Quick Qestion BPL MEMBERS...

[Wise Old Owl]

Did BPL fix the issues over there with the spammers? - some folks thought it was out of control over there a year back... not enough moderation or something else was up... I am asking before I subscribe for next year.


Would you subscribe for 2014?

[Wise Old Owl]

I hate it when my fingers misspell a title... I know I hit the U...

[capehiker]

I haven't really noticed much spamming but I've only been a member for a year.

[MuddyWaters]

They had a short week or so about a year ago where they had problems.
That was fixed, basically by requiring membership to post.
If you dont post, reading is still free.
Use ad blocking software is highly recomended.

[bfayer]

They did. But they did it by adding another level of paid membership. so for a few dollars a year you get to post, and for a few dollars more you get to read all the articles.

I let my membership lapse this year. The value I originally paid for is just not there anymore. The in-depth gear reviews they were once famous for are just not happening.

[Malto]

They did. But they did it by adding another level of paid membership. so for a few dollars a year you get to post, and for a few dollars more you get to read all the articles.

I let my membership lapse this year. The value I originally paid for is just not there anymore. The in-depth gear reviews they were once famous for are just not happening.

Agree........

[Wise Old Owl]

Thanks!... . . . . . . . . . . .

[RockDoc]

I was a member but I dropped it. Seems like the owner has really dropped the ball on BPL compared to several years ago when he was really into it. Their in-stop store was a total mess, neat stuff but always out of stock.

Typical lifecycle of many small organizations, birth, meteoric rise, plateau, crash/fizzle.

In small organizations it often depends on the energy/interest of one individual, and they may simply choose to do something else.

[Violent Green]

Yeah, the articles are lacking a bit now days. 90% trip reports, 5% winter stove performance, and 5% Kickstarter campaign plugs. There are several great topics that could be covered, new products tested like DWR down. Maybe one day. Still a good site thanks to the forums though.

Ryan

[Kerosene]

I let my membership lapse this year. The value I originally paid for is just not there anymore. The in-depth gear reviews they were once famous for are just not happening.Same here. I bought quite a bit of gear from the store also. Too bad.