Good new posters like Great Username are not being allowed to thoroughly shine because the majority of late '11/early '12 users are disgusting, debased (but not in a good way) and lousy with terrible comebacks, unfunny insults (because they never amount to shade) and pointless posts.
I need to become an exterminator.
The first stan base to go obviously needs to be the Video Gamers. Not a single worthy one in the bunch.
(I'm ignoring established posters like Jonny, Sammy and Jameson obv.)
The server has become a big problem, but I don't think it's the only one. ATRL has become boring in general. I've barely been active this year and I don't feel as though I've missed out on much, and I was very active during the last quarter of 2011. It feels as though the forum has ground to a halt. The server, new moderators, and the changes made to the forum structure are all likely contributing factors, but also the new members are lacking. There's no originality anymore. Some of the members who used to be the most active are posting less, and some of our most prominent personalities have lost their spark and don't stand out like they used to. Nobody that's joined within the past year has made any notable impact. I hope things will pick up, but I'm not so sure that they will. ATRL is a forum dominated by fans of female pop artists, most of whom won't be releasing this year. I think the forum is too one dimensional and it needs to diversify in order to continue growing at the pace it has been in recent months. Otherwise, it may enter a period of decline.
That would be an utter disaster. So many would be banT. We would wipe ourselves out.
If it takes care of the Monsters and the Video Gamers, I'm all for it.
But you and Sasha Fierce would have to go into witness protection. So would SlayHa and Playboy, as ****y is OUT for their white/red blood cells. I see you boo.