I use to be active on a couple history related forums and fishing group. Ive never been a big poster. The better forums Ive been on are pretty heavely moderated with a no politics ect rule. I still enjoy checking in but interests change. I have noticed that these forums have a facebook platform that more people use, which kills off the contributions on the original site. I'm not a social media user, don't know how well it runs.
A lot of the big contributers were older guys who had an old school way of reasearching and sharing knowledge, many passed away. Some of these quality exchanges may be a bit lost on the younger crowd, where quick respones and posts are the norm. Quite a few people hate rules and enjoy having no filter, which contribute to people leaving.
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