Is it me, or has this board gotten lame?

[The Sushi Bandit]

... sense of humor is DOWN
... activisim is DOWN
... number of posts are DOWN

[StopTheMorans]

1. did you ever think that maybe it is you who have gotten lame?

;)

[The Sushi Bandit]

10. My posting record speaks for it's self

...isnt it early in the day for personal attacks?

I post 3 to 7 times a day
I have been an activist on this board
I have posted some of the best humor too!

[StopTheMorans]

26. maybe you're part of the problem

this was meant to be "subtle humor", not a personal attack my friend:) as for humor, it's subjective;)

[On the Road]

2. The Whole World is Lame Since Nov 2

[RPM]

3. yeah - the USA has become lame...

... this is just part of the greater mess we are in.

[demnan]

4. Yes!

Activism is very down. I posted this morning about the latest Redefeatbush.com project and got hardly a whimper. I guess people don't want to go to Ohio and protest the vote.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x2761739

[7th_Sephiroth]

5. i blame it on the micromanagemet

all the new forums for different subjects really sucks out the lounge and GD

[The Sushi Bandit]

13. Agreed! less forums are good!

[7th_Sephiroth]

16. we were happy with what we had

frankly i want DU back the old way, a chatroom would be nice tho

[okieinpain]

24. no chat rooms, too much kiss face goes on in chat rooms. next thing

you know du will be responsible for breaking up marriages.

[7th_Sephiroth]

25. i like breaking up marrages

heh

[RandomKoolzip]

6. I just took a month off from DU. This is my first day back.

No, it's not lame. To me it feels like the last outpost of humanity in a universe growing bleaker by the minute. Sure, there's lameness puddling all around our feet; there always was. But the central IDEA here is what keeps me coming back.

[tigereye]

11. hi RKZ!

welcome back! :hi:

[RandomKoolzip]

18. Thank you!

Boy, reading the 'Results" forum is reaaaaallly depressing. And the new groups really sucked all the air out of the lounge. It's like coming back to the house you grew up in and finding a bunch of extra closets.

But DU still gives me some hope for our country, so I can't give it up (even if it's a placebo.)

[tigereye]

23. I agree about the Lounge

it seems that many of the elements that made it so vital were sent off to other areas...

[Tyler Durden]

12. EAT FASCIST DEATH, FLAMING MEDIA PIGS!

Nice to see you, Random ("Ahhh 1-Daddy 59, this is 1-Beachball 29!")

Peachfuzz.

[RandomKoolzip]

15. "One foot-fighter 22, One foot-fighter 22...."

Tyler: yes, we must now admit that we really did lose our Big Kabloona this year.

[Bertha Venation]

7. Lame? No, I don't find it so.

Activism? This is the Lounge.... :shrug:

[auntAgonist]

8. What would 'you' do to make it 'un'lame? n/t.

"If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem" ?

This is a general comment not aimed at you, cuz I don't know you :)

but it's a thought.


auntie.

[Cadence]

9. Yeah. I'm feeling hopeless.

:(

[Dora]

14. Lame is as lame does. I love the Lounge!

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

17. Bill Clinton's words, still ringing in my ears

...from his appearance on "The Daily Show" to promote his book, when asked about Bush and Karl Rove's brand of filthy politics:

"This is the way they've always done it. They do it because they can get away with it, and because it works. When they can no longer get away with it, or when it stops working, they will do something else."

For me, the hardest thing to come to grips with is the fact that Rove GOT AWAY WITH IT. There is a heightened awareness that any future "activisim," moving forward, will be in direct opposition against people who "get away with it."

Not IMPOSSIBLE, mind you...just frigging DISGUSTING.

[mac56]

19. It is what it is.

It is what people need it to be.

[skygazer]

20. I wouldn't characterize it as lame

But I think a lot of people are feeling pretty dispirited and are unable to stir themselves yet. Everyone reacts differently to things - there are those who immediately get angry and want to act and there are those who need to crawl off to a hole somewhere and lick their wounds for a while.

I think DU feels a little shattered right now. Four years ago, the situation was grim - how much more grim is it now? If the concentrated effort of those years couldn't change things, what are we up against now? That, along with the holidays which either distract or depress a lot of people, I think accounts for a lot.

I think in time things will begin to coalesce again and there will be a little more direction and cohesive sense of purpose. But right now, I know I for one am feeling very fragile. And I stick to the Lounge and kind of avoid the more political discussions.

I think the humor is still good, though. There's just fewer people right now who are participating in it.

[Endangered Specie]

21. "Lighten up"

in the words of Dean.

[fishnfla]

22. I agree nt

[KamaAina]

27. It's 'cause everyone went to Canada

and joined the "New Democratic Underground, Eh?" :-)

[Phentex]

28. I'm still trying to get a "feel" for this place

so I can't speculate on how the board used to be.

I like it here though. :)