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In reply to Post #17
The bickering takes place mostly in the bait section.
I gave up making bait years ago, I just buy what I'm confident in, I don't know what goes into it, as long as it works is all that matters to me, so there's no need for me to spend too much time reading about bait. I just use the Read the next topic with most new posts button
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In reply to Post #1
The bickering and handbags at dawn does my head in and its the same offenders. Along with that I find a lot of the threads are just repeats, best rod, best bait, Ronnie rig, etc etc etc.
Seems that most stuff has been covered already.
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In reply to Post #15
I'm logging on almost daily atm
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In reply to Post #14
I joined the forum back in 2011 and went through a spell of posting mostly when I was single and had more time on my hands .
I still log on daily and usually head straight for the foreign section and work my way through sections from there .
I haven’t used FB for over 2 years and will never return .
Met a few decent people of the forum whilst buying and selling tackle .
A big thank you to Karl and the mods for keeping the forum going through difficult times .
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I'm a new member so cant comment on the lowering of 'footfall', but here's my 2 cents for what its worth.
I'm a member of a few car forums and have noticed the same thing, there has definitely been a reduction in posts over the past few months / years.
I think that a lot of people are now members of groups on FB, Insta, Twitter etc instead of forums and have moved away from the more traditional forums as they seem to work in 'slow time' in comparison and people these days don't want to wait for anything.
However from my limited perspective, a lot of these groups on FB, Insta, Twitter etc are full of keyboard warriors with little or no knowledge of what they are talking about. I for one much prefer the traditional forum such as this one and am glad I found it.
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In reply to Post #12
It's for the women... unless you're a bit tutti fruiti 
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Not sure I want this hanging on my wall lol
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In reply to Post #10
I don't think seeing my 'Chippy Tits' on an A4 calendar is going to raise any money 
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In reply to Post #9
I'm not sure I want to see Karl or any of the mods topless 
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Right lads, I'm going to make a semi-serious suggestion, something that has some form for raising the profile and maybe even raise some money for a suitable good cause...
What about a Carpforum topless calendar 
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In reply to Post #6
Personally think the forum has a place in the 'internet of things' but do fear it may become obsolete with time as we inevitably kick the bucket! . . .the format does lend itself to previous generations so def agree being able to upload images quickly and easily may help retain newer members and encourage existing ghosts who rarely post etc
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In reply to Post #6
I haven't really noticed a drop in users in recent time.
Many forums have come and gone, but for all it's faults I say keep the forum as it is.
I find you get the best experience if you use a laptop.
Not a fan of Facebook, I don't need imaginary friends and need to be liked.
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In reply to Post #1
Personally I think that the clunkiness of the forum doesn't help.
Uploading pictures and video is so much easier on Facebook and other forums. We now have a 'like' button, but touch it and it shoots you back to the start of the thread and no one can see who has given the like anyway. IMHO the forum really needs modernising.
Some of the Facebook groups I'm in are awash with old skool anglers, full of great content and have zero bickering.
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In reply to Post #3
This is probably the most likely the case, as to be completely honest it's one of the main reasons I dip in and out of here. I like the forum in general, but it seems to go through phases of being very difficult to post anything 😂😂
Yes you do get it on Facebook of course, but if you look around there are some great groups that have very little of it.
It's no ones fault by the way and not a dig at anyone running the forum, unfortunately it seems to be the way a lot of the internet is going
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In reply to Post #1
Have those characters of yesteryear really switched to FB and other social media?
My guess is the ones I'm thinking of haven't, if they have I'd be surprised, the ones I'm thinking of would still be fishing but have given up on the internet.
Personally I still enjoy the forum, although I do find it more difficult to involve myself though.
I find I can't answer the questions nowadays, I don't know the answers to what's the latest electronic gadget or accessory.
Not a problem for me, I just make use of the 'Read the next topic....' button until I find something I'm more interested in.
@Singlebleep
When it comes to ingenuity I think you are right. Unless it can be bought in fancy packaging I think many people would be embarrassed to have a DIY item on display on the bank.
What would their fellows peers think of that? 
Anyway, enough of my ramblings, I don't do many videos, podcasts, FB or magazines, this forum is my main interaction and long may it continue 
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