Is Knife Forum dead?

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Knifeforums has been offline (page not found) for about 3 weeks, maybe more. Is it dead; totally gone forever? Never close to this forum, but still something for an old geezer to read.

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I've tried, but can't find any way to contact them, also no listing (contact) on Blade magazine site.
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Last I heard, the site had changed hands recently. The new owners did absolutely nothing with the site and the place became a ghost town. Every new thread was along the lines of "is this place still around?" - very low traffic.

It's a shame as it was a resource, but this forum and a few others have always been significantly better.
 
That's a shame. I started out there. They had some sub forums that others didn't cover. I believe all the forums are experiencing some competition from instagram.
 
Isn't that the forum that the parent company of Blade, Krause bought and promoted extensivley in their mag and on their website??
 
Peter Hartwig said:
That's a shame. I started out there. They had some sub forums that others didn't cover. I believe all the forums are experiencing some competition from instagram.
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I keep hearing the instagram thing, but I honestly can't see where that and the traditional forum are even remotely alike.

From what I can tell instagram is basically someone posting a picture with little to no additional content and then maybe a few people comment.

I am not saying your wrong, just that I don't get it. What am I missing as far as the appeal for instagram?

I get so much more out of a traditional forum than just seeing some pretty pictures. Is it just cause all the cool kids are doing it?
 
Peter Hartwig said:
That's a shame. I started out there. They had some sub forums that others didn't cover. I believe all the forums are experiencing some competition from instagram.
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Peter, IIRC one of their more active subforums, In The Kitchen, apparently collapsed in a cat 5 hurricane of butthurt. Those folks migrated to Kitchen Knife Forums, which was started by a couple and owned by one of the butthurt apparently. It sold to the guy who owned the home brewing and goat breeding forums and apparently, some more the butthurt moved started the Kitchen Knife FORA. Cover ANd original, eh? Good thing they didn't try that with the jerk who owns the big bushcraft forum. He would have sued them for using the word fora, problably kitchen and maybe even knife. :p The Fora had many of the same adversing and a lot of the members being both forums . I'm not saying those folks are bad guys, but lets just say that if the USN people started a kitchen knife forum, the attitude might similar. LOL
The knife forum business has fragmented. Think about this. You see ads, etc for all of these tactical tomahawks, but where do people talk about them? They have to a place or perhaps a number of places.
 
jstrange said:
I keep hearing the instagram thing, but I honestly can't see where that and the traditional forum are even remotely alike.

From what I can tell instagram is basically someone posting a picture with little to no additional content and then maybe a few people comment.

I am not saying your wrong, just that I don't get it. What am I missing as far as the appeal for instagram?

I get so much more out of a traditional forum than just seeing some pretty pictures. Is it just cause all the cool kids are doing it?
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I have heard for a few years about knife makers going to Facebook and then to Instagram. i still don't know how you would get NEW followers beyond your fans. But I guess some of those guys have a core of fans that buy all that they make.
 
jstrange said:
I keep hearing the instagram thing, but I honestly can't see where that and the traditional forum are even remotely alike.

From what I can tell instagram is basically someone posting a picture with little to no additional content and then maybe a few people comment.

I am not saying your wrong, just that I don't get it. What am I missing as far as the appeal for instagram?

I get so much more out of a traditional forum than just seeing some pretty pictures. Is it just cause all the cool kids are doing it?
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dont get it or facebook either. do neither, dont feel like im missing anything. a few forums is more than i got time for. couldnt do those even if i wanted to.
 
I have never used facebook or instagram and have no plan to. It was just what I had heard was the reason some knife makers have been dropping the traditional knife forums-supposedly too busy to handle both or maybe the cost advantage plays a part.
It was just a comment backed by hearsay-may be right may be wrong.
 
With some exceptions, the majority of the Instagram knife community is focused on social climbing. Meaning: posting a picture of a knife that is either highly sought after and rare (i.e. bought in a lottery), or a knife made by a new and upcoming maker who nobody has heard of.

Keeping up with the Jonses...
 
Peter Hartwig said:
I have never used facebook or instagram and have no plan to. It was just what I had heard was the reason some knife makers have been dropping the traditional knife forums-supposedly too busy to handle both or maybe the cost advantage plays a part.
It was just a comment backed by hearsay-may be right may be wrong.
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Don't get me wrong, I think you are probably right. I just don't understand the appeal. Maybe I am missing some content because I am not logged in, but there doesn't seem to be much in the way of information or discussion.
 
Blade Forums has consistently been the best. I never went to KF as it was essentially a Bark River forum based on what I saw. Blade did own them.
 
Bladeforums has always been where I go. Other forums just don't offer the same content. The people and conversations here are excellent for the most part. Buying and selling is a breeze. I learn something new every visit.

For a guy who is has been very ill, this has been a lifesaver (the lime flavor).

I don't even look at another knife forum, I feel like it's cheating.

I don't get Instagram and Facebook either. I guess if you're a fan of a maker, you can refer a friend to their page to see more pictures.

It sounds like your forum got bought by some jackasses who screwed things up.

Welcome to bladeforums anyway
Prepare to open your mind and empty your wallet.
 
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