How Boring Has is Been Lately?

[nowshesgone]

hopefully the end of this tour+any new releases they may have up their asses will revive the forums for a little bit,

[GreenDayJunkie86]

4 hours ago, Mollyluna said:

Funny, some days ago I asked my Swiftie daughter about forums. And the answer was, forums aren’t a thing at all. Everything important happens on TikTok and Instagram. Times change, obviously…

Really? I guess that is true, every forum I see was made 20 years ago or shut down. What about Reddit? I feel Reddit is more popular than a single dedicated forum

5 hours ago, Rumpelstiltskin2000 said:

Ever since becoming a GD fan first thing I used to do in the morning was check GDC/GDA (and again multiple times a day).

5 hours ago, Mollyluna said:

Hey, this is what I‘m doing. Even if it’s quiet. Maybe this is a „new fan phenomenon“…😂

Morning, noon and night  

[Cris.]

15 hours ago, Mollyluna said:

Funny, some days ago I asked my Swiftie daughter about forums. And the answer was, forums aren’t a thing at all. Everything important happens on TikTok and Instagram. Times change, obviously…

Yeah, that doesn't surprise me. I think the forums being quiet has more to do with that than with anything the band or even the admins and users of the forums are doing or not doing.

12 hours ago, jengd said:

I just think chatting on the forum feels more natural, but I’m not of the TikTok generation.

Me too! I feel on Instagram (I cannot speak to TikTok becase I have never used it) all the interactions are way more superficial, you don't really get to form online friendships on there. Also, there is so much hate in those platforms, I hardly ever read comments on any post anymore. And besides, I feel every time I comment on a public account (Green Day account, news outlet, or my favorite WeRateDogs 😅), I started getting spam or follow requests from soft porn accounts. How is me commenting that a dog is cute or that I hope Green Day plays Fancy Sauce at their next show an indicator that I want to see some lady's "sexy" pictures? So that also discourages me (and I guess others) from participating in any discussion.

The forums just feel like relatively safe space, where everyone is here because they love the band, so that means we also share some common values that are openly supported by the band. And here you interact with the same group of people every time so you can form actual friendships and bonds with them that can eventually extend beyond just the shared interest in Green Day.

 

[The Grohl]

I know for me I go through waves of being active on the forums. It's usually that I'm busy with other things or just taking a break from being online. I usually check in everyday but I may not check in with every new topic or my fave topics. The forums are definitely my favorite way to interact with other fans. I've tried other forums but they're not the same or I feel like I can't be myself there. So I'm glad GDC has stood the rest of time.

Can't say the same for the blink and HIM forums I used to chat on lol

[Winter321]

Forums are soooo much better than instagram and TikTok, solely because they haven’t been invaded by bots 

[The Grohl]

I also like forums over Reddit. Obviously there are a lot of issues with Reddit but I can't stand about music subreddits are how you aren't allowed to have a critical opinion about something. I've seen far too many threads saying things like those who don't like xyz album give it another shot!! Or don't listen to the haters!

It's fine if you like an album. It's also fine if others don't. That's what makes an interesting discussion. Reddit is too much of an echo chamber.