[ross hamilton hill]

I just answered Mary off the top of my head, I can't really remember if many of the poetry forums I have used had more women than men. I know the Sphere is less strictly moderated than some ( but some have no mods at all),
Getting back to the original idea I think many may feel the Sphere has declined because most of us went through a heyday, when online poetry forums suddenly opened up poetry in a way that hadn't occurred since the invention of printing.
I have a poet friend I met online who is one of my closest friends, I have watched her daughter grow up, her marriage fail, another marriage succeed, her son born and now go to school. All conveyed online.
Amazing, such a close friend yet I have never met her. I'm sure many on the Sphere feel that way, although you may have turned online friendships into actual friendships.