Did Social Media kill GCA.com?

[Brian Finn]

My only credential is that we have traveled a bit, but far less than many on here. Not a professional in any sense or category (player, teacher, architect, superintendent, shaper, developer, caddie) and not even a good player. I am glad to give up my slot for someone more qualified and then return to lurking.

Ally,

Your message is much appreciated. But I am not trying to be a martyr. If Matt knows people who would be strong contributors, it would be great to have them join even if it means I go back to lurking. I happen to think that a limit on the number of posters makes sense. You can learn whose recommendations to trust and who has interesting takes. Plus maybe pros like yourself and true afficionados/historians would be motivated to post in more detail if they knew that they were speaking more to each other.

Ira

Ira,

I appreciate and share your general sentiment, but certainly don’t think you (or other meaningful contributors) need to give up a spot for a new member. 

There are currently 1,600 members with the ability to post in the discussion group, who have collectively logged over 1.1 million posts (that remain as of today).  As you might expect, the 80/20 rule is in effect, with nearly 79% (890k) of posts authored by less than 17% (265) of members.  These members have all posted over 1,000 times.

On the other end of the spectrum, almost 46% (730) have posted less than 100 times, accounting for only 2% of discussion board content.  218 members have posted under 10 times, 38 of which posted only once, and 63 of which have never posted at all.

So, while I think it is a great idea to free up space for new contributors that could potentially boost the quality of dialogue, those spaces should come from the 101 people with 0-1 posts. 

Also, while I understand quantity does not always translate into quality, a scan down the list of most frequent posters (Doak, Arble, Brauer, Warne, Dai, et al) suggests much content is produced by our most informed members.  If we could somehow add to their ranks, that would be terrific.

[Jeff Fortson]

I am one of the few remaining who migrated here from Golfweb/Traditionalgolf.com.  Most are gone.  Days of Kings Putter on West Coast are gone.

The good ol' days.  I would happily welcome a return of the King's Putter if enough of us would actually show.