[eweissenbach]

Am I the only one that finds it ironic that a thread pointing out the lack of activity on the site has gotten the most attention and comments of virtually any thread of the last several days? I don't know whether bullying is any worse than in the past, there are always people on any site that promotes opinion who have an abrasive way of responding. There are a lot of people who, for whatever reason, were reasonable, rational, kind, and thoughtful posters, who no longer visit here. (I'm talking to you BillnBrillo). It just seems to me that back in the day we regularly had threads that were thought provoking, informative, and at the same time fun that would bring lots of good feedback from lots of bright people. They still exist, but seem to me to be far fewer than they were a few years ago. Maybe this is just the natural maturity of a website and the posters that populate it.