I came here about last year, and even a month ago, I would still eagerly go onto the boards. The crap would always be there on the main boards, but I would always go to the VU and be entertained. Now however, what once was fun I now question if there is in any purpose to it, and the fun is slowly disappearing. I am growing out of the forums? I still hold the VU to high regard and as the best board around, and all the wankers as awesome community members, but the eagerness of visiting the boards is just dying away. Is it because the board turned into a giant PSP board for a while? The VU also hasn't been the same after the "incident". I'm not blaming anybody. It just feels like a completely different board. I hope the feeling is only temporary. The variety of boards that provide entertainment may also be a reason for a lackluster experience. Sorry Dire, but your Anime forum is kind of turning into the main boards. I'm not saying low posters are bad posters, but I know longer return to a returning cast at your board, besides you, Evil Lug, Sharrigan, and Alex, and some others, and I just see many new level 2 people with 10 posts and a "SEND ME FRIEND INVITE!" sig. It maybe because three of the Big 4 boards (Goose's Garage, System Wars II, Exodus) are withering away. I used to lurk in System Wars II and watch the loose, interesting political discussion. Now it's an obese version of its formal self, a kind of OT and SW combined, almost indentical to those two, but only a tiny bit better. In Goose's garage, a general sense of paranoia against the government is starting to popup. Exodus now...is OT. Maybe my two week hiatus in Hawaii will make the boards spankin' awesome again after I return. *sigh