Kanto Elite
Posts: 40
OTP: Pearlshipping
Shipping Allegiance: Pearlshipping
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Dec 5, 2020 15:06:38 GMT
Post by TDR on Dec 5, 2020 15:06:38 GMT
Why isn't anyone posting something... there are like 7-8 members online daily on an average... TDR
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Dec 5, 2020 23:47:27 GMT
Post by auda on Dec 5, 2020 23:47:27 GMT
And 100+ guests! I see you guys! ...I think we're kinda waiting for something to happen. If you want to start a discussion or just have a one-off question, I'm sure you'll get a response. You could even check out some older topics and post your own thoughts on those subjects.
As for myself, I do plan on taking a good look around the board, posting a whole lot and all that.. in a few months. I did mention I was not caught up with the anime yet (multiple of my older posts mention this as well), so I wanted to do that before I get real deep with things in and outside this forum. I can't comment on anything or anybody from the middle of DP onward since that's as far as I've ever gotten and I'm a bit sensitive to spoilers, even if I do ultimately know the major plot points. "It's the journey, not the destination" especially with Pokémon, where we've had the chance to experience the main parts through the games well before the anime gets to it. In fact, I feel kinda bad when I see a new topic pop up here about something I haven't gotten to yet, because I know I'm just not ready for it. I do try to comment on everything else I see though.
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Kanto Elite
Posts: 40
OTP: Pearlshipping
Shipping Allegiance: Pearlshipping
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Dec 6, 2020 5:05:51 GMT
Post by TDR on Dec 6, 2020 5:05:51 GMT
Ignore the guest accounts, they are mostly the staff of proboards website trying to keep a track on the created forums... auda
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Johto Champion
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Post by Pearlshipping4life on Dec 7, 2020 22:08:35 GMT
Mainly falls on the fact that the anime has been done for a decade and we’ve discussed almost everything. I’m sure there are small things to cover here and there, especially coming to the 15th anniversary, but it’s just waiting. If you have a subject in mind then post it! I got a lot of my pearlshipping under control after my Instagram, this place and fanfics/art. I dont really have time for it anymore sadly, but I want to rewatch the show again soon. BTW to all the entire jap dub is out there still on gogoanime. I’d still recommend getting an AdBlocker though.. most pirating sites are filled with ads and viruses if you aren’t careful.
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Dec 7, 2020 23:36:53 GMT
Post by auda on Dec 7, 2020 23:36:53 GMT
Ignore the guest accounts, they are mostly the staff of proboards website trying to keep a track on the created forums... auda Oh is that so? My first time using proboards. Still, I will admit that I myself actually lurked around here for about a week before joining. Mostly because I was "getting ready to join" so to speak.
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Kanto Elite
Posts: 40
OTP: Pearlshipping
Shipping Allegiance: Pearlshipping
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Dec 8, 2020 6:13:10 GMT
Post by TDR on Dec 8, 2020 6:13:10 GMT
Ignore the guest accounts, they are mostly the staff of proboards website trying to keep a track on the created forums... auda Oh is that so? My first time using proboards. Still, I will admit that I myself actually lurked around here for about a week before joining. Mostly because I was "getting ready to join" so to speak.
I'm the admin of a Pokémon Showdown Proboards Forum, so I can keep a track on the guest accounts and almost 90% of them have the same IP Address meaning they have the same location which probably is their headquarters...
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Kanto Elite
Posts: 40
OTP: Pearlshipping
Shipping Allegiance: Pearlshipping
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Dec 8, 2020 6:15:24 GMT
Post by TDR on Dec 8, 2020 6:15:24 GMT
Mainly falls on the fact that the anime has been done for a decade and we’ve discussed almost everything. I’m sure there are small things to cover here and there, especially coming to the 15th anniversary, but it’s just waiting. If you have a subject in mind then post it! I got a lot of my pearlshipping under control after my Instagram, this place and fanfics/art. I dont really have time for it anymore sadly, but I want to rewatch the show again soon. BTW to all the entire jap dub is out there still on gogoanime. I’d still recommend getting an AdBlocker though.. most pirating sites are filled with ads and viruses if you aren’t careful. I highly deny this fact... I am also on an Advancers Forum and within few weeks I have 300+ posts there... We talk on many topics on threads like What are you doing?, What are you watching? Fanclubs etc...
