Winds Of Change In The Philatelic World

Interests come and go in waves IMO. People here tend to be overzealous in proclaiming monumental shifts or death-knells.

Not really. If you look at the member that is most active there, you will notice that member is posting at a rate that rivals that of rod222. So, that is not something new.

A couple of the most prolific posters of more general subjects haven't posted for a while. One is happily posting on another forum. One has a locked account. One is too busy with other things and may return, and OP, uncharacteristically, has not posted for five weeks.

Edit: added quote to clarify to which post this is a reply.

Yeah, Paul Floortrader has been really quiet. And haven't seen a post from Rod in a pretty long time (???).

Yes, also noticed that rod222 has been missing. His last post was on my birthday, 5/10/23. I sent him an e-mail through the forum about a month ago; no reply. Really miss his contributions and wit.

Since this keeps coming up you can find Rod on "The Stamp Forum."

I referred to some regular posters to illustrate why it looks like SCF has become focused on thematics. I think thematics have become more visible for the reasons I stated: a few of the most prolific posters of worldwide material have fallen silent. I do not (yet) agree with the conclusion that SCF has become more of a thematic site. I agree with what revenuecollector posted at the top of this page.

Don explained the situation with Rod. I think we would best let the subject rest.

https://goscf.com/t/85854#795819

Change is one of life's three certainties. We all know what the other two are

Forums evolve, as do people.

I've been quieter because there's less being posted that I can help with, and I'm working on a mammoth project that, by the time it's finished, will have been years in the making. I'm actually almost at a standstill as far as collecting goes at the moment, though I still look in to see if I can help.

redwoodrandy, thanks for the link. So noted.