What arw we here for

[LoveMills]

Are we even relevant now.... 2000views and stuff all comments

 

[tigbrand]

Are we even relevant now.... 2000views and stuff all comments

Unfortunately a lot of the really knowledgeable members are getting on or have passed away and we have a vast amount of members who never post or comment.
Its the same on other reference sites i use.
Bocn is still an amazing resource though and run by nice people.

 

[Houndsworth]

Unfortunately a lot of the really knowledgeable members are getting on or have passed away and we have a vast amount of members who never post or comment.
Its the same on other reference sites i use.
Bocn is still an amazing resource though and run by nice people.

I like this site. My interests are very narrow - WW2 British sabotage and booby trap items as made by SOE and MD1, plus ordnance and equipment used by behind-the-lines forces and resistance units - but I occasionally see interesting posts and have gotten answers from knowledgeable members.

I don't know if anyone is trying to advertise the site on social media or anywhere else. I haven't tried looking. Sometimes it's as simple as putting a link to one of the threads on a Facebook Group or message board. That might be something the owner or moderators can suggest to all of us. For example there is a Weapons forum on the popular message board www.G503.com, which is mostly about military vehicles but goes beyond that. And there are many FB Groups for all kinds of militaria collectors as well as military living historians and reenactor units.

I am in the historic military vehicle hobby and to a lesser extent, vintage motorcycles, and both have ageing demographics. Same goes for vintage cars and trucks. Advertising is important because there are many people who own or are fans of these things amongst us but they are not in the organized hobbies. Some don't know about our clubs or events. They don't always do internet searches where they will stumble on our websites. But even if there are shrinking numbers of people who like old stuff, we can try to grow the percentage who enter our world.

 

[LoveMills]

Unfortunately a lot of the really knowledgeable members are getting on or have passed away and we have a vast amount of members who never post or comment.
Its the same on other reference sites i use.
Bocn is still an amazing resource though and run by nice people.

I guess we need to take up the mantle and comment where we can

 

[LoveMills]

I like this site. My interests are very narrow - WW2 British sabotage and booby trap items as made by SOE and MD1, plus ordnance and equipment used by behind-the-lines forces and resistance units - but I occasionally see interesting posts and have gotten answers from knowledgeable members.

I don't know if anyone is trying to advertise the site on social media or anywhere else. I haven't tried looking. Sometimes it's as simple as putting a link to one of the threads on a Facebook Group or message board. That might be something the owner or moderators can suggest to all of us. For example there is a Weapons forum on the popular message board www.G503.com, which is mostly about military vehicles but goes beyond that. And there are many FB Groups for all kinds of militaria collectors as well as military living historians and reenactor units.

I am in the historic military vehicle hobby and to a lesser extent, vintage motorcycles, and both have ageing demographics. Same goes for vintage cars and trucks. Advertising is important because there are many people who own or are fans of these things amongst us but they are not in the organized hobbies. Some don't know about our clubs or events. They don't always do internet searches where they will stumble on our websites. But even if there are shrinking numbers of people who like old stuff, we can try to grow the percentage who enter our world.

A man after my own heart. I have a few booby trap devices as well. I've had a couple of military vehicles in the past as well but only have a 1939 farmall tractor ans a boffors gun left in the larger scale stuff. Have a collection of WW1 and WW2 items from ordnance to uniforms, rifles, flags etc... which keeps me busy. Cheers nathan