Quality drop off on this board?

[livepersona]

Some other forums have the ability to rank people based on their posts. Maybe HA can implement a feature like this on the site. Maybe things like this would help.

[Corran]

I remember reading some great conversations in the past on this board. The posters were debating on some things but there was no level of hostility brewing and the posts were articulate and made good points. Really, it was good reading. It wasn't all about shemale porn either, a wide variety of subjects were discussed here.
These days? Not so much.

[Deimos]

Been with HA since 2009... Have no desire to leave. I may not be as frequent or interesting as some of the other vets. But I'm here to stay.

[RallyCola]

well its good to see that it is not just me. its not that i dislike any one particular member or any one particular thread per se...there are just too many posts that just have no interest to me either because of the negativity/hostility in them or, at least to me, the sheer banality.

also, this is not my way of saying i'm leaving...i think there is likely an ebb and flow that hopefully will rebound and the discussions get more interesting but that ebb and flow is directly proportional to the members that want to post. right now, porn is the focus? i am not sure about that because most of the threads that i don't want to click on have little do with porn. i'm not saying we need to start debating the intimate details of impressionist art or man's place in the universe, but the redundancy and also the inflexibility in healthy debate seen in many threads has worn on me.

[Deimos]

You raise valid points. I am a huge nerd and often wondered how many others on this board are. Recently went to a comic-con and was excited to discuss it here, but just assumed no one would care, and the thread would be buried within an hour and lost forever.

[nysprod]

This thread is a perfect example lmao

[dc_guy_75]

Benghazi.
Health care.
Ukraine.
Ebola.
Unemployment rate going down.

There are many reasons why there are fewer peeps on HA.

[GroobySteven]

It comes and it goes. Those of you have been here only since 2009 haven't really been here long enough to see that. Cliques come and go, girls come and go. Girls aren't being chased off my negative posters and the ones that have left in a storm, were generally idiots who had no place here. The reason the girls don't stay, is most of you guys just aren't that interesting to them - so what are their reasons for participating here?
Traffic is as good as ever by the way.

[RallyCola]

hmm...5 years on a board is not sufficient to make a judgement over the quality of the board? that's just ridiculous and there is no point in even trying to change your POV.

the negativity is one thing.
the inconsistency of model participation is another.
the banality and repetition of themes in posts is yet a third.
the reduced contribution of many members over time is yet another.
the sheer lunacy of some of newbie lately is another

each in their own way is manageable. taken together, as it appears all the above issues are presently converging, it makes the board less appealing to those that are not just looking for free pics and links to tube sites.

like i said, this has little to do with my participation because whether i post here or not, the board has its own trajectory that i have little to no influence over. i just wanted to know if any one else felt the same and it appears at least some do. the next step is getting those that feel similarly to engage in intelligent, non-hysterical conversation to class up this joint.

[livepersona]

hmm...5 years on a board is not sufficient to make a judgement over the quality of the board? that's just ridiculous and there is no point in even trying to change your POV.

the negativity is one thing.
the inconsistency of model participation is another.
the banality and repetition of themes in posts is yet a third.
the reduced contribution of many members over time is yet another.
the sheer lunacy of some of newbie lately is another

each in their own way is manageable. taken together, as it appears all the above issues are presently converging, it makes the board less appealing to those that are not just looking for free pics and links to tube sites.

like i said, this has little to do with my participation because whether i post here or not, the board has its own trajectory that i have little to no influence over. i just wanted to know if any one else felt the same and it appears at least some do. the next step is getting those that feel similarly to engage in intelligent, non-hysterical conversation to class up this joint.

What are some examples threads that represent quality?