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In reply to the discussion: What is the average age group of posters on this forum? [View all]DFW
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I joined around 2005 or 2006, I think. Things got really nasty during the primaries of 2008, calmed down a little after that, went really crazy during the primaries of 2016. Some of the extreme cases went off and formed their own board, and things calmed down somewhat. From the maturity (or lack of it) of the posts of the present-day cast of characters, I'd say there is a broad spectrum, but tending to be weighted toward the older edge of the scale, where I am to be found. I own fossils of animals that used to be my house pets. Those trilobites were cute, but just no staying power.
As for staying power, there have always been a few one-trick ponies that stuck around to promote one certain issue, and then disappeared when the horse they were kicking was declared clinically dead. There was one poster that rose to defend GM food, and then went dormant when GM food was not the subject of a thread. Monsanto's little rep at DU. There aren't too many of those left, either, thank goodness.