In my few years on the Web, and on and off Forums like this, I've come to the conclusion that they live or die (if not literally, certainly interest wise), based on a lot of factors: turn around and up-time; Webmaster and moderator interest; topics discussed; something I call; "self-policing" by the people who post.(e.g. those who continually encourage people to use the search engine, or give them a "gentle flame" when it's obvious that all they are trying to do is compromise the Forum. TEK, my man...I think you're a valuble part of that "self-policing" force...don't stop...)
However..there is one group that tries to hide behind a cloak of self-righteousness. They seem to come from nowhere (a couple are regularly showing up on the Forum lately)as the "Great Defenders" against what THEY perceive as Forum arrogance, but what is in reality an attempt by many contributors to not have this site digress to a discussion of Video Games, the latest "babe" on the WB, nonsense, or oft-covered topics that could EASILY be found by the click of a mouse. Many sites similar to this have become "Forums of Discussion" in name only because they failed to self-police themselves and/or the moderators had at best luke-warm interest in the integrity of the site (Which is FAR from the case with the gang at "Testosterone". They even placed "lighter" topics into an area of their own so that the topics central to many of our intersest did not get "diluted" with a lot of non-sense).
Hey..the guys at "Testosterone" gave this whole community a moniker that says it all...they didn't name it "Hardcore" or "Arrogant Sum' Bitches"...but "Muscle With Attitude". If some of you "Self-Rightous Defenders" percieve a little attitude as arrogance...so be it. But your post have proven to me that you are the most arrogant of all...Peace...