Not sure if any of you noticed the Tom Vasel interview with Mike Siggins on the Geek (Interviews by an Optimist # 14 - Mike Siggins) ... Mr. Siggins was the producer of "Sumo" magazine in the UK.
During the interview, in the middle of an answer to what he would recommend to a gamer for getting info online, he gave a brief, but troubling, reference to BGDF:
In a way the most exciting web sites for me should be The Board Game Designers Forum or ProtoSpiel, but as with most 'organised clubs', they have very little to say or offer. Nice idea, but without much utility unless you can meet face to face.
What do you think we should take away from this (if anything at all)?
-Bryk