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I tried guys, even had researcher of the year contests with $3000 prizes, advertised on google, reprinted research papers with permission, etc and it kinda of worked. But new members wouldn't stick around, they showed up for the buzz and then leave. I agree that the problem is a lack of new discoveries. Even hoaxes would get the forum busy, remember Biscardi?

Guilty as charged. For me it probably does come down to my feeling that I have expressed my opinions as frequently as I have wanted, and absorbed a huge body of opinions and facts to the point of satiation. For that I am grateful to the BFF and all who keep this thing up and running…Norseman, Gigantor, et al. Thank you! I wouldn’t say that I have moved on, exactly. It is more about freeing up bandwidth for more/other interests. Speaking of…OT shameless plug for my son’s band: The Mountain Grass Unit Jam Grass and BF just seems to pair nicely. They are right now rolling from Gainesville, FL to Sanford. Told them to keep their eyes peeled in the Ocala NF, don’t you know?

I was also encouraged by this episode of Expedition Bigfoot. These samples may be the first of their kind for Bigfoot. I will be glued to the screen when Season 7 begins. Christina Burns is the DNA Profiling Facility Manager at the International Forensic Research Institute of Florida International University. She should be well qualified to do the DNA sequencing. Her human-like preliminary results are what I found in aquatic eDNA, which, however, is less definitive than a blood sample and more extensive sequencing. https://case.fiu.edu/about/directory/profiles/burns-christina.html

Bear with me; I came up 20 years doing things a certain way and the first step is clearly identify the problem and the second step is come up with possible solutions, no matter how outlandish. 1. What is the problem? a) That we don't want the Forums to collapse as a going concern, or .... b) We want more comments, interaction, etc. I see these as slightly different questions - e.g., can the Forums continue having an online presence at a relatively low cost. Are costs low enough that they can be covered by relatively few dedicated members or even undedicated viewers who have an incentive to pay a $20 entrance fee? Or will the whole thing collapse without an inflow of new paying members. Perhaps another way of asking the question is "what should the Forums be?" Back in the day when I led units or offices, I always said, "I want our unit/office to be the place that other units/offices come to when they can't figure out what they're doing wrong. We find and overcome problems that others can't. I would love for the Forums to become that kind of resource for Bigfoot research. 2) What are possible solutions? I'm just going to put one out there because Backdoc hit on the solution I would turn to. Revamp the current Forums to make it more of an exacting reference source. A few examples of the knowledge this Forum has, but gets buried with the 38th thread on the same question include: a) Highlight the Bill Munns' material that's already here (with his permission of course) so that people get an introduction to the technical aspects of the P-G- Film b) Offer a clear timeline of the P-G- Film or other major events c) Build out Tirademan's historical archives. I now have over 100 old reports that either he found and are not included in the BFF 2.0 Tirademan section or that I don't believe he found. d) Have a section detailing (in layman's terms) the elk/Bigfoot body cast arguments (sorry, I'm a bit foggy on that one) Backdoc is absolutely correct in observing that this place is an encyclopedia of knowledge, unfortunately a lot of it is arranged alphabetically by height and weight. It's impossible to find. Curating (sorry for using that word) the information could provide everyone who has time to do so with projects that add to the Forums' value as the go-to online place for Bigfoot knowledge. Having a reputation as a key, unbiased source could help drive traffic. Okay, I've flung the first glob of mud against the wall to see if it will stick. And I apologize for doing so after being absent for such a long time. But like GeorgeM, I am retired now and can devote more time here. Feel free to discuss or not; I've got to go outside to attend to new and old items on my honeydew list.