07-18-2018, 06:57 AM
Although I only recently joined this forum, I have been watching its activity since its birth. To answer the question as addressed in the title, I think its very useful for me as an individual, that being said, I dont go to forums to find porn, so this forum appeals to me. I have always found the concept of "forums" to be particularly effective for engaging in thought provoking discussions, they allow one to take their time to write what they want in a social setting that is generally friendly about discussion. This system isnt available or effective in many others environments, the primary other environment im referring to here being chat/text-based systems. So yeah, I think this forum is pretty useful personally, it provides me with an outlet to express my opinion (and make sure I present it in a manner that is easily interpretable), and I love talking to other zoos.
What would improve it for me? This forum doesnt get too much attention, compared to some of the forums I have been on in the past, I would like to see more zoos here engaging in conversation. Of course I dont know exactly why this forum doesnt get as much activity as some others in the past, but I would assume its a combination of lack of advertising, lack of facilities to advertise through, and a growing obsoletion of the concept of forums in general. I cant speak much of the first two, but as for the third, forums arent the most popular form of internet conversation anymore, chat/text based platforms have become increasingly accessible and convenient in the past few years. As a result, people are preferring other platforms to post discussion. That being said, I still think forums are better for prolonged and thought provoking discussion. I also really like the fact that the forum was built off of the writers guild without making it useless.
So, is it useful for the community? Thats a difficult question to answer, first we would have to identify exactly what we consider the community to be. If we are referring to the groups of individuals who consistently make appearances on forums and make contributions to the discussions, then of course this forum is useful for the community. As the only forum left that has no prerequisite to make a contribution to the discussions, it holds a valuable position in keeping these individuals together. Of course there is BF, but it generates various other sorts of traffic, and its definition of zoophilia is different than the definition established here, and in most communities dedicated specifically to zoophilic content.
If the community refers to anyone who is actually a zoo, then the usefulness of this forum significantly changes. Many zoos dont partake in forum discussion, for various reasons. It may be that they have no desire or interest in talking to other zoos, or it may be that they only integrate into the community if they have an opportunity to expand their porn collection. Whatever it may be, I would put my money on this forum not being useful for most people, just based on the attendance here compared to the total number of english speaking zoos probably out there. This is a topic that picks my brain quite often actually, the number of contributors to zoo forums is significantly paled in comparison to the contributions in chat/text-based platforms, and I cant help but ask myself why... I have many hypotheses for this, but I wont get into it here.
I engage in forum discussion personally for two reasons: 1. I want to talk to like-minded individuals capable of holding a conversation, and 2. Because I want to learn from individuals who have been on this earth longer than I have, there is no doubt in my mind that I am one of the youngest people here, and there is no better place to find wiser and more experienced individuals than a platform for discussion that peaked in popularity before I was even old enough to participate. So if you read all of this, you may have realized that most of the stuff that I have mentioned here cant really be easily rectified, there is no fault of the part of the moderators. I would LIKE to see more people participate in discussions, but that would almost surely involve the adoption of a more promotionally aggressive role from the moderators, a role that would come with potential consequences and risks as well. Ultimately I acknowledge the difficultly and infeasbility of this wish.
