Is this Site Declining and losing Members?

garyhaupt wrote:
Just to illustrate what the OP started out with...there is a new thread on the C Forum. New guy...black C and is into alternative living styles..and the first bunch of posters just dump on him.

Yes,...this site is diminishing in value. A person posts an answer perhaps? and they get told that they are wrong or even that they are lying. And neither will be the case. Of course people get tired of reading that.

And yes, I too buy into the idea that many Mods are biased. Volunteers can have an interesting point of view and by virtue of being volunteers, the owner/mgr of something has no control over them. They just threaten to leave...and often their transgressions are tolerated because no one else wants the job.


Gary Haupt

Yours is a very insightful post that goes right to the heart of what many see as the problem here.

I think your comments on moderation practices (and possibly policies) are right on the money in my experience.

One has to ask the question: Why would one want to volunteer to have what amounts to ultimate power over others in any venue or situation? Most I am sure have laudable motivations. But do all? And is anyone monitoring how that power is really used? I am not sure.

I think the moderation not only of this discussion but most others is done with a light touch. And for that I applaud the moderators.