Posted by ClearSkies on February 21, 2008, at 10:48:56
In reply to Psycho-Babble is not dying, posted by Jamal Spelling on February 21, 2008, at 10:16:58
I don't see this as a dying place, either. Gone through some tough times, for sure. Maybe more like growing pains? And maybe some of the growth has been uncomfortable, been perceived as stifling. Maybe some of the things Dr Bob has tried, like the extra boards, haven't worked out as well as he thought. I think that redirects, for example, are "death" to most threads, especially when they're sent to a board that isn't frequently posted to.
But I mostly see Babble as an organic thing, a community, not a static thing - and that's its appeal for me. I know that the traffic will slow or speed up sometimes. I know that discussions can become lively, though less likely they are now to become flame wars (and oh so thankful am I for that! God bless the Notification Button). I, for one, like the fact that people aren't tolerated to be all-out *ssh*l*s towards each other here, as I've seen on other forums.
It's not that I think this makes Babble a homogenized, bland environment. I think it makes lively discussions even more challenging - and at times might keep some of us silent at times. But is that a bad thing, if the alternative would have been to say something offensive? I really think that there's plenty enough of that in our society (just turn on the radio sometime to an AM station, or a cable news channel to get your fill of offensive communication), and I welcome the relative peace of this place, where opinions and feelings can be aired with *civility*.
I'm staying, and this place isn't dead yet.
ClearSkies
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