B-Rizzle Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 Just saw another post regarding rival teams forums and it reminded me of a different question I was intending to ask on here. How established is OTIB in comparison to other football clubs? I'm aware that pretty much every team has a forum (or several) of some kind but they don't seem as user friendly or as active/well used as OTIB is. Obviously that is partly due to me being used to using OTIB but my perception is certainly that this forum is perhaps more active and established than lots of other clubs in our leagues. Is that true? I'm sure there are lots of other clubs with far more established online networks than us, particularly premier league teams but for those of you who frequent rival teams forums, what is your perception of this and how do we compare to similar sized clubs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 A while back there I am sure it was said that it was one of the most popular forums among teams out side the Premier League, I don't know if this has changed though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Marsh Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 We just have a lot more weirdos with access to the internet following City in comparison to other clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Red Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 In comparison to many this is a very active forum.. There are a lot of good'uns out there though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palmers Green Red Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 Been on here since around '98/99 along with quite a few others on here when it was first started - Tom will be able to give dates. Yep ... remember being on it in its previous guise in the late 90's/early 00's - posted much more then, as seemed to have more time on my hands! Always been a mixture of people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Rizzle Posted June 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 Agree with what others have said. I think my perception is largely of the forum about 10 years ago. Maybe it was one of the most active outside the Prem then but not so much now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welcome To The Jungle Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 Its layout is good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whooooossshhhh Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 Been on here since around '98/99 along with quite a few others on here when it was first started - Tom will be able to give dates. Wow, I reckon around that time I was a 40-something playing Lost Dutchman Mine on the Amiga 500! Knew nothing of the world wide interweb thing then, and not much more now tbf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I am the mole Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 We just have a lot more weirdos with access to the internet following City in comparison to other clubs.says the one who has picture of himself naked playing the guitar as his avi!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Marsh Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 says the one who has picture of himself naked playing the guitar as his avi!!!! I'm just here for the hoes pal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 I'm just here for the hoes pal. Fill yer boots son Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 Been on here since around '98/99 along with quite a few others on here when it was first started - Tom will be able to give dates. Very early days there was a no registration board, that ran for a while in 97 before it was replaced with the old threaded DC Forum software which was then replaced by the current IPB software in 2003. In terms of business/traffic, it continues to get more traffic year on year. Everyone probably has 2-3 internet enabled devices.. desktop (i.e PC/Mac) only attributes about 35% of the traffic these days. The rest is split Phone (50%)/Tablet (15%) We've got a shiny new version of the forum software to come next few weeks. Looking forward to the backlash already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Rizzle Posted June 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 Very early days there was a no registration board, that ran for a while in 97 before it was replaced with the old threaded DC Forum software which was then replaced by the current IPB software in 2003. In terms of business/traffic, it continues to get more traffic year on year. Everyone probably has 2-3 internet enabled devices.. desktop (i.e PC/Mac) only attributes about 35% of the traffic these days. The rest is split Phone (50%)/Tablet (15%) We've got a shiny new version of the forum software to come next few weeks. Looking forward to the backlash already Tom, how does OTIB compare in size and activity compared to other clubs? Do you know? Just interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTFiGO!?! Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 I agree with Randy. The club is situated in a cosmopolitan city. Our historical and current lack of national success explains all you need to know. Bristol, as a city, is not very good at football. I.T. and associations, on the other hand, and we are talking. It's not an accident that the biggest clubs stream from London, up through the Midlands and into the North West. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miah Dennehy Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 The Talkceltic one is unbelievably busy has over 40,000 members, and is fantastic for Celtic fans trying to sort out tickets etc. OTIB does seem to be pretty active, especially for such a small club, which maybe just goes to prove that City's fan base is full of computer nerds and keyboard warriors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Aaron-Bcfc Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 The Talkceltic one is unbelievably busy has over 40,000 members, and is fantastic for Celtic fans trying to sort out tickets etc. OTIB does seem to be pretty active, especially for such a small club, which maybe just goes to prove that City's fan base is full of computer nerds and keyboard warriors How come you spend so much time on here, out of interest? Is it because you can't stand your own kind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 Tom, how does OTIB compare in size and activity compared to other clubs? Do you know? Just interested. I think every club will have a 'big' forum that is generally associated as that clubs main one.. I guess its subjective and depends on how well the team are doing. We had twice as many visitors last season than the year before but that in part was probably down to our success on the pitch. OTIB is certainly one of the longest/oldest. The oldest one I know of must be the reading hob nobs board, which must be coming up to 20 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfred Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 That wasn't a bite was it? No. I just wanted to make sure the chance to laugh at you lot didn't go to waste Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderingred Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 There are some utter morons that post on here, but it's by default the place I'll always come for transfer news/post match reaction and gossip just like many hundreds of others. No other forum has come close to being as busy as Otib over the years so pretty well established I would say! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Northski Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 How Established Is Otib? 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miah Dennehy Posted June 22, 2015 Report Share Posted June 22, 2015 No. I just wanted to make sure the chance to laugh at you lot didn't go to waste We give you ample opportunity, you really can let an occasional one slide, but it does please me that we still niggle you a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTFiGO!?! Posted June 23, 2015 Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 The Talkceltic one is unbelievably busy has over 40,000 members, and is fantastic for Celtic fans trying to sort out tickets etc. OTIB does seem to be pretty active, especially for such a small club, which maybe just goes to prove that City's fan base is full of computer nerds and keyboard warriors It's interesting to hear the views of supporters' from small, local clubs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sephjnr Posted June 23, 2015 Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 This used to be the official club forum until a very acrimonious split following the Tinnion sacking, with Lansdown getting a ton of heat from the board leading up to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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