A lot of the people on this board, and who set up this board, and who have organised/attending MINI2 things know each other.
However for someone such as me who only dips in every now and then due to other committments, I find it a bit annoynig because i dont know who anyone is! For instance I just had to post a message to "wee haggis" because his profile doesn't say who he is in real life.
The danger is that it seems like a small bunch of friends and its difficult for a newcomer to "break in".