AOPA shutting down their message board

It was - until they moved it to a web forum. I don't know what it is
people like about web forums, but coming from offline newsreaders I
just can't get the hang of them other than to do a quick look up of a
support problem.


The web forum has improved membership tremendously, but there still is
not much training discussion going on. The $15 per year probably
discourages student pilot sign ups. Sure, it's not much, but why
should they pay anything when you can get it for free elsewhere?

These newsgroups have a far greater participation than any web forum,
and, like you, I prefer offline reading.

In article ,
Greg Esres wrote:

The web forum has improved membership tremendously, but there still is
not much training discussion going on. The $15 per year probably
discourages student pilot sign ups. Sure, it's not much, but why
should they pay anything when you can get it for free elsewhere?

huh? There is(was?) a web forum that charged $15/year? geez, talk
about stupid.

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Bob Noel
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huh? There is(was?) a web forum that charged $15/year? geez, talk
about stupid.

They don't do advertising. How else to keep the lights on? The board
is heavily moderated; real names are required and flaming isn't
permitted.

Five years ago and earlier, it was worth the expensive per hour
connect fees charged by CompuServe. There are still some advantages
over the newsgroups. There are more controllers there and lots of
airline pilots.

In my view, student pilots should not have to pay. At that level in
their training, their commitment is low and there are too many free
alternatives.