Please let's don't head into a slanging match.....
GIRLS thread - first post 1 May 05, last post 14 Feb 09, 678 replies, 46319 views.
Modern Commer Replacement - first post 20 Nov 03, last post 30 Aug 09, 2013 replies, 75339 views.
Tells a story of sorts, that maybe the flesh element is not as important to people now than it was when the first thread above was started as, at one point, it was top of the tree of replies and views compared to the Commer and, indeed the others listed here
http://www.clubarnage.com/forum/index.php?action=stats, which now show that the popularity of the first thread above is in 7th by relies and 6th by views, with top of the tree by replies being "Word Association" with 2658 replies, and top by views being the Joke thread at 103754 views.
In terms of the threads and ratios, that works out at replies/views for those threads above as:
GIRLS 1.46%
Commer 2.67%
Word Association 4.14%
Jokes 1.92%
Which means that GIRLS generated the most views but the least contributions from the forum, but all of the others generate more active participation from the forum.
So, after all that statistical bo**ox, which at least has some science behind it, "The purpose of Club Arnage is to provide a web-based forum, that is renowned for friendship, openness, humour, honest information and the absence of advertising and commercial gain, as a home for any individuals who share many and various dreams and interests that make up the Le Mans 24-hour race, and much else that takes their fancy besides". Add to that the posting guidelines
http://www.clubarnage.com/forum/index.php?topic=361.0 and moderators who are, compared to many other forums, quite relaxed in what is permiitted, we are, I think, quite fortunate in having a forum that most of us can access at work as well as at home, and which is moderated by those giving up their time to do such a usually thankless task.
Conclusion after all that? What did or didn't happen, or was popular, in the past is never a really reliable indicator for what should happen now or in the future, so go with the ebb and flow.....
MG Mark