Is Similar Worlds dying a slow death?

We can only do our best to create the environment we hope to have.

Every user interaction site will have its share of negative people. We can’t totally get rid of them.

But if there are more POSITIVE people who pay no attention to the negative ones who are causing others to dislike the environment here, the negative ones will hopefully become less active. They want the attention to their negativity. If they are not getting that attention here, they will move somewhere else.

I’m seeing a few posts like this lately and all I can say is - traffic seems to be down a little bit, but there still seems to be enough of a nucleus user base here to keep SW going for a while. Maybe traffic will increase again, maybe not. But I ask each and every one of you


Are there more things we could do to keep the site interesting? It’s up to each and every one of us to make SW what we want it to be.

This is being said for years already

I was thinking about this today...

But no... I believe that we now have a different generation of users whose posts dont interest us...

I think it will be gone sooner rather than later.
Its bery hard even to see pals posts now....you only really see the current posts, and then they are as good as gone. Even the selfie posts only really get seen for a couple of hours from the original post.....
I dont like it, makes it hard to interact.

Negative posts predicting its demise are helping to kill it.

I've been a member here for a couple of weeks now. I've met some very nice people so far. I haven't had to block anyone yet,(Just for the heck of it, I did try to block myself, which was a no go🤪).
I'm trying to avoid political or religious conversation, because those always seem to draw out the worst in people(myself included). But other than that, it seems like the people I've encountered have been friendly, helpful, and tolerant of my newbie questions.

It’s been a year though, man. A couple of them actually and that struggle over the past couple of years can transmit to everything we touch right now. People are trying to find their light and this place isn’t that for some right now, especially when we’re the ones setting the tone for it. But things have a way of bouncing back, just like people do. I seriously doubt the site is going anywhere and if it does, it’ll be because those in charge of it felt it was best to shut it down for reasons that honestly won’t matter once the music ceases to be. We’re merely the orchestra while others are the conductors. Just enjoy the music as it plays, even the melancholy melodies that beauty can still be found in.

Calm down don't be a drama queen 😼

I’ve just been accused by SW of harassing, insulting, annoying other members. Never did it. This is what happens when you get involved with religion vs science comments. Get too sensible and you get silenced. So now I’m on the watch list for a week.

It’s summer time, maybe people have things to do outdoors or spend time with their kids out of school or gardening or whatever.

The site will go same way as EXPERIENCE WORLD which was a far superior site, I give it 12 months.
Sally😴

I don't think so. Not yet.

Getting sick of pervs,again, already and I just took a long break

I've just learned not to interact with twisted mind fucks... The blocking and unblocking kind... They are the most negative ones around! Thankfully they didn't run me off the site!

That's what happens when you block 500 people on an already small site

I actually don't know. I think the mods' reaction to the fall of Yahoo Answers should be a source of hope; they've clearly become watchful opportunists who'll go out of their way to make this place work. This place has felt like it was gonna die for a long time but it just hasn't lol.

If it is, it's really slow. There's still great people here..

204 comments and counting tells me that the answer to your question is a firm "NO!"

I try to keep things somewhat positive

I wouldn't be surprised if it's gone next week. Fading fast....

We’re all dying a slow death, pal. Just by existing

I think people’s motives here a questionable and people are getting tired of the insincere people.

Nope it's alive

Y/A was going for a long a time and look what happened with that.

Just like everything, yes.
But it had an advantage! I decent sized community that is passionate about keeping it alive. But it could use some growth.

Use the block feature. Easy peasy

What makes you think that 🤔

The management have run many good people, friends of mine, off the site.

its all about the revenue and it being financially viable

You can blame perceptions for the creation of this question. I say that because some will proclaim yes it is as others proclaim no it is not. Any site is either blossoming or decaying depending on how it's viewed. The bigger question is what do you want or expect from this or any social site?

We have those times where multiple users all left at once, and others are taking a break so the site is just really inactive by default. Now if there is no increase in the activity by a certain point, and it is just constantly dead, then that might be a sign that the site is dying. It needs a certain amount of activity or else there is no point in keeping it running.

I hear you. 😕

Snowflakes

Nah this is nothing. There’s been way more fucked up users and abusers a few years ago 💩 this is pretty calm and clean

And a lot of the ammunition people used to generate that negativity has now left, leaving those who thrive on conflict a lot less to talk about.😷

I think the new “women must post nudes” rule will help revive it.

Depends on how much revenue they're getting from it.

And the walls of echo chambers close in…

No,I don't think so.😄

If you let it be

Yes I'm gonna watch it burn. 🔥 😌

it has. I think a mass blocking of the trolls and haters might help
but it would take a LOT of us.
I mute a lot for sure.. helps really