Early to mid 2000's, I used to drop in a few times a day and spend a while here when I did. Still checked in once most days after that until about 2 years ago. Maybe once a week since then. Maybe I am just getting old, cranky and nostalgic but the golden era of this forum is long gone.
I rarely see any great threads or posts about running or training anymore. Maybe they still exist but they get lost in the quagmire of racism, politics and general idiocy that clogs the forum these days. The atitude of the posters has swayed towards trolling rather than discussion. All that stuff was happening back then too but it is much worse now and all the knowledge that was once here is gone because of it. This forum used to have debates between world renowned coaches and athletes and people with vast knowledge. A few stalwart posters are still here but with the exception of Canova, all the coaches and athletes are gone or at least don't show face and post regularly anymore. This used to be used as a medium for coaches to pass on training theory. Now, because of trolls, bigots and political nuts, we don't have a place for that anymore.