NewYorkjoe Wrote:Is it my imagination or is there not as much traffic on this board as there used to be? What happend to Ken Valentine, Bluesman, et al.?
NYj
Ken Valentine passed away.
Mike lost his job at B&N and slowly stopped coming to the board. He makes a brief appearance now and again, but is absent for the most part.
Activity on the board waned when the great divide occurred, it is picking up more lately as new members come on board to discuss the books.
We closed down the political and news threads because of previous events, and as you picked up, certain topics are now verboten. It is just the way things are now.
If you crave political conversation or want to discuss hot topics, the folks over at Planet Tolive will accommodate you. Their site is
http://www.planettolive.com
There are a lot of regulars there who used to contribute to this forum. I don't know if they use the same usernames or not, but they are there.