Thread: Ideas to breathe a little more life into this place

Originally Posted by LargeDuck

Serious answer is that unless this site is properly moderated and at least some rules are observed regarding post content then this site will stay the way it is. The problem is that lots of people want it to.

Personally I would be happy to observe LWS style rules in order to get more members/posts. There's nothing to read on CD. The thing I liked about LWS was lurking, there's nothing to gain from lurking CD except for a headache and a mild case of racism.

what made lws interesting to browse, at least, was that there were a few really competent people who actually knew something about a specific field. 80% of the population were still retards, but those few people who knew things about fields I was casually interested in made it worth browsing the other forums.

this whole site is just flames. there is pretty much nothing else of real interest here. Until this site manages to draw back some genuinely interesting people (which is unlikely, as the whole setup panders to the old guard who, for the most part, ignore it), it's going to continue to languor as it is. Changing the moderation rules does not provide content, it just sort of facilitates some additional content.

tl;dr you want to see this place more lively? invite interesting or at least knowledgeable friends.

part of the greater issue is that there is no real focus on anything here. Without a specialized topic to draw in people who either a) can provide solid information about something) and/or b) meet other people who have similar interests/knowledge whatever and/or c) are actually funny and d) for some reason enjoy this crowd, nothing will really happen.