My views on Georgie have been aired before and I still am of the opinion that he/she was an invention of a board member, who liked a wind up and I have my own opinion who it was.
This forum has always been a good source of local information although as people have become more internet savvy, they use Google much more and do their own research, but there is still a use for recommendations from frequent visitors.
I have found board members to be very helpful and eager to give a reply and can see no reason why anyone would be put off posting.
The problems arose in my opinion not so much by the endless questions, often repeated over and over, but by the sheer volume which members who have been using this site for years and years have yet to achieve.
In short it was turning into Georgia’s board, and it was very noticeable that fewer and fewer members were even bothering to reply.
Yes sometimes the comments were a bit harsh but considering the relentless onslaught, I was surprised it didn’t get worse as people were getting frustrated.
On the plus side the board had more posts, but sometimes less can be more.