Has this forum "matured" ?

RRP · October 7

Perhaps this should have been a Friday night question when some brown water would have added depth to some responses

. But as an old fart on this forum I keep thinking there are more frequent posts to the what are you buying etc posts than questions from newbies.

Sorry if this topic has already been beaten to death, but I never caught it.

hoosier_egger · October 7

It’s a slow and painful death.

bubbajack · October 7

I kinda agree. but I still come here to look at the food. the cars. the drinks, what are you doing, what are you drinking , what are you cooking threads. Plus all the peeps that I got to meet. did I MENTION THE FOOD!

RRP · October 7

I don't mean to be a Donnie Downer - I just mean there are so many eggers who used to be regulars here who seldom post or never post anymore or have they just moved on or has the shine of Eggdom worn off?

Buckwoody Egger · October 7

the last 20 years there has been a huge shift in not only how people and technology interact (pc vs phone) but also in the number of options / alternatives. most forums that are similar to this (but for my other interests) have either disappeared or had huge drop offs in activity.

hoosier_egger · October 7

Yup. The forum platform in general is dying. Today’s social platforms and influencers are the trend.

fishlessman · October 7

the forum will still be here when todays influencers are replaced by ai

kl8ton · October 7

I agree with @hoosier_egger completely.

Reddit with its platform is pretty popular for almost any topic, Facebook with it's groups, influencer channels on all the social platforms, etc.

I like this place because everyone (mostly) is a real person with real first hand experience. There is no targeted advertising or algorithms running interference. Just yesterday or two days ago, @Great_EGGspectations mentioned a music group he was going to see and @Ozzie_Isaac listened to that group, finding great enjoyment, while making some good groceries (nod to hungry hussy aka @tarheelmatt ).

I like old school.

kl8ton · October 7

For a moment, I thought that BGE took the link to this forum off their website. You won't find a link in the "Community" menu...oh no....you find it after scrolling a mile to the bottom and clicking on this discrete link:

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5017260/uploads/editor/ph/8tafap005hdm.png

billt01 · October 7

I have always like the forum platform better than social media for more personal dialogue. I guess 50 IS old...

Id bet lunch more cool $#!t gets exchanged between friends in here than on the Facebook page.

I maybe wrong, but...

Canugghead · October 7

Perhaps BGE should rehire this former ambassador

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPRhnroEVYc/

Ozzie_Isaac · October 7

Funny, I’ve dropped pretty much all my social media use - except Reddit. I don’t post on FB anymore, never really got into Instagram, and never got over the MySpace server migration fiasco in 2018.

This is the only platform I regularly use and post online. Pretty much because I know most everyone and they are real folks, diverse backgrounds, and all with shared respect and interests.

fishlessman · October 7

the bigger question might be......has the forum members matured

kl8ton · October 7

fishlessman said:

the bigger question might be......has the forum members matured

No, we have all just aged, not matured.

JohnInCarolina · October 7

fishlessman said:

the bigger question might be......has the forum members matured

An interesting question, from one of the oldest members here whose avatar is a lady balancing a red solo cup on her behind.

Botch · October 8

JohnInCarolina said:

fishlessman said:

the bigger question might be......has the forum members matured

An interesting question, from one of the oldest members here whose avatar is a lady balancing a red solo cup on her behind.

I had to zoom in, all this time I thought it was Loonie Tunes’ “Sylvester”!!

We Need Bigger Avatars!

As far as forum members maturing… some of us have been fermenting.

fishlessman · October 8

Botch said:

JohnInCarolina said:

fishlessman said:

the bigger question might be......has the forum members matured

An interesting question, from one of the oldest members here whose avatar is a lady balancing a red solo cup on her behind.

I had to zoom in, all this time I thought it was Loonie Tunes’ “Sylvester”!! We Need Bigger Avatars!

As far as forum members maturing… some of us have been fermenting.

She used to Flippy cup til bge took it away. So much talent. Bring back the videos,

Ozzie_Isaac · October 8

It is from an OG gif too.

https://tenor.com/view/flip-ass-sexy-solocup-cup-gif-5450607

Botch · October 8

Ozzie_Isaac said:

It is from an OG gif too.

https://tenor.com/view/flip-ass-sexy-solocup-cup-gif-5450607

We never had Talent Shows like that, when I was in school....

fishlessman · October 8

wonder what she looks like now that she is probably 45ish, 5 or 6 kids, a butt hanging out of her mouth, over weight and drinking cheap beer

JohnInCarolina · October 8

fishlessman said:

wonder what she looks like now that she is probably 45ish, 5 or 6 kids, a butt hanging out of her mouth, over weight and drinking cheap beer

Maybe you'll get lucky and run into her in the bar.

maxegger · October 11

We are fermenting and getting better with time!

