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[NoSex]

Alright. I have noticed recently that these boards have been suffering from an obscene amount of spam and one on one conversation based posting. The entire vibe and feel of the boards have, in my opinion, reached a kind of low. The debate threads are more stagnant than ever. The lounge is a waste of time. The entertainment threads suffer any kind of in-depth or worthwhile posts. It just seems like the community boards are really beginning to suck.

The problem is, how would we solve this problem?
Do we need to punish those spammers? If so, will traffic decrease to a useless degree?
Maybe we can try to attract some older parties?
The debate thread could become exclusive. But, then it might actually become entirely stagnant.
The idea for an art subforum seems to be a push in the right direction.
Or maybe I should just find a more suitable community board?

What do you guys think?

[*mipadi*]

I think it's also because people feel that they can't get personal here, which results in no one really getting to know each other. Few people post things like "I was at work today and I had this epiphany…" or "This happened to me, and it really made me think…" Even when people do post that stuff, they always end it with something like "Has this ever happened to you?" And then a bunch of people post answers like "Yeah, happens to me," and move on, which pretty much negates the personality of the original post.

Posts don't always have to be general. You don't always have to ask something of the members. Sometimes you have to just post what's on your mind. (But then, of course, you get people with replies like "Save it for your Xanga" and whatnot…)

Also, I think too often people try to post things that will be long-lasting—will make this "all-powerful" 20 page barrier and spawn a "v2" thread. Threads don't have to be like that. I'd rather have a short, personal, interesting, provactive thread, rather than 20 pages of "Anonymous shoutouts".

[yummy_delight]

Threads don't have to be like that. I'd rather have a short, personal, interesting, provactive thread, rather than 20 pages of "Anonymous shoutouts".

Amen.

It's strange how relationships work here on CB. There are some people who make really close almost clique-ish friendships and people who are more alienated. People either get way too personal or not enough. Either way, it's self-serving. Community has lost its "community" aspect. People just want to say what THEY want to say and leave, regardless of whether or not it's actually relevant to the topic.