[Carrie]

To me it's quality of posts.
But there are different levels in that, even.
Over here there are lots of intelligent discussions - not often about the business persay (although there are a lot of hidden double entendres) but just about life and the world in general. I love that.
It's a lot better than "show us your tits" and also better than the same discussion trying to take place with people who do nothing more than giggle and try to make raunchy jokes out of something they don't understand.
The business discussions that *do* take place here are more veteran oriented; if not in time spent in the biz then at least in understanding of the biz. (You don't have to explain to anyone how to build a free site or even how to manage 1k feeder sites going into a hub. The people here have probably done that and if they haven't, they certainly can understand it easily enough.)

There have been some good discussions over at JBM too, though - but not on the same level. These are more newbie or even midbie oriented discussions. Many of them started by Brad himself, gotta give him credit; he's putting in the work and it shows. But there's also the fun, lighthearted stuff too. Not purely idiotic shit like over at GFY, but folks just having fun.
Hell even some of the most ignorant-acting posters on GFY are acting like normal people and may even venture into being pleasant over on JBM.
It's a level of expectation that's been set, I think - don't act like you do on GFY, it won't be tolerated. You get a chance to participate, you can screw around and have fun... but leave the bullshit over there.

As for comparing JBM to Oprano, they're just too different. Apples and oranges. One caters to newbies/midbies, the other caters to veterans (not that I am one). I don't think there's any threat to either from the other.

There's definitely a threat to GFY, though. Most of the serious folk have already left GFY and only go back when they're truly bored or when they've been notified that something is going on they should see. The rest of the people have been BEGGING for someone to take the moderation seriously for a year and especially the past two months. Both of these groups have been looking for somewhere with kind-of the same flavor to it, but more mature - and looked over by moderators with brains.

Both JBM and Oprano have their place... GFY *had* its place and lost it. It's not a matter of IF GFY is going down, it's a matter of WHEN. It's already been beaten, but the amount of bullshit posters and surfers there will make it seem like it's still got a heartbeat for a good time to come.

The really neat thing is that Brad's board didn't cause the downfall of GFY.
Lens, Amp, and the rest of the people "managing" that board caused the downfall of GFY.
Brad just gave the more serious members somewhere new to go and get away from the bullshit.