Dean, the Board has changed as it has grown. It has become the single best site for Cdns interested in firearms. Several hundred new posts appear daily; there are always some of definite interest and value, even if some are a waste of bandwidth. There are many extremely knowledgeable and helpful members. Invariably someone is ready to help. In my experience, the overwhelming majority of transactions are carried out honourably; I have had only one worrisome transaction, and only one other in which my trust was abused, and that was a low monetary value deal. I was surprised that someone would sacrifice their integrity for $40. On the whole, I think that the positive far outweighs the negative. Along with Badgerdog and Claven2, I hope that you do stay around.