What happened to the Oldies?

[wentworth]

Hi All,
where have all the old members that frequented the forum when I joined in '04 or '05 gone? Chris Cavenaugh and all the rest?
Are they all lurking in a secret part of the forum? I enjoyed their posts!

 

[drewdunnrespect]

good question maybe there out there learning new stuff and havent the time for bcuk

 

[JonathanD]

Alot of people have disappeared. The good news though, I'm still here

 

[bushwacker bob]

Some of us are still here and lots still read it,but when you've answered the same questions a few dozen times apathy sets in and they leave the answers to someone else who still has forum enthusiasm.
Even a motormouth like me struggles to post anything interesting anymore.

 

[JonathanD]

Some of us are still here and lots still read it,but when you've answered the same questions a few dozen times apathy sets in and they leave the answers to someone else who still has forum enthusiasm.
Even a motormouth like me struggles to post anything interesting anymore.

I never had anything interesting to post in the first place

As in all forums though, you do get a circle of information that arises, dies and then arises again. Some folks like posting facts and talking slkills, others like to build up friends on the forum and talk about skills whilst doing so, and it's those folk that seem to stay around.

 

[bushwacker bob]

Not necessarily. I've been here a while and I'm still an unskilled 'billy-no-mates'.

 

[wentworth]

Good to know there's still some around! Shame not all are however.
Have to say I have lost all motivation to give hammock info myself, but am still here to learn.

 

[Toddy]

Not necessarily. I've been here a while and I'm still an unskilled 'billy-no-mates'.

Aw

I think what you said about posting the same information repeatedly is very, very valid and constantly pointing folks to old threads is kind of negative.
The other thing is that the forum membership is huge these days, a lot of folks posting kind of obscures the familiar faces at times.

cheers,
Toddy

 

[JonathanD]

Yeah, that's true, the traffic on here is immense now, and threads seem to disappear down the page fast due to the volume of posts and posters.

 

[Hoodoo]

I think most of them were locked up and put in a prison where they don't have DSL, just dial up.

 

[Asa Samuel]

I think most of them were locked up and put in a prison where they don't have DSL, just dial up.

Is that why threads with lots of pictures still have a warning?

 

[woof]

I think most of them were locked up and put in a prison where they don't have DSL, just dial up.

Yep, and beware of any photo's about some where to hang your soap on a rope !


Rob

 

[wentworth]

I'm reassured that some of the oldies are still around at least.

 

[MagiKelly]

I'm still around but you can't have meant me as you mentioned people who posted interesting stuff

 

[bushwacker bob]

I'm still around but you can't have meant me as you mentioned people who posted interesting stuff

I think someones moved the goalposts when it comes to interesting, John.

 

[wentworth]

Ah yes, Magikelly, Neil1, Stuart, Chris Kavenaugh Abe Osram and others that I used to read. At least some are still here and active. And all who have posted on this thread obviously!

 

[Tony]

Hi All,
where have all the old members that frequented the forum when I joined in '04 or '05 gone? Chris Cavenaugh and all the rest?
Are they all lurking in a secret part of the forum? I enjoyed their posts!

In answer to Chris I'm not sure how he's doing now but he got quite sick and couldn't really do the forums any more, he used to look after Doug Ritters forums but he stopped doing that as well, I've tried a few times to contact him to see how he's doing but no luck.

Some of the others are still about, as you've seen, they often read, pop in, post when they feel like it etc Some have gone for good and we've not seen them for a long time.

I think that some of the old times don't realise that they're an inspiration to others, it can be a bit of a drudge going through subjects more than a few times but I used to enjoy reading about what they had been up to, if you're reading this, let us know what you've been up to

 

[drewdunnrespect]

In answer to Chris I'm not sure how he's doing now but he got quite sick and couldn't really do the forums any more, he used to look after Doug Ritters forums but he stopped doing that as well, I've tried a few times to contact him to see how he's doing but no luck.

Some of the others are still about, as you've seen, they often read, pop in, post when they feel like it etc Some have gone for good and we've not seen them for a long time.

I think that some of the old times don't realise that they're an inspiration to others, it can be a bit of a drudge going through subjects more than a few times but I used to enjoy reading about what they had been up to, if you're reading this, let us know what you've been up to

thats a shame about chris tony and well said in regards to not realsing how inspiring they were to all us novices

 

[British Red]

Not necessarily. I've been here a while and I'm still an unskilled 'billy-no-mates'.

I'm still your mate. But you don't write, you don't call



Red

 

[Aaron]

When I joined here back in 2003 Jack Beckett and Ed Livesy were regular contributors, I miss their posts as they really knew their stuff!