Well.. to echo Lemmi's words.. I used to love coming here too, and to echo Tim's.. I used to spend plenty of time on here as well..
It was a good place to hang out.. Such a great crew..
I certainly haven't lost my love for Pompey FC.. that's been with me since I was six, and will be till I die.
The thing is.. nothing stays the same. What we all had for a period of time on this forum was something quite unique. A space in time. Although it was out there in the ether, I always felt there was a great deal of camaraderie among the group of fans who contributed. So much so, that although I'd personally never met anybody, I did feel that I knew several of the characters that took part. I also really enjoyed putting together the humorous sketches, photo shopped skits etc..
Can that be reinvigorated..??? I'm sure it can. Nothing in life is impossible, except maybe Brexit..
ha ha.. You can't force people though, and I must say, one of the things that put me off when I wanted to come back and rejoin the fold was all the damn adverts and the whole 'corporate' feel of the new layout. The front page especially, its just bloody awful in my opinion. A compositors nightmare. Crowded squares.
My internet access is through my laptop by the way, and I'm now running the latest Firefox with an ad blocker. Much better, but you do get to stare at acres of white space on this site, and that's a bit off putting..
At the end of the day, we all like to go to places that make us feel welcome and relaxed. Where our friends are. As I said above, I'm sure the old forum spirit can be reinvigorated, however, to do that you need to draw people back in. Get those emails posted to the old crew, and just maybe if the numbers start to pick up it'll attract others to join in and become self perpetuating. Nobody can party in an empty room, and I'll admit that's one of the things that put me off.
I'll finish by saying something I've said before.. hats off to Rug and Eastney Dave for keeping things going. Stalwarts both. So.. although, things have drastically changed in my life, and on the forum, I'll put my name forward for getting back onboard, and do my best to get back when I can..
Play up Pompey..