As a newcomer to these pastures, what exactly are the differences, benefits and shortcomings of EllGab compared to BellGab, in your opinion?
Funny you should ask. For what it's worth, I posted the following recently on both boards.
"I've been considering posting exclusively on EllGab for some time now for the following reasons:
There are too many serious head cases posting on BG. It's not that these people do not have a perfect right, within limits, to share their twisted perceptions and fantasies. The problem is there are no limits on BG and they are all free to offend and abuse as they see fit. In too many instances the posts amount to verbal weenie waiving or a bid for attention through the use of language and commentary that is intended to shock. This is not just a distraction and a waste of time to most but it cheapens the dialogue and detracts from the enjoyability of BG. It's not surprising that BG is a magnet for folks with psychiatric issues.
There are much fewer ElGab posters who assume some sort of superior attitude or affect based on their tenure on the website or personal relationships with the owner or his favorites.
ElGab software has better functionality and is less quirky. One gets the feeling that someone is paying attention over there.
Bart impresses me as an involved participant who cares about the quality of EllGab content and imposes standards.
Sayonara, sports fans. I'll miss some of you."
I should add that I would often get an error message when trying to connect to BG to the effect that my browser was unable to make a secure connection with the server. I have never gotten that message or failed to linkup immediately when connecting to EG.