Yes, there is a lot of that as well! That is a turnoff and makes me ignore the post, even if I may have wanted to comment originally!

Re: ARE THESE FORUMS ON THEIR WAY OUT/

jlkz — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 13:39:36 GMT

@Shanus

While not as long as your 11 years on here, you put words to a fuzzy feeling I began having about a week ago.

There were a few posts about " aging out " and numerous mentions of ailments/ illnesses / recoveries of posters that gave me pause.

Or, it may just be a period of transition from physical and mental exhaustion due to the pandemic changes to daily life that have been accruing, long-lived business closing, inability to properly mourn / grieve losses, enforced separation from normal work environments and human interactions, frustration with trying to get vaccine appointments, sadness that so many are facing food deprivation / loss of housing and jobs, and the turbulence of the political scenes.... The " transition to " is a big unknown question mark.

All this uncertainty and feeling helpless are taking their toll. Sometimes, even I don't feel like responding or even starting a thread when I have something to say. Multiply this many times over and it may account for the smaller postings universe.

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San Antonio Gal — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 13:39:55 GMT

@Shanus - I'm curious to see the replies. I enjoy the forums - especially early in the morning with a cup of coffee. I certainly hope they will continue with as much participation as possible. However, I get frustrated with the constant poofing of the threads and over-monitoring. Yeah, I understand it's "their rules-their game", but I believe the poofing has frustrated many and slowed down participation.

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just bee — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 13:44:54 GMT

@San Antonio Gal wrote:
@Shanus - I'm curious to see the replies. I enjoy the forums - especially early in the morning with a cup of coffee. I certainly hope they will continue with as much participation as possible. However, I get frustrated with the constant poofing of the threads and over-monitoring. Yeah, I understand it's "their rules-their game", but I believe the poofing has frustrated many and slowed down participation.

Bingo!

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Shanus — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 13:45:22 GMT

@CANDLEQUEEN I get that with "fashion" there may not be as much interest since we are somewhat limited where we can go. Why spend money now adding clothing we can't wear? Beauty may be the same. Some women say they still wear makeup and skincare, to me at least, is always non-negotiable.

For now, I may place some of the blame on the repetiveness of the products presented. Certainly not much new to discuss there, but if we dismiss that, there must be discussions around those or other topics that interest some worth writing about.

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Shanus — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 13:53:58 GMT

@jlkz wrote:
@Shanus

While not as long as your 11 years on here, you put words to a fuzzy feeling I began having about a week ago.

There were a few posts about " aging out " and numerous mentions of ailments/ illnesses / recoveries of posters that gave me pause.

Or, it may just be a period of transition from physical and mental exhaustion due to the pandemic changes to daily life that have been accruing, long-lived business closing, inability to properly mourn / grieve losses, enforced separation from normal work environments and human interactions, frustration with trying to get vaccine appointments, sadness that so many are facing food deprivation / loss of housing and jobs, and the turbulence of the political scenes.... The " transition to " is a big unknown question mark.

All this uncertainty and feeling helpless are taking their toll. Sometimes, even I don't feel like responding or even starting a thread when I have something to say. Multiply this many times over and it may account for the smaller postings universe.

@jlkz I so agree and sympathize with all you expressed. I've always found the forums a soft place to land when I've needed solice or a place to seek opinions and advice. It would seem being somewhat "forced" to be alone, we would seek some type of outlet for feelings.

I would certainly hate to see the forums end.

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Lipstickdiva — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 13:55:06 GMT

I've been on these forums for more years than I can even remember. I was on them through several different formats, including one that was more of just a chat room.

Since way back then the boards would go through slow periods and people would speculate that QVC was going to do away with them.

Many posters wanted more moderation because they didn't like the tone of the boards previously. Now I personally think they are over moderated. If the moderators themselves aren't poofing posts, posters are telling others what they should and shouldn't be posting.

For me, I find the threads of constant complaining and picking apart everything to get tiresome.

