Likewise I got to know a lot of people through the forum but when I joined there were only 16 members, and there was only 2 of them i didn't know personally
. However, I think we are in danger if putting too much import on the whole thing, the forum became big and unwieldy some time ago, but there were enough people posting to keep the different areas going - now it seems stretched too thin. Maybe it is just too difficult to find areas of interest now, so people give up looking?
It happened now and again, but it was easy enough to manage in the early days. Rest assured I have struggled to keep, at least my posts, mostly inane
Ooh, me too
I think that is an exaggeration, no "bully boys" hold sway - 'they'* are argued with and can be ignored if you so wish. A couple of argumentative threads are not why the forum is quieter, surely its the lack of other threads of interest that is the problem.
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definition of 'bully boy' is clearly up to the individual readers
Fear being flamed? Its not something you should be taking overly seriously. Depending on the topic, you may well expect to be flamed from certain people but you do not need to take them seriously. Every forum has flaming (even the Houses of Parliament), but this is the most civilised web forum in the history of the internet. Yes, even with Gus on it
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