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RE: A slowdown?
By: Beach Farmer 11/18/2022	Posted By: Beach Farmer - (Send PM) Member Since: 6/1/2019 Location: Carova Beach, NC Total Posts: 3308 Experience: Date Posted: 11/18/2022 8:08 AM
Helluva time to be running low on eye bleach. Greg MD Don't kid yourself.... First performance- - "Ode to Star Spangled Speedo".....an expression of the chaos that led to victory at The Battle of the Bulge through interpretive dance.

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RE: A slowdown?
By: Greg MD 11/18/2022	Posted By: Greg MD - (Send PM) Member Since: 3/10/2014 Location: Swamp Total Posts: 4517 Experience: Date Posted: 11/18/2022 8:14 AM
That triggered my gag reflex.

RE: A slowdown?
By: Beach Farmer 11/18/2022	Posted By: Beach Farmer - (Send PM) Member Since: 6/1/2019 Location: Carova Beach, NC Total Posts: 3308 Experience: Date Posted: 11/18/2022 8:18 AM
That triggered my gag reflex. Greg MD It' hurts me to see you all jealous and what-not bro.

RE: A slowdown?
By: LollyGirl 11/18/2022	Posted By: LollyGirl - (Send PM) Member Since: 11/7/2022 Location: Total Posts: 1001 Experience: Date Posted: 11/18/2022 8:24 AM
Oh my gosh! What have I done??!!!!

RE: A slowdown?
By: Beach Farmer 11/18/2022	Posted By: Beach Farmer - (Send PM) Member Since: 6/1/2019 Location: Carova Beach, NC Total Posts: 3308 Experience: Date Posted: 11/18/2022 8:25 AM
Oh my gosh! What have I done??!!!! LollyGirl ...and you people call yourselves patriots.

RE: A slowdown?
By: LollyGirl 11/18/2022	Posted By: LollyGirl - (Send PM) Member Since: 11/7/2022 Location: Total Posts: 1001 Experience: Date Posted: 11/18/2022 8:29 AM
Go for it! Huzzah!

RE: A slowdown?
By: J4yDubs 11/18/2022	Posted By: J4yDubs - (Send PM) Member Since: 6/24/2015 Location: Total Posts: 4737 Experience: Date Posted: 11/18/2022 10:17 AM
Alright, alright....I'll give in and start posting my exotic dance videos. That should set this place on fire.... Beach Farmer Ok, maybe I was wrong. THIS will be the reason for an exodus!

RE: A slowdown?
By: Greg MD 11/18/2022	Posted By: Greg MD - (Send PM) Member Since: 3/10/2014 Location: Swamp Total Posts: 4517 Experience: Date Posted: 11/18/2022 10:48 AM
Comparing stats from the same week as last year (page 35 for the fact-checkers ), posts are up 32% this year. Interesting part is page views for the same week are down 38% this year. I highly doubt 30,000+ fewer page views in a one week time span is because a few members left. That points to something much larger going on.

RE: A slowdown?
By: Gettysburg Lady 11/18/2022	Posted By: Gettysburg Lady - (Send PM) Member Since: 5/4/2005 Location: Gettysburg, Pa Total Posts: 3228 Experience: Date Posted: 11/18/2022 2:05 PM
And don't forget the "best route to the Outer Banks". But I still love this board and love hearing what is going on from the locals. Yes, we had those wierdoes who tried to stir everything but some folks do check in and may return. Anyway, we are still here and still love the OBX!

RE: A slowdown?
By: mlpmo 11/18/2022	Posted By: mlpmo - (Send PM) Member Since: 7/17/2010 Location: Manteo Total Posts: 259 Experience: Date Posted: 11/18/2022 3:42 PM
Best route to the obx? was just getting ready to start a thread on this subject........

RE: A slowdown?
By: BeachBlonde 11/18/2022	Posted By: BeachBlonde - (Send PM) Member Since: 11/18/2022 Location: East Tennessee Total Posts: 23 Experience: Date Posted: 11/18/2022 3:47 PM
Comparing stats from the same week as last year (page 35 for the fact-checkers ), posts are up 32% this year. Interesting part is page views for the same week are down 38% this year. I highly doubt 30,000+ fewer page views in a one week time span is because a few members left. That points to something much larger going on. Greg MD If anyone has been having the problems I have the last 5 months, then that would account for the slowdown. I haven't been able to sign in. I couldn't even set up a new account. It would just sit there and twirl on my laptop and my phone. I just now got a new account set up to go through. I was previously 11thAveGal.

