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Originally Posted by CivicBlues
Can someone explain what happened to my Avatar? I can't seem to replace it either on my User CP.
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About 5 years ago apparently someone had a boob or something in their avatar and since RS has google money now, google said "hey no boobs or no money" so they wiped everyones avatar.
I left mine broken out of spite.
I actually think RS had 2 good eras
Obviously the early days 01 to like 05 or whenever when it was an Import forum, then there was another good phase around 2010 or so for a while as well when it became more of an all-topic forum. Id almost say that was the peak for RS
I think some of you are on point with saying most people have simply moved on in their life, and there hasnt been a new generation to join. But I really dont think the thanks/fail system drove everyone away (seriously, traffic must be down 80% overall).
Maybe its just me, but I really do think every thread in OT turning into a political or opinion fuck fest between a handful of members was a big part of it. you could watch a thread and by the end of page 2 it had turned all opinions, by the end of page 3 it was all arguing, and by page 4 it was down to like 4 people posting and each post was a thesis essay. Most of us don't have time to read thru that nonsense, and by the time we get around to posting in that thread, the thread has gone way off of the original topic.
Is anyone part of any forum that is bigger and better now than it was 6 years ago? I really don't know of many that are