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They are rather younger too...

And that's true. :/

I like both the dubbed and subbed versions, and sometimes the subbed never gets dubbed. >.

 

I don’t think younglings are not dub watchers. I think they are bored by our conversations, especially since replies are not immediate.
But there's the chat room, which is immediate. The replies to post are.. not so much, but still relative fast, compared to snail-posting. .-.

 

yeah. well cant be helped. most of the active members are busy with RL stuff may it be work or school. we dont get active younglings easily. not many people are dub anime watchers.


What are we defining as "younglings"?

 

Everyone is a youngling to me, lol, but basically under 16 or anyone new to the anime scene.


Ah, okay lol.  Idk how many members we have who are under 16.  Most people I've met are 17+.

 

I agree with Red. It's mainly why most people who watch anime at my age wouldn't really fit in 'round here.

 

Which is exactly the point. We don’t attract or keep younglings and my best guess is our anime conversations are too mature. we don’t often say, “Naruto rocks!” but instead, “I prefer logical thinkers.”


But that isn't necessarily a bad thing. Having mature members just means that we know how the internet and this forum work. It didn't stop people from joining back in 2011, so why should it stop them now?

I think the problem is we really don't know what the younger members want to talk about. I remember when I joined JD back in 2011, the hardest part was picking a thread to reply to or a topic to create. When you don't know what type of people are out there, you might start to hesitate when it comes to activity. There just aren't enough younger folk that have the patience to see how sites like this turn out or the courage to actually put themselves out there. If they don't find what they are looking for on the first day, they'll probably hesitate to come back.

 

But that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Having mature members just means that we know how the internet and this forum work. It didn’t stop people from joining back in 2011, so why should it stop them now? I think the problem is we really don’t know what the younger members want to talk about. I remember when I joined JD back in 2011, the hardest part was picking a thread to reply to or a topic to create. When you don’t know what type of people are out there, you might start to hesitate when it comes to activity. There just aren’t enough younger folk that have the patience to see how sites like this turn out or the courage to actually put themselves out there. If they don’t find what they are looking for on the first day, they’ll probably hesitate to come back.




Well, there's really nothing we can do about that. I think we offer a friendly enough environment for people not to be scared off, and there are threads about pretty much everything, all you have to do is look around a little to find what you're looking for. I remember what helped with JD is a few members' habits of VMing new members to welcome them and start a conversation; and although Red does that here, she's busy enough not to be able to have a full-on conversation with everyone who joins. I suppose it could help a little to talk to the new members, then.




Soul is our special, mature youngling.

 

MrLincecum wrote:

bedheadred wrote:
Which is exactly the point. We don’t attract or keep younglings and my best guess is our anime conversations are too mature. we don’t often say, “Naruto rocks!” but instead, “I prefer logical thinkers.”
But that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Having mature members just means that we know how the internet and this forum work. It didn’t stop people from joining back in 2011, so why should it stop them now? I think the problem is we really don’t know what the younger members want to talk about. I remember when I joined JD back in 2011, the hardest part was picking a thread to reply to or a topic to create. When you don’t know what type of people are out there, you might start to hesitate when it comes to activity. There just aren’t enough younger folk that have the patience to see how sites like this turn out or the courage to actually put themselves out there. If they don’t find what they are looking for on the first day, they’ll probably hesitate to come back.
I’m not complaining. I enjoy adult conversation. It does make it difficult to grow a site though. It has been a very slow process so far and something I think about every day. The facebook page has a large following with younger people. I’ve asked why they don’t use forums and they mention ease of use and not getting immediate responses. I agree that there is a lack of patience.


I feel like that's the case with many forums, however.  Social media seems to be where it's at these days and many people just don't have the time or will to get involved in a forum.  It's like joining a club, practically, that you have to put time into.  People just don't want to commit, don't have the time, and have accounts on various other sites like Twitter and FB where they can chat about whatever they want with whomever they like and not have to adjust to a brand new community.

That being said, I really like forums and I like the sense of community gained from joining an online site dedicated to a common interest and meeting new people with those interests.

I'm afraid I can't offer a solution, but I do love it here and hope that the community continues to grow.

 

“I feel like that’s the case with many forums, however. Social media seems to be where it’s at these days and many people just don’t have the time or will to get involved in a forum. It’s like joining a club, practically, that you have to put time into. People just don’t want to commit, don’t have the time, and have accounts on various other sites like Twitter and FB where they can chat about whatever they want with whomever they like and not have to adjust to a brand new community.” This rings true, but is ironic. Anime viewers tend to be a niche crowd. In most cases you can’t walk up to a friend at school and start a convo about anime. You would think people would be overjoyed to meet people with the same interests to talk to in a safe, community setting.


That's true.  But most people are attracted to other people with similar interests.  Most likely you'll have at least a few friends who are into anime if you're into it.  A lot of times it's just easier to stick to what you know and not have to put in the effort to make new friends.  Social media already caters to means of communication between their existing friends.

 

That's interesting.  I've known several people, myself included, who at one point were "in the closet" about anime, afraid to like or be associated with it.  Eventually I met some friends who were in the same situation and we ended up saying **** it, we like anime and there's no reason to hide it.  I remember being worried about people's reactions to my interest in anime, but no one really cared, life just went on lol.

That's not to say that is the case for everyone.  I've known of people who were picked on because of their interest in anime.

I'm currently a college student and have met several people on campus who are into anime.  But I feel that could be due to college life bringing together many people from all over.

I feel like it could partly depend on where you live, and who you are around in your daily life.

I wonder if joining an anime based community for someone who was "in the closet" about anime might be viewed by them not as a relief and safe haven to express themselves, but as confirmation of their interest in something that they may try so adamantly to deny?  I've known several people who were in similar situations, being afraid to express themselves, and they often attempt to distance themselves from their "embarrassing" interests as much as possible, wanting to provide as little evidence as they can that might suggest to others their interest in these things (anime in this case).  In essence, lying to themselves and others.

 

Did you guys just go through 4 pages of conversation in one day!?

Of course my internet had to be down during the talking, I smell a conspiracy!

 

Did you guys just go through 4 pages of conversation in one day!? Of course my internet had to be down during the talking, I smell a conspiracy!


Could be...

 

well pretty much what i wanted to say has been said already. by younglings its the new guys which really doesnt matter what age they are.

lack of patience too is what hinders the improvement. we can also point the time zone difference to that too.