> Yeah, where is everyone? Since Rinkchat opened up, this forum doesn't seem as busy. Are the people who would normally post their thoughts here on the forum now posting them to Rinkchat?
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> It seems to me that posting on the forum allows for a longer discussion of topics with more people interacting, whereas the chat room discussions are over rather quickly and only the people currently in chat are the only ones able to contribute.
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> -Faux "pining for the days of yester" Pas

Well, from a purely selfish point of view [where I normally look out from, incidentally] I like what RinkChat's done. It kills me that I can't get it, but when I actually have time to read the forum, it's manageable. I nearly went the way of Jommekke, leaving because of time constraints, several times, but now I can't because I stuck it out through the 200-post-a-day phase.
Well, that and the realization that when I leave for college, I may leave behind some of the best friends I've known in person, but at least I'll have you.
So, as a prodigal-son-who-turned-out-to-be-a-daughter [I'm still amused everyone assumed I was a guy, by the way, not that I blame anyone] and a formal regular, coming back is a whole lot easier.
Howard (and those of like sentiments), I'm sorry you are [were? this thread is a week or two stale by now] feeling the forum is abandoned. Just another perspective.
Chr"read, post, leave, repeat"is