Well to the few that might have a look at this site in passing I feel the need to comment on something that started a good few months ago, this is my opinion and no offence is aimed at the good people that looked after the forum except that I think someone somewhere lost the plot!
When I decided to finally get on with what I had thought about and dreamed of for years and that was to build myself a custom Harley. So I scoured the internet and found Chopperbuilder, I joined, read and learned from many people on there and it gave me the confidence to make the start, a lot of friendly non judgemental advice and ideas along with a laugh or two.
Then for no reason one night I went on the forum and it had been changed it was now The Boardtracker and the design had changed. There then ensued great debate! some liked some didn't but mostly people were pissed off because none of us were told about it beforehand, not even a poll. It became a bit nasty and people were getting fed up, the annual meet was cancelled which caused even more annoyance. People voted with there feet and the forum became quiet and almost to a halt, a few of us I suppose partly through loyalty kept posting answering the odd post etc.
Then a few months ago one kindly soul (cheers for trying Tricky!) found a pub with a field and suggested a get together, many said yes including me as I missed last years through all sorts of reasons and one or two on the forum I owed a pint or three for the help they offered over and above the bike building requests, a shite time in my life which they rallied around and offered friendship. Which will not be forgotten.
Well the pub was sorted, weekend was booked off, it would be a 500 mile round trip for me but I could visit me mum and sister on the way so it was worth it!
But, in life shit happens many started to pull out, fuck, it ended up with just 3 people, me included, had said we would go! Well, it was cancelled a pain but not the end of the world.
So I posted a reply, saying "no worries shit happens" when it was posted the shit was shown "s**t" so built in censorship? tried to post again by editing the post and adding another shit! again bleeped out.
well for fuck sake, since when was having a shit a problem there are far worse words. I was tempted to add as many "naughty" words and see what was or wasn't "bleeped" but in an attempt to be grown up I changed my mind and tonight removed "the Boardtracker" from my favourites.
I know that most if not all people have either always been on Britchopper or like myself migrated over and a great bunch of nutters would be hard to find!
But it is a shame that it went that way and perhaps we will never know the whys etc. and I fully understand the need to for censorship but for goodness sake shit?
