old members and were have they gone

[pete_mcc]

It's up to the longer serving members to help out every time a question is asked, even if it's been asked hundreds of times before. I'm sure most people have been at that initial learning stage.

Have to say I agree. Check out MBUK, every year without fail it does the same articles to cover new riders (adjust your brakes, change a tube etc), people don't say 'just buy a back issue'. It is down to us to help these new joiners.

Likewise, i feel that the search function is slightly ruined by people's signatures and by the for sale threads that never get shut down but constantly get added to creating 10 page monsters.

That said the biggest issue for me is that this place used to be populated by people who were there 'back in the day' and it was all about reminiscing about the bikes, races and riders of the day and about sharing that common experience. Now 'retro' is more of a pastime for people of all ages, after all I have bikes older that some new members! For these people it is less about sharing memories or experiences and more about building a retro bike for the joy of building a retro bike in much the same way that 30 year olds restore 1960s Mini Coopers. I think this is why a number of old members don't post - they signed up for one thing but evolution and growth of the site has taken it in another way.

 

[brocklanders023]

People just find other things to do, other interests and all that. Before RB I was really involved with retro Tamiya RC and spent all my time on forums related to them + searching ebay for bargains. I don't have a single buggy now, sold 'em all to buy bike bits after my attention was drawn over here.

I'm not a member of RB from way back but have been on a while. I come and go a bit more now and am not as addicted as I once was. I think much of that's down to having owned/sold most of the bikes I was interested in bitd and not having too many more itches I want to scratch (realistic ones within my budget at least). I've searched the forum top to bottom for bikes I like and seen most of them so very little turns up now that really makes me go 'wow!'. Saying all that, I've been on here a lot recently and have no plans of buggering off any time soon.

 

[BoyBurning]

the biggest issue for me is that this place used to be populated by people who were there 'back in the day' and it was all about reminiscing about the bikes, races and riders of the day and about sharing that common experience. Now 'retro' is more of a pastime for people of all ages, after all I have bikes older that some new members! For these people it is less about sharing memories or experiences and more about building a retro bike for the joy of building a retro bike in much the same way that 30 year olds restore 1960s Mini Coopers. I think this is why a number of old members don't post - they signed up for one thing but evolution and growth of the site has taken it in another way.

That pretty much sums it up for me.

Whilst the general attitude here is to embrace all new comers, the result unfortunately is plenty of irksome people who have joined simply because 'retro' MTBs is the new fad.

Many haven't a clue, and some of the posts have become increasingly tedious and unnecessary.

Whilst abusive posts may be expected for a forum of the size RB has become, there has unfortunately and simultaneously been a proliferation of idiots posting complete shite - and it is sometime difficult to weed out the decent threads.

I now tend to read only threads by member posts - ie. someone I recognise as having something worthwhile / informative / amusing to say rather than by those aiming solely to increase their post count...


BB
[posting something worthless again to increase his post count...]

 

[Dr S]

Shit, that's twice in as many weeks that I've read a BoyBurning post that I totally agree with. Scary.

 

[pete_mcc]

Shit, that's twice in as many weeks that I've read a BoyBurning post that I totally agree with. Scary.

Gotta hate that!

 

[BoyBurning]

Shit, that's twice in as many weeks that I've read a BoyBurning post that I totally agree with. Scary.

Really??!

What was the first one...?!

 

[jonnyboy666]

i tend to agree with the above comments from BB and Pete but i think that is the case with alot of forums.

when i first started using this forum i would log on once a day and there would be 100 posts since previously logging on, now it's 250-300, this is from using the 'view posts since last visit' option.

there is bound to be more silly rubbish etc but having said that this is still the BEST forum with the least amount of offensive crap on it.

also the problems (scamming etc) of late are realistically so few and far between as to not be a real constant issue, and please don't think i am belittling those issues.

i am not a big fan of political/religious threads though but then i tend to stay out of the general/off topic area so it's less of an issue for me.

i'm here because i like bikes, and i love the meets, big or small, and have made some good mates through this site.

 

[Dr S]

Shit, that's twice in as many weeks that I've read a BoyBurning post that I totally agree with. Scary.

Really??!

What was the first one...?!

I can't remember, I'm in shock.
Need some sugary tea quick!

 

[Dr S]

i want to use smileys so badly but wouldn't dare whilst Pete_Mcc is around.

 

[pete_mcc]

i want to use smileys so badly but wouldn't dare whilst Pete_Mcc is around.