It has been my experience that even the best of interwebz forums eventually degrade to the lowest common denominator. From what I?ve observed watching some of my favorites die painful slow deaths is that the idiots eventually take over the asylum. The regulars and otherwise intelligent people stop posting because they a.) have the good sense to not get involved with the idiocy and/or b.) realize that there is nothing they can do to ?fix? the idiocy.
I like to think that things are going to be more interesting around here again now that a certain someone has gone away (hopefully for good) and these ?changes? have taken. But I?m not holding my breath. I do appreciate the effort to instigate change though.