Forums not used as much anymore

[Jon Stratis]

I think a lot of good points have been made so far... but I think we've almost ignored one HUGE possible reason: there was a new control system in 2009 that no one knew how to use. It was a massive change for everyone, and there was a ton of discussion about it as we all learned what was going on. As that first year with this control system progressed, teams figured it out (through their own trial and error and through threads on here). Since then, teams have had a good idea what to do and how to do it. New teams have had nearby local teams mentoring them, telling them how the control system works. And if someone has a question, if they use the search feature they might find an answer.

As a result, technical questions on the forums would naturally be expected to decline a bit. And yes, there will always be questions in other technical areas... but rarely do we, as a community, have a brand new technical area we all have to explore and figure out at the same time.

It'll be interesting to see how things go with the new control system. I would expect to see an uptick in discussions once it comes out.