Well yes posting habits have changed, Yoko. I like how you keep bring up older and respected members from just under a decade ago, but if you take a trip down the "WayBack" Machine you'll find their habits were different back when they first joined too. Especially if you dig into the old Tux stuff or "pre-AnimeForum" Anime Globe. And it's like BA said. People grew up. There habits changed as they got older, they vocabulary and grammar usage increased, more serious topics became more important as well as properly researching them, etc. Heck, many of the people you point out were going for a Masters degree and/or held very respectable and wanted jobs in 2008 and up. I'm pretty sure my post quality's gone up since I completed my bachelors degree, though I might be wrong (but I'd like to think I'm right).
Now on the point that K+ and others have made, yes it's not just AF. It seems that sensible debating and conversation has simply gone the way of the dodo everywhere online, and people care more to post crappy memes, irritate others, and angrily type nasty things to each other than hold a decent conversation. Just look at FB, Tumblr, and Twitter. Granted, I'm glad most of the foolishness is on those sites instead of AF, but it's not like they're holding any better conversations than we are now. Yes we may seem dead because their isn't any name-calling, TYPING IN ALL CAPS!, or any other usual crap in those FB arguments; but if people raving like mad men inflicted with mercury poisoning is what it takes to be alive, I'd rather be dead. And I'm sure I'm not alone, as there's a growing number of people moving away from social media.
With that, why not simply try to start more conversations and debates with people? Or in @
Ranshiin 's case, why not post about stuff that does interest you? I mean it's easy for one to say you need to be more pro-active to help push for the activity and quality you want, but it's better for one to make that push on their own. That effort was what made the Serious Talk section, in the first place. And I'm sure in many eyes, anything less would seem disingenuous.
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