When I first found SXOC bb, I found information about my car and a healthy community who were involved with helping each other with advice, support (practical and otherwise!) and friendship.
IMO you cannot get the best out of people unless you have an element of fun. This element was here on this bb in plenty and was mostly constructive and creative which helped in the general spirit of things. Sure there were times when I read something and thought it was useless rubbish, but then I could choose not to read it. Usually it died a death quite quickly.
The bb has technical problems ATM as I understand. Maybe part of the problem is the amount of posts? Maybe part of the answer is thought to be to reduce that number? There are undoubtably fewer posts here now.
Maybe this Non 200 chat section is why some people come so regularly to this bb. I have many unanswerable questions and I don't want to alienate people.
All I can really say ATM is how I feel. Others may well feel the same.
I feel that the bb has changed dramatically in the past few days to the extent that I no longer feel welcomed. This was surely not the intention and I could be accused of being a tad sensitive - so be it, but I'm only describing it as it is for me.
As part of a crowd of people posting in here I felt I could occasionally contribute. I may not appear to be but I am a bit shy of making a fool of myself - it's easier when others are doing the same. To have a post of mine deleted, which is now (but wasn't before) a distinct possibility, would be like a rejection. I don't want to risk that, so I shall not be posting here again until I feel safe to do so.
I shall look in from time to time, maybe ask a question or two in the technical section. I shall continue to go to meets and such for the time being as I have no wish to burn my boats. I have made a lot of friends here and would not wish to lose touch.
Whatever has happened here I would just like to say - DON'T THROW OUT THE BABY WITH THE BATHWATER!
BTW I am a fully paid up, S13 owner/member who has always been willing to help out anyone with a problem ( Draven, Jacko, aBoiij & Leon to mention just a few), go to most meets etc., so if I have a problem yet have been willing to speak out, how many have been chased away that you don't know about?
Sorry Leon!