Future of PC

Denzer

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    How do you see PC in 20-30 years? How many mods or staff members? Do you think PC will be still alive? Discuss the future on PC here!
     
    Knowing how the internet works, PC might be alive in the next 5 years. I think many of us will be back to see how the yungns are doing, and maybe trade a little ourselves (I plan to anyhow :P).

    Though I've only been a member for about a month now, I have to say, I really like people here at PC, most are quite friendly and not very elitist, something that's hard to find in internet forums these days. If anything, I hope that spirit remains.
     
    I'm pretty sure the earliest members have already been here for 6 years, so it can be done. I've been here for only one year, not counting that I lurked here before I registered. I don't plan to leave anytime soon.

    I would think something would come up within 20 or 30 years to cause PC to shut down. However, no websites on the internet have been around for 30 years, and very few have been around for more than twenty, since the internet hasn't exist for more than 25 or so years. So we really don't know how long PC might last.

    If Pokemon is still even a remotely popular franchise (It can happen, look at Mickey Mouse or even Mario) then there will be communities for it, and there isn't any reason PC won't be one of the major communities like it is now.
     
    PC may merge with some other online Pokemon community in the future, but since the fandom is still so huge, I believe it will stay.

    Heck, even after Pokemon is gone, it maybe left standing for people to discuss about it, and as resource for media studies students/professors as well.
     
    I see PC in 20 years being part of the old net a net so old and dull that augmented reality isn't available in their imaging and it can't support touch controls.
     
    As long as there is a stong fan base of pokemon lovers then yes. The only way I could see it ending is if pokemon stopped making games, shows, etc. and there was no longer a new generation to become interested in it since there wouldn't be anything to introduce them to it.
     
    I respect PC & all but I doubt it'll still be going strong by then.. I get the feeling Pokemon might have died by then.
     
    Well, I've been here for almost 2 years now, and I have only seen improvement. There have been no signs of decline at all, which is pretty impressive for a forum. I think PC will be here for a long, long while. At least I hope it is. ^_^
     
    Well, so long as we (read: Steve XD) have the means to keep it up, I'm sure PC will be here. Assuming it doesn't cave in on itself while it's still popular, I imagine Pokemon will slowly lose popularity and "die out" and PC will just sort of fade into obscurity and just be around for those who use it to socialize with friends anyway. By then I can't imagine it'd take too many resources so a select group could probably keep it afloat.

    But yeah, it's already been 7 years and Pokemon shows no sign of stopping so... as long as it's able to, PC will be around.
     
    One of these two:

    Pokémon looses popularity, PC shrivels up and dies.

    or

    Pokémon looses popularity, PC improvises and creates even more sections devoted to non-Pokémon related topics and such and continues to thrive for years to come.


    Basically, it all depends on if the Admins decide to let it die or not. They control the future:O
     
    I've been thinking about it before. I've got thoughts on what would happen after 5 years or so, but not 20-30 years.

    In 5 years, I think PC will still be here, and I'll still be here (lurking), but in 20-30 years, there will probably be an event to cause PC to shut down, as I saw Yamikarasu post.

    In terms of Pokemon losing popularity, ending or anything of the sort, I don't think that would completely stop PC from continuing. People who like to go here because of the community part will still hang out and be around. But It'd greatly remove a whole lot of new users to come, I'm sure of that.

    It's possible that PC will still be around after that long, as long as the people don't get tired of being here.
     
    I see this forum still alive even after Pokémon has lost most its popularity. There will still be die-hard pokemon fans from around the world posting on PC.
     
    If PC is still around in 20 years and I'm still here, I'll be one old old old guy here. I have my doubts about any of this though mostly about me being here that far along the road.
     
    I don't think Pokémon would still be popular by then (of course, if it is, there's little reason this should die out). However, like some others have alluded to, the networks forged on PC will (hopefully) remain,
     
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