StaceyG opened this issue on Apr 21, 2005 ยท 97 posts
LornaW posted Thu, 21 April 2005 at 10:32 PM
Chat room is always empty. And no offense, but suggesting doing that is like telling folks in a mall or gallery or museum or any other public place that are visiting or browsing and having a good time while doing what they are doing, and quite harmlessly, to go elsewhere to and do it. Why does this place insist upon burning up the very fuel that create it and managed to grow it? You see any other place online like this grow in droves and as busy? Not by a longshot! And why is that? Not because of all the great ads or sales or decor, but because a lot of folks once got together here and felt comfortable, and kept getting together, and grew together, and everything else followed along. I think we keep forgetting that the people came first here, and it's the people that make it happen. Nothing wrong with having couches and a bit of music and fun and even a few clowns once in a while to make the sun shine a bit. Ever see what happens on highways and roads when there is an accident or even someone changing a tire? It's not the accident that causes traffic, it's all the folks slowing down to look at what is happening. When you slow doqwn to look, you see other things you normally would not see or care about. That is what has happened here many times and has brought a lot of traffic here, many times and most probably sales too. Why bite the hand that feeds? Broody stonefaces that may be far too serious don't sell or attract, they don't even make balloon animals! If you take away the downtown entertainment and comfort, lots of folks wouldn't go there anymore, no matter how nice or resourceful or how much shopping there may be. Besides, there's always TurboSquid! Lol, just kidding while it's still okay to kid.