Is the forum dying ?

SooYoung · Apr 27th 2023

Where's the good old time when threads could reach 10-20 pages of discussion for a random subject about kpop

Now all we are seeing as a thread is " X group is the first...."

We no longer see good threads about kpop in general

And most of the thread can't even reach 2 pages

That's so sad

I guess AKP will never be like the old times since the purge of users we had recently

Even in term of event we don't see any new events anymore

New versions for old badges have been on hold for months and months now

No new Q&A with kpop groups like last year

All we have is LE badge event and it doesn't seem to help generate more activities on the forum, i even feel that LE badge event makes less noise than they used to do

Am i the only one who have this feeling that the forum is "left abandoned" and slowly dying ? Or is it a feeling share by other user ?

desdesdes · Apr 27th 2023

Quote from SooYoung

discussion for a random subject about kpop

This kind of thing usually got pushed by achievement or controversy posts to the 2nd page or 3rd page where almost no one bothers to check on

MY-Kwangya · Apr 27th 2023

I think the answer to that is obvious.

SooYoung · Apr 27th 2023

Quote from desdesdes

This kind of thing usually got pushed by achievement thread to 2nd page or 3rd page where almost no one bothers to check on

Yeah that's what i mean most of the thread now aee achievement thread

Tbh i feel that even User mentality change, before it felt like users were more "open" to kpop

Now it feels like user are acting like clusters who only focus on their bias group and that's it and are not open to kpop in general like it used to, or even talk about more general subject in kpop

It feels very center to their bias group and that's all

Which is also killing the forum

flowerteapetal · Apr 27th 2023

Well, I returned after quite a while, because there seems to be less dumb fighting.

Not that me being here raises the level of this forum or anything

MoonFlowerXX · Apr 27th 2023

Hm honestly I think people focus on the article part of the website instead of the forum. At least thats my opinion

SooYoung · Apr 27th 2023

Quote from flowerteapetal

Well, I returned after quite a while, because there seems to be less dumb fighting.
Not that me being here raises the level of this forum or anything

Well fighting is the most normal thing for a forum

You can't put people from different horizon and different opinion and expect them to all go in the same way

It's normal that different opinion clash at a moment

But now the forum and the thread make ends up looking more like a news site with each group activity

Than a real kpop forum where people discuss and you see different pov

**bartkun** · Apr 27th 2023

1. Lack of recent comebacks of big groups

2. Fans of older groups tired after seeing kids wiping all records out

3. No new static badges, seems like there is also no more interest into limited badges as well

4. Many users got banned for things which became "illegal" at certain point, but nowadays those things are possible to do

5. Overall many people now comment directly on akp website under articles because even if they got banned there, they can just create new account right away, and they ain't losing anything like badges, etc.

6. Forums in general seem to be on decline, here is latest threads tab from the one of rival forums, literally 0 replies even in Brave Girls thread, which here on akp forum at least got some proper discussion

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joysoo · Apr 27th 2023

Yeah, I came back after 4 years and the forum is dead as hell. I miss the Blinks vs Armys and Blinks vs Onces fights, they kept the forum alive.

SooYoung · Apr 27th 2023

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Yeah, I came back after 4 years and the forum is dead as hell. I miss the Blinks vs Armys and Blinks vs Onces fights, they kept the forum alive.

People can say whatever they want but nobody can deny

That is boring when user are forced to go the same way than the majority just because they don't want to be dislike

And aren't able to share their negative opinion about groups

Just because they are successfull

I miss users who had guts to speak their minds and didn't need to kneel to get the approval of the majority

We need more genuine, honest user who aren't afraid to make a thread to say what they think is bad with a group

Just because no groups is totally flawless

joysoo · Apr 27th 2023

Kpop as a whole has gotten boring though. 4th gen groups are literal toddlers and are handed everything on a silver plate, how is that enjoyable? Fans used to see their favourite groups grow and achieve more over the course of years and now it's the standard for a freshly debuted group to have dozens of brand deals and collabs. Sure, the Big 3 were always at an advantage but as Kpop got more popular, the disparity between big labels and small labels has increased.

joysoo · Apr 27th 2023

Quote from SooYoung

People can say whatever they want but nobody can deny
That is boring when user are forced to go the same way than the majority just because they don't want to be dislike
And aren't able to share their negative opinion about groups
Just because they are successfull

I miss users who had guts to speak their minds and didn't need to kneel to get the approval of the majority

We need more genuine, honest user who aren't afraid to make a thread to say what they think is bad with a group
Just because no groups is totally flawless

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I think that's a general issue that haunts Kpop forums (I used to be like that too when I was younger, so I'm throwing no shade at anyone).

