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Old 05-05-2020, 01:06 PM   #64 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
I'm glad you didn't. (But I suspect we've quietly lost a number of members for exactly that reason, and it's why Tim & I agree it's time to clamp down on the threads that tend to bring out uncivility & partisan potshots.)

I have wondered if there's a prototypical "arc" of interest/excitement/abandonment for long-time forum members.

My interest waxes & wanes with how much I drive (which is almost nil lately), but always spikes again when I get a different car (ie. my parade of winter beaters).

I still clearly remember back in the day how astonished I was to see how well pulse & glide worked; it seemed so counter-intuitive.

I doubt many (any) people left because of the bickering. It’s more like fuel is cheap and abundant at the moment. If and when fuel spikes, (and it will) new and old members will flock back.

As for the bickering.

If one doesn’t care for a particular thread or subject matter, there’s a simple solution every forum member or guest possesses and that would be...

Don’t click on it.




Having said that, this is your website your rules.




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