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Shanus — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 14:02:13 GMT

@San Antonio Gal wrote:
@Shanus - I'm curious to see the replies. I enjoy the forums - especially early in the morning with a cup of coffee. I certainly hope they will continue with as much participation as possible. However, I get frustrated with the constant poofing of the threads and over-monitoring. Yeah, I understand it's "their rules-their game", but I believe the poofing has frustrated many and slowed down participation.

@San Antonio Gal You're right, but the last 5 years of politics has made it impossible to post what was paramount on everyone's minds. With the pandemic came more issues that became more political than health related...and most of the above poofed as we all tried to express our frustrations working around the rules here.

Whether or not the mods read these posts, I feel as the world changes, the rules need to loosen up a little as well. With the world in chaos, those are the thoughts we have and sometimes need to be expressed...in a civil manner.

As I expressed previouisly, in this new normal, beauty, fashion, kitchen ware seem so trivial. I think people are going to FB and other social media outlets where they are more free to express their feelings.

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NicksmomESQ — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 14:04:01 GMT

@Shanus I agree that people for various reasons have lost interest in posting.Some have aged out. Some are tired of all the poofing.What has turned me off in particular is the lack of respect. Some people enjoy trolling others & get quite nasty.

I've said many times on these boards that we are all friends here. We should be able to to agree to disagree.

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goldensrbest — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 14:05:23 GMT

@Shanus , I have wondered the same thing, too much deleting of threads, too much reporting from people.

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Bri369 — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 14:07:51 GMT

@Lipstickdiva wrote:
I've been on these forums for more years than I can even remember. I was on them through several different formats, including one that was more of just a chat room.

Since way back then the boards would go through slow periods and people would speculate that QVC was going to do away with them.

Many posters wanted more moderation because they didn't like the tone of the boards previously. Now I personally think they are over moderated. If the moderators themselves aren't poofing posts, posters are telling others what they should and shouldn't be posting.

For me, I find the threads of constant complaining and picking apart everything to get tiresome.

Exactly!

Why does everything have to be so over-analyzed? Start a thread of interest or reply to a thread of interest and enjoy yourself here.

All the constant complaints and nitpicking doesn't add any value to the forums.

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Shanus — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 14:08:07 GMT

@NicksmomESQ wrote:
@Shanus I agree that people for various reasons have lost interest in posting.Some have aged out. Some are tired of all the poofing.What has turned me off in particular is the lack of respect. Some people enjoy trolling others & get quite nasty.
I've said many times on these boards that we are all friends here. We should be able to to agree to disagree.

@NicksmomESQ Yes. I've had to "report" a few posters that continually follow me around to make nasty remarks and insight arguements, but it seems they receive a slap on the wrists, if anything.

The mods may be on the job, but exactly what IS their job and how can they regulate these boards without choking us out?

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Shanus — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 14:11:17 GMT

@goldensrbest wrote:
@Shanus , I have wondered the same thing, too much deleting of threads, too much reporting from people.

@goldensrbest When I've mentioned that, I was told that is "their forums, not ours and they make the rules".

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Harpa — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 14:13:59 GMT

We've solved the world's problems, so nobody is asking anything anymore? Nobody to "argue" with because we all agree? Other social media?

I've been here since 2007, but this board is older than that. The board used to be rousing with free flowing thought. Today? God forbid we should have a different opinion.

In any event, I'm glad you are still here!

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kaydee50 — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 14:15:08 GMT

I hope not because I've learned many useful things here. What I dislike about them is when posters go off topic and start attacking other posters. Stick to the original topic and maybe the mods wouldn't have to delete so many.

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goldensrbest — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 14:15:10 GMT

@Shanus wrote:
@goldensrbest wrote:
@Shanus , I have wondered the same thing, too much deleting of threads, too much reporting from people.
@goldensrbest When I've mentioned that, I was told that is "their forums, not ours and they make the rules".

I know that all too well.