I think they are probably going to close these boards

[mouse4702]

.... due to lack of traffic.  And I think the first sign is making it more difficult for newbies to find the "Community" pages. 

What do you think? 

[bitsnknots]

I can see where you're coming from Mouse.  I hope not  though as I love the banter but it has been quiet lately.

[learning2me]

Think that making it so hard to post pictures has put a lot of people off.

[right-then-petal]

i just got back from ebay sites across the world it,s dead

posting pics by the way is easy

[dark_castle1]

I think so as well. Even the ones who poo pood and gave me a hard time when I said that almost a year ago have hardly posted ! Even then they all jumped to the defense of the boards saying the stalwarts will keep them going ! Where are those stalwarts now ! In Facebook.

[captainbovine]

it is more difficult to post pics now though, and so many have gone onto FB because you are so restricted in what you can say on here....

it would be a shame though if it went altogether.

[bitsnknots]

Couldn't agree more CB.  I'm not a lover of Facebook and I much prefer it on here.

[made-for-an-angel-charms]

I doubt very much if they would be foolish enough to close the boards because if they did they would very quickly lose a lot more of both customers and sellers

 the disaster they call customer service can not handle problems as it is, without these boards they  would be in a real mess with customer compaints and inquiries

[stan3502]

Think it is quieter but I always pop in and out

[ed_blackadder_1]

I still keep coming, but the restrictions on what you can say are getting daft.
I too find sometimes that pictures are a pain to post. Other times easy.
One day last week I tried all day to get on here with no luck. Also hiding the community link at the very bottom of the page can't help.

[right-then-petal]

Ed put the link from FHG in to bookmarks then all you do is click and sign in

[dark_castle1]

Quieter ! It is dead in here. When did you ever see a thread started over a week ago having had replies only on that day still be on the first page ?

[ed_blackadder_1]

Thanks petal I have but newbies pribably wouldn't know where to look

[ed_blackadder_1]

Also it keeps kicking me off when I swapp pages. Keeps asking me to sign in.

[mouse4702]

I think being on here leads to buying.  You often go for a browse while waiting for the boards to liven up.  I've just bought a CD, which would probably have been cheaper on The Big River, but I happened to be on here, signed in, because I was on the boards!

[cookiecookuk]

i do think ebay are the problem with there do's and dont's like saying the shop names and not mr t's and slightly swearing...

[cee-dee]

People have been saying that "they" were going to "close the boards" for ten years (perhaps more).

As to posting pics, I post pics the way I always have:-

[right-then-petal]

Ed thats either a ebay clitch or your cookies and history want cleaning up

[vamo48]

I notice some hostility on the RT from time to time but not on here.  It is certainly quieter, and it is harder to find, but I can't think why "they" would want to close the boards down. 

[learning2me]

Exactly - the boards are dying a long slow death.