Is it just me, or....

[Welsh Chappie]

Is it just me, or is this new site a lot less active, as far as replies to threads go, than the old site?

[UKSpycatcher]

Is it just me, or is this new site a lot less active, as far as replies to threads go, than the old site?

Inevitably as more and more theories, and stories get posted there will always be a natural decline, as suspects get exhausted, no new potential victims are linked, as there is only a finite case list in the relevant time frame and any good new and fresh ideas after 44 years of investigations and internet articles, must be regarded with greater standing, to actually find something fresh to write about. Having said that I believe the administrators of this site may be spending a proportion of their time busily transferring material from the old site.

[Welsh Chappie]

Its nothing to do with no new leads, no new evidence, no new victim, no new anything. The point I was making was, just a matter of week ago, when the old ZodiacKillerSite was active before switching to this one, I posted many many threads regarding things that have been known for a while, or saw others commenting far more frequently on threads with responses. If the sudden decline in responses, threads created, and other people commenting on existing threads were due to the reasons you stated then the old site would have been the same just weeks ago, but it wasn't.

I think it may be due to members not switching from the old site to this, the new. I havn't checked the mebmber No.'s though.

[Zamantha]

There's SO much good material at the old forum.
It's going to take a lot of time & energy to move it over.
Thanks to everyone that has started to move the threads! Anyone can copy & paste a thread or good topic over.
Lets make it Happen!

[Seagull]

Is it just me, or is this new site a lot less active, as far as replies to threads go, than the old site?

It might have something to do with the site now being public. When the forum was private and only available to relatively few people to read, I think posters felt a little more free to post what was on their mind without fear of their posts and/or ideas being replicated elsewhere or be chastised for what they posted.

[Quicktrader]

One thing is that currently there are not many new clues..second is that when I read a post it still shows up 'red' as 'unread', which is a bit disturbing..and then I tried to upload a pic but it said max. 6kb....donnow

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[traveller1st]

Probably a combination of things.

Personally I don't like change and I suspect a lot of people feel that way. The slightest things can really throw me. Take the post layout for example - the avatars and info are now on the right and I'm still a bit iffy with that. For one thing, it doesn't make sense as I should think the person's details should come first then what they are saying, this way it feels like having your contact details at the bottom of a letter.

I'll probably get used to it but for now it still feels like trying to cross the street in a foreign country where they drive on the opposite side. I may even come to prefer it regardless of layout logic.

It's like operating systems, we cling to what we're used to until the new one becomes what were used to.

[eyesoftexas]

I joined the old site a week or two before this site was launched. I'm really new to researching Zodiac so I was referring to the old site a lot because that's where all the information was. I see that things are slowly coming over to this site. I haven't posted a lot since I'm mostly reading and researching. Just my two cents.

[morf13]

Sorry,we hope to have the kinks worked out and make it easier for people to find stuff,post stuff,etc. I also think it is a combination of things, people not liking change, some people didnt sign up for the new site, and plus people can read without ever signing up. The Z websites die down now and again sometimes, thats not ever going to change. I am happy with 20 great members that like to post as opposed to 2000 members that dont ever get involved, or dont care to learn about the case.

[Welsh Chappie]

Well, I know nothing about web design and construction so I don't know what advantages there are to be had by using this site opposed to the other one. The instant thing I was kidna confused by was the similarity between the old site, and this. The lay out is identical, as are the options available to the users so I couldnt see any real significant difference or advantage to using this one when it seems, at least on the surface, identical to the other. As I said, knowing nothing about the technical side of web sites, their design and the advantages to the owner and/or users, I can only really speculate as to the reason for the switch being of something to do with running, opperating and maintaing this one compared to the other old one.