For us old folks who can remember the "Laugh In" TV show ... Artie Johnson used to say " ... Veeerrrryyyy Innteresssting!! ..."
Like most I migrated to forums based on my equipment:
Original Bradley Smoker: Bradley Smoker Forum
Char-Broil SRG: Sizzle on the Grill
MAK 2 Star Wood Pellet Grill: Pelletheads, and another pellet grill forum which will remain nameless
Trager PTG: Pelletheads
All the Above: Let's Talk BBQ
As pointed out, many forums (not all) are tolerant and allow postings of other equipment/brands. In the past many of you may have seen my postings (same one) on different forums. I've observed the same from others also. Of late, I too have felt on some forums like I've been posting to myself. Used to post a lot but now I'm more selective when posting.
Oddly enough at the time of this forum's birth/infancy I was in the process of creating my own forum dedicated to the same principles as this forum. Creating a forum is easy ... getting traffic, members, monitoring, security, etc are the challenges. I was invited to join this forum, which I gladly did, and saw no need for the forum I was working on. I commend the management of this forum for providing this product and maintaining a pleasurable environment.
Unlike the attitude of some forums and moderators on forums, the fact that someone pays the bills does not always justify their tactics. There are many Internet services that provide unlimited disk space, bandwidth, etc at reasonable prices so that argument doesn't hold water with me. I have seen the way some people, who are now LTBBQ members, were treated on other forums and it's despicable!!! For now I continue to visit other forums and occasionally provide my 2 cents when appropriate but I will now be focusing my attention, opinions, cooks, comments to this forum ...
Time to get off my soap box and get ready to do my first Pork Butt on my new Traeger PTG tomorrow. That should be interesting and I look forward to making travelers in RV parks drool as they get a whiff of my cooks