i think you're on to something with this post.
I know I make comments just for something to say quite often...to shake the tree, or to try and be humerous. Usually I fail in all counts. :b_tonguewink:

and what's with the deal to try and get rid of the emoticon?
Now that would really slow down the forums.

Quote - Posting in all forums everywhere is cyclical. New information/items of interest causes a flurry of activity, after which the level drops back down to just above background noise.

Here in Poserville we are at a point where all of the gut-wrenching discussions have been had, (to GC or not to GC... IDL vs IBL... 32 bit v 64 bit...) and everyone has decided what camp they are in. Now we are back to business as usual ("How do I...") with most of those questions being asked by the newbees.

The things that are generating comment now are of limited interest to some of us, so we're not posting in preference to making snide comments about those items. (And no... this is NOT a snide comment!)

I may not be saying much, but I tune in every day just in case. I think that is what the majority does.

Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it.
Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together.
All things connect......Chief Seattle, 1854