Any remark about a group is a personal attack to fans, making it impossible to have honest discussions without sugar coating everything. That's what happens when fans establish excessive bonds to their idols and fear for their image at all times. Like it's not that deep, at the end of the day your idols are swimming in money and are unbothered by what a random user on a random forum has to say. That of course doesn't mean that people can be misogynistic, racist etc. to idols they don't like.

I wish Kpop fans were more like Western stans, not being constantly bothered by divergent opinions and just enjoying the music.

ohms · Apr 27th 2023

4th gen fans have already created a bubble for themselves to separate from 3rd gen. It's upto y'all to make this place livelier now. 3rd gen fans did their thing and most have moved on.

tetetete · Apr 27th 2023

We need to make spicy comments in threads to rile up users

desdesdes · Apr 27th 2023

also I think there are not many people joining in a forum anymore?

And even if they do, they tend to be a silent reader

chilltime · Apr 27th 2023

imagine this place with less bans and more free speech.

is this an analogy? perhaps. Fox news fired tucker carlson and lost 5 billion dollars. Tucker Carlson is in twitter now.

**Ves** · Apr 27th 2023

This thread is a fucking poltergeist - it keeps cropping up to haunt this place every so often.

When there's lots of activity, most of it is fighting and then people complain about the prevalent toxicity and lack of peace. They say it drives everyone away.

When there's peace, people complain about boredom. They say it drives everyone away.

And let's not get started on too much moderation and not enough. They say it drives everyone away.

I think I've summed it up. Now back to our regularly scheduled program.

catzi · Apr 27th 2023

I noticed a lot of active users were banned,most of them dont come back bc they found somewhere else to replace it

neigl · Apr 27th 2023

There are several reasons why Forum is dying. But anyway. after a 2 month break i came back today. 😅

Roses-are-Rosie · Apr 27th 2023

Is this a question my friend?

desdesdes · Apr 27th 2023

Quote from neigl

There are several reasons why Forum is dying. But anyway. after a 2 month break i came back today. 😅

oh hello!

How's the news with BG?

and also ARTMS?

omnimorphism · Apr 27th 2023

Quote from SooYoung

Am i the only one who have this feeling that the forum is "left abandoned" and slowly dying ? Or is it a feeling share by other user ?

I'm afraid it's only you

neigl · Apr 27th 2023

Quote from desdesdes

oh hello!
How's the news with BG?
and also ARTMS?

Hello 🥰

The news absolutely made my day. I was still following bg since they allways said they didnt disband and only left the company. But i basicly missed everthing else Kpop related.

Next thing i have to do is check Out got7 and fiftyfifty since they are now their new brother and sister groups. 😂

About artms... As far as i know Chuu is still fighting BBC.

I have some hope left the other Girls who left the company will also join.

Vivi and hyunjin still stuck at BBC.

SooYoung · Apr 27th 2023

Quote from Ves

This thread is a fucking poltergeist - it keeps cropping up to haunt this place every so often.

When there's lots of activity, most of it is fighting and then people complain about the prevalent toxicity and lack of peace. They say it drives everyone away.

When there's peace, people complain about boredom. They say it drives everyone away.

And let's not get started on too much moderation and not enough. They say it drives everyone away.

I think I've summed it up. Now back to our regularly scheduled program.

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I'm for the anarchy me

Peace is boring, like who want peace , people who wants it can avoid thread with drama and fighting

But a forum where it's just peace is boring, because it mean that people will not share their real opinion and be honest just to not trigger certain fandom

When i consider that when you sign up to a forum you accept that people share different opinion about different act and have different perception of the world

Especially when guild and group thread are make for this

For a fandom to cluster themselves in the adoration of their bias without being disturb

And people saying that it drives people away are lying because we clearly saw the difference in term of activity on the forum

SooYoung · Apr 27th 2023

Quote from omnimorphism

I'm afraid it's only you

I'm clearly not the only once considering the response there

desdesdes · Apr 27th 2023

Quote from neigl

Hello 🥰

The news absolutely made my day. I was still following bg since they allways said they didnt disband and only left the company. But i basicly missed everthing else Kpop related.
Next thing i have to do is check Out got7 and fiftyfifty since they are now their new brother and sister groups. 😂

About artms... As far as i know Chuu is still fighting BBC.
I have some hope left the other Girls who left the company will also join.
Vivi and hyunjin still stuck at BBC.

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Yeah I hope Vivi and Hyunjin could be set free.

Also do you interested in tripleS? Their far siblings

Minazuki · Apr 27th 2023

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Am i the only one who have this feeling that the forum is "left abandoned" and slowly dying ? Or is it a feeling share by other user ?

