peterh6308
BSB Addict
Purely as an observer I have read every post over the past couple of years and my opinion on low forum participation is due to feel of an unwelcome membership. If someone starts up a second thread on a topic they get attacked, if someone gives a dissenting reply on a model they get attacked, if someone gives praise to a model that is not the top pick of others they get attacked. Their is a sense of entitlement that those that have posted the most perhaps feel that they should direct the conversation and start the threads, and for others not to step on that "tradition". Sometimes I read posts and there is a feeling of bullies trying hard to be it.
Perhaps if members actually felt welcomed to express their views more members would contribute.
As for me I enjoy reading the comments because I am a student of human interaction and I find humor and laughter in reading comments. Especially from this group of diverse folk.
I agree with a lot of your points.