Think it comes down to why you fly (or did fly) bmi. Personally BA had ABZ-LHR locked down for years. Could charge what they like and customer service was poor. Then bmi came along and offered competition and a decent service. Despite sometimes the quirks of bmi leaving you frustrated, you still booked again.
It's the same on this forum. Help is guaranteed on here. Post a question and 5/6 people respond. On BA forum that topic slips down onto page two quickly. Add in conversations about rail services, the finger and cats and this forum is as quirky as the airline it supports.
If we go the BA way we will just have to accept drinking more champagne, or we could takeover the virgin forum which seems to be a bit underused. I know which I would prefer.
Happy Christmas to all bmi staff