Wity and Semih! Come back please!

[cocked hat]

Nice to see you flutter past wityhttp://www.thesnookerforum.com/board/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

[Robert602]

Well there is room for both on here. The cue section used to be pretty dead, but over the last few months it has become the most lively part of the forum at times, when there is nothing going on in the other sections.

Agreed. I find complaints of 'too many posts' on a certain subject quite odd, it's no effort to look past them if you're not interested. Cues are a fairly important part of snooker after all.

For the last couple of years very few of the posts between tournaments have been snooker related. There's been activity, but it's been word games, puzzles, 'anything exciting', 'what song', quizzes, with only a few threads on coaching, cues etc. I think that's partly down to demographics. Most of the regulars at the time had come from the BBC boards (a huge number came across in summer 2006, completely changing the face of TSF) which naturally is very much focused on televised/professional snooker. Nothing wrong with that at all, but the fact that the emphasis has shifted as some of the 2006 club are moving on, and other new members are joining, is not a bad thing either.

With the benefit of access to forum stats I can say for a fact that the forum is no less active than it was this time last year in terms of new threads (on topic sections are quite a bit more active). The 2008 WC was TSF's busiest ever.

Yes, some members are leaving or posting less frequently - I'd love to see many of them back too - but people don't stick around forever on any forum (honourable mention to Templeton Peck here ). It's not as if there's been a mass exodus, the membership is simply evolving.

[Sunflower]

NAmes like DG, Austrian girl,RAmbon, Obligation,Cessy143, KidDynamite, Macmanusrules, Sunflower and fcourse Semih were here when i decided to register years ago..now they hardly visit,i guess every day they have less&less reasons to log in and if they do they never post..
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Thank you, Ellena, for your kind remembrances. I am here almost every day, reading some of the threads and topics with interest. My motivation to post, however, is almost nil. For one reason or another.
Whom do I miss? I missed you, btw, and was glad to see that you were back.
I don't miss Mugello and co. Do I miss Semih? Well, I liked his competent comments on snooker in general and in detail (matches).
Which of you knows why he has disappeared? Any serious reason? Or just another indication of his very special sense of humour?
Whatever it was, it is his right to do so.

[totlxtc]

I came to TSF after looking at cues as I admit I do love my cues and can appreciate the effort that is made in the old and new. As a UK 8 ball player I do not really have anything to say in the snooker threads so I do not tend to post.

The pool section, once in a while there is a UK 8 ball thread but mainly its 9 ball and US terminology which i do not understand so tend to stay away. So really I should be on a pool forum. But the thing is, and ive been on alot of forums, the people are so nice and helpful here, which does attract me to the forum and i hope to be here for time to come

Thank you for all who have helped me in the past with all my stupid, obvious or intriging question.

[RaNeN]

I have been reading this for a few days now. I myself have not been posting on here because I dont find the time. But I make sure that I come on here whenever I get time and know whats going on. The members who are not here currently used to keep the forum lively and active! I hope they come back.

Do you think they maybe reading this?(They can't read the whole thing if they are not members)

[Ellena]

Thank you, Ellena, for your kind remembrances. I am here almost every day, reading some of the threads and topics with interest. My motivation to post, however, is almost nil. For one reason or another.
Whom do I miss? I missed you, btw, and was glad to see that you were back.
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Sun...good to see ya among posters...No way i didnt remember your name, there was pretty active by the time i registered on this forum. Times change eh ?!
From where i was standing 2 years ago, this forum was like a huge happy gang, i had the impression that all members know each other and there are strong bonds between them....i always had the feeling it will be almost impossible to fit in. And so it was in a way..I never really felt part of it but cant say im happy to see that its members spread away...

Robert is right, ppl come and go, membership is evolving like he said...and id add : in quantity mostly cause in quality...not to much , cause i think we wouldnt miss the absent ones and the old times if it was better now, would we ?!
Loads of ppl must of left this forum and we have no idea about them , but those mentioned did make a difference here ...so its just a shame they're gone.

[Blondie]

As a paid up cue geek remember that the cue threads are often informative and can be controversial and encourage lively debate. Wity is another paid up cue geek and when he's not banned he brightens the threads up.
There isn't many forums that attract big name cue makers to regularly post either.
I have to agree though there is a little bit too much repetition and some times I just want to say use the search you lazy ******* to some of the questions asked.

..yes, and I'm only a 'half paid up cue geek'.

And cue threads are informative, loads of tips on cue choice, brand, materials used, accessories. Cue makers/retailers' responses helpful, both from a player's perspective, and a 'technical' point of view.

And Wity, awesome knowledge of cues.

[matoski]

I have a suggestion. Why don't all of the members with 500+ posts create a "VIP subforum"? I guess then you will be happy, talking about Ray Reardon, Clif Torburn, Eddie Charlton, Alex Higgins........

[Ellena]

I have a suggestion. Why don't all of the members with 500+ posts create a "VIP subforum"? I guess then you will be happy, talking about Ray Reardon, Clif Torburn, Eddie Charlton, Alex Higgins........

Not all 500+ posts members are VIPs..me for example ..im far from being one lol. Not to mention that im not very knowledgeable when comes to Eddie Charlton, C. Thornburn .. either, but id be happy to read other's posts ab them .

[PaulTheSoave]

Only 239 to go!

I have a suggestion. Why don't all of the members with 500+ posts create a "VIP subforum"? I guess then you will be happy, talking about Ray Reardon, Clif Torburn, Eddie Charlton, Alex Higgins........

[Mitsuko]

elvaago, MrRottweiler, Mitsuko... Hope they are all ok

Thank you for thinking of me

I am fine, just have no time for computers anymore