nic0 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 12, 2023 7:11 pm
Did a heap of smoking over Xmas but didn't take many pictures. Had both the offset and pellet grill going Xmas eve. Did brisket and ribs in the offset and the turkey in the pellet grill. Will definitely start posting on here a bit more often.
Decided I will not be continuing on this forum, so if you want an active BBQ forum, lots of knowledge, easy to put pics on modern forum, go to https://www.smokefireandfood.com/forum/
Well I tried to get people interested in trying to build this one back up but nobody was so I haven't bothered any longer.......
too many adverts here now, looks like Paul has made this into another little side hustle for google adds money.....why else would you want this forum still going when nobody uses it anymore.
Davo wrote: ↑Fri Sep 22, 2023 5:52 pm
Well I tried to get people interested in trying to build this one back up but nobody was so I haven't bothered any longer.......
Davo
Trying to rebuild any forum is a bit of a dead end, not just this one.
BBQ forums and Facebook pages are dying all over the place which makes this forum a bit of a paradox.
I'm guessing with the ads etc just having this forum up generates enough to cover the running costs. That fact means this forum is self sufficent and will go ahead when overs will dissappear as they cost the owner money.
I'm guessing with how long years you have been admin for this forum that you have the proud title of the longest bbq forum admin in Australia!
Could possibly be, I've been admin here since I joined in 2008 along with Captain Cook when we were co-ersed from the Weber Bullet Bulletin Board by Paulr as he had a WSM and was a member there too and I eventually bought the WSM from him as he bought a Komodo Komado.
Just to think it took one bloke to come on here as a member, then as a Pellet cooker marketer and made the entire forum go apeshit. There was great times to be had here back then.
Facebook ended up taking over from traditional forums like these only for quick gratification and the ease to put up photos.....
But facebook groups don't seem to have as much control as forums. A mate of mine has started quite a few Adventure motorcycle groups here in Australia and he's forever kicking off dickheads who can't control their keyboard antics.
But even though I'm still an admin here, I only allow or disallow new members here now, amazing how many still try and sighn up but nobody posts much except you and I lol. I doubt we'll ever get a new audience anymore.
There's a good chance that this forum might be around in 5 years time and there will a 20 years celebration for you.
Here's my thoughts.
The 'exodus' occurred around 2015 (8 years ago) and we saw 5? breakaway forums which only one of them still remain.
This post started in 2019 @4 years ago where basically you, me, titch and cobberdave would post every now and then.
I looked up the definition of vintage and it was 20 years or more. So if you're still the admin, even just doing caretaker you will have the honour of being vintage!
Vintage???? Hahaha....I thought I was already vintage.....perhaps even historic or prehistoric .... even the wife calls me Oji-san which means old man in Japanese
