I joined recently. So here is my view.
Yes, most people join for information and sources. Me too. That's life with newbies.
But what they get here in reality: information that is not straight nor reliable (too much paranoia, and bull...., very few real facts) and sources: none.
So then, no benefit. Bye bye.
Okay, hard facts, told straight. But I am being honest in my view (and btw, verified, and not of any authority, and my English is too good to be HiiimSaaaaAaaaa LOL. That's because I am english! I cant do the local lingo, lah!)
So what do you expect?
vaping in the street, $500 dollar fine??? Bollocks. No such statue. Please correct me by sending a link, all statutes are online in this country (a country playing at being first world but not quite making the grade in some departments, the health of their citizens being one of them). I have never read about a single prosecution. Says a lot about the person who wrote that crap, and why this forum is subdued.
The only discussions are about exclusive bits of cloud-chasing kit that newbies have no clue about. When they just want to put a toe in the water and lay their hands on an ego and a CE4 clearo......
So yes, it is quiet here..... and it will remain so unless the key players lighten up and grow some balls. Yes, there are certain things that are illegal in the region, and I do recognise that existing statues have been pushed beyond their original intention (and indeed wording) in some cases. And I recgonise too that there are powerful lobbies with agendas at play. The law should be made clear and should be respected. But let's not make up fairy tales. I think its better to state the real facts, let bro's decide for themselves with a helpful, positive and accurate, community sense of spirit. I am not saying that local sources, if any exist (I have no clue if they do or they don't), should be compromised. That would help nobody.
I am just saying that if the local "experts" tell u to buy a Hana Modz DNA30 with a sub ohm coil, and only ever vape alone in a secure vault 100 metres below the earths surface, then there's not going to be a lot of new members hanging around on the forum....