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PhSt wrote:
back in the day MP.net was such a big community, 10 years fast forward I wouldn't have imagined that it will disappear out of existence including its successor.
but it isn't just them, it seems a lot of popular forums a couple of years back have closed as well. I guess people nowadays are less interested in forums because of the rise in popularity of other platforms such as social media or maybe because the internet is so widespread these days that people have become tired of them. This situation is very different compared to the late 90's, early 2000s when the internet is still a new thing, I kinda miss the enthusiasm people tend to have towards the internet back in the day.
kvs wrote:PhSt wrote:
back in the day MP.net was such a big community, 10 years fast forward I wouldn't have imagined that it will disappear out of existence including its successor.
but it isn't just them, it seems a lot of popular forums a couple of years back have closed as well. I guess people nowadays are less interested in forums because of the rise in popularity of other platforms such as social media or maybe because the internet is so widespread these days that people have become tired of them. This situation is very different compared to the late 90's, early 2000s when the internet is still a new thing, I kinda miss the enthusiasm people tend to have towards the internet back in the day.
I suspect the costs of running such forums has gone up substantially compared to 15 years ago. Advertisements may not
be enough to cover the costs since the absolute number of participants does not always increase.
Regular wrote:kvs wrote:PhSt wrote:
back in the day MP.net was such a big community, 10 years fast forward I wouldn't have imagined that it will disappear out of existence including its successor.
but it isn't just them, it seems a lot of popular forums a couple of years back have closed as well. I guess people nowadays are less interested in forums because of the rise in popularity of other platforms such as social media or maybe because the internet is so widespread these days that people have become tired of them. This situation is very different compared to the late 90's, early 2000s when the internet is still a new thing, I kinda miss the enthusiasm people tend to have towards the internet back in the day.
I suspect the costs of running such forums has gone up substantially compared to 15 years ago. Advertisements may not
be enough to cover the costs since the absolute number of participants does not always increase.
Monetary cost for running is minimal. 1500 usd per year can provide you with best VPS available or decent server with support.
Mods became senile and lazy and lost interest in military topics. Running a forum is time consuming as well.
That's it. It was ok community because of good info
kvs wrote:Regular wrote:kvs wrote:PhSt wrote:
back in the day MP.net was such a big community, 10 years fast forward I wouldn't have imagined that it will disappear out of existence including its successor.
but it isn't just them, it seems a lot of popular forums a couple of years back have closed as well. I guess people nowadays are less interested in forums because of the rise in popularity of other platforms such as social media or maybe because the internet is so widespread these days that people have become tired of them. This situation is very different compared to the late 90's, early 2000s when the internet is still a new thing, I kinda miss the enthusiasm people tend to have towards the internet back in the day.
I suspect the costs of running such forums has gone up substantially compared to 15 years ago. Advertisements may not
be enough to cover the costs since the absolute number of participants does not always increase.
Monetary cost for running is minimal. 1500 usd per year can provide you with best VPS available or decent server with support.
Mods became senile and lazy and lost interest in military topics. Running a forum is time consuming as well.
That's it. It was ok community because of good info
Seems a bit too cheap to me. The volume of traffic affects the cost.
But fora do not have the expenses of news sites so it seems like the pain of running them is the main problem.
Almost like a sign of the times...an allegory even! 
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