I blame Mr. Robinson. Things have never recovered!

Jill,

Tough times, thats whats happening.

Less money on both sides means the same number of women chasing less dollars.  Of course competition among the ladies is going to get nasty.

The guys are trying to get the same level of activity from less dollars and are driving harder bargains.

How many ladies are doing side deals for discounted, non published rates???  

Any jackass can tear down a barn but it takes a carpenter to build one.

I don't think that aspect of the Board has changed.

I will say that in the past there have been times when the entertainment value has been greater than it is now.  

As for alias, I'll admit that I post under alias from time to time due to my attempt to be funny or to avoid detection as a frequent poster.

I will continue to post under an alias but not to slam someone on the Board.  For the record, I post as ZenGypsy, flyin fauxpas, and poor olde sod.

I guess I should have created an alias for this post, The Contrarian, ya that's the ticket.  (trying to bring some levity to the thread rather than negativity)

("ya that's the ticket" stolen from John Lovitz as Tommy Flanagan, the SNL Pathological Liar!)

I for one haven't been around the boards too, too often, but I have noticed a quick turn-around from positive/neutral to negative.

Perhaps it's the stress of life on people that's permeating onto the boards, who knows. But I do agree, if you don't have anything nice/positive to say, just keep your pie hole shut.

Sure I'm all down for a civil debate, but flaming is just plain immature.

And by all accounts, we're all grown men and women here, not the pre-teens that occupy the majority of internet forums.

Just my two cents and keep the change.

I think it's the same lack of civility among people that we're seeing everywhere now.

The hobby has changed a lot since I first read TER.  I think some of that has carried over to the boards.  The level of precaution and screening that takes place has, IMHO, made things a tad more serious. (i'm not critiquing screening).  It seems like the stakes have been raised for all involved and due, at least in part to that people have become more closed off in general.  When I first started, I never had to go through screening because I was recognized by a number of local ladies.  That in turn, made me want to participate a bit more simply because it made why I was here easier and I developed some cyber relationships that allowed me to meet ladies.

I'd also point out that when I first started it seemed like there were more indy women posting and livening things up.  Now it seems like there are fewer indy's with stronger personalities (AR certainly excluded) and that too has changed the vibe.  

In addition, TER has become more popular and any time any thing gets bigger that "sense of community" suffers.  We have more random women posting a quick hit scheduling opportunity, ladies looking for sugar daddies and men who could give a shit about how they are perceived so long as they end up getting some tail.  

Not to sound like an old fart longing for the "good old days" but this place was more fun when it was more of a clique and people had a reason to be invested in the community.  At the same time TER Boston is still a far cry from TBD Boston and that is a good thing.

I'm done rambling.  Peace out.

Oh yeah, aliases pretty much suck.