This is an Internet Forum...people come, people go. In recent months, I can recall several who have left this site...Quicksilver, Ameriscot, Hi Desert Hal, Toby Tyler, just to name a few. Many of them seem to have migrated over to another forum....where they continue to agitate each other. It's kind of fun to check that forum occasionally, and notice that they haven't changed much. This forum is kind of "tame" compared to some, but that is probably a good thing, for those who just want to chat, or ask a specific question without getting jumped on. Also, there are a lot of people here who just play "word" games, but that, too, is good...as these games can help a Senior stay mentally sharp. Then, there are the occasional "trolls" who appear....the last one was calling herself "ancient mariner"...she jumped in, posted about irrelevant 40 posts per day, then left after a couple of weeks....good riddance, IMO.
This site is probably about as good as it gets for Seniors who just want to maintain some communications with people of similar circumstances. Political discussions, etc., can be of value...IF people can be civil, but that is sometimes wishful thinking. SO....if someone is becoming irritated with a given Internet Forum, their best approach is just to spend their time elsewhere.
I do, however, wish that more people would put something meaningful in their "profiles"...at least Gender, and a general idea of where they live....it's sometimes hard to make a reply when they won't even reveal their Gender.
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