06-19-2022, 03:04 PM
IMNSHO the one single event that lost the majority of active members was how poorly the upgrade, to the website, was handled. We were told that it would be a relatively smooth upgrade and that our current usernames and passwords would work on the new forum. The reality was that it took several days to get the forum rolled out, after the old forum was shut down. Then, to add insult to injury, one could not log in using their old usernames and old passwords. It took several days for some, weeks for others and even months for some to be able to log in using their old usernames. The prior forum was one website and the new forum is two websites and if one logs into the wrong website they are unable to access the forums containing the fishing reports. The new forum website was often down and is still not 100% stable. One had to be extremely patient and forgiving to go through all of the necessary steps to remain a member of BFT. In the age of instant gratification most previous members were unwilling to pay the price to join the new BFT.
Once the bloom is off the rose it is extremely difficult to get it back.
Once the bloom is off the rose it is extremely difficult to get it back.