I will be honest...it has been completely boring here since the departure of the majority of the dissenting opinion folks. When I want head nodding and the company line, I have two department head meetings a week to take care of that. I come here for camaraderie, good discussions, and humor. Those things seem to all be gone. I admire what this site does and what it continues to do for the kids, but unless we somehow get those members back or someone fills in to take that position, I think this is the beginning of the end for the "virtual ready room" aspect of AW.
I'd argue there hasn't been much posted here after the departure because almost every non-accession thread seems to want to bring up the question "What's going on?" And despite repeated posts on how there was no more info to give, the same question continued to be asked. Seriously, there were 4 threads going. Hopefully with this thread, we can put that behind us.
I also have heard the "no one is posting anything interesting" comment several times. If that's the case, and I agree, then post something! This isn't just meant to be the teet for people to suck off of. If members want to discuss things, have at it. The "Skippers relieved" thread is a good example...lots of good discussion about our administrative and professional state of affairs.
e6bflyer, I quoted you, so it may appear I'm directing this all towards you, but that's not my intent. You just happened to post an example of a well-written sentiment that's been said several times the last week or two, so I'm using it as an overall example.