Future of the Hipbase

Sun Sep 11, 2011 3:09 pm

I have a question for the hipbase faithful after almost 10 years.

What do want to see the direction the hipbase should take?

Eg. Continue the course and be a forum only site (move to a new forum type).

Guest bloggers maybe? Focus on other great Canadian band but still keeping the roots of the hip?

Not sure what everyone wants to do?

The Heron Outside · Sun Sep 11, 2011 7:51 pm

Don't worry about including other bands. There's more than enough resources out there for Canadian music. I think the beauty of this sight has always been it's dedication and passion towards one band. This is not a forum for record-collecting completists, but fans who want to share a passion that, perhaps before this forum, they thought only they had.

I say maintain the focus of this site as a forum.

fingernailsonhull · Sun Sep 11, 2011 9:37 pm

I know it's been slow for a while here...but things will certainly pick up when the new album hits and a full tour is launched. Expanding the blogging could be a way to go. Perhaps devote it to Canadian music more broadly while holding onto the roots of The Hip? Just some thoughts.

Dark Canuck17 · Sun Sep 11, 2011 10:43 pm

Keep up the good work and stay on course!

Unless you can have the new album out sooner.

BIGVDOGG · Sun Sep 11, 2011 11:54 pm

I still check in everyday,Hipbase renewed my love for this band,I might otherwise be listening to Bieber,HipBase must stay!

thebends · Mon Sep 12, 2011 10:28 am

Stay the course, and thanks for your efforts! This is an excellent format, and things will pick up again as we get closer to the next album release.

longseason · Mon Sep 12, 2011 5:05 pm

Go forum-only. Drop the blog and make maintenance much simpler. That's my $0.02 — lots of lurkers still methinks. Posting will pick up with the next album. As it always does.

Shane Kroeker · Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:31 pm

Drop the blog. Keep the site dedicated to the hip. The more hip stuff on the site, the better. Keep in mind that it should be "The Tragically Hip Database".
Information is key. All articles written on the hip should be archived here.
In addition, I'd snap up all of the other great online hip ideas on fan websites and merge them onto this site.
EX: acquire:
The museum after dark, the Tragically Hip lyric map site, etc...
The more value add items in one place (the hipbase) would be the go-to hip site.
Maybe then someday, the exit strategy for the hipbase would be to sell the online assets to www.thehip.com.

thompson girl · Mon Sep 12, 2011 8:04 pm

I like the forum. I get more info on all things Hip here than I ever would have found on my own. Great head's ups on concert rumours (and they're often true), great advice on passwords or commiserating on the crap luck when tickets go on sale, and the concert reviews are fun to read too.

It's a nice (somewhat organized) free-for-all, where any and all Hip (and other band) info is provided. It's this site alone that's upped my show numbers though.

Shane Kroeker · Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:25 pm

mrlayance wrote:I have a question for the hipbase faithful after almost 10 years.

What do want to see the direction the hipbase should take?

Eg. Continue the course and be a forum only site (move to a new forum type).

Guest bloggers maybe? Focus on other great Canadian band but still keeping the roots of the hip?

Not sure what everyone wants to do?

What is your vision Lance?

andy42g · Mon Sep 26, 2011 2:59 pm

Keep it as it is. As a UK fan it's pretty good to see what you lot are up to in the 'non-hip' departments and things will pick up again when the next album is released.

spottrax · Tue Oct 11, 2011 9:36 pm

YEsssss... keep as is. Hopefully a new album etc will fire up all of us. I miss the enthusiasm from everyone on here.

Remi_Gaudet21 · Wed Oct 12, 2011 7:43 pm

spottrax wrote:YEsssss... keep as is. Hopefully a new album etc will fire up all of us. I miss the enthusiasm from everyone on here.

I miss the enthusiasm as well. Difficult to keep pumped now since the Hip put out fewer albums with longer waiting periods in between them!

bcarvel · Wed Nov 02, 2011 10:45 pm

any idea when the new album will be out??

The Darkest Canuck · Wed Nov 09, 2011 4:59 am

I'm sure that things will liven up when the new album hits...

but at the same time, i think messageboards everywhere are dying, damn twitter i guess, idk, i don't participate in any of that or facebook or anything, so don't blame me!

If you must, you are welcome to blame me for not posting here at all in forever, which in turn has made the place boring