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is it just me or is Esato a lot quieter nowadays than it was a year back? |
captainsm
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Seems to be a lot less excitment with SE and not a lot of action on the boards anymore. 
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Wuz
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With such a large forum as this, only the official stats (i.e. post/thread counts) can provide an answer, no other way of telling.
However, I know what you are getting at - my guess is that its simply a case of timing in terms of the release of new SE phones... or lack of release should I say. As the X1 draws closer, I have no doubt the buzz will return... ten fold! |
QVGA
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it is just you.
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deluded
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I agree with captainsm, it does seem a bit quiet these days. But I do recall a similar period sometime last year and I think perhaps it's just a trend that there's a lull period each year. |
masseur
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for the first point, I agree that I am seeing less enthusiasm for SE products lately
for the second point, actually, the stats show that just 4 days ago we had the max ever members logged in at one time, however posting is slightly down on average but yeah, it goes in cycles and I guess we're in a very slight lul right now
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deluded
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Thanks masseur, at least now we have the official word on it. 
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Supa_Fly
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On 2008-05-23 19:53:15, masseur wrote:
for the first point, I agree that I am seeing less enthusiasm for SE products lately
for the second point, actually, the stats show that just 4 days ago we had the max ever members logged in at one time, however posting is slightly down on average but yeah, it goes in cycles and I guess we're in a very slight lul right now
I totally agree. The Enthusiasm for  products have somewhat plateaued lately - its not the same vigor in every members hearts like when the W800/K750i debuted - that was a HUGE revolution. Since then we've seen few GREAT, & mostly good evolution of those phones & their focus on particular markets.
There seems to be more ppl waiting for Paris Official announcement & good reasoning to believe that the Xperia will STILL be technically relevant when released between September - December around the world. Many users waiting for Xperia seem to be previous WM users such as yourself Masseur.
I also tend to think more threads have become active instead of the usual "Official" discussion threads of products mentioned officially by or other manufacturers. More ppl visit provider, country related, or even feature/function/bugs & fixes threads than ever before. Also note that time zone will affect our perception of how busy the boards have been - I'm eastern so I tend to post in the last PM of EST while most threads are active in Greenwich mean time zone early mornings.
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carkitter
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On 2008-05-25 19:49:51, Prom1 wrote:
... its not the same vigor in every members hearts like when the W800/K750i debuted - that was a HUGE revolution...
Oh yes Those were the days!
When the hype surrouning the K750i and W800i was matched by two truly great, butt-kicking phones and everyone liked being an SE owner... ahh yes.
Unfortunately the P-series spoiled the party by being crappier with each new model (P1 excepted), then the K850i hype reached such a frenzy that the actual phone couldn't keep up, followed by the S500/W580 button saga, then Nokia kicked SE's butt with 3.5mm headphone jacks everywhere and then the ugly but capable N-series headed by the all-conquering N95... even a few cameo appearances by the iPhone, LG chocolate/Prada and various Samsung phones not to mention Windows Mobile and Blackberry devices have distracted even the diehard SE fans. 
Well I feel people are generally happy with thier A200 devices (K850i aside) and the new Flagship models - W980, G900, C902, P5i, and X1 should keep people interested and the boards busy for the rest of the year. I hope SE can live up to the hype surrounding thier phones or I guess the enthusiasm won't improve.
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HornyNick
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As a returning member from a couple of years back, I would say the boards are a hell of alot quieter. Not just the SE areas but overall. For example back in the day the uk users thread had a new post every 5 minutes in the evening now we are lucky if there is a new post every 5 days.
Why I dont know but I can only liken it to an old mans pub, X years ago there was a roaring trade but then customers died or got otherwise occupied but no-one came to fill thier place so the pub slowly declined into oblivion. |
paul101
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all forums change over time, the newbies will look back at this time and think of how great it was!!
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captainsm
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Well, i can only say... How great it was.. |
BobaFett
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many posts are now a days focused on pic quality and modding as i see. probabaly thats the most u can do with an se fone, actually thats what i read out of the post here lately.
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Lo-couk
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On 2008-06-02 02:52:39, BobaFett wrote:
many posts are now a days focused on pic quality and modding as i see. probabaly thats the most u can do with an se fone, actually thats what i read out of the post here lately.
Gone are the days, "My blah blah blah is bricked, how can I fix it... Maybe if sent out a couple of dodgy batches of phones the forum might pick up a bit! 
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DickySnapples
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On 2008-06-03 00:10:57, Lo-couk wrote:
On 2008-06-02 02:52:39, BobaFett wrote:
many posts are now a days focused on pic quality and modding as i see. probabaly thats the most u can do with an se fone, actually thats what i read out of the post here lately.
Maybe if sent out a couple of dodgy batches of phones the forum might pick up a bit!
dont worry, they still do that  |
Krubach
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On 2008-05-26 04:51:18, carkitter wrote:
On 2008-05-25 19:49:51, Prom1 wrote:
... its not the same vigor in every members hearts like when the W800/K750i debuted - that was a HUGE revolution...
Oh yes Those were the days!
Nope...
1 year waiting for p800 and the T610 debut... THOSE were the days.  |
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Posted: 2008-05-23 12:28
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