By using CompuServe, we can do everything we did on the BBS and need not even dedicate a computer to do the job. Data networks have individual benefit as well. Here are more examples. I posted a question about my problem of crushing the cases when reloading 223 ammo. A few questions in the forum brought enough responses to write a small book.
British media are rabidly anti-firearms.
Consequently, we wait at least a month for UK shooting publications to restore the balance. Outdoor Forum is far faster. After buying my first handgun, I found the Firearms forum, where I found many very gun-literate people who could answer my questions. But beyond that, I found people well-versed in the facts about gun control that conventional media are so adept at hiding. Before long, I realized that my new hobby was in danger of being banned unless we all pull together.