RE: A slowdown?
By: LollyGirl 11/18/2022	Posted By: LollyGirl - (Send PM) Member Since: 11/7/2022 Location: Total Posts: 1001 Experience: Date Posted: 11/18/2022 5:29 PM
I had the same problem! Somehow I got logged out and could not log back in. I kept trying to create a new account for months with no success, and then all of a sudden I could.

RE: A slowdown?
By: Greg MD 11/18/2022	Posted By: Greg MD - (Send PM) Member Since: 3/10/2014 Location: Swamp Total Posts: 4517 Experience: Date Posted: 11/18/2022 6:03 PM
Comparing stats from the same week as last year (page 35 for the fact-checkers ), posts are up 32% this year. Interesting part is page views for the same week are down 38% this year. I highly doubt 30,000+ fewer page views in a one week time span is because a few members left. That points to something much larger going on. Greg MD If anyone has been having the problems I have the last 5 months, then that would account for the slowdown. I haven't been able to sign in. I couldn't even set up a new account. It would just sit there and twirl on my laptop and my phone. I just now got a new account set up to go through. I was previously 11thAveGal. BeachBlonde I'm glad you are back with a new screen name. I'm pretty sure that the page view count doesn't matter if someone is logged in or not...it counts lurkers too, that's how web masters get paid for the ads.

RE: A slowdown?
By: Bentmtn 11/18/2022	Posted By: Bentmtn - (Send PM) Member Since: 9/11/2020 Location: SW VA/Frisco Total Posts: 4702 Experience: Date Posted: 11/18/2022 6:49 PM
Comparing stats from the same week as last year (page 35 for the fact-checkers ), posts are up 32% this year. Interesting part is page views for the same week are down 38% this year. I highly doubt 30,000+ fewer page views in a one week time span is because a few members left. That points to something much larger going on. Greg MD If anyone has been having the problems I have the last 5 months, then that would account for the slowdown. I haven't been able to sign in. I couldn't even set up a new account. It would just sit there and twirl on my laptop and my phone. I just now got a new account set up to go through. I was previously 11thAveGal. BeachBlonde I'm glad you are back with a new screen name. I'm pretty sure that the page view count doesn't matter if someone is logged in or not...it counts lurkers too, that's how web masters get paid for the ads. Greg MD I read the forum for years via my husband's connection...mainly the owner's page and checked other threads and looked at pics when bad weather hit the island from different members and appreciated the info. I do always get a ton of info on here past and present. I just never engaged in social media while working (too darn busy to even eat lunch) and was exhausted at night after working and did not want to look at a computer AT ALL! I've never gotten on FB, but I hear that FB is losing many members and only older folks are signing on. But, who knows if that info is correct. Instagram seems to be the go-to for people now I am hearing. But, I may be wrong on the FB biz.

RE: A slowdown?

By: Greg MD
11/18/2022

Posted By: Greg MD - (Send PM)
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Date Posted: 11/18/2022 9:24 PM

Helluva time to be running low on eye bleach.
Greg MD

Don't kid yourself....

First performance- - "Ode to Star Spangled Speedo".....an expression of the chaos that led to victory at The Battle of the Bulge through interpretive dance.
Beach Farmer

Amazon brought me more eye bleach.We're waiting , Sgt. Speedo! In love

RE: A slowdown?
By: jessicaboyd 11/19/2022	Posted By: jessicaboyd - (Send PM) Member Since: 6/19/2016 Location: Buxton, NC Total Posts: 1117 Experience: Date Posted: 11/19/2022 6:35 AM
I stopped coming to this site for a long time because life just got busy, and when I would check it out, it seemed this page about the Outer Banks just turned into a bunch of grouches yelling at each other over politics. Boring. If I wanted that much negativity in my life, I’d watch 24/7 news. I’d rather get out and do things, listen to music, play with my kitties, or, while on social media, search out things that make me laugh. It’s good for you!

