[DemolitionRed]

Good grief whats this? have a go at the mods day?!?

I think part of the problem with any long-standing forum group is, and this is similar to physical groups, people often get territorial and when a group of people get territorial, it frightens off the new blood. All forums need new blood if they are going to survive and so I'm surprised we don't have a welcoming sticky where people can pop in and introduce themselves.

I've been here a few years now but I still have one member who often reminds me that I'm the new kid on the block and implies therefore that my opinion is irrelevant. When I first started commenting on here I had two people who persistently made me feel unwelcome. Fortunately, I'm a tough cookie so people like that don't bother me but I've seen the same people pick out new members and go in for the kill and I've seen those members make a quick exit never to return. There are some cliquey bullies on here that need harnassing around new members because if they keep frightening away new people, this place will just become an OAP members club!