I guess the question is: What are people here actually after?
Many keep coming back, suckle on drama happily when it isn't about themselves, then act like they want the place to either go towards one extreme or another, either a scuzpit or a 'normal forum'.
Ironically, many of the ones who claim to want the place cleaner disappear when the people they claim to dislike are gone, as it has also been when trolls lose targets. People here want an excuse to shit on other people while also sharing fun things in between, be it a sense of justice, witch hunt politics, freedom of speech zealots, creeps, anyone, but how does one market that?
What is missing is proper bait, something has to lure people here with the mindset of expecting assholes, as that's why this name worked back in the day; people felt weak if they couldn't take an insult. There is an audience for trolls and assholes, but in a sea of snowflakes where is it?
There's also the modern lack of reading patience, there is content here but most people end up just wanting a summary before talking about how there's nothing to read. People here used to write fucking tomes on Nabble, but that's no longer something people are patient for.
So, minding that the place thrives on conflict and has low patience, where does that fit in the modern internet?
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