Trollheart

It is a valid point. Like leaving forwarding addresses, how many are going to bother? Also, I feel older members (look at Bulldog for instance, and Queen Boo too) had they come back and found MB gone and some sign pointing thataway, might not have bothered. For a lot of people it may be the familiarity; they know their way around, know where certain thread/areas are, and finding their way in a new place might be a bit too much hassle.

Add in having to pay to join then and, well, you know...

But then, as you say, you have to either decide to stick with the handful of remaining members we have, or try to attract new ones to a forum which at that point nobody will know about. I mean, look at Music Collector, for one. A lot of new members are just finding their feet here (clue: they're on the ends of your legs, guys! There ya go!) and trying to get to grips with a whole new, paid forum might be asking too much.

There are without question advantages in having our "own" forum; it's just a case of how many people think it's worth it, both in literal, money terms and in terms of going to all the hassle of moving? Hell, some of the people around here are hard enough to wake up, never mind get on their feet and pack a bag!

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