I joined before I bought a TC so I could learn. I learned a lot from every post that pertained to my situation. I also learned a lot from what I thought were grumpy old members, their opinions, and their political views. I tried hard to ignore those. Some I couldn't and, in those cases, stepped away from the forum for a while.
This forum cannot and should not be replaced by FB, Twitter, and other social media. The history alone makes it such a valuable resource for TC buyers, newbies, and owners. If only the search function worked! Other forums I belong to, such as https://advrider.com, are more up to date software-wise and searching past posts WORKS. It's a valuable thing, the search function.
The forum software needs an update. The content is very valuable. The politics is not. The job of the moderators is to clamp down on that.