[QUOTE=deltav;20474204]As you say there are still good knowledgeable folks here, but you have to put on blinders if you want it to be a net productive experience. I decided to stay out of any conspiracy, race baiting, Russia vs USA, personal drama, etc threads and the experience is way better since - it basically sifts out all the assholes, mentally ill, & OCD idiots because they rarely participate in actual business threads.
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The industry has simply contracted big-time, no two ways about it. And though economically it's improved from the worst recession tubes-are-killing-us-all days, there's not a lot of new blood coming in, plus more & more slices of the pie (and traffic) are getting gobbled up by the big players. So fewer of us smaller operations who are more likely to post on the boards and actually get some use out of them.[/
Right On
Not to mention the multiple accounts for the ones that have multiple personalities
