Introduction from Steve Thompson, Sun Valley, ID, USA

[Robert****]

Happy Anny! Can't believe how time flies... too bad we don't have the forum activity we used to have.

Cheers anyway!

[stingx]

Forums are passe, Robert. Shame. I'm coming up on 10 years myself next month. FESTIVAL!

[Robert****]

Then what are we doing here?

[stingx]

Then what are we doing here?

You know what I mean, Robert. Most forums all took a nose dive in the last 5-6 years. A couple more of my favorites just closed after more than a decade. I believe the forum format has been replaced by social media and, especially, social media on mobile devices. It makes me sad, actually.

[Robert****]

Yeah, it's sad. Let's not give up ay!

[tjcurtin1]

I'm not a smartphone or anti-social - oops, I meant social media user. So I'm happy to be here at the Fret. Is there some reason, though, that a forum is less accessible on a phone/device than, say, Facebook? I'm also a beekeeper, and note that one of the bee forums that I visit is fairly quiet and the other quite busy (actually, I prefer the quieter one). What format do guitar or other special interest sites appear in that is popular now if not a forum? Sorry to be asking dopey questions...