Changing use

Mainly, the banning of racist, political and religious topics I’m sure sprung from that time. 

That is probably why the forum is so dead in the water these days.

Where is the spirit of argument, disagreement all without rancour?

+1👍🏻, the good old days they weren’t, nit picking?, no. Open abuse?, yes. Nasty people ruled. You can’t have everything, a good thread can be mired any time. It may be quieter now but it’s accepted that everyone is entitled to a say👍🏻

RF, if you'd witnessed the abusive posts of the past, you'd not have posted that.

There’s a world of difference between debate/discussion and the abusive arguments we had way back then. The only way to stop the abuse was to ban contentious topics and I’d not want to see a return to those early days.

It must be six or approaching seven years since I joined. As above I think the T&C were needed.

I still think it's one of the best caravan or MH forums. While not as focused as some manufacture's forum it has for me a broader appeal and certainly the best knowledge base and help around and it's the sort of help you get on a club site.

Still enjoy posting.

Even though I had plenty of years caravanning under my belt before joining CT I have found plenty of advice to add onto my own from those members willing to give it and my thanks go to them. I hope that I have given some back, and that to me is the essence of the forum. 

We have also been fortunate to meet with a few members and their friendship will remain regardless of what happens to CT.

I enjoy the general chat and wildlife sections but it does seem that we are desperately short of new members who are willing to engage after the Introduction section. Very few of them go on to support the forum yet I'm sure that there are many who look in and don't participate. Maybe it would be nice if a few of them could let us know of any misgivings they have, hopefully without any current regular denigrating their comments. Just like the club, we need new blood.

With regard to your last para, WN, I don’t think that’s a phenomenon peculiar to CT as it happens on other forums. It’s strange but fairly common.

" The first ones being Pauline and Tigerfish.  Remember them ?? "

I certainly remember Pauline, the Nottingham Forest Footy Fan and I still post comments wrt Forest as well as Burton Albion, where she now lives I believe.

Mr & Mrs Tigerfish I met some years back at the Clubs N E C stand when we were all looking for a comfy seat for our separate lunches !

Most of the others I've met were at the Inaugural C.T. Gathering  again at the N E C - Rowena, DSB ( before Cheese ! ) as well as, I think " Bugs " with his camera working over-time, but he does not seem to Moderate on here any more.

I still see the first post on " What are you up to now " --  V9 Volvoman who did some Walking Football for exercise and some good humorous " Reporting " posts.

But don't forget "Wotsername" -- sigh 

V9 and his stories of Ivor and Dot Booking.  Fire Dragon, Valda and Dianne Thompson for lots of good advice.  So many more who for one reason or another don’t post anymore

Fire Dragon, with her lovely little Avatar is still active, OP !!  I'm sure I saw her posting yesterday

YES  !!  V E Day rally thread on 21st of this very month  The Old Man,s memory is still functioning but only when it should be sleeping