What in the bloody smucks happened?

[Pwolf]

I want to say those were spam bots. Before that date, the largest number was between 200-300 (at least that's what my memory tells me) and that was back when the org added uploading videos. I remember some time shortly after that date 2005 looking at that and wondering what the hell happened but I really couldn't figure it out then and nothing really points to anything specific now. Even looking back on the forum during those times I can't find anything specific. Nothing on the AMV Mailing list as well. So I'd put my money on spam bots.

[Pwolf]

I remember some time shortly after that date 2005 looking at that and wondering what the hell happened but I really couldn't figure it out then and nothing really points to anything specific now. Even looking back on the forum during those times I can't find anything specific. Nothing on the AMV Mailing list as well.

Crap, i feel old.

[MycathatesyouAMV]

This is also saddening:

Amount of videos cataloged each year:

2003: 16467
2004: 29896
2005: 38042
2006: 30343
2007: 16483
2008: 10225
2009: 8013
2010: 5617
2011: 4455

With 203 videos added this year in only 24 / 365 days we're on course for only a bit over 3,000 videos this year

[Knowname]

and whenever OT closed up... that was a decision that stunted creativity a little bit.

[Nya-chan Production]

I hate to tell this, but the OT forums, from the logs (I wasn't here that long time ago), seem to were closed pretty much in 2002/3. So it looks like it has nothing to do with the raise or fall of the videos entered or people on the site.

[Castor Troy]

People got lives.

[mexicanjunior]

People got lives.

[Zarxrax]

The thing that happened, was the internet continued to change and evolve, and this website didn't.

100 years ago, maybe kids walked 5 miles to school in the snow, uphill both ways. But today if a kid had to do that, they would just choose to skip school and smoke pot.

Back in the day, in order to see AMVs, you only had a few choices. Watch them at conventions, get access to an ftp server that had some, or get them through an amv creator's personal website (and most creators weren't able to provide their own hosting back then).

Then the org came around, and it simplified things a bit. The method of getting videos didn't really change, but it simplified the process by making 1 site where you could keep up to date on the latest video releases and such.

Then, things got even better, and the org offered free video hosting. It was now the defacto way to get videos. It was SO EASY compared to what we had been offered before. And so everyone flocked here and took advantage of it.

But now, the org is a relic. This site is outdated and its not so easy to use anymore, in comparison to the rest of the internet. This site is like having to walk 5 miles to school in the snow, uphill both ways. The old guys who have been around for a while will still say there is no problem, and the new guys are just spoiled. But in reality, the site is just becoming increasingly irrelevant in a modern internet.

[Ileia]

People got lives.

This is something that is mentioned every time this sort of topic comes up. It's not that everyone stopped editing. Sure, a lot of people did. But guess what? They were replaced by new editors, there is a constant stream of them! They're just not flocking here anymore. It's not AMVs that are dying, it is this specific community.

[irriadin]

I agree with Ileia. And it's rather evident where most of these new editors are congregating. It's hard to compete with YouTube. It's easy to use and it's everywhere.