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[Gattigap]

FWIW, I've not posted here much lately because I've been too busy to do much of that, or I read what I see here and find I don't have much to add or respond to.

I agree with much of what Slave says about what ails the board. It's not as much fun as it used to be, but there are lots of reasons why that's so. The one thing that I think is pretty unique about this place, that keeps me coming back, is that this is a largely a smart, erudite group that can articulate a cogent thought on a message board, has a sense of humor, and can be creative.

There's something to be said for finding a group of posters that can actually do those things with regularity. Seems that most internet posters, far as I can tell, are either boring, stupid, or incapable of communicating a thought in a written post if their lives depended on it.

Because you mentioned Ty in particular, I like what he writes here and don't think he should go anywhere. Nor (for example) should Slave, though I can't really think of anything on which he and I agree. I enjoy kidding around with people who have a different opinion on things, and I appreciate the well-crafted remarks that're often written on these boards.

That said, as Slave put it, sometimes it does get tired here -- there just doesn't seem to be a better word for it. When the drums get to beating, and pulses start racing, and the eyes roll back, and I'm reading post after post of MichaelMooreIslamofascistABCdocumentaryBabyJesusSandyBurglar shit -- well, there was probably a time when I'd have found it interesting or outrageous or creative or something. And I suppose y'all are reveling in being intentionally not serious, or however you choose to characterize it. But after you see it enough, it just becomes noise.

But eventually it'll subside, or I'll get bored, or something different will happen out there in the world that will change the subject for a while, and I'll come back.

Peace out.

Gattigap