We are a shell of the old GBO here on GBO Reloaded. Back in it's golden years, GBO was THE place to go to talk outdoors and some politics and stuff. All good things come and go. It takes a tremendous amount of time, physical, and mental work to Make it work. Bill and Matt did one Hell of a job. They needed to step back and take a break, and did. The new owners were just in it to make a buck. Not so with Bill and Son. They put their souls into it, and made it work.
Back when things were going strong, I volunteered to become a Moderator on the political, news and PB stove forums. If your going to have flare-ups and dissention, this is where it will happen. And BOY did it ever. It kept Bill, Matt and the Mods busy just refereeing the word fights. Bill had some well thought out rules in place, and the Mods. used them to keep the heat down. We tried to moderate without showing favoritism, but some didn't agree. You can't please everyone lol! One that thought I did was Charlie. To this day it bothers me, that he thought so up till he passed. In truth, I liked the guy, and agreed with 99% of his views, and I miss him. Dee and I have had our disagreements as well, and at times it became a problem. There are so few members today on Reloaded, that Bill can do the enforcing of the rules by himself. Lloyd and Dee were going at it continuously, and it was time to put a stop to it, and Bill did. I'm enjoying being able to get into the conversations more now, and will only step in when it gets to far out of hand. Politics and religion tend to bring out the best in us. And sometimes the BEAST in us lol!