I agree with you.

But a lot of cool people were banned or left due to adms' management and decisions. And forums aren't cool enough anymore to get new users easily, so the old loyal userbase should've been more valued.

In my opinion, things started to go wrong when everything was made to kill the Guilds' activity. It used to create a sense of community, people used to make friends and having people they like here stimulated other users to come back everyday.

neigl · Apr 27th 2023

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Yeah I hope Vivi and Hyunjin could be set free.

Also do you interested in tripleS? Their far siblings

I have heard some orbits on discord said the same about Triples. But the last kpop news i recognised was h1-key Rose blossom and woah Rollercoaster.

As i said i now have to get back uptodate. now Fiftyfifty comes first. Hope i find time for tripples on the weekend. 😅

desdesdes · Apr 27th 2023

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I have heard some orbits on discord said the same about Triples. But the last kpop news i recognised was h1-key Rose blossom and woah Rollercoaster.

As i said i now have to get back uptodate. now Fiftyfifty comes first. Hope i find time for tripples on the weekend. 😅

Wow rose blossom and rollercoaster are... Few months ago..

Yes, enjoy fiftyfifty!

Oh next week, one of tripleS unit, Krystal Eyes will have a debut!

SooYoung · Apr 27th 2023

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And forums aren't cool enough anymore to get new users easily, so the old loyal userbase should've been more valued.

Agree about forum not being cool anymore to attract more user

But even the user still active on the forum aren't active, like i saw so many time threads with 10 users reading it and none comment

It's not just a problem of new user

Tbh i have a more neutral opinion about guild

I can see the good thing about guild system with the community, the sens of competition for event etc...

The bad thing is that some people just locked themselves in the guild and were never seen on the main forum and trying to interact with thread

Guild are great when user can keep things in perspective

paradis · Apr 27th 2023

OP is mad they cannot be toxic and attack groups they hate, how sad.

KpopJop · Apr 27th 2023

can you blame users tho? most content here is just "something on twitter made me mad" and that feels so empty

catzi · Apr 27th 2023

Quote from SooYoung

I'm for the anarchy me

Peace is boring, like who want peace , people who wants it can avoid thread with drama and fighting

But a forum where it's just peace is boring, because it mean that people will not share their real opinion and be honest just to not trigger certain fandom
When i consider that when you sign up to a forum you accept that people share different opinion about different act and have different perception of the world

Especially when guild and group thread are make for this
For a fandom to cluster themselves in the adoration of their bias without being disturb

And people saying that it drives people away are lying because we clearly saw the difference in term of activity on the forum

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I agree. Chaos bring interesting discussions. The more people argue, the more people appear to give their own opinions. I like that. As long there's no insults, it's fine.

SooYoung · Apr 27th 2023

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OP is mad they cannot be toxic and attack groups they hate, how sad.

oh sweety you're cute

if there's one thing people know about me on AKP

is that whatever i have to say toxic or not nothing will prevent me from saying it

and i never keep my tongue in my pocket, even if people don't like it :)

i'm actually the only person there who doesn't care about peace or anarchy because i would still be posting whatever i want :)

paradis · Apr 27th 2023

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oh sweety you're cute
if there's one thing people know about me on AKP
is that whatever i have to say toxic or not nothing will prevent me from saying it
and i never keep my tongue in my pocket, even if people don't like it :)

i'm actually the only person there who doesn't care about peace or anarchy because i would still be posting whatever i want :)

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You contradict yourself honey and yeah I know what you want exactly, you ain't fooling me.

QueenMaknae27 · Apr 27th 2023

Make me a mod I'll revive this graveyard up

SooYoung · Apr 27th 2023

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You contradict yourself honey and yeah I know what you want exactly, you ain't fooling me.

well you know what ? i actually doesn't really care about what you think or think that you know

so the last thing i have to say to you sweety is

continue to be ........... with me, I love seeing irrelevant people giving me so much of their attention it's really flattering :)

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Slayurfaves · Apr 27th 2023

I don't know I personally think it's better when there is less negativity in this forum though, we can still enjoy being here without being toxic or shady (not necessarily about you op) but in general I don't feel people need controversial opinions to be entertained. But hey that's my opinion.

HwaGoose · Apr 27th 2023

Well... I don't think it is going to become like that one forum that had only 3 active users until that forum shut down.

PeachZeze · Apr 27th 2023

it's boring tbh

discussions about kpop with kpop enthusiasts are not welcome

people are here just for talking about their own favs in threads who look likes like their shells

even me, because as I said the primary point of the forum is gone

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