PK,Ilona, others, 

You are both on spot with your posted thoughts.  As to "reasons why" speculating will serve no useful purpose.  Is it the seemingly total tech takeover of thinking and social events in the developed world?  I do not know.   What I will do is as I have the past year: 1. Post a thought when I have reason  2. Post a decent photo when I have the desire and the photo  3. Participate in a challenge or game when it catches my attention.   UNFORTUNATELY, my visits to look for new actions on the forum are much more scattered than in the past and I really do not have a consistent explanation for that.

My working situation has been in distress for 2 years, better lately in some ways with my optomism ready to kick it into gear after a rest through the holidays and the arrival of the new year.  I have at least erased the least productive roads from my map and survived the rugged and quite difficult paths to no where.  A better road awaits in 2013 and that is planned, organized, ready for full marketing and effort. Will it work for me?

**Only doing it will provide that answer because I control to a large extent what I do but cannot control the responses of others or prevent being involved in unexpected events which pull me and my available time into other places. ** The same may be applied to time spent on the Photography Forum and in the galleries.

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**I have seen the dedication of those working the mod and coordinator positions. Those people both present and past are due a full round of applause and appreciative thank yous.

When I posted to this thread on Dec. 17, the previous post was on Nov. 28. The thread was dormant 19 days. Honestly I am surprised at the recent responses but am quite glad to read it all and hear from those for whom I hold respect from recent times and what seems an eternity ago.

Carin, you are doing a fine job, no doubt of that.  As I said, we cannot control the responses of others or even expect a response.  It is keep it up and keep going.  When it comes to helping others and newbies, I am not a Rich, Onslow or Danny O but if I see the post will still give it a go.  (Rhyme not intended but ok to smile!)    

 

Thomas aka TomDart.