Bike Radar forum refugees

[De Schot]

Morning all! I too am a Bike radar refugee. More of a lurker than a contributor it must be said. Hope to have a bit more engagement moving forward.

 

[Binky]

Not been on Bike Radar but I've read it was very insular and anti anyone new? I've read tales of some being hounded out. Is this true?

 

[VinSumRox]

Not been on Bike Radar but I've read it was very insular and anti anyone new? I've read tales of some being hounded out. Is this true?

Didn't seem like that to me.

 

[rjsterry]

Not been on Bike Radar but I've read it was very insular and anti anyone new? I've read tales of some being hounded out. Is this true?

It's not anything now as it's closed, but you can judge for yourself as it's still available as read only.

 

[Dorset Boy]

Not been on Bike Radar but I've read it was very insular and anti anyone new? I've read tales of some being hounded out. Is this true?

We've all been hounded out now ..... by its closure!
But no, it wasn't anti new members, unless they were trolls.

 

[Binky]

Why was it closed?

I read someone posted in a forum there and immediate response from a regular was "who the feck are you". Maybe joking etc, dunno but i'd heard a few left.

Get similar stories about some cycling clubs, being made to feel unwelcome etc.

 

[briantrumpet]

We've all been hounded out now ..... by its closure!
But no, it wasn't anti new members, unless they were trolls.

To be fair, towards the end I think one needed a certain resilience to find participation rewarding, but when I joined (in 2010) and the active membership was wider, I found it very helpful. I suspect as it dwindled, the active bits got a little more intimidating if you didn't know all the characters, and debate could be quite 'robust'.

 

[Way-Out-West]

It might not have felt unwelcoming to those on the inside, but I’d imagine newcomers were put off by insider jokes and there was often scorn towards newbie questions/terminology. Many just made a single post and left.
There must have been a reason for its demise.

 

[Dorset Boy]

Why was it closed?

I read someone posted in a forum there and immediate response from a regular was "who the feck are you". Maybe joking etc, dunno but i'd heard a few left.

Get similar stories about some cycling clubs, being made to feel unwelcome etc.

The Online Safety Act killed it

 

[Webbo2]

Why was it closed?

I read someone posted in a forum there and immediate response from a regular was "who the feck are you". Maybe joking etc, dunno but i'd heard a few left.

Get similar stories about some cycling clubs, being made to feel unwelcome etc.

That was a response to a regular poster who had been absent for a while. Very much tongue in cheek.

 

[Stevo 666]

Why was it closed?

I read someone posted in a forum there and immediate response from a regular was "who the feck are you". Maybe joking etc, dunno but i'd heard a few left.

Get similar stories about some cycling clubs, being made to feel unwelcome etc.

That response was usually reseved for regulars who had disappeared for a while. As far as I could see there wasn't a bad attitude towards newcomers unless they were trolling, although it had become a bit of a small club by the end.

As mentioned above, the online safety act killed it off.

 

[Way-Out-West]

The Online Safety Act killed it

It was on a life support machine until they pulled the plug.

 

[briantrumpet]

It was on a life support machine until they pulled the plug.

The management had effectively gone AWOL and left the keys to the bar with the regulars.

(How many different metaphors can we use?)

 

[Way-Out-West]

The management had effectively gone AWOL and left the keys to the bar with the regulars.

(How many different metaphors can we use?)

It was like a bluebottle spinning around with its legs in the air until swatted with a rolled up newspaper.

 

[briantrumpet]

It was like a bluebottle spinning around with its legs in the air until swatted with a rolled up newspaper.

Or maybe we need some graphs to explain it fully.