Take this as an official announcement on forum policies.
Everybody here is free to post about the tanksim(s) of his choice. That people not liking SBP, but others, do not do that, is their problem, neither mine nor anybody elses.
I am also not responsible for SBP all in all triggering more activity around the web. Comparing the SBP forums and activities to that on the lighthouse forums, shows differences, at least the last time I checked the latter (and it has been some time, i admit). If any sim is or is not supported, and it it's publisher going or going not bankrupt - it is their issue, not mine.
As some threads have shown, this forum also accepts postings on other games that are not even closely related to armour sims, like strategy wargames, ground wargames and wargames in general. I would not even complain about Rainbow Six discussed here, or whatever. Use this forum if you want, don't use it if you don't want - your choice, your decision. the only thing you really must do is obeying the forum rules if you stay and post here - this is mandatory and will not be object of negotiation.
I myself certainly give constant updates on news regarding SBP - that is my private poster's business, not my moderator's business. If such a share of posts deal with SBP, that seem to be because no other -or not many - threads get launched by people regarding other games.
There are resource stickies for four different games. All contributions to them have been included in the information posts, plus giving a thanks and the contributor's name. It's just that no more contributions are coming in. Is that my fault - or yours, the communities? I only care for the correct maintenance of the resource stickies - not necessarily for all of the games they deal with.
This forum is what you make of it. It will be alive or dead according to
your actions. After the strong personal hostility against me had faded because I did not agree with some people's attitude toward Steel Fury and labelled it a good game but a mediocre sim - I nevertheless was completely neutral towards it, or the other lighthouse title, like it should be for any moderator in a given forum. It got treated the same way like SBP, strategy games now being mentioned in a parallel thread, or Steel Panthers. All material posted on it got put into the ressources by me. You want these two titles being more representated here? Then represent it, do it, nobody is hindering you. Or M1TP2. Or Tank Commander or whatever. It's just that I am not busy with any of these games - I cannot post much about them even if I wanted. If they are your hobby - what is holding you back? Certainly not me.
If you think there is no music playing here, then start some music yourself.
I reap what I sow? Well, certainly I do, like everybody else. You guys for example reap the forum you have sowed in your shown or lacking activity.
Me personally, I do not have a special fetish about this forum, it is not my baby but my job, and I like to do so, but am not emotionally depending on it - I just guard the rules and make sure everybody follows them. I am not the chief entertainer running the show all by himself. If you want that, grab some money and buy a ticket for something.