Well, this is all very interesting and I since I'm a big fan of politcal intrigue it's very entertaining. That being said I just want to echo what three or four people have said before me: this kind of droning discussion only adds to the problem.
Obviously a lot of the member's here think MB is decreasing in quality, and obviously others don't. 'Else we wouldn't have generated this much discussion based on a post that's hardly a paragraph in length.
Some say it's the lounge, some say it's the moderators, some say it's the newbies, some try to be ironic and say it's threads like this (oh look, more irony). This has droned on for nine pages.. nine sodding pages!
The collapse of the Roman Empire (cliche example I know) began with internal weakness, and was assaulted externally until it fell. If we blame things like the moderation staff, or the newer members, we will very quickly form a damaging rift that will leave us unprepared for the barage of spam and internet riff-raff that lurks just outside our gates. It's discouraging, insulting, egotsical, blah blah blah talk like this that strains a communites fragile connection - a connection essencial for prosperity.
If we have a problem we've yet to identify it sure.... maybe the lounge is the cause of all of our problems, who knows? Point is we can't continue to function normally as a community until we push past this supposed slump the site is facing (and it's something I personally haven't experienced). There is always new music out there and it's a topic that simply can't be exhausted so put some effort into each and every thread, post, whatever and personally strive for quality - rather than complain about the lack of quality other members possess.
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