It's been a blast but it's time to say goodbye (GOPcap's opus)

4/20/04 | me

[dead]

In my six or seven years on this forum, I don't think a single day has gone by where somebody didn't post their notion that the good old days of the forum were lost, and a steady decline in the quality of the posters and comments was underway.

Our seemingly endless death spiral continues apace.

[Madeleine Ward]

I'm new in the last 6 months.

My impression of this site is that the members do a fantastic job of finding great articles and posting them. I can stay on top of anything I like on this site.

The discussion is pretty non-substantive, though. I characterize responses as either short quips or rants. Like RedWing9, I pick the article, read it, and then maybe read 4 responses, and then move on. I rarely engage in the discussion.

I was part of another forum that went this way--lots of really great discussion, the site became more and more popular, and then it disintegrated. My opinion is that if the people who engage in really substantive debate leave a forum, there is no one left to show others what the forum is supposed to be.

[RushCrush]

That's pretty funny, it was either Long Cut,or Poohbah? Not too many other Opus (es) other than that? (I've been bookmarking them for entertainment purposes). LOL!!

[redangus]

Whose leaving? I am just stating my observations, but I'm not going anywhere. I have people in my family that are worse than anyone here and its personal with them.

[eastforker]

I am eastforker, if I ever leave I would never cower back under another name, thats why I stay even though I get disgusted with some of the post around here, but, if I ever leave, like I did with my ex wife, I would never come back nor would I speak ill of this place, or my ex wife, at least in front of my children.

[Stentor]

get seemingly all the pre-2000 signups to post how the "good ol days of FR are gone", again

You won't have "all" doing that because I won't, but some posters hit me like the guys or girls who sit in malls and endlessly write their grievances in a copybook in three colors of ink.

[Ignatz]

So long and thanks for all the fish!

[Fierce Allegiance]

Opus list ping.

[The_Victor]

I hate to see "old timers" go. This forum is us collectively, and we are less for the loss of any conservative. I'd hope you'll reconsider, but I think that by the time someone here reaches the point of writing their opus, it's pretty much finished.

Best of luck to ya.

[RushCrush]

That wasn't particularly aimed at you-

[Dead Corpse]

I've got no time for those who cut bait and run. They wanna leave? Fine. Go.

[GOPcapitalist]

If you aren't here, how can I understand the back-door goings on of the Texas Republican Party

LOL! Email, my friend. Email.

[Cboldt]

No telling how many have left, made a big show of it, and then immediately signed up under a new screen name.

Not necessarily immediately, but all of them.

[Penner]

Unfortunately the past few months have made it clear to me that FR and I are drifting apart on key issues of conservatism. I'll spare the details,...

Another RNC operative bites the dust.

[GOPcapitalist]

LOL! No, takeit - it wasn't you. We've always had our differences to be sure, and many of them, but one can hold a conversation with you. These types are on a level far below what you ever stooped to. Best regards ;-)

[Lurking in Kansas]

Happy trails.

A man’s got to do what a man’s got to do. I’m not an old-timer; I just found FR and started lurking during the ’00 election, signing on in ‘03. But I understand your feelings.

As the others have said, you’ll be back. What are you going to do during the next terrorist attack or during the next election??

Later.

[trussell]

Please don't :(

[RushCrush]

Why don't we just start a list of FReepers we wish would LEAVE, and then the rest of us should just stay? (LOL)

[GOPcapitalist]

"RNC operative?" What ever gave you that idea? I'm far too conservative for their tastes...