Discussion vs Chat

[The Saucepan Man]

But then, one of the things that I like about the BDs is that it is so personal.

I agree with that, and it is one of the particular features of the Barrow-Downs forum. There are a great number of threads here where people can get to know each other a bit better and stay on topic. Although I am not a contributor to it (see my location [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] ), Helen's Walk to Rivendell thread is a fine example of that.

And as Helen pointed out, his Barrow-Wightness has no problem with the odd off topic exchange. It only becomes a problem when the exchange develops into half a page's worth or more and on topic posts start getting lost amid all the banter.