'Ello.

 

Well, I'm not sure that everyone does, but you've really just answered your own question.

 

Why is getting "heaps of posts really quickly" important to you? Do you think it means automatic "respect," or something? (It doesn't!)

 

There was a time when those who posted in this forum did so when they had something to say, that would hopefully be of interest to others.

 

Then we got popular. (As to why I think that happened, and why our average age suddenly shot drastically down, I'd better not say).

 

The always front-page Velvet Room, and new members flocking there just to accumulate post counts with inane posts like "cya" "im here" "I bought this" and "" make this forum look like just another teen chat room.

 

Listeners of "progressive rock" here (not that that term means anything much, any more) used to be a deeper, more thoughtful variety of rock fan. They knew stuff -- they had thoughtful, often thought-provoking, often witty things to say.

 

90% of the posting on this forum these days takes place in the VR, and 98% of that is completely shallow, and vapidly BORING to all but those who hang out there to drive up their post counts, and thus get some sort of "rep." (We also get all those childish "best" "worst' and "x vs y" polls.)

 

But just like a 12 year-old trying to look tough or "grown up" with a cigarette looks even more like a silly kid, so does someone with 8000 posts (that say basically NOTHING) in 6 months look immature, and frankly, shallow. 

 

 

And I still don't "dislike" you -- I don't know you. I just resent what kids have done to this once fine forum. It is little more than just another teen chatroom, now.

 

The prevalence of empty, immature chatter is driving interesting people away.

 

Sorry, but I had to say that!

 

 

That's okay, I guess you don't know me very well to say the least. I meant what I said as a joke by the way.