I was only wondering to myself yesterday - If a terrible illness were to befall my wife would I be able to seek solace and comfort from the board, right now? Would they believe me ?
I like to think that I could still post up a personal trauma and be treated with compassion ..I know the adage that we "Won't get fooled again" but humanity has to champion over cynicism or , what have we become??
As for the board, I too regret the loss of some of the old heavyweight posters who laid down the wonderful stuff that helped so many of us when we joined , but the best is still here - newbies can check out Lady Lee's "Best of " threads although regular posters may not see so many new doctrinal essays coming on ..
These things are cyclical. I used to read of posters harking back to people and events that were before my time, now I am an old timer and can look back nostalgically.....but Life goes on ,,the board is needed more than ever by lurkers and doubters and kids growing up in the Borg.
The way to improve it is to improve the quality of your own threads and posts , and allow the fluff to die away unanswered