Why is the Class B forum so dead?
I recall it being a lot busier in the past. Is it the season or something else?
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I'll throw out a couple possibilities:
1. There is a difference between campers and RVers. The majority of B owners fall into the camper category; the majority of posters on RV.net fall into the RVer category. New B folks come online and are active for a while, but realize that other than getting technical answers, there isn't much discussion about their interest in camping, so they wander away.
2. With the popularity of Facebook, Twitter, etc., people don't communicate the same way online. Forums like this were built to be discussion centers based around a subject in common. Facebook, Twitter, etc. were built to tell the world what you think and get validation (likes, retweets, etc.). Fewer and fewer folks are interested in discussions so they only come around if they have a specific question or aren't getting enough validation from their usual haunts (e.g., the first post complaining about a product, business, person).
1. There is a difference between campers and RVers. The majority of B owners fall into the camper category; the majority of posters on RV.net fall into the RVer category. New B folks come online and are active for a while, but realize that other than getting technical answers, there isn't much discussion about their interest in camping, so they wander away.
2. With the popularity of Facebook, Twitter, etc., people don't communicate the same way online. Forums like this were built to be discussion centers based around a subject in common. Facebook, Twitter, etc. were built to tell the world what you think and get validation (likes, retweets, etc.). Fewer and fewer folks are interested in discussions so they only come around if they have a specific question or aren't getting enough validation from their usual haunts (e.g., the first post complaining about a product, business, person).
