There's always going to be another "gunkid" among the numbers, but there's going to be another Preacherman or Art Eatman, too. Or some kid who will filter out the garbage and advance to that stage eventually. I still hang out at THR a lot, and I mostly get tired of the repetitive threads, but that comes with the territory. With over 30K members there are going to be dissenting opinions, and yes crazies, but that's also part of what makes it good (and keeps it interesting.) And it's still one of the best resources available. If I have a shotgun question sm knows the answer, if I have a 1911 question, 1911tuner knows and has BTDT many times. Same with Swampy and Garands, and a lot of other extremely wise and knowledgeable individuals. Honestly who would teach a woman to shoot without referencing Pax's stuff?
BTW, in a complete thread drift (please excuse), there's a new forum starting, rangereports.com. It's brand new, so nothing's really posted yet, but it might turn out to be a neat place. FYI in case you want to check it out.
RT