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So if BR shut down
« on: August 09, 2009, 01:59:35 PM »
where would you go hang out and chat about bowling?
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Re: So if BR shut down
« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2009, 10:01:11 PM »
I would hit the other smaller sites a little more often but nothing can replace the size of this site and the community, I can't imagine a move to another website going well.
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Re: So if BR shut down
« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2009, 10:02:18 PM »
Exactly as Mike said. No doubt.
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Re: So if BR shut down
« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2009, 11:26:47 PM »
Probably www.bowlingchat.net

They have a fairly new forum.  It's not as robust as here, but I'm sure if had the users they would add as many sections as needed.


Given all the "flaws" of this site - lack of moderation, short default settings, limited search function, etc - this site gets a lot of traffic, and that is probably why it is so popular.

I've seen other sites where newbies are shunned and the standard answer to most questions is "this has already been answered, use the search function."

I don't remember what the defaults are, but I think it's like 7 or 15 days.  Anything older than that doesn't get seen unless you figure out how to change the settings.  The furtherest you can search back is 30 days.  No wonder the same topics are brought up all the time.

And the thing is we, the users, gladly continue to answer them.  It makes you more likely to check the site often when there is so much traffic.

But, remember this - it isn't the site, it's the users!
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Re: So if BR shut down
« Reply #4 on: August 09, 2009, 11:51:41 PM »
www.bowlingchat.net

why not try it out now?
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Re: So if BR shut down
« Reply #5 on: August 10, 2009, 08:18:15 AM »
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Re: So if BR shut down
« Reply #6 on: August 10, 2009, 02:07:50 PM »
allbowling.com  mostly local guys from Texas, OK, LA but we have a couple from other parts of the contry, two bowlers from Australia and a couple of Ex PBA and at least one HOF.
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Mike Austin

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Re: So if BR shut down
« Reply #7 on: August 10, 2009, 03:18:09 PM »
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allbowling.com  mostly local guys from Texas, OK, LA but we have a couple from other parts of the contry, two bowlers from Australia and a couple of Ex PBA and at least one HOF.
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