Classmates.com

Hello to the Davenport West High class of 1988!

I joined Classmates.com a few years ago, but first sprang for a paying membership last year. It's a great way to keep in touch with your old classmates, whether it's high school or college (or any other schooling, actually, at least older than high school). You can post pictures (old and new), keep people up to date on what you've been doing since graduation, all of that good stuff.

Well, it is if people actually use it.

That's the funny thing, though. There are currently 397 members listed for the class of 1988. I think we had 535 graduates in that class. That's a pretty hefty percentage! (66% for you math geeks).

So why is nobody actually there?

My last guestbook signature was in December 2009, the message forums are almost dead. I know the 2008 reunion was handled largely through the site (I think, but somebody who knows better can correct me if I'm wrong).

So what's the deal? Is the site as popular as it's supposed to be? Or do people go there to "register" themselves but then pay no attention to it whatsoever?

Has Facebook taken over this function for people? I know I'm Facebook friends with a lot of my old classmates.

Guess what?

It's poll time!






I'd love to know what you think. Especially those classmates of mine who might be stopping by this blog (or regular readers that I don't know about).