I donāt believe for one minute this will actually happen but in case it does - sorry to see you go, Shane, and I will try and find you on FB and send you a friend request if weāre not already friends (I donāt do FB very often, prefer forums and email to FB).
In light of another dramatic departure of a long time member, which to be honest, I did awhile back but have returned as you can seeā¦
Can I suggest a Drama Queen āIām Offā Flouncing stickyā¦ so anytime anyone is feeling unloved and wants a bit of reassurance that we all love em, they can Tart it up on that Sticky and get some attention.
Shane you BELLEND call me if you need a shoulder to cry on or letās find a beer in Catfordā¦ being the sorriest place Sahf of the RIver, Iād say thatād be a great place to air your grievances, get em off ya chest lad!
I think I joined just as it started to be all about money making rather than how it was intended to be on here. Shameā¦it has definitely changed around here, but then as people leave and new ones join we are all to blame a little . Will catch you around on other platforms
Granted, the sense of community is not what it was, but itās the off-season ATM and when the weather is a little more suitable, rideout sill be organised as well as the regular outings to Wales, Robās Euro trips etc.
Itās natural to have a turnover of members on a forum.
Where do you get that kind of information? The whole āselling LBā thing has been around for ages; what rubbish.
Was LB different in the past? Were the forums more active? The news more frequent and in-depth? Were competitions and events organised? - most members who have been here for a good while would answer āyesā.
So do you think the āvalueā of the site has increased recently?
Leaving the rest of the site aside for a while, the forums could do with a serious looking at as regards functionality (e.g. the recent ādoesnāt work on my phoneā scandal) - it costs to put these things right, if not money, then someoneās time.
And do LB members pay dues? No, so where does the money come from for maintenance? Do people expect the management, who have (AFAIK) jobs and young families, to pay for the site AND devote their time to keeping it running? OMG! There are ads on the site. āIāve never seen a site with ads!ā
For the record, I am not speaking as an informed āeliteā LBer who knows all the background ****, but from the point of view of a long-term member and a realist.
Sorry if my reply sounded a bit much, but I just donāt see the logic behind this āLB is about making moneyā thing. Letās think sensibly about this.