One of the reasons I havent been around is because it has become very difficult to find an interesting discussion. You see, I dont give a damn which club has the finest urinals, maintenance shed, cookies, etc. Nor do I give a damn about any of the other threads designed to provide posters a place to brag about which courses they have bagged (begged?). Nor do I give a damn which clubs you hit, which clubs you own, what spikes you wear, or how often you change them. If I wanted to talk about your alma mater or your favorite team, I'll start attending the pep rallys.
As it is now, most potentially decent threads drop off the front page, and idiotic threads go on and on. Very few posters, it seems, have that much to say about gca.
There are plenty of interesting gca topics to discuss in depth, but many seem plenty satisfied with the superficial and off-topic.
And Tom, you are kidding yourself if you really dont think that you are offering justification for brushing off Ran. If Ran wanted to open this website up to off-topic drivel, he'd change the introductory guidelines. Certainly we should be mature enough to follow his requests rather than expecting him to waste his time slapping our hands for bad behavior.
It isnt