Why is there so little traffic on this forum

[brawnypandora0]

Even if the industry is going through tough times, why has interest in this forum dropped? I've never paid a single cent during all the years I've watched porn, so I think consumer interest should be higher right now, owing to all the free tube and download sites.

[Winston]

Well....the ability to read the forum became "limited".
...but that was all in an attempt to make the forum better with
interested and active individuals.

Low traffic?...people are off elsewhere doing other things.
(...it's a BIG interwebs out there. )

If you want more traffic....you need a better draw....something to pull
in the people etc.
(..things such as hot chicks and maybe some special exclusive content.)

This forum is what it is...we come..we read...we talk..and we share.
(...the good..the bad....and the sometimes..ugly.)

[Frigo]

hearing that you never paid a cent for porn makes it clear why industry is going down! You should be ashamed (or at least should not say out loud to us)!

and seeing that you do not learn anything from the comments about your postings in another thread is even more shocking

[fallon]

as I said Frigo: He's making A Fool of us...

[gape]

Even if the industry is going through tough times, why has interest in this forum dropped? I've never paid a single cent during all the years I've watched porn, so I think consumer interest should be higher right now, owing to all the free tube and download sites.

Yes! EBI traffic can be a little low sometimes. I would say its nice that you produce traffic; But it appears to be non stop BullShit. Putting me off even bothering to read. BTW I knew that muslim porn shooting questions would have been another on of your nonsense topics. Its just getting boring.

The lesson here is don't drink/do drugs and post at EBI.


EDIT: I agree with fallon

[Frigo]

brawnypandora0 is under moderator-control now with his postings. every post must be approved first!

[OneWhoKnows]

Of course the guy who opened this topic is a total retard, thinking there will always be new porn to jerk off to without anyone paying.

Anyhow, the reason why the traffic is so low is that this forum is closed to the public, which just plain sucks. I never understood the reasons for that. This forum lives of interaction, of answers to topics - especially when it's about identifying girls. So if these answers don't come because veteran posters are gone and there are no new members to take their position, this forum will die a slow death.

In my opinion you should really think about opening it again. So much for my 2cents.

[alpha68]

He appear to be a little bit weird.

[Mr_White]

Of course the guy who opened this topic is a total retard, thinking there will always be new porn to jerk off to without anyone paying.

Anyhow, the reason why the traffic is so low is that this forum is closed to the public, which just plain sucks. I never understood the reasons for that. This forum lives of interaction, of answers to topics - especially when it's about identifying girls. So if these answers don't come because veteran posters are gone and there are no new members to take their position, this forum will die a slow death.

In my opinion you should really think about opening it again. So much for my 2cents.

Your post lacks logic.

You write that an open (as in available for reading without being registered user) forum would have more traffic because an open forum would create more interaction between users.

Here you are way wrong. Once the forum was available for reading to everybody without being registered, we sure did have more traffic at the forum, but the quality of the postings and the topics was the same. So, we had the same quality plus thousands of lurkers who never ever even put a little thought about giving some information.

EBI-forum is not a stand alone. It is a support to Euro-Babe-Index (the main page). This means, the main reason why there is an EBI-forum is to gain information for the main page (EBI).

Given, lots of lurkers create lots of traffic. But what in exchange did we get from the lurkers? Nothing! And that is why we made the EBI-forum only visible for registered users. Plus registered users have to come up with some information to get registration. This is a fair deal, because we ask something (information) because we give lots of information. And frankly spoken: Those who are not willing and able to come up with at least some information can stay out. We do not need them just in order to have more traffic. We need users who are willing and able to share information. If users stop sharing information because the information is now limited to the group of registered users, well, than these users do simply not understand the good old quid pro quo.

[Sodomizeher]

Given, lots of lurkers create lots of traffic. But what in exchange did we get from the lurkers? Nothing! And that is why we made the EBI-forum only visible for registered users. Plus registered users have to come up with some information to get registration. This is a fair deal, because we ask something (information) because we give lots of information. And frankly spoken: Those who are not willing and able to come up with at least some information can stay out. We do not need them just in order to have more traffic. We need users who are willing and able to share information. If users stop sharing information because the information is now limited to the group of registered users, well, than these users do simply not understand the good old quid pro quo.

I agree entirely. So far I have only been able to provide limited information about girls who escort, and to share my views on what I like in porn, which I think adds to the greater good as it means that porn producers will improve their content based on user (or masturbator ) feedback.

I hope to add information about girls when I find it, but some people seem to be so damn quick in spotting new content!

Maybe I am in a minority as I subscribe to at least 3 paid for sites at a time... currently I have a year membership of 21Sextury and have just rejoined Teen Core Club, my membership of First Anal Quest lapsed recently, and as I am off my holidays at the end of June I doubt I'll join another site until I return. So I suppose in a way membership here helps the industry too because I get to see previews of hot new talent doing kinky shit and that gives me an incentive to (re)join (new) sites (e.g. I must rejoin No Rest Network, although last time I was a member it seemed to have lots of problems with updates, speed and connection). So again, it's only right to try and put back in as I benefit from this resource in my quest to find the kind of porn I enjoy... it also perhaps explains why I won't necessarily find new content before others as I'm not trawling the net looking for free porn, but prepared to put my hard earned cash into paying for it and therefore have less incentive to go looking (and I have around 6TB of paid-for porn on my main computer currently!)

I also improve my sex life by watching porn, being a recent convert to belly down anal, although it's best with a petite girl.

[gape]

You write that an open (as in available for reading without being registered user) forum would have more traffic because an open forum would create more interaction between users.

Here you are way wrong. Once the forum was available for reading to everybody without being registered, we sure did have more traffic at the forum, but the quality of the postings and the topics was the same. So, we had the same quality plus thousands of lurkers who never ever even put a little thought about giving some information.

there is no right or wrong answer here.

I think the argument that 'OneWhoKnows' is trying to make is that if the forum was open it would possibley make more people think about joining. Certainly when I find a forum, if its totally closed I can put to off joining as there is no 'sample' of what goes on. Of course its really up to the EBI admin team to decide how they feel is the right way. There are valid points both ways.

A couple of years ago I found this pace to be a little clicky and most topics were disccussed by some 'inner' few that have been with the forum since the old site; new members didn't seem welcome. I would like to see the community grow.

DO people want more traffic? I think their is a balance between traffic/discussion. Too much traffic and it'll be like freeones which has so many posts its impossible to keep track!

brawnypandora0 has possible openned half a good question for a change!

[somavision]

we would have too look at the number of releases that are coming our this year to be sure of the reason. I feel, like the others here, that readership may drop if there are more sites trying to offer a similar service. I think that EBI has the most loyal and returning users. It's not always the msot surfers you want in a great forum, but many members who make good posts and keep coming back.

[Calatin]

I agree with Mr. White.
When the forum was open for everyone I also used it to get information but i didn't contribute.
Now I'm always trying to add a useful posting. It may not be very much, but if many members do so, there'll be a big amount of info for all of us.

[fallon]

Just checked the Member-List.
160 Pages of Members, therefrom 100 Pages full of Users haven't even posted a single Comment. 15 Pages full of Users only did 1 Post, mostly a Question.
This is disgusting.
Maybe the Moderators should threaten to delete inactive Users?

[Frigo]

we already do delete inactive accounts. you have no idea how many accounts it would be without...