Posted by Phil on April 8, 2005, at 9:13:21
In reply to Should this board die? Should we?, posted by Shar on April 8, 2005, at 1:55:53
Shar, I thought about your post until I was late for work. My theory is that these forums need 'new blood' to survive unless, like the original board, new topics come up because of new meds being introduced or because there are so many unique problems with med combos, etc. Of course, there are always the 10,000 posts on Effexor withdrawal.
I don't know why people burn out or fade away but there seems to be a limited amount of time that people want to stick around. I wish so many of our friends would return but I'd be willing to bet that even this post will only get a few replies. Even that could take weeks.
I've gone back to posting on Social so I can survive here, but I don't know how long that will last.
I compare this board to my small town high school.
Even though those people were my best friends, most of us couldn't wait to get the heck out of town after graduation.
Evidence points to this board fading away. Sad but true. I hope I'm wrong.Your pal,
Phil
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