Hey everyone. Seems like the bi-annual 'where have all the people gone' thread is here again.
Seriously, reading some of the comments in this thread, it seems there is very much a feeling that what happened at the end of CQD destroyed a lot of the good feeling we had built up as a group. I think it's gone for good really, sad to say. Personally I had a few issues toward the end that were not connected with the fate of the forum, more to do with getting tired of being called 'The Scalpel' every time I ventured an opinon on something, or being made to feel like a ranting feminist because I objected to prejudiced language. I got very disillusioned and disappointed with people I'd previously respected, which was kind of the death knell for me. CQD felt like a very unwelcoming, hostile gentleman's club at the end, where an intelligent woman posting in a serious way on things she felt strongly about just seemed to cause resentment. I can't speak for Sara, but I don't think it's a coincidence that the two most vocal female members just stopped bothering to post in the end, and never really did contribute much to the successor forum.
Personal issues aside, I will always think very fondly of the GOOD times we had at the Barbie-board and CQD, the great laughs we had in happier days. Discovering that little group of people when I first got into Stina's music was such a wonder for me, and even though Stina's career seems to have gone into hibernation for the moment, I hope this forum continues for new people who find her music in the future.
