My interests don't fit in with the forums anymore. I've changed a lot, and it seems the community has changed a lot too. I'm referring to the Acmlm board community in general, as I've never been very active on Jul. I don't recognize most posters here. But these are the only forums I've ever stuck around with, so I like to check in every now and then.
If you're looking to build activity, these forums should probably have some kind of focus, a website or something. Acmlm had his rom hacking site, and built a community off of that. The Cutting Room Floor is awesome, maybe you can expand on that. If you wanted to jump start Jul by maintaining a new website, it might be a good idea to reboot the forums too. Give it some new life.
I joined when I was 13. I'm almost 25 now. I get the impression a lot of people around here are pretty young, and it's not surprising that, for reasons out of anyone's control, they will just get tired of message boards. Don't worry so much about rekindling the interests of old members. The best way to keep activity is to maintain an active board, and the best way to do that is to steadily attract new members to the community. Just my two cents. |