Why would anyone feel the need to announce they are leaving? Why would anyone feel the need to pronounce the forum "toast"? People have come and gone since the beginning.
It is a fringe site (double guns) in an area of interest (shooting) that is beginning to become fringe. There are never more than 50 or so members looking about.
If you have something compelling to add or impart to a discussion, feel free. Or, not. Your choice. What goes on here, now, is nothing compared to what the board was like back in the day. None of us own it, we just participate.
Ed has always been nothing more than a huckster, and the things he has posted do nothing to advance any of our interests in a vibrant and healthy second amendment, or the shooting sports. Nothing. Keith calls him out on it. I can choose to read it, or, not, and you can, too. I doubt any lines would form, here, to buy one of Ed's burned guns, and that in itself demonstrates the value of this site. Like it, or not.
So, if it suits you, leave. We will more than likely miss your input, but, the forum is not toast.
Best,
Ted
