when I started on this forum it was based mainly on business and wc matters, now it just seems to be drivel.
Wrong, it's always been like it is now; just when it started it wasn't as busy.
I should know, I'm an ex mod here.
Most posts always start off ON TOPIC, then end up OFF TOPIC. It's the way the forum always has been. Philip Hanson (the mod I took over from) tried to keep it on the straight and narrow with no off-topic chat, but that didn't last long and he spent more time arguing with members than discussing window cleaning stuff.
I remember going through his 'pre-mod' back posts and posting all his 'off topic' chat that he'd posted up; just to wind him up.