ORIGINAL: quiksilver

Jeff (early-in), we're not talking about the "I'm new - help me learn how to hunt" genre of posts.

My beef is with the conspicuous absence of some of our former esteemed colleagues, as well as the deteriorating quality of posts from our more regular posters. I feel like a lot of our best, most entertaining and informative postersaren't posting so much anymore(and I know this from some private discussions I've had). Now I'm not sure if they've just been squeezed out by some of the new guys, or are just sick of the mentally deficient discussions that have seemed to rule the day around here lately... But either way - His Majesty demands change.

I understand that not everyone is Mark Twain, but come on. I can easily see past some typos and grammatical errors, as long as the subject matter is interesting. But the fact of the matter is that it has been slowly degrading over the past year or two, almost to a point where it's no longer worth our time to read the board.

I know I'm not going to change the world here, but I'm just asking that if you don't have anything interesting to say, then don't say it. Conversely, if you do have an interesting topic or comment on your cranium - then don't be shy about posting it.I know we have some readers out there who have a lot to offer,andI welcome a little new edge to the dailyroutine.

When you hit the OK button, you should ask yourself: Does anyonereally want to read what I have to say? Is it thoughtful? Is it informative? Is it useful? Is it entertaining?

If the answer is no - then please do us all a favor andspare us the agony.