[JasonB]

Considering the size of our hobby, and the impact of facebook, we should probably be thankful that we still have a few decent forum options available.

Vive la difference, and good luck to all of them. But it's always the members that make the difference.

I doubt I'll ever properly get into facebook, and personally I see forums as being far better. 

But I also love being able to set up the other stuff we do here, the things that aren't about likes, or discussion, but just getting fascinated by something, learning about it, and hopefully finding a good way to present it. Even if facebook or forums didn't exist, I think I'd still be doing some of the historical stuff, I'd still be doing the track plans, and I have to say that when Brian came up with the Grand Prix photos, or the BRM photos that made my week. Similarly when Hub sent me some scans for the library, or Richard, or any number of other people that have chipped in and helped, that made me happy. I've always wanted to set up some permanent content to add to the ephemeral content of facebook, and the proper community discussion that we get on forums.

On another point, we have been really lucky so far, because moderating here has been an absolute pleasure, compared to other forums I've "worked" on. By which I mean that apart from banning spammers, we've barely had to do anything. Which brings me back to the point that it's always the members that make the difference, so thank you to everybody, it is appreciated.