The concern is the “fall in membership” of this (and similar) Clubs but nobody can be definite about the causes. It is obviously a very complex issue and may be inevitable. Even Civilisations experience decline and fall.
What evidence is there that restricting access to the SOC Forum will improve matters? It could have the opposite effect, judging by the responses so far.
The online forum idea has been a great success worldwide, the modern consumer expects it, and it can only grow bigger for the foreseable future.
Only this week I registered on two Forums to aid research into the subject of those feeble front brakes on post-war Shipley Scotts. I found some promising leads.
So, in my opinion, this is no time to rock the boat by being inward-looking.
