Slowman wrote:
devashish_paul wrote:
I see half the people taking the poll are from the first 10 years, which I would think would be worrisome as most of us age out of caring about this sport because we can't do it and lose interest. Take care of your current customers. The old timers won't be around forever and you'll want new blood to drive the place and its culture and associated momentum
pardon the tangent, but i hear this argument about triathlon in general, about how our average age is creeping up, up, up and how that means were an aging, gentrified sport that can't bring in new blood. while acknowledging that sober analysis, there's another way to look at it, which is that triathlon is great at retention. (and maybe slowtwitch is a microcosm of that.)
what i hear from people is how well we've managed to sustain a population using this kind of internet platform for 20 years. but i'm with you, dev, i think we need to make sure we take care of the community, new and veteran, young and old, men and women.
Excuse me for jumping on this late but maybe a update of the functionality of the forum would help, even basics like an easy way to upload a picture without having to resize it or maybe a “react” function since every major platform has some sort of quick reaction that is wildly accessible and accepted now? A lot of folks have come and gone but I can’t think of any material changes that I’ve really noticed in the 12+ years that I’ve looked at the site, maybe that’s just my brain being forgetful as it ages though.
Edit: I miss VIM Sports - Tom Barrows of Wenatchee, WA.
