There are some nice folks at WUS but many more assholes I found. The snobbery is astounding at times and the owners of the site do not let anything bad about the sponsors to be posted There was one sponsor that had a run of watches that was defective and there was quite a bit of talk about it when the Mods hopped in and told everybody that nothing negative would be allowed about that brand. That was the final straw for me. I started another thread about that same sponsor and how they still owed a lot of us money for refunds that we never got. I had over 70 responses from other members noting how we were being ripped off. That day almost 40 people were banned for posting on that thread along with me. At that point I had sold most of my watches and I KNEW that if I started a new thread, they would boot me.......but I wanted people to know what was happening. So I was rather pleased that I went out with a bang.
Just like on here, the most active forums are the ones where the Average Joe's hang out. But there is only so much stuff that can be said about watches. A new member if they are really curious and into it, can last about six months before burning out. I lasted about almost two years but when I found AK, I was gone in a heartbeat. It was all so silly.....I means how many threads can you read about your favorite day/date complication? Or guys that publish their logs on how accurate their watches are.
When I left WUS the bronze watch thing was really huge, as is anything new over there. I saw a lot of guys putting the cases in vinegar to age them quicker.......Then they would start a thread about if they should wear it to a garden party, seriously. The biggest thing that used to drive me crazy was guys starting threads about a watch they could wear in the shower! I would ask "why would anybody want to wear a watch in a shower?". Then they would complain to the Mods and I would get warned about being negative. You cant make this stuff up! Since there is so little to talk about after a while the start threads like "Big Crown Thursday" and have people post pics of watches with big crowns...............good luck over there!