I see random thread pulling on BT in full effect..

I must have missed the thread. too bad. vanilla gets old.

Why did they pull the "I can eat anything....." thread?  I was really enjoying that thread and hearing all the viewpoints on the role of food relative to staying fit from people of varying degrees of athleticism.  Grrrr......

That thread was useless without pictures.

Really.

+1000

I wear Zoot and am inspired to be a competitive AGer because of Bryan and I'm a much better swimmer because of TJ (and now do flip turns).  

rayd - 2012-06-17 8:59 PM I know what you are saying Bryan. I've been on BT since 2008 though I seldom post anymore. I really don't even lurk much anymore. It's not so much that I don't find triathlon interesting as I have been active in the sport for about 25-years. But the site seems to be less interesting than it once was. IMO, because of the discussions that have been pulled and the interesting members that left or have been banned.

yep, I've been here since 2005, and seen the ebbs and flows of the site. I find myself hanging out less around here lately. not sure if its because the topics are less challenging or some of the people who made me think are gone. I hang out for 2 reasons. 1. to pick up tidbits from newbies who have unique questions that might lead me down different paths and 2. to help those where I can with my 25+ years experience. When the taste and feel of a forum becomes more and more vanilla in nature, interest starts to wane.  I know the powers that be have made a point to keep this place a welcoming venue for those new to the sport, and that's great, but if you're too heavy handed in enforcing that, it shifts from welcoming to boring.

What are the other options?  Slowtwitch?  Right now ST is 99% LA threads.  Prior to that is sure seemed like 99% of the responses were just a-hole responses. 

Maybe BT is trying to push away more experienced people with their management of the forums.  Maybe they want to keep the beginner in BT. 

I have no desire to go to ST... so tired of flame discussions on the interweb. And in this subject, testosterone wins out. I think BT does some things very well, and it does amaze me how beginner friendly it has remained. I do agree with you that obviously you do not want to be left with only beginners helping beginners because then it isn't as much of a value as it is now. The only thing I would like to see more is more warning before threads get pulled. On other forums everyone knows what happened and had plenty of chance to correct... but when things just disappear for no apparent reason, ya I don't get that.

That no explanation part bothers me too. I don't have a good idea of where the line is here. I can't see someone else's mistake and there is no explanation of why it was a mistake, so how is anyone else supposed to avoid doing that before doing it themselves? Whether or not it should be banned is another issue for discussion, but we should at least know where the line is. I've been here not quite a year, so less than a number of others, but I'm on very regularly and still not quite clear on this yet. Is it possible to lock a thread, delete the highly offensive parts, and then post a reason why it was locked so we can see it?

And on another note. ST does have a gem of a thread every now and then, but I go there more for entertainment. One thread devolved into three straight pages on the merits of heating syrup (or not) before putting it on the pancakes. That kind of entertainment is hard to find.

rayd - 2012-06-17 8:59 PM I know what you are saying Bryan. I've been on BT since 2008 though I seldom post anymore. I really don't even lurk much anymore. It's not so much that I don't find triathlon interesting as I have been active in the sport for about 25-years. But the site seems to be less interesting than it once was. IMO, because of the discussions that have been pulled and the interesting members that left or have been banned.

I'm new, but I feel the same way.  This site is seriously over moderated.  Anything interesting quickly gets deleted.

I'm not posting my meal again!  I had to ice my fingers after all that.