We still have some pretty meaty threads on a daily basis - although they are not always in the sidebar...
It’s just that these live threads are more like a “convention watching party” is all.
Well that is true. I suppose I should make an exception for a live thread.
But I think, unfortunately, that the "chat disease" is catching on FR and the one- liner postings are getting to be the norm. For me, that means lots of posts that I have to wade through looking for some informed opinion.
OTOH, I love FR. Been here for just shy of 8 years, posted thousands of times and I'm not leaving any time soon.