RE: A slowdown?
By: Bill 11/19/2022	Posted By: Bill - (Send PM) Member Since: 7/28/2004 Location: Lewes, DE Total Posts: 6101 Experience: Date Posted: 11/19/2022 8:39 AM
Side effect of cancel culture , nationwide problem ! izzymcgee Side effect of people posting too much political crap. The people posting that stuff on an OBX message board are not missed. Those that left because of that discourse are missed. Squid Pro Quo Exactly! This isn't cancel culture it's about people not talking about what this board was about and bringing their politics into play. I have new for you. No matter what side of the Aisle you choose to support, remember both sides are there for their own enrichment, not yours. Hoping this does not kill this thread.

RE: A slowdown?
By: LollyGirl 11/19/2022	Posted By: LollyGirl - (Send PM) Member Since: 11/7/2022 Location: Total Posts: 1001 Experience: Date Posted: 11/19/2022 9:55 AM
I have to agree that both parties are there for their own enrichment. That explains most of what happens even on the local level

RE: A slowdown?
By: Beach Farmer 11/19/2022	Posted By: Beach Farmer - (Send PM) Member Since: 6/1/2019 Location: Carova Beach, NC Total Posts: 3308 Experience: Date Posted: 11/19/2022 2:12 PM
Side effect of cancel culture , nationwide problem ! izzymcgee Side effect of people posting too much political crap. The people posting that stuff on an OBX message board are not missed. Those that left because of that discourse are missed. Squid Pro Quo Exactly! This isn't cancel culture it's about people not talking about what this board was about and bringing their politics into play. I have new for you. No matter what side of the Aisle you choose to support, remember both sides are there for their own enrichment, not yours. Hoping this does not kill this thread. Bill Click to follow link... www.youtube.com/watch?v=_...

RE: A slowdown?
By: izzymcgee 11/19/2022	Posted By: izzymcgee - (Send PM) Member Since: 1/16/2007 Location: earth Total Posts: 2532 Experience: Date Posted: 11/19/2022 3:18 PM
I find it odd that thread about why postings are down gets the most recent views ! Explain that !

RE: A slowdown?
By: Squid Pro Quo 11/19/2022	Posted By: Squid Pro Quo - (Send PM) Member Since: 7/21/2008 Location: Total Posts: 7668 Experience: Date Posted: 11/19/2022 4:44 PM
I find it odd that thread about why postings are down gets the most recent views ! Explain that ! izzymcgee Well Izzy, I guess you were wrong when you told me this board is dead. The majority of the posters here do not want political rants on an OBX message board. It’s really that simple.

RE: A slowdown?
By: LollyGirl 11/19/2022	Posted By: LollyGirl - (Send PM) Member Since: 11/7/2022 Location: Total Posts: 1001 Experience: Date Posted: 11/19/2022 5:07 PM
I find it odd that thread about why postings are down gets the most recent views ! Explain that ! izzymcgee “It’s what you call ‘ironic’ “

RE: A slowdown?
By: vanative 11/19/2022	Posted By: vanative - (Send PM) Member Since: 9/15/2005 Location: chesterfield, va Total Posts: 4073 Experience: Date Posted: 11/19/2022 5:44 PM
...not just lately overall...back in the day this board was overloaded with folk and information...seems to me like now it has become a facebook thing...where everyone posts about what their thoughts are on just about everything...also...will is not anywhere near as present as he was in the day...i doubt that anything will change much... ...live on bob ...

RE: A slowdown?
By: Greg MD 11/20/2022	Posted By: Greg MD - (Send PM) Member Since: 3/10/2014 Location: Swamp Total Posts: 4517 Experience: Date Posted: 11/20/2022 6:55 PM
Alright, alright....I'll give in and start posting my exotic dance videos. That should set this place on fire.... Beach Farmer Ok, maybe I was wrong. THIS will be the reason for an exodus! J4yDubs You're back and you are starting crap again in the 'It's Freaking Cold..." thread.

RE: A slowdown?
By: MikeW 11/20/2022	Posted By: MikeW - (Send PM) Member Since: 2/9/2004 Location: Total Posts: 5445 Experience: Date Posted: 11/20/2022 8:29 PM
It all went to hell when Bob Blockus died

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