I've been around these forums since we used UBB instead of FuseTalk (well, I wasn't registered, but I was aware of it and read it regularly). I think things have definitely changed significantly, but can you really say for the worse? It seems as though there were always silly threads and "nefs".
The forums have seen worse times, when certain banned members were still around. If you think the forum is at a lackage of interesting topics, create some [interesting topics]. I used to be among the regular (20-30 per day) posters, but I've layed off on that quite a lot. I drop by now and then and I read it often, but I don't go posting all the time, as I usually don't have much useful or helpful input to offer.

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Well, occasionally I post in a topic like this where I'd like to simply voice my opinion. Which is as follows... I don't think the AT forums are dying at all, just going through a typical time of blandness. Happens all the time! But to be honest with you, I prefer to see boring threads than to see constant bickering between little kids that have nothing better to do than to argue pointless arguments over and over. Members that have been here long know what I'm itching at there.
Sometimes seeing stupid threads is funny, but it gets old really fast..
It *seems* as though there used to be more of an abundance of interesting threads, but I
have been here for two or three years now, so perhaps my taste has changed as well. I do remember all those "Cyrix VS Intel; Cyrix VS AMD; AMD VS Intel" threads that used to go on back in the day, in GH... That was fun for a while, but now there isn't even that.
hehe, I've rambled on enough for now.
-RSI