This Forum is Dying?

[Jayy]

I never really posted too much on here. I have said this before, if BCF ceased to exist tomorrow, you would just move on. Not really losing much other than force of habit.

Half the time I write shit on here and never come back and read the replies Just like this one, so probably don't bother replying to me

[Ste]

"never really posted too much on here"

Total posts: 7,795
0.19% of total

Only 80 people have more posts on here than you.

[Jayy]

That was meant to say... "anymore"

Also, that is spread across 9 years and compared to the people who make BCF busy, i.e. regular posters like yourself, I hardly post.

[Ste]

Hmmmm, I wonder who the regular posters are who make this place look like it might still be alive. Most of the top posters aren't making BCF look busy anymore.

Let's take a look at the top 50 posters:

1. Rogerborg - not posted since the 28th July.
2. G
3. Kickstart - not posted since the 15th of September last year.
4. Ste
5. Paddy
6. Stinkwheel
7. Wafer_Thin_Ham
8. chris-red
9. MarJay
10. CaNsA - not posted since the 3rd of December last year.
11. Hetzer - not posted since the 5th of July and a total of 24 posts this year.
12. hellkat
13. Itchy
14. colin1 - three posts in May this year, other than that last posted on the 26th June 2014
15. Ariel Badger - 10 posts this year.
16. ms51ves3 - last posted on the 14th of July 2016
17. Walloper - last posted on the 11th of January 2014
18. st3v3 - 15 posts this year
19. Pete.
20. Howling Terror
21. Skudd
22. The Artist
23. Bendy - last posted on the 26th of August 2014
24. McGee - last posted on the 8th of August 2013
25. veeeffarr - last posted on the 23rd of March 2011
26. JonB - posted 8 times this year
27. Polarbear
28. funmonkee - last posted on the 14th of September 2016
29. pinkyfloyd
30. Vincent - banned in March 2016
31. The Shaggy D.A.
32. sickpup
33. Flip - last posted on the 19th of October 2017
34. map - last posted on the 29th of September 2015
35. Joe - last posted on the 2nd of November 2017
36. killa
37. Dragonfly - last posted on the 21st of April 2012
38. Visitor Q [bonny_ricardo] - last posted on the 14th of August 2014
39. Fallen Angel - last posted on the 9th of May 2008
40. RhynoCZ
41. M.C - last posted on the 7th of June
42. Whosthedaddy - last posted on the 13th of December 2017
43. Clanger - last posted on the 8th of November 2017
44. instigator - last posted on the 8th of February 2015
45. iooi
46. hmmmnz - one post this year on the 3rd of January
47. binge
48. Teflon-Mike
49. Alpha-9 - last posted on the 4th of April 2017
50. mattsprattuk - 11 posts this year

Ones marked in bold green are who I'd consider to still be active and that's only 22 out of the 50 users with the highest post count. Roger is probably just on holiday or something like that but he's not marked in green as he could have died as a result of not having clear vision in the rain.

Pretty sure that some of those who haven't posted for years (veeeffarr and Fallen Angel) only ever post in the Scotchland forum so we're not interested in them.

Things are changing. It's anyone's guess how things will progress from here.

[rpsmith79]

I don't post a great deal, but i browse several times a day during the day (mostly when i should be working), but very rarely at weekends/evenings as the mobile version is terrible

Just making all text the same size on mobiles would be a huge step in the right direction, surely that can't be too difficult can it???

Also, on a note regarding the BBQ, as a relative newbie, i wouldn't have even considered going as it does seem (from an outsiders point of view) to be a bit of a "boys club", as in, you all know each other outside of the forum, and have all met each other IRL before
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[DrSnoosnoo]

[Ste]

[chickenstrip]

The BBQ is an open and friendly thing to all BCF users. I have been to 4 on the trot now, and from the off was made to feel welcome and get involved. "The boys" here have changed even since I first joined - it is not a static thing. And I too only know people through the forum and BBQ, with just a couple of meets for a 'rideout' outside of that.

If you like a bit of fun in a relaxed atmosphere, go to BBQ!
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[rpsmith79]

Don't get me wrong, i'm not saying it is a "boys club", but to me, that is how it appears, and to me, it appears intimidating.......... but i generally don't do well meeting large groups of new people anyway, i find it very difficult to strike up conversions with total strangers

Hence why i like conversing on forums
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[DrSnoosnoo]

[Tracey Suntan-King]

Two things

Walloper is still here but he’s called something else now and posts frequently.

The BBQ is far from cliquey. Everyone who arrives is greeted and usually thrust a beer, told a few names and left to get on with it. It is then what you make of it. Food times generally bring everyone back together and many lasting friendships have been forged over a blazing fire, strong liquor and burnt food.

Finally ( ok so that’s three things) also re the BBQ when I’ve been organising one or more people have pm’d me and expressed their worries about being new, without exception those boys had a personal TSK introduction so no worries about being frozen out.
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[Ste]

I thought it was common knowledge that Walloper has a new username.

[chickenstrip]

13 pages in, and all kinds of things being discussed, I think only this thread should be kept, and the rest of the forum binned
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THERE'S MILLIONS OF CHICKENSTRIPS OUT THERE!

[Ste]

No no no no.

There needs to also be somewhere we can relegate val, jewlio, mpd and itchy to so they can discuss their racist politics brexit shit without bothering anyone else.

[chickenstrip]

[Tracey Suntan-King]

[BrownTrousers]

[Ste]

[Tracey Suntan-King]

TSK & Ste for mod
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[Ste]

I don't give a fuck what you, jewlio, itchy, val and whoever else get up to in the current affairs politics forum.

I read some stuff in there and post occasionally, thankfully I'm well aware of how if anything offends me / bores me / doesn't arouse me then I can just close the tab.

I dislike the brexit threads because of val and the fact he hasn't left the UK yet.

[Itchy]

[Itchy]

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