Forum Member M.I.A.

[kmoney_imp]

Social media has done a number on forums across the board. Like Facebook or not, it's the dominant platform now and a lot of people have gone there and not looked back. Some formerly vibrant forums have gone quiet. I like both options, especially nice ones like this.


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We've been talking about this a lot locally, as one of our sportbikes forums that started in 2002 and became l basically the sole home for local riders, basically imploded over the last couple years and got replaced by two local facebook groups with essentially the same members.

Facebook as it benefits, but it will never replace forums for technical information or as a resource you can reference years down the road. I've found tons of information on this and other forums that I have bookmarked and printed that has saved me thousands of dollars and been of great use -- FB not so much. It's kind of sad to see lots of forums begin to go under.

I use Facebook, not so much because I like it, but because without access to events and FB messenger you basically couldn't be part of the motorcycle scene in Vancouver.