Has PCv lost the plot?

[Dustydog]

Like some of the missing Members I too subscribe to a number of other caravan related Forums

The following statistics from one Forum makes interesting reading

Forum StatisticsMore than...​

71,000 Members

1,400,000 Posts

371,000 Monthly Visitors

1,000,000 Monthly Pages

Can anything be done by PCv to encourage Forum growth🤔

 

[otherclive]

Like some of the missing Members I too subscribe to a number of other caravan related Forums

The following statistics from one Forum makes interesting reading

Forum StatisticsMore than...​

71,000 Members

1,400,000 Posts

371,000 Monthly Visitors

1,000,000 Monthly Pages

Can anything be done by PCv to encourage Forum growth🤔

A while back I commented on PCV low numbers and activity level compared to other forums and wondered if it was cost effective, plus PCV has Facebook but its structure is non existent compared to proper forums.

 

[Dustydog]

A while back I commented on PCV low numbers and activity level compared to other forums and wondered if it was cost effective, plus PCV has Facebook but its structure is non existent compared to proper forums.

I agree. Is it a dead man walking do you think🙉

 

[Jcloughie]

I am only a member of this one caravan forum. (Well I am also a member of the Bailey Alicanto FB group, but I don’t count that as a proper forum). I do wish there was more activity. I was once a member of another forum, but got kicked off about the same time a Durbanite was. Never worked out why. I do try to not be argumentative.

Perhaps the magazine could do an article on how friendly and indispensable the forum is.

John

 

[Mel]

It is not against forum rules to mention other forums. Do the folks who go on other forums have any observations as to why they are more popular. Is there anything constructive we could learn.?

Mel

 

[Sam Vimes]

Those stats don't really mean much without some qualification.

How many of those members are registered but not active?

What period is the number of posts measured over? Could be many years.

Monthly visits...like here a good many could be AI and other Bots, scrapping information.

Not sure what monthly pages means

 

[Sam Vimes]

Just out of interest I looked at the current visitor list. It goes on for 101 pages and there are 20 visitors per page. Most are bots

 

[Hutch]

When you do a Google search for a problem with caravan related items, 8 times out of 10, the search comes up with a lead to PCf.
A lot of people with a problem ask a question, they get a lot of help then the thread diverts, or an argument starts. Then then person doesn't re appear.

 

[RogerL]

Like some of the missing Members I too subscribe to a number of other caravan related Forums

The following statistics from one Forum makes interesting reading

Forum StatisticsMore than...​

71,000 Members

1,400,000 Posts

371,000 Monthly Visitors

1,000,000 Monthly Pages

Can anything be done by PCv to encourage Forum growth🤔

How many of those 71,000 members are active?

A forum with over 80,000 members has just 2 members on their forum right now

 

[RogerL]

I am only a member of this one caravan forum. (Well I am also a member of the Bailey Alicanto FB group, but I don’t count that as a proper forum). I do wish there was more activity. I was once a member of another forum, but got kicked off about the same time a Durbanite was. Never worked out why. I do try to not be argumentative.

Perhaps the magazine could do an article on how friendly and indispensable the forum is.

John

I think quite of lot of us got kicked off about the same time, no reasons given

 

[Dustydog]

How many of those 71,000 members are active?

A forum with over 80,000 members has just 2 members on their forum right now

No idea. Their statistic. We could dig deeper next week. Maybe our Editor could help, being in the trade🤔

 

[birdman101]

It is not against forum rules to mention other forums. Do the folks who go on other forums have any observations as to why they are more popular. Is there anything constructive we could learn.?

Mel

A poster posted problem on here and also another forum. The poster got their answer on this forum. But a week later members on the other forum were all asking why the poster had not returned. I posted that they had solved their problem on this forum, I then had my fingers wrapped for mentioning Practical Caravan. But why this attitude would make them more popular I havnt a clue as they are not with me.

 

[Mel]

In the interests of research and general improvement I have just had a look at two other offerings . Yes, I have been seeing other forums ☺️
CAMC Talk together: Have tried this before and find it incredibly difficult to navigate, just had another look and it seems that it is updated but still difficult to navigate. Does seem well populated but they could be trading on CAMC loyalty?
Caravan Talk: Much easier to navigate but a plethora of categories. Looking at the most recent post date wise, there is a bit more more frequent posting across all the categories compared to on here but not massively so. There were lots of ads that I don’t get on here as well.

Any other observation of other forums. Again no problem with mentioning them so long as we remain constructive.
Mel

 

[birdman101]

In the interests of research and general improvement I have just had a look at two other offerings . Yes, I have been seeing other forums ☺️
CAMC Talk together: Have tried this before and find it incredibly difficult to navigate, just had another look and it seems that it is updated but still difficult to navigate. Does seem well populated but they could be trading on CAMC loyalty?
Caravan Talk: Much easier to navigate but a plethora of categories. Looking at the most recent post date wise, there is a bit more more frequent posting across all the categories compared to on here but not massively so. There were lots of ads that I don’t get on here as well.

Any other observation of other forums. Again no problem with mentioning them so long as we remain constructive.
Mel

The one referred to was CT. And yes also to many Ads. The other forum I have a look on is UK Campsite forum and this is near dead to what it was years ago

 

[Hutch]

The one referred to was CT. And yes also to many Ads. The other forum I have a look on is UK Campsite forum and this is near dead to what it was years ago

I use this forum , Caravan talk and UK campsites, this I find being the easiest to work with, the formulates do end up at times arguing with each other but mostly it's an easy going forum that help each other.

I also find that most regular posters are on the other sites as well , maybe under other names,