Why All This Junk???

I was a member of Junksale back when Chris was the moderator and back then it was a great voice to the hobby.  Like many I understood the hard work that Chris put into the site and also sympathetic to the reasons why he felt the need to let it go.  I was also one of many financial contributors.  When Lee and Claire took over the site it had its initial teething probs but they both carried on the tradition of the site and up until recently their work and efforts could not be questioned.  Junksale was a meeting place for folk to trade, not just gear but ideas and exchange information amongst the amateur fraternity, a true F
ORUM. 
Today has seen an end to all of that

 
Junksale is no longer a forum for exchanging both gear and information pertinant to the hobby.  I'm currently running an application called Wireshark against the site after I became a little concerned about the amoutn of CPU usage my notebook was experiencing.   Some of you maybe familier with Wireshark and it's use, for those of you who are not it is a Network Packet Analyser, amongst other things. 
For a hobby forum is there really a need for the constant stream of TCP and HTTP activity with data relating to third party activity?
I have enjoyed this FORUM mainly due to the fact that it is naturally geared toward the UK amateur in contrast to the likes of Eham and QRZ, and as I mentioned in another thread my primary reason for using it was for the technical exchange part of the hobby.
I admire Lee and Claire for originally stepping up to the plate and taking on Junksale when required and carrying on the traditions of the site.  But today is reminding me of the same scenario of a major supermarket chain moving into a cornershop near you.
Obviously it's early days for this new format but this site is no longer my startup page in my browser due to what I consider to be background intrusions onto my network of all the superfluous TCP/HTTP and other protocal activity.
If this works for Lamcommunications then power to them and I wish them all the success in this economic climate but I think we have lost a great Forum.
Regards
Nidge (G0NIG)
 

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Thanks for the wireshark analyses;was dubious about what was going on with the cpu useage being so very high....tells its own story I guess Allan

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Couldn't agree more.
 
A victim of our own success.

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forgive me for asking but why is this happening to the cpu rate..???
 
maybe explain in an email to me tnx 73

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or a victim of the accountants together with aggressive web design sales pitch?? the site clock is symptomatic of the whole site....out of time... Allan

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I'm with you Nidge.
No longer my home page.

Cheers

Tony

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hes cashed in on the 6000 + members

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Could'nt agree more with you Nidge.If somethings not broke why try to fix it? Just look at the fine mess Fee bay have made of their search system that was uncalled for.

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Hello fellow disgruntled members, I have to agree with you 100% Nidge, we dont ALL own the latest Quad core faster than light machines, although web designers ALWAYS assume we do!! My poor old PC just cant cope with 80 to 100% CPU usage!!
This site now smacks of a typical over commercialised venture who's very format was sold by some typical "change their phone every ten minutes", spotty "see how clever I am" web design team!!
Sorry LAM.............I will always remember you with Fond memories but I am afraid I am OFF for good...........if it will free up some space for a few more adverts feel free to delete my profile.
Just logged onto another rival site for the first time...........its been mentioned on here before so I wont say the name, and it was like putting an old pair of slippers on!!! Easy to navigate, minimal CPU usage, no "flashy" "blinky" nonsense, and down to earth. I have always remained loyal to Junksale since I discovered it and never signed up for the rivals, many of which I felt were probably inferior copies, but I am about to log back on to said site and sign up.
Best 73 with your venture...........Ready Eddie.

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remember lynchline before that was fiddled with ?

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The history repeats itself. MLS was the same success and then...Lamco, bring back the old site !

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100% with you all,lets get back to the old site

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That's not going to happen as a small fortune has been spent on the changeover!
There's a "Sticky" running asking for suggestions, my suggestion would be those not happy with the current set-up subscribe to that thread offering ideas that perhaps in some small way this will lead to striking up a happy medium, a commercial venture giving LAM a return for it's investment and ourselves a resemblance of the community spirit we had in the old website,  Lee & Claire aren't digging their heals in here, quite the opposite in fact as they've asked for ideas and time to react.

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OMG what have they done
I think its nearly time to find a new one
but i will wait a while and see what happens but
bring back the old site PLEASE

Ian

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Yo Linda
hows it going up there ?
hope u and Ian are ok
Just got the 80m wire back up so should be
joining u on there soon that is if u still on there in a morning ?

Anyway if there tech's think its ok to wait so long for pages to load
then it must be ok (says with tongue in cheek!!!)

talk soon dear

Ian
g7pun