^^^^^ Agreed.
Although the FB page has created a much larger reaching community of skiboarders, for now, SBOL has seen a reduction in traffic. But I think we all knew this would happen. There are many FB members that would never have found their way here, so in that sense, it is helping to grow the sport. And so far, I think it's fair to say that the tone has been just as helpful and cordial as here.
I think for many, the encyclopedia of threads on SBOL have become the definitive research tool when it comes to our sport. Almost any subject you can name, from boards to bindings to technique, can be researched here. Just look at the wealth of knowledge on soft boot set ups alone for instance. In contrast, the conversations on FB are fleeting and impossible to archive for future reference. In fact, when the same old questions are asked, like the safety of non release bindings, people are directed here. Based on that alone, I think are forum will persevere.
There is still room for both, but I do wish we could find a solution to uploading media to the forum. The ability to directly upload images and video directly to FB ,from any device,is a huge advantage, and the inability to do so here puts us at a huge disadvantage.
Although the FB page has created a much larger reaching community of skiboarders, for now, SBOL has seen a reduction in traffic. But I think we all knew this would happen. There are many FB members that would never have found their way here, so in that sense, it is helping to grow the sport. And so far, I think it's fair to say that the tone has been just as helpful and cordial as here.
I think for many, the encyclopedia of threads on SBOL have become the definitive research tool when it comes to our sport. Almost any subject you can name, from boards to bindings to technique, can be researched here. Just look at the wealth of knowledge on soft boot set ups alone for instance. In contrast, the conversations on FB are fleeting and impossible to archive for future reference. In fact, when the same old questions are asked, like the safety of non release bindings, people are directed here. Based on that alone, I think are forum will persevere.
There is still room for both, but I do wish we could find a solution to uploading media to the forum. The ability to directly upload images and video directly to FB ,from any device,is a huge advantage, and the inability to do so here puts us at a huge disadvantage.
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