Future of simplycg

Hey all,

So as you might have noticed...this place has been really quiet lately. Like, REALLY quiet.

I know many of the older posters have moved on, and the number of new posters that signup is slim (there's about 300 spambot accounts for every 1 new legit poster that signs up).

For me personally, I don't post often anymore because most of the projects I work on nowadays are either very long term (short films that take months/years to make) or are work-related....unlike the old days where I had new stuff to show every couple weeks or so because I was always doing small personal test projects. I know several other people who used to post here frequently are in the same boat (they got jobs in the industry and have become busier, etc). Also, I tend to frequent places like cgtalk a lot more than simplycg because it's much busier. I assume others are doing this as well.

It doesn't help that we've had a series of technical issues recently involving disappearing posts and incorrect forum post tallies.

We've had a really good run here, but I think simplyCG has earned its retirement.

What are your thoughts? Is it worth keeping simplyCG alive or do you think it's time to shut it down?

i just hope that it is just a phase like every teenager goes through....
it very quiet lately but i cant understand why.
last year this time around the forum was running high.
did everyone get a job in the last year? im not sure but it would be a shame to see scg die...

i kinda like it here :S

Wow, I didn't realise it had got to this stage! Is it really that quiet here?

I think there are a number of reasons this site gets less hits than the glory days. Yes, we have got busy - I think that's the case for a good number of the members here and I know I'm one of them. But that's not the only thing. I guess we also have to compete with a huge take off of 'social networking' sites such facebook and the like that seem to be the way that people communicate these days. {For the record - old man Global has a distinct dislike for the phrase 'social networking' and doesn't want anything to do with it!} Seriously though, I really think social network sites are doing for the online community what shopping malls did for the high street! Why shop at your local store when all you need and more is at the MegaZoidMall!

Ahem!... *Global steps off his high horse*

Before you hit the big red delete button T, I'd just like to take you back to the reason we have this wonderful forum.

http://www.the3dstudio.com/

I'm sure Matt is doing very well out of it and I wish the guy all the best... I just wonder how anyone can sleep peacefully selling this for 150 bucks
http://www.the3dstudio.com/product_deta ... del-Adonia (WARNING: contains 3D nudity in all it's hideous glory!)

Errrr....I guess this isn't a good time to mention I bought 5 copies of that model

I agree with you about the social networking aspect of things...I have a facebook account but rarely go on and personally I don't like the "networking" aspect of facebook/myspace/whatever because it feels so unnatural. More like advertising and less like a community.

And don't worry, we're not hovering over the big red delete button just yet ....I wanted to get some feedback from you guys first.

I agree with ben. I love coming to this forum, its cozy.

I've been busy w/work but I still wander around just about every other day. Unfortunately I'm more of an observer vs post'r. I still post though when I get the courage. It'd be a shame to lose this place.

this forum is the only website i have a shortcut in my opera
when i type "s" into the browser and hit enter it automatically comes here

Aldough i feel i was never accepted in your "crew" i visit the forum. There are stuff to see here sometimes.

I think that the reason simplyCG is "dying" is because MasterT doesn't post stuff like he used to post. No more of those mind blowing animations that we used to see, no more threads with multiple pages with people dying to take MasterT-s brain, no more fun, no more simplyCG.

At least thats the way i see it.

Myself I have always loved this fourm, Yea it's been quit for sometime, really but thats cuz theres no action here......challanges, post feedbacks, and new work. T I think if you want to keep this fourm (under your name ) you will have to take charge of that. If not give it to someone eles or group of people that will take over the webmaster tools and keep the site up, change the look now and then come with new ideas that keep us all coming back etc....I think a 3d art fourm these day takes way more work then it used to. I don't mean to do the 3D studio,3dbuzz thing (I hate them guys)......... You just have to have a team of people devoted to the fourm or there is no reason to drag it out........good luck boys in what ever you deside. This fourm will always have a place in my heart.

