A while back--a couple of years, perhaps--Bikeforums made an effort to figure out how to make people new to BF and women more comfortable posting in the general forums (duh, like it was hard to figure out!). I was asked to participate in a subcommittee of sorts, since I have a long history on BF. I found the subcommittee to be almost as bad as the regular forums, so I let my thoughts be known and left. The admins there COULD do the right thing and simply ban all the bullshit (wow, it didn't get ****--sorry to offend anyone), but they choose not to. I think their motto must be Quantity over Quality.

I do like the Women's Forum on BF, however, and continue posting there. I used to post on a regional forum, on touring, and on 50+, all of which are better than, say, Road Riding. But the Admins refuse to do their job, so I quit posting in the other areas as well.

I find very little overlap between TE and BFWF. Some, but small.

Catrin, next time I check in to the Women's Forum, I will welcome you.