So I can't make smilies anymore?

Just kidding, LOL . . . seriously, this is a funny thread! Should we have a POST PATROL or something??? I've never heard such commotion and complaining about how people post and when they post and what they post. I have to laugh, I'm sorry. Sure, it's annoying to come on and see the same little threads day in and day out, but you know what? I realize that most of these threads have probably been started by 14 year olds and judging by the titles of the threads, I can see what they'll be and usually don't even click into them. Problem solved!

As for the responses, I have no problem with making my response short and sweet, nor do I mind getting a short & sweet response. What annoys me is when I go to the trouble of actually making a thread and getting no responses at all. THAT is annoying and a big reason why I don't start many threads. I try to make my responses as personal as possible, but how personal can you get on a message board? What kind of response do you expect? I guess in my case, over the past year or so, I have gradually just become more of a lurker . . . post only occasionally . . . Maybe that's what you want everyone to do? But if that's what everyone did, would this board be as successful as it's been in the past? It's booming constantly because people are constantly keeping it going . . . I guess I just don't see the harm.