James

I guess it's not even a year since I am here but I feel attracted to this forum more and more. Could be counted as newcomer still who introduced himself with only one project. Had read what other people write. This forum has many interesting works in progress, links to tutorials. This forum has it's bookmark right on my google chrome bookmark bar. Recently my life went into phase of my first efforts of search and reaching towards some CG/video related job with semi/freelancer quick jobs happening in between, all this eats up time. And facebook eats it too, true (aaarrrrrgghh..)
I looked upon this forum more like a calm, good place to stay by when feel no hurry, more like small village comunity outside of noisy city. Check what other's do, share some details of personal projects. CGSociety and 3DBuzz to me are more like rush hour places - get quick industry news, hear loud announcements, crits, autodesk non-stop bashatron, cheers, hails, greets, screams of others, all this pulse of industry going on there, which has its role, is needed too. But such sites, small forums as scg holds their own very special essence and being small they play their own huge role.
So, should it be shut down? As newcomer with time I only started to get used to scg but quite clearly felt recent silence here too, heck, I even added to this silence little bit from myself with absence of me. I don't know what it takes and costs to admin to keep this forum running so its double hard for me to leave usefull suggestion. Will stay with it until web browser shows 404 error page not found.
One thing I already took from scg if not forever than for very looong time with me - inspiration from this "Fruitless Efforts" animation, it was on front page. That blowed me , crazy and cool was that work. Not even sure I know myself how deepy and how overally it left influence on me ahead but fact is fact - I saw it here on scg. Just can't get rid this crazy animation from my head, it's not even like I want it to get out of my head.
Hhhmm, my very own thoughts and lenght of my post started to make me little bit worried I put my period here for now

Uhm hello everyone! I've been looking around and there's some really cool stuff on display. I wanna say thanks to Tyson Ibele for his wing rig mini tutorial, which I already used as a starting point in our development process.I don't want to hype anyone, because we are not going to update this until the summer (stupid exams...) but me and bro are working on a game which *ahem* I quote "will be the most awesome thing you've ever seen and will literary f-ing rock your world" (worth dreaming eh?).
I just want to point out that we're learning as we do this, we are not by any means experts (and even if we were there is always room for improvement), and we are always open to suggestions and constructive critique.

Hope we get along!

Andrei

*moh, you guys sure have a a strict registration system, besides the fact that the registration captcha is impossible to read, I'm waiting for nearly a week to be approved >__<

Well, eNdu, I am sort of "stepping from similar boat" to this island as you. Somewhat new here, only this year got more active. Got close to time when you start to hear about this island's CG club shuting down, possibility of it going down. But anyway, this island is very interesting. I bet, maybe even ILM or WETA guys aren't aware of such place. Maybe little bit quiet place lately but still, good place

So welcome. Couldn't say shorter, sorry.

Yeah guys I'm feeling good here already thanks for all the nice welcomes!
I can't wait to contribute to the community with some of my own work (and sh's) but that will have to wait a couple of weeks more since I'm in exams now. Anyway, I'll drop by some threads as well as I've seen a lot of talented people I can learn from. Likewise, I'd love to help anyone and I will do so if it's in my knowledge.

^^ all the best. Oh and everyone, show me your FIGHTING POSE

not to dig into old wounds but it looks like we're dying again. the challenge only had a little more than half its entries make it to the end, and even more so has only received a few votes. i think part of the reason(for me at least) for delaying the voting process has been the required critique part. just didn't have time to sit down and look at every image for a while, whereas i think i could've given my winning image vote on day 1 of the post being up. not to say i didnt look at them with a critical eye until i had to write about it but putting it into words is a little more than looking at each one and deciding which is the best in your eye. i dunno, what do you guys think?

I had a death in the family (Grandma) and busy with work and family, so wasn't able to participate as much as I was wanting to. Interesting contest though.

Well the workshop wasn't meant to be a contest with a winner, moreso just an exercise to help hone skills.

I've been quite busy the last 2 months with some really tight deadlines for work....but maybe we'll have another challenge/workshop/whatever soon.