Is WP Dying?

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I don't think WP is dying, but has been suffering from treatable infections, which Alex is working on. Goodie for that.

The reason that I don't post most in the general forum these days (used to a lot once) is that like many of the longtime members, I get bored by the repetition of topics, new threads opened on topics that have about a hundred previous threads on the same issue, or at least that's how it feels.

I don't mind an old thread being revived if there is something fresh to say about it, or some new findings that cast some light on the topic issue. I would prefer that to the "over and over" creation of new threads on the same topic, as if it had never been discussed here before. As a new member once upon a time, I was probably guilty of the recreation myself, so I can understand why it happens. Googling a proposed topic to see if it has been covered before would reduce this to some extent, but as a new member I wouldn't have thought of doing so, so I have some tolerance for newcomers who do this, but it becomes boring to read for the long term members, and the older the forum gets, the more similar threads there are as more and more newbies arrive.

Also, when I joined WP, there seemed to be many more older members who had some social science training, so there were (for me) a greater number of interesting posts, posters, topics and discussion. They were the reason I joined in the first place. Now we seem to have a generally younger member base than before, and the discussions in GAD often seem to be more superficial, lacking the experience that time had given the older contributors of the past, though perhaps it will swing back and forth over time. I also think there were more older women members when I joined than there are now. Change happens, but overall WP is not in its death throws, it's still the most successful and largest forum of its kind, and the wealth of accumulated history from all of the members over the years is and will continue to be a boon to the AS community generally and to new arrivals here.

^ @B19: Thank you. You've just said everything I've been thinking, except for the "ack! ack! panic! evil popups! Malware threats! Danger, Will Robinson! Run away! Run away!" which plays in my head on continuous loop the entire time I'm on here nowadays.

The validation is priceless, as is the permission to be mildly frustrated by the very things you describe. Thanks again.

PS the Youtube display function is suppressed again, so I won't even try. But here is a link to a world of hugs, and the gentleman hugging the lamb is going to crack your heart wide open. (I have played it, and my malware warriors were calm and happy, and I trust their judgement.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTkX24L31cE

In my case part of it is loss of interest in going over the same old ground too many times. The other part has been getting worn out dealing with Cloudflair server errors.

For a while now Cloudflair has prevented me from logging in using my phone due to its glitchy browser check. And since the time I've had to switch browsers, it's been extremely slow and very glitchy.

I think many have just gotten fed up with all the Cloudflair shutdown errors and how glitchy it is in general. Someone described it best as being like using 90's dial-up..

Maybe if the site was updated beyond operating like a 2004 beta (test) version heald together with tape and staples and had something better than Cloudflair, it might make a difference. But I think the situation is too far gone for salvaging the place.

Not liking topics repeating themselves on an autism forum??

I'm bored of this place and I feel it's too outdated and too many errors. I also feel this place is neglected because I have not seen any changes and lack of communication from Alex about this place and if he ever has done anything like updates or any work he has done. Other forums I go to always share this news to their members and tell them updates so everyone knows what is going on and that the admins have been doing their jobs and taking care of it. If I was randomly banned for saying this, I probably wouldn't have cared. Plus it's gotten slow over the last 7 years.