For years every scooter forum I read has been very open and posters were able to respond and take the conversation on a new track. It was frowned upon to totally change the main theme of the thread but a discussion about a particular scooter or manufacturer could easily veer off to a discussion of a farkle was fine. When my wife decided she was not going to ride with me anymore, I sold my bike and turned off all forums. Three years later I decided I wanted to ride again so seemed out all the old forums I used to read and new ones that appeared to cover subjects I was interested in. In a couple of the new forums, I found what I considered a strange phenomenon whereby one user could create a thread that was dedicated to their topic and their topic only. Others could post comments about the postings but not change or hijack the thread. I learned to take my cue by the subject. When the op stated it was their trip, reclamation project, etc., I took it that only thread-specific comments were appropriate. That said, over the years I have noted that virtually every one of us has posted in the wrong forum area or responded to the wrong thread. I’ve learned over the years that public praise and private criticism goes a long way. And since this is a scooter forum, we should let back to that discussion.
