Who do you think pulled the lefty play of suppressing anything they disagree with?

 

maybe, but it's not like Off Topic went away, I can still get to it

 

With a couple of keystrokes everything is still in place. In the end the traffic numbers will tell the tale.

 

"Recent Posts" bring it up as quickly a "New Posts" used to for me.

 

half of the new posts are in the welcome thread

someone has to welcome all of those bots. It's just not me.

 

True, but I believe you are seeing only those threads in which you've posted when you do that.

 

Correct, but the POD link is just to the right of whatever thread I participated in (so two clicks.)

 

The most humorous thread on the forum.

New Guy: Hi, first Harley and I've run into an electrical issue.

Typical reply: Welcome to the forum from (state).

Way to read the post and offer help.

 

You miss a thread involving lesbian midgets, vegetable oil and spiked heels using that technique don't blame me.

 

those guys probably get as excited getting that first welcome message from Coleslaw as someone getting their first AOL welcome email

I think most, if not all, are generated by some clever programmer. The place gets 75 new members a day but none if any ever post a pic of a bike, an interest in $68 pizzas, or share some amazing taco joint in Juarez?