This forum is fine now. Its ironic that the improved changes made a lot of people jump ship. Many people were unhappy with the old format and started their own forums, like the tropical fruit guys. Once it was updated it seems even more people were unhappy and it prompted another group to form, mostly about temperate fruit growing. I have 6/7 forums bookmarked so it's easy to see whats going on. Have you tried using a bookmark in your browser?

Yes,i do use bookmarks for 3 subjects that i am interested in,citrus,persimmon,some sub tropicals that is all.

If you spent less time on the forum and more time in the field, you wouldn't even notice it! :)

Well, I love gardenweb! I recommend it to everyone I know! But I did just join this year . . .but I have read grumblings about the old format and allusions to people leaving here and there. My question is, are there other forums out there that I should be using? In addition to gardenweb?