Did some forum members pass?

[jimmie50]

16 minutes ago, Olddaddy said:

Never heard of this forum Company of men 🤼‍♂️👬,been around long?

COM is not a Thailand forum.  It is more of a general gay forum.  It hasn't always been called COM...that was the name created when new ownership took over.  It has been around in various forms for a very long time.  I first joined that forum in the late 90's or early 2000's.  Originally there were two sites...one was general gay community stuff and the other was a masseur/escort review site.  It has been so long ago that I don't remember the original name of the forum.  The previous owner from Las Vegas who passed away during COVID was called 'Daddy' and I believe the review site was actually called DaddiesReviews or something similar.  The review portion of the site no longer exists as a separate site.  They seemed to have been merged into one site.   It was Hooboy who originally created the forum many, many years ago, not Daddy.  Daddy took up the cause/forum when Hooboy passed away.  His passing was unexpected and sudden, so no planning or thought had been given to continuation of the forum...who might take it over, what that might look like, etc.   

That would relate directly to @PeterRS question about the continuation of gayguides in the future.  Do forums and chatrooms have a future?  If so, what might that look like in 10 or 20 years.  

[floridarob]

7 hours ago, Keithambrose said:

There was "Dreaded Ned"

That was the Original Gay Thailand source of info.... I met him once at a party in Balcony, I went especially to see him and thank him for all the work he put into the site and keeping maps up to date.

He seemed shocked that he was having that much influence over people traveling to Thailand..... the internet was still in its infancy.

[thaiophilus]

10 hours ago, Keithambrose said:

There was "Dreaded Ned"

That was more of a (regularly updated,  accurate) listings site than a chat forum. As was Nicky's Gay Pattaya.

[unicorn]

4 hours ago, Olddaddy said:

...I thought there was only 3 gay Thailand forums been GB ,Sawatdee and this one 😲

This is not a "Thailand forum," although a significant number do come from there. I seem to remember seeing the data at one time, although I don't remember where. If my recollection is right, I vaguely remember about 1/4 being from Thailand. Many, such as myself, are simply fleeing the toxic environment of COM. Anyone is free to correct me if my recall is poor.