I have been a part of FCF and its various permutations.
One of the great strengths of FCF were the articles that were presented monthly. Much of the discussion flowed from the articles.
It is also worthy of note that many of the "simpleton" threads that pop up here would never have been tolerated. That being said there were some epic battles waged on FCF, but waged within bounds.
FCF depended on the personality of its founder for much of its success. With his passing some of what made FCF successful went AWOL.
Finally, the big question is how sustainable a forum is hashing over the same old thing again and again. This even became an issue on FCF.
Finally, hate it or love it, Doubtful Thomas was a must read each month. Kind of like a car wreck, you just couldn't help looking.
Ain't that the truth!!
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