Board activity slowdown...

[Anonymous]

Is it me or did the board slow to a crawl? Noticed a drop off in activity lately and not only just here but other destinations with similar topic. Economy is pumping lately. Figured more involvement here would follow. Maybe i didnt get the memo from Mike in accounting 🤣

[AverageJoesCredit]

I noticed this in the month of October. Even November. I think the 18th was most active approval day i had seen in awhile. If i made money like many here id be active as FICO😄✌🎄😎

[Anonymous]

I originally posted in the Business Credit board as that's what I observed as slowing to a snails pace. Its like everyone disappeared. Hopefully not an omen of the overall economy. The main boards seem about as active as I recall. Still new here so this may just be the normal cycle. The OG's would know for sure.

[Anonymous]

I think there's a lot of cyclical behavior across all of the categories\subforums. If you look at the GC posts per month you can see a noticeable pattern of how the time of year affects general forum involvement.

[mikesonthemend]

Anecdotal at best, but have the number of threads in the Credit Cards Approval section dropped significantly?

[kerplunk]

Like the actual number dropped or the amount of new posts in that forum have dropped?

[mikesonthemend]

I meant new posts, as in new posts in the approvals forum. I understand it is not scientific and the audience is mostly credit seeking.

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[mikesonthemend]

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@kerplunk wrote:
Like the actual number dropped or the amount of new posts in that forum have dropped?

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The number of new posts has dropped/

[GApeachy]

Probably New Year's resolutions.  Once THAT goes south, they'll pick back up  (I could post mine but....shame )

[wasCB14]

More issuers are adopting 5/24-type rules, which restrains or at least limits bonus hunters a bit.

Credit standards seem to be tightening a little (but are still very loose).

There hasn't been a FOTM card since Apple.

There wasn't the wave of increased SUBs around Nov/Dec seen in some past years.