There have been a lot of threads on aspects of this stuff over the years. A few things, over the years, seem fair to note:
1. The Sphere is Very Big
2. The Sphere is (by internet standards) Very Old and has thus developed a lot of rules (spoken and otherwise) and traditions.
3. What a poet "needs" from a workshop varies not only from poet to poet but from one time to another.
Under such circumstances, that some poets would find the place more amenable than others is unsurprising. Likewise, that some would find the place more useful at certain points than others, or that their demands of it can evolve, is understandable. If there are peaks and troughs, it's probably not a cause for great concern. It's happened before. This place is still here after sixteen years.
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