By comparison it was bursting with interest and vitality.

The forum members held a straw poll on the average age of contributers just recently.It ran to three full pages of replies,which gives a fair indication of the numbers involved.

Opinions were diverse and frequently heated,but not dominated by one or two individuals or would be entrepreneurs flogging their products.

This forum has been in a serious slump for quite a while with most of the entertaining and informed punters disappearing or losing interest.We can only hope that it picks up.