Canugghead · October 11

Part of me is fossilising

Theophan · October 11

I used to love the original forum that later became GreenEggers, and liked this one, too. I haven't posted here in a long time, only came here just now and noticed this thread because I used a browser I almost never use anymore, and saw a button for "Egghead," and clicked out of nostalgia. Nice to see some of your names again!

Not having been here for so long, I obviously don't know if the form has matured, any. I'm a little sad to have to admit that I haven't used my Big Green Eggs since the Pandemic. It doesn't have anything to do with the virus, just a marker for the era. I'm just old, and tired, and I have balance problems because of an inner ear disorder, so I walk with a cane, now, and going up and down the steps from my house to the Eggs carrying stuff with both hands so I can't use my cane or hang on to a railing is a little scary to me, these days. I worry I'll fall and break a bone or something. I used to love grilling and smoking stuff on my Big Green Eggs. Keep thinking I'll get at it again THIS year, but I haven't, and now it's October...

I was really sad to see Greeneggers finally disappear -- anyone know if Old Bones Bob (wasn't that what he called himself?) is still with us? -- but I'm glad you all are still here and posting! I wish you well, hope you're all hale and hearty, and cooking up some world class grub!

Dyal_SC · October 11

kl8ton said:

fishlessman said:

the bigger question might be......has the forum members matured

No, we have all just aged, not matured.

Hit the nail on the head.

RRP · October 12

Theophan said:

I used to love the original forum that later became GreenEggers, and liked this one, too. I haven't posted here in a long time, only came here just now and noticed this thread because I used a browser I almost never use anymore, and saw a button for "Egghead," and clicked out of nostalgia. Nice to see some of your names again!
Not having been here for so long, I obviously don't know if the form has matured, any. I'm a little sad to have to admit that I haven't used my Big Green Eggs since the Pandemic. It doesn't have anything to do with the virus, just a marker for the era. I'm just old, and tired, and I have balance problems because of an inner ear disorder, so I walk with a cane, now, and going up and down the steps from my house to the Eggs carrying stuff with both hands so I can't use my cane or hang on to a railing is a little scary to me, these days. I worry I'll fall and break a bone or something. I used to love grilling and smoking stuff on my Big Green Eggs. Keep thinking I'll get at it again THIS year, but I haven't, and now it's October...
I was really sad to see Greeneggers finally disappear -- anyone know if Old Bones Bob (wasn't that what he called himself?) is still with us? -- but I'm glad you all are still here and posting! I wish you well, hope you're all hale and hearty, and cooking up some world class grub!

Yes - I remember you! Sorry that the aging process has separated you from your love of grilling and the BGE. I myself am 81 and am running (ha ha) as fast as I can to ahead of the grim reaper! As for Bob - yes he is still with us and he and I exchange emails on a regular basis. He too hasn't used his egg for sometime now for much the same issues to what your described. I hope you can stay here on the forum whether egging or not as I recall you regularly added to the old forum with your cooks and advice!

GrateEggspectations · October 12

Nice to see you again, @Theophan. You were a regular poster during my early days here. Sorry to hear of your health woes.

Theophan · October 12

Many thanks @RRP and @GrateEggspectations! And I'm glad to hear the Bob is still with us -- I used to enjoy his posts on the Old Forum and was sorry I couldn't convince him to give this one a try, especially now that the original forum has vanished.

I learned so much on these forums, and am still grateful to so many who kindly shared great recipes and techniques they had learned and passed on, here. I enjoyed grilling on those tiny, open grills they used to call "hibachi grills," decades ago, and then a Weber kettle, and finally a Weber gas grill, but I never really loved what I cooked. It wasn't until my wife bought me my first Big Green Egg, and I started learning how to use it on these forums that I really LOVED grilling and smoking. It was great. Such great food and good times with my wife and family.

Lovely to hear from you -- thanks!

Dyal_SC · October 12

Awesome words to describe that, @Theophan .

I agree with you that there was something “enchanting” about the transition to the big green egg community. Lots of great memories made with you guys over the past couple of decades

alaskanassasin · October 12

Yap miss having you around @Theophan and anyone else who has tapped out in recent years

The Cen-Tex Smoker · October 12

It all went downhill after Stike annd Tweev left and Little Steven died. 😉

I have never laughed so hard as I did when Trevor started the “officially unofficial” BGE Facebook page and ran it for months before BGE Corporate figured it out.

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