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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 1681 Views
Most of the personal sharing you describe I've shifted over to my Facebook activity. TaskmasterJack - 17/03/2011 12:12:34 AM 934 Views
There is that, yes Larry - 17/03/2011 12:24:14 AM 964 Views
I only use it to keep up with family and share pictures random thoughts - 17/03/2011 04:22:54 AM 850 Views
Facebook; that's that one app for Farmville, right? Joel - 17/03/2011 01:05:58 AM 1012 Views
You are getting older, that's all Druid - 17/03/2011 01:12:14 AM 1076 Views
Netscape turns 18 next year.... Joel - 17/03/2011 01:21:40 AM 936 Views
It will never catch on! Druid - 17/03/2011 01:32:00 AM 922 Views
Re: It will never catch on! TaskmasterJack - 17/03/2011 01:52:12 AM 882 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 991 Views
joel, you're about to get married, no leering at other browsers for you! *NM* moondog - 17/03/2011 04:34:35 AM 443 Views
It's cool; we have an open source marriage. Joel - 17/03/2011 05:29:37 PM 932 Views
Re: You are getting older, that's all TaskmasterJack - 17/03/2011 01:53:28 AM 925 Views
Agreed...but Druid - 17/03/2011 03:15:42 AM 1106 Views
Re: Agreed...but TaskmasterJack - 17/03/2011 11:30:42 PM 955 Views
What's odd is that I've become happier and more content in recent years Larry - 17/03/2011 02:28:14 AM 1106 Views
Familiarity breeds contempt. Joel - 17/03/2011 01:14:03 AM 1066 Views
Thanks Larry - 18/03/2011 09:48:49 PM 1049 Views
Books: Always finding new ways to enrich peoples lives. Joel - 22/03/2011 10:51:53 PM 1082 Views
Since we first met a few things have happened. Avendesora - 17/03/2011 02:06:40 AM 1140 Views
Nah, you're not alone. Michael - 17/03/2011 08:47:43 AM 870 Views
Yeah, but you started out with boobs. TaskmasterJack - 17/03/2011 11:32:00 PM 930 Views
There is that, yes Larry - 18/03/2011 09:46:44 PM 1082 Views
remember all that time we spent on the phone? sometimes i miss stuff like that temeraire - 17/03/2011 05:34:08 AM 896 Views
There are nights where I crash by 7 PM these days Larry - 18/03/2011 09:38:39 PM 1047 Views
Even I have gotten tired of the politics. Ghavrel - 17/03/2011 06:17:23 AM 948 Views
My view on politics has changed quite a bit in the past few years Larry - 18/03/2011 09:40:31 PM 1055 Views
Mine hasn't, really, but my opinion of repeating my positions endlessly has. Ghavrel - 18/03/2011 11:14:39 PM 907 Views
There is that, yes Larry - 19/03/2011 01:48:39 PM 1001 Views
Things I've learned.. @my - 17/03/2011 02:17:46 PM 884 Views
There is wisdom in that Larry - 18/03/2011 09:54:10 PM 959 Views
Or. I could be that that some people (coughmecough) @my - 22/03/2011 05:55:50 PM 908 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 880 Views
nUUUUUUUUUUUd *NM* TaskmasterJack - 17/03/2011 11:32:57 PM 416 Views
Well, you could just be silly instead Larry - 18/03/2011 09:52:46 PM 896 Views
Alas, I am not a resident of Camelot. *NM* Macharius - 19/03/2011 08:16:59 PM 460 Views
'Tis a silly place. Larry - 21/03/2011 10:26:49 PM 809 Views
Don't feel to bad alliandrina - 17/03/2011 04:27:15 PM 956 Views
Ha! Larry - 18/03/2011 09:51:19 PM 856 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 843 Views
Chat was definitely better than the MB for building personal relationships. TaskmasterJack - 17/03/2011 11:34:49 PM 823 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 442 Views
"FB" and "chat with really bad lag" just naturally go together. Joel - 18/03/2011 04:36:23 PM 942 Views
I think that's near, if not at, the heart of all this Larry - 18/03/2011 09:50:37 PM 878 Views
My problem is I just like to argue random thoughts - 18/03/2011 10:12:03 PM 942 Views
I don't think you like me. rebelaessedai - 18/03/2011 06:27:45 AM 1002 Views
So ignore him. I like you. Ghavrel - 18/03/2011 07:32:47 AM 942 Views
rebelaessedai - 19/03/2011 04:43:55 AM 906 Views
Yeah, if you've been avoiding me over an internet fight, you really do. Ghavrel - 19/03/2011 08:56:03 AM 823 Views
What can I say, I have issues. rebelaessedai - 20/03/2011 04:21:12 AM 1000 Views
I like you. Lady Mystery - 18/03/2011 01:10:16 PM 945 Views
*splutters* rebelaessedai - 19/03/2011 04:45:03 AM 861 Views
*giggles* Lady Mystery - 21/03/2011 01:10:21 AM 1290 Views
random thoughts is yours? Talk about your unlikely pairings.... Joel - 18/03/2011 04:32:17 PM 961 Views
Re: random thoughts is yours? Talk about your unlikely pairings.... rebelaessedai - 19/03/2011 04:46:59 AM 926 Views
Skype is your friend. Joel - 22/03/2011 10:47:41 PM 1020 Views
Really? Larry - 18/03/2011 08:41:35 PM 1124 Views
Really. rebelaessedai - 19/03/2011 04:41:46 AM 997 Views
Larry - 19/03/2011 01:49:30 PM 900 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 1054 Views
I always took those posts as attempts to include people. Joel - 18/03/2011 05:33:55 PM 972 Views
That's a very positive outlook, which perhaps is shared by others *NM* Helene - 18/03/2011 09:13:43 PM 351 Views
Hope so; try thinking in terms of what fantasy used to be like. Joel - 22/03/2011 11:19:36 PM 1054 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 1004 Views
Offering a perspective. Helene - 18/03/2011 10:03:58 PM 906 Views
Re: Offering a perspective. Larry - 19/03/2011 01:46:06 PM 1077 Views
The answer my friend, is blowin' in the wind Bad Ash - 19/03/2011 04:19:10 AM 961 Views
Tangled up in blues Larry - 19/03/2011 01:50:52 PM 1224 Views
I haven't changed at all. Jacob - 22/03/2011 01:44:12 PM 979 Views
Re: I haven't changed at all. TaskmasterJack - 22/03/2011 11:37:47 PM 874 Views
You just only propagated, that's all Larry - 23/03/2011 12:33:20 AM 837 Views
Lady Mystery - 23/03/2011 01:15:01 AM 909 Views
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