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Dec 8, 2020 18:38:43 GMT
Post by PikaFUSION on Dec 8, 2020 18:38:43 GMT
Joined the boards in 2016, hope I can help explain a bit:
I think the lack of inactivity is mainly because most of the active people have left the boards. I would like to think the majority of people were teens/older kids (around ages 8.5-18) who were active here because they had the time to be active here. However, it has been a while since then, and I see a lot of the regulars here left probably to pursue real life or other endeavors because those regulars now are more busy with their lives. Also some people may have been turned off by the more "Pearlshipping is supreme" thinking we had back then (Ship duels, ship bashing, things that may turn potential users off). People may have not seen the boards in a positive light because of this and left as well. These days we are far less active (including myself) or not even coming on here anymore. Maybe someone else from the time when this board was active can chip in as well
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Post by auda on Dec 9, 2020 1:18:59 GMT
Mainly falls on the fact that the anime has been done for a decade and weâve discussed almost everything. Iâm sure there are small things to cover here and there, especially coming to the 15th anniversary, but itâs just waiting. If you have a subject in mind then post it! I got a lot of my pearlshipping under control after my Instagram, this place and fanfics/art. I dont really have time for it anymore sadly, but I want to rewatch the show again soon. BTW to all the entire jap dub is out there still on gogoanime. Iâd still recommend getting an AdBlocker though.. most pirating sites are filled with ads and viruses if you arenât careful. I highly deny this fact... I am also on an Advancers Forum and within few weeks I have 300+ posts there... We talk on many topics on threads like What are you doing?, What are you watching? Fanclubs etc... That's probably a big thing we're missing here. Something for the day-to-day or weekly stuff, rather than just being 100% full on shipping discussions. As Pearlshipping4life pointed out, the well might have run dry on that for the older members here, at least for the Diamond and Pearl series. Then again, new members show up every so often, such as myself, who are ready and willing to put a new spin on things. I mean, in my case I already explained that I have my own excuse for not getting too into that yet, but I do see others post a little bit.
There is a section on this forum for general talk, "The Pub" but it seems abandoned for the most part. Has a few sub boards for specific things like gaming, for instance. I'm wondering now where Pokémon game related topics would go, the gaming board or the "Pokémon" board? I'm just assuming the "Pokémon" board is for the anime. Anyway, something like that would probably help in getting the members here know each other a bit more and possibly feel more comfortable posting. This is a community after all. Might be the jump start this place needs.
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Dec 9, 2020 6:38:01 GMT
Post by PikaFUSION on Dec 9, 2020 6:38:01 GMT
I highly deny this fact... I am also on an Advancers Forum and within few weeks I have 300+ posts there... We talk on many topics on threads like What are you doing?, What are you watching? Fanclubs etc... That's probably a big thing we're missing here. Something for the day-to-day or weekly stuff, rather than just being 100% full on shipping discussions. As Pearlshipping4life pointed out, the well might have run dry on that for the older members here, at least for the Diamond and Pearl series. Then again, new members show up every so often, such as myself, who are ready and willing to put a new spin on things. I mean, in my case I already explained that I have my own excuse for not getting too into that yet, but I do see others post a little bit.
There is a section on this forum for general talk, "The Pub" but it seems abandoned for the most part. Has a few sub boards for specific things like gaming, for instance. I'm wondering now where Pokémon game related topics would go, the gaming board or the "Pokémon" board? I'm just assuming the "Pokémon" board is for the anime. Anyway, something like that would probably help in getting the members here know each other a bit more and possibly feel more comfortable posting. This is a community after all. Might be the jump start this place needs.
Ah yeah, we were usually 100% shipping back in the day. I don't mind new life being breathed in at all, it would be nice for this place to become more active.
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