facebook effected forums a good while ago, as for articles, how many times can you read about the same thing. over time it gets more and more difficult, this i know from experience having been on here for over ten years, all forums go through changes in the people that post, members come and go, in truth its nearly impossible to stop people rejoining after being removed. the key to a good forum is not just about the information it provides, its also about the banter, now some people see this banter for what it is and others take it personally, To me its water off a ducks back, its a forum not