Maybe DW could use posters who still actually talk about clothes, as suggested in the forum name.

It seems to be increasingly news and current affairs - Ukraine, corona virus, gun control etc. etc.

I don’t care what Billy Eyelash says about Roe V Wade. However, DW are now obsessed about this sort of stuff, in a sort of ‘right on’ cancel-culture sort of way. The normal posters like Pimpy just get shouted down on these type of issues.

At least on styleforum all that American politics crap was boxed off in a completely different current affairs section. Same with Ask Andy.

Also too American. Phil Spector posts on famous people who have died. Lots of minor US TV folk I have never heard of. Not a word about Lester Piggott though.

Of course we still have Yuca, our very own cancel-culture type, for harmless entertainment when the mood takes him.
He gets grumpier and grumpier, like some involuntary celibate.

@AFS, they (DW) need a good conversation starter like your good self to talk about cloths, it appears to be focused more on politics.

Sammy and the boys debate abortion. Think I'll pass on that one.

Of course, they do have the odd chunter over on DW about Harrington jackets and chinos, if that appeals to you.  You even get to see a sample of said Harrington jackets neatly laid out on laminate flooring.  The navy and olive (no contrast piping) underpants collection may appear in due course, sparking off a dedicated thread on DW.

‘Btw, all the politics at DW are in the politics forum. No idea where anyone is getting the idea otherwise. The clothes forum is just for clothes.’

The politics forum pervades the whole site. Just click on ‘new posts’ and see what crops up.

Styleforum and AAAC don’t operate like that. I am oblivious to what those sites say about politics if I don’t go into the sub forums. They don’t have an overall new posts function which somewhat gives the game away. Not much new content that features clothes now.

Give my regards to Pimpy who valiantly attempts to address DW politics rants.

He will probably realise he is wasting his time soon. They don’t do reasoned debate. His recent reply to one loon :-

“Why would anyone answer a question so ridiculous, or have to prostrate themselves to you or anyone else to prove their innocence to whatever it is you accuse me of, sorry don't play that game:

' Just click on ‘new posts’ and see what crops up.'

Uh, no? Why would I do that?

I show several. But regardless I still have no idea why you would go to new posts if you don't want to see whole forum .  I keep the Men's Clothing forum as my open window fwiw

Yuca, as a dick, is certainly swinging.  Must be all that Latin jazz.

The reasons for this forum being a mere shadow of its former self have been widely debated.

From a psychological point of view, it is extremely interesting to observe how some users ignore reality here.

From all other points of view it is tragic.

AFS has more intellectual energy than the combined posters of AAAC/DW and all the other moronic men's chatting shops put together.  Post Frosty Mellor he's the only one who thinks beyond the cliches about the often banal world of men's clothing. And now I look back on Chensvold's time at Ivy Style I can see that he too was a good, energetic journalist who made a really substantial contribution. Not so keen on the new bloke's work however.

I am hugely grateful to the above posters for their support.

My rather scabrous sense of humour is sometimes misplaced but no actual offence is meant.