Well, welcome MeatyTreats.
I have to say I'm a bit nervous after this thread, simply because of your reaction posts... I don't generally warm up to someone that's calling my friends hostile and abusive. I wasn't too worried until I kept reading, and with every post you seem to be getting your back up more and more... which worries me about what kind of influence that will have on the forum as a whole.
Try to see things from our POV. We have a very close knit community, and far too many forums have gone down the pooper after a change of ownership. I for one have never seen it work out well. Combine that with a very sudden announcement with talk of change, and people are bound to be nervous. I hope that won't be the case here, and hope that in spite of getting off on the wrong foot things will work out for the better.
I have to say I'm a bit nervous after this thread, simply because of your reaction posts... I don't generally warm up to someone that's calling my friends hostile and abusive. I wasn't too worried until I kept reading, and with every post you seem to be getting your back up more and more... which worries me about what kind of influence that will have on the forum as a whole.
Try to see things from our POV. We have a very close knit community, and far too many forums have gone down the pooper after a change of ownership. I for one have never seen it work out well. Combine that with a very sudden announcement with talk of change, and people are bound to be nervous. I hope that won't be the case here, and hope that in spite of getting off on the wrong foot things will work out for the better.
I was alright with it.. till each post by the new forum owner got a little more hostile.. Sure we can all leave it's our choice. But as has been pointed out members make a forum.. If you want to drive us all off that would be your choice..
No change isn't always bad.. But the way it comes across in this thread it isn't necessarily good either.