Tis as Keef says; things wax and whane.
First got into on-line aviation banter via the Flyer List and when that took a nosedive came over here.
Great times were had with and I learned a lot, both about aviation and on line communities.
Tried the Flyer Forums at about the same time but their format at the time and the amount of trolls made that unbearable. That got addressed and the lack of people hiding behind aliases does make for better postings and less flaming, as does the fact that people have been meeting up a lot more frequently than the odd bash.
Some say that makes it more cliquey. Think that is a bit of a misnomer as all are welcome.
'Left' Proon at the same time as Gerard as I thought that episode was handled particularly bad by the powers that were. Later had a spat with one of the mods on here (not BRL) and unhappy to have ads next to my name on the medical and health forum which seems to be an unmoveable issue so stopped posting on there.
Pop back every now and then and have a look. At times some interesting threads.
But overall not enough impetus to hang about anymore.
It's a bit like your favourite restaurant.
After some time the menu changes, as does the staff and the clientele so you move on.