David; Please don't confuse participating with "reading". One does not have to post a message on the bb in order to count in the "views" meter. Simply clicking on a post records one "view". Reading the club magazine as a participant has nothing to do with submitting an article, while both would be considered as "participating". I'm certain that the vast majority of club members read the club magazine. I doubt that the same can be said for the various bb's ... which is what I thought the intent of your original post was..