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Originally Posted by Nick McRae
One leading question I can ask: what years were the golden age? Why did that stop? Many members aging and perfecting the craft?
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Nick,
Here are a couple of threads in which you'll find people arguing that the Sphere was much better back in the day, that actually it's just as good as it ever was and is not in decline, that we should try to find ways to attract more people, that we should avoid finding ways to attract more people, and so on. As with most threads in General they go off at all sorts of tangents. And not too much is said as to why the Sphere might have declined, if indeed it can be agreed that it did.
The Decline of the Sphere from 2020
The State of the Sphere another "decline" thread from 2015
This thread contains a few thoughts on the decline of poetry forums (fora?) in general.
Whether the Sphere had a golden age or not, and when that was, will depend on the criteria one uses. For example, I find the Sphere has generally become more a pleasant place to be over time, in that incidents of people throwing their weight around, making personal attacks etc., have decreased significantly since I first joined. In that respect, at least, the golden age is now
Matt