I've become rather disgusted with the board lately. When you logon all you read is bickering and insults. And it is not just limited to the recent agency/utr/regulations/violations fiasco. We have certain members, that when certain other members make ANY kind of post, they feel the need to hurl insults. Is this a forum for adults or children?
Just stop the insults and bickering!
We have members that make interesting posts. Keep it up.
If you never or rarely post, give it a shot.
Review the providers you see.
If providers (other than Majesty) would post (other than ads) it would liven up the board (and probably increase their business) !
Let's keep it civil and make this forum enjoyable again.
The preceding was a PSA from the Reasonable Mongers Committee
Originally Posted by lance58
I wonder how many people left to avoid the cross-fire & drama of threads similar to
this.
A few years ago we had flame wars like this on my home board. We chased most of the ladies away from the discussion board. They still advertised, but didn't interact with the community. But then mgmt. started handing out infractions for rude behavior. Discussions are much more civil now & both sides of the aisle are represented.
Yeah, I know - a newbie waltzing in & telling folks how to run their show. But this thread has asked for our opinions on why participation is low. I may be a newbie on this particular board, but I've been dealing with hobby boards for almost 30 years, back to the days text-only newsgroups. Mud slinging & insults will kill a group faster than anything short of a power outage. The usual dynamic is that the group splits into three factions: Hatfields, McCoys, and bystanders (The RMC). First the RMC leave, often for greener pastures. Eventually someone pulls the plug on the feuding group, because the RMC were the ones financially supporting the ladies - our rationale for being here in the first place.
Put me in the Reasonable Mongers Committee (The RMC).