Quote Originally Posted by FunkyMonkey
Hi there.
Ive been watching a steady decline in marijuana related intelligent discussion and legalization discussion. It is still here, just not as prevalant as it once appeared to me.
So I have got to wondering what brought you here. I am very interested in the motivations of community members here.
As Ive stated before, I came here in search of a source of reliable information pertaining to marijuana and the staedy progress towards social acceptance and legalization. I wanted to find a place with intelligent folks sharing stories, opinions, facts and to learn more about something I am passionate about. I wanted to see how I could better fit into the 'movement'. I was also looking for a place with reliable , professional growing information and support with growing issues.
And, of course I sought the 'company' of likemeinded individuals to chill with .
I found it all here as well as something I didnt count on. I found a unique environment where people of all walks of life, culture, age , etc come together as one and share insight into our lives and lifestyles, as well as generational minsets and personalities.
I found a very unique place that is for sure.
But, I have watched as the tone of discussion has drifted away from what fundamentally is the purpose of the site.
I do appreciate that much off topic discussion is quite necessary in order to foster and nurture the feeling of community that we all share.
But, I wonder if we have forgotten why we all came here to begin with.
Steadily I watch older serious members drift away and younger less serious members arrive.
I worry that this has started to create a problem where we have many more people seeking inforation than we do people who are able to provide it. I wonder if we are getting a little off balance.
I suspect that the ongoing work that is behind the scenes with policy changes, and creation of new forums is designed to remedy this .

Im not going anywhere. I love this place and appreciate what I am able to gather from here. I also feel it is a community which I can contribute to in a way that in turn impacts the community outside of the forums.
There is much here that I do not find anywhere else, nor do I care to seek it out.
I found it here, why keep searching?
So, this brings me back to my original question.
What brought you here? (and) Did you find what you sought?
I am very curious what is causing the inflow and outflow of members, and what each of us feel this community is to them.
I would like to see a response from all the regualrs, even if youve stated it before.
I would also appreciate the input from some of the newest members to the community.
( notice I keep referring to it as the "community" and not "the boards"...well that what I feel we have here)
How about you?


(and if all you have to say is "OMG that was too long Im not reading that!!."..then Im sure tokosan is waiting for you to join his forums where you will fit in juuust fine )
yeah orginally i found this site in 99 but it was a much different place than today... the site was much less complex and the forum consisted of a group of people some of them knowing a tremendous amount of info about marijuana. I was a newbie at the time and i would just read the threads and posts and gather my info that way... then i remember last summer for some unknown reason i came here again, and wow what a change... for those of you who ahve been around through the duration of that you know what i mean... i just remeber this one dude on here... cant remeber his name but he was like the growing god... literally... i really wish i could remeebr his name... i remeebr he was from california...and i remember people talking about how he got busted... it was a short name... if anybody thinks they know who im talking about please post his name ... the man was a legend