I feel somewhat like
abaya, without all the pm's for advice
I've been very active here at previous periods...but I don't find much these days that engages me personally. Occasionally there's a thread that will pull me in, but more often I find myself doing a 'new post' search, reading a few threads to keep up with what people are saying/thinking/doing, and then popping out to do other things in "real life." I think it's tied to the fact that I'm more busy now in "real life" than I was previously, and to the fact that you can only have so many posts before you start repeating yourself and hearing others repeat themselves. Things on this board are cyclical - so maybe I'll get pulled in again later. For now, I'm thankful for some of the friendships I've gained through this board, and occasionally I wonder if I'll ever actually meet some of you off the boards. For the most part, I'm happy to lurk a bit now and watch what others find useful to argue about.
I think that it comes down to getting experiences/knowledge that you can share across the boards, discussing it here with others, and then possibly coming back later with a fresh perspective. Otherwise, you just vomit up crap all across the boards. I've seen other posters go through this, and some of them I miss as far as their posts go.
lurkette is one of those posters, for instance.
ratbastid is still pretty active, at least in politics, but the boards change with time, i think. the group that i 'came in with' is subtley different now than, say...2 years ago...and i imagine that others who are now very active are in the same state of mind i was when i first started posting here. regardless, i find value in the board as a way to keep track of people i wouldn't know any other way. hats off to
spec,
jj,
shesus,
supple and
jess. i always enjoy reading
roach and
mixed's posts.
speaking of which, where the hell is
analog?