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I think part of the problem is people are simply not posting fun stuff any more random thoughts Send a noteboard - 17/03/2011 05:03:52 PM
There used to be a constant stream of silly surveys and random subjects. Looking at the board it looks like there is too much politics but the reality is there is just to little other stuff. I know you and some others have tried on occasion to bring that back but I fear the community has shrunk to the point where it will be very hard to sustain it.

That is why I was happy to see chat being considered again. I never really spent anytime there which is part of the reason I don't know most people's real names but I think it did help to build a stronger community. There was some squabbling but it did let people get to know each more than they can get from little post about a limited number of subjects.
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Things that I have learned and noticed over 11 years Larry - 16/03/2011 11:07:50 PM 1616 Views
Most of the personal sharing you describe I've shifted over to my Facebook activity. TaskmasterJack - 17/03/2011 12:12:34 AM 862 Views
There is that, yes Larry - 17/03/2011 12:24:14 AM 900 Views
I only use it to keep up with family and share pictures random thoughts - 17/03/2011 04:22:54 AM 785 Views
Facebook; that's that one app for Farmville, right? Joel - 17/03/2011 01:05:58 AM 934 Views
You are getting older, that's all Druid - 17/03/2011 01:12:14 AM 995 Views
Netscape turns 18 next year.... Joel - 17/03/2011 01:21:40 AM 867 Views
It will never catch on! Druid - 17/03/2011 01:32:00 AM 855 Views
Re: It will never catch on! TaskmasterJack - 17/03/2011 01:52:12 AM 818 Views
It's not that I don't still love the Illuminati BBS, a man just needs a little variety sometimes. Joel - 17/03/2011 03:30:55 AM 923 Views
joel, you're about to get married, no leering at other browsers for you! *NM* moondog - 17/03/2011 04:34:35 AM 417 Views
It's cool; we have an open source marriage. Joel - 17/03/2011 05:29:37 PM 863 Views
Re: You are getting older, that's all TaskmasterJack - 17/03/2011 01:53:28 AM 861 Views
Agreed...but Druid - 17/03/2011 03:15:42 AM 1035 Views
Re: Agreed...but TaskmasterJack - 17/03/2011 11:30:42 PM 884 Views
What's odd is that I've become happier and more content in recent years Larry - 17/03/2011 02:28:14 AM 1047 Views
Familiarity breeds contempt. Joel - 17/03/2011 01:14:03 AM 1008 Views
Thanks Larry - 18/03/2011 09:48:49 PM 978 Views
Books: Always finding new ways to enrich peoples lives. Joel - 22/03/2011 10:51:53 PM 1001 Views
Since we first met a few things have happened. Avendesora - 17/03/2011 02:06:40 AM 1072 Views
Nah, you're not alone. Michael - 17/03/2011 08:47:43 AM 813 Views
Yeah, but you started out with boobs. TaskmasterJack - 17/03/2011 11:32:00 PM 860 Views
There is that, yes Larry - 18/03/2011 09:46:44 PM 1015 Views
remember all that time we spent on the phone? sometimes i miss stuff like that temeraire - 17/03/2011 05:34:08 AM 828 Views
There are nights where I crash by 7 PM these days Larry - 18/03/2011 09:38:39 PM 978 Views
Even I have gotten tired of the politics. Ghavrel - 17/03/2011 06:17:23 AM 887 Views
My view on politics has changed quite a bit in the past few years Larry - 18/03/2011 09:40:31 PM 984 Views
Mine hasn't, really, but my opinion of repeating my positions endlessly has. Ghavrel - 18/03/2011 11:14:39 PM 843 Views
There is that, yes Larry - 19/03/2011 01:48:39 PM 935 Views
Things I've learned.. @my - 17/03/2011 02:17:46 PM 800 Views
