Rick Mullin said it: "The Sphere is exhausting."
And it can be. The recent paucity of poems suffers further from lengthy diatribes, recriminations, clarifications, re-recriminations. Maybe there is a seasonality factor. Let's see.
I'm sure most of the older hands have a couple of buds who can offer valued suggestions via email without all the fuss. Sadly they can replicate the best of the forum experience. I happen to like the strange new voices that creep across from time to time.
Another possible problem? The seniors graduate. The freshman class lacks the skills to be let on campus.
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