I agree with you on the advertisement point Mike.
And as for this;
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… The members most likely to add meaningful content to the board are the least likely to revel in the growing negative atmosphere. As the board shifts further from tech. info, gen. auto info, and meets we will lose more and more of the true auto enthusiasts on the board. I don’t spend my time on myspace, facebook, or the like. I am here because of those enthusiasts and I’d hate to see any of them leave…
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AMEN.
But this isn’t a new trend; It’s been going on for years now.
I said the following in This Thread almost 2 years ago:
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… You know how hard it is to actually get automotive minded members to stick around here? Say I tell someone “Hey, you’re into cars - check out NYSpeed.com!” So they sign up, look around and don’t see much automotive stuff going on - and it’s not because there isn’t any, but all the non-automotive stuff dilutes it out. “WTF? I thought this guy said this was an automotive forum? I’m out…”
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But the mods and Howie already know how I feel… and I’m sure they’re sick of it over the years 