There is wisdom in that Larry - 18/03/2011 09:54:10 PM 894 Views
Or. I could be that that some people (coughmecough) @my - 22/03/2011 05:55:50 PM 847 Views
I stopped trying to be funny when I realized I wasn't, and that I can't take a joke. Macharius - 17/03/2011 03:19:56 PM 824 Views
nUUUUUUUUUUUd *NM* TaskmasterJack - 17/03/2011 11:32:57 PM 390 Views
Well, you could just be silly instead Larry - 18/03/2011 09:52:46 PM 835 Views
Alas, I am not a resident of Camelot. *NM* Macharius - 19/03/2011 08:16:59 PM 414 Views
'Tis a silly place. Larry - 21/03/2011 10:26:49 PM 744 Views
Don't feel to bad alliandrina - 17/03/2011 04:27:15 PM 890 Views
Ha! Larry - 18/03/2011 09:51:19 PM 793 Views
I think part of the problem is people are simply not posting fun stuff any more random thoughts - 17/03/2011 05:03:52 PM 781 Views
Chat was definitely better than the MB for building personal relationships. TaskmasterJack - 17/03/2011 11:34:49 PM 753 Views
Some of the conversations I have on FB are like chat with really bad lag. *NM* Avendesora - 18/03/2011 01:03:21 AM 409 Views
"FB" and "chat with really bad lag" just naturally go together. Joel - 18/03/2011 04:36:23 PM 883 Views
I think that's near, if not at, the heart of all this Larry - 18/03/2011 09:50:37 PM 813 Views
My problem is I just like to argue random thoughts - 18/03/2011 10:12:03 PM 883 Views
I don't think you like me. rebelaessedai - 18/03/2011 06:27:45 AM 936 Views
So ignore him. I like you. Ghavrel - 18/03/2011 07:32:47 AM 882 Views
rebelaessedai - 19/03/2011 04:43:55 AM 845 Views
Yeah, if you've been avoiding me over an internet fight, you really do. Ghavrel - 19/03/2011 08:56:03 AM 750 Views
What can I say, I have issues. rebelaessedai - 20/03/2011 04:21:12 AM 906 Views
I like you. Lady Mystery - 18/03/2011 01:10:16 PM 878 Views
*splutters* rebelaessedai - 19/03/2011 04:45:03 AM 793 Views
*giggles* Lady Mystery - 21/03/2011 01:10:21 AM 1230 Views
random thoughts is yours? Talk about your unlikely pairings.... Joel - 18/03/2011 04:32:17 PM 900 Views
Re: random thoughts is yours? Talk about your unlikely pairings.... rebelaessedai - 19/03/2011 04:46:59 AM 864 Views
Skype is your friend. Joel - 22/03/2011 10:47:41 PM 955 Views
Really? Larry - 18/03/2011 08:41:35 PM 1063 Views
Really. rebelaessedai - 19/03/2011 04:41:46 AM 935 Views
Larry - 19/03/2011 01:49:30 PM 842 Views
It doesn't help that you don't tend to post things that make you likeable. Helene - 18/03/2011 06:55:04 AM 999 Views
I always took those posts as attempts to include people. Joel - 18/03/2011 05:33:55 PM 903 Views
That's a very positive outlook, which perhaps is shared by others *NM* Helene - 18/03/2011 09:13:43 PM 314 Views
Hope so; try thinking in terms of what fantasy used to be like. Joel - 22/03/2011 11:19:36 PM 972 Views
10-11 years ago, I might have thought I was a major part of this site. Uncertain of that now, Larry - 18/03/2011 09:36:26 PM 938 Views
Offering a perspective. Helene - 18/03/2011 10:03:58 PM 842 Views
Re: Offering a perspective. Larry - 19/03/2011 01:46:06 PM 1011 Views
The answer my friend, is blowin' in the wind Bad Ash - 19/03/2011 04:19:10 AM 893 Views
Tangled up in blues Larry - 19/03/2011 01:50:52 PM 1154 Views
I haven't changed at all. Jacob - 22/03/2011 01:44:12 PM 916 Views
Re: I haven't changed at all. TaskmasterJack - 22/03/2011 11:37:47 PM 798 Views
You just only propagated, that's all Larry - 23/03/2011 12:33:20 AM 782 Views
Lady Mystery - 23/03/2011 01:15:01 AM 839 Views
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