Has is it normal gone stale?

What if that's actually the whole goal of this site? I mean so many of the same questions pop up it's crazy, but doesn't that sort of prove that nobody is really as weird as they think they are? I mean we should give the management here a round of applause for all the help he or she has given people. I sincerely mean that. I don't think that this site has gone stale, because really there are usually a few posts that show up that are somewhat new and hey it's a new day so no problems arise. Some may be the same, some may not be. It's all a matter of how you see it. I personally am not bored, but I've grown use to certain things while being on here.

No, I don't agree with you. I don't think it has. To me it seems the same as it ever was. Those problems you listed have always existed.

Occasionally, someone truly brilliant comes along and really shakes things up a bit (for the better). But, since that's not a 'normal' state for this site, I believe it would be unfair to compare the regular times to those special times. hehe -does that make sense (I'm sorry if it doesn't).

Be the change you want to see on IIN, or take a little vacation from it. ;)

IIN is amazing, everyone here is so amazing. I see questions on here and think "omg how did you come up with that, you're so clever and inventive" then I see the responses and think "wow I never would have thought of that, the answer would have totally eluded me but here is this genius that figured it out!"

Everyone here is so unique and not at all like other people in the world. I mean we have a guy who writes exclusively about taking dumps, how cool is that, it's an incredible cast of characters on IIN.

Ironically, I see a post similar to this every other week.

Been stale, now it more a moldy gym sock

You've been here too long, take a very long break. When a user is like this it means he/she will soon become very nasty, unfriendly and rude in his/her comments. Take a break.

Yeah, I feel the exact same way. Although I don't think reducing the moderation threshold will help, I actually think it'll make things worse. People will become frustrated and disheartened that their posts aren't getting through moderation. People are already pissy about how some of theirs' don't already make it through.

To be completely honest, it occurred to me the other day that I wished I could just add some of the people I consider to be friends on here on Facebook, or some such thing. Don't think anyone would want me harassing them, though, ha! 'Tis a shame. I want to be able to talk to them, etc., but IIN doesn't hold much interest for me, really. Just the people, and I don't even talk to them that often any more.

It's been stale. Even I got tired of messing around

Almost everyone on the site namechanges every few months. If the site is populated by the same people all the time, it should never get any better or worse.

What if the namechanging itself is causing it, by not allowing people to form deeper bonds with each other? What if anonymity is the enemy of whatever causes us to be nice?

The posts and comments on this site have never really changed. Only thing that's changed is the "regular" users. But there have always been spammers and unfunny trolls. There are some funny trolls though, like the power sharter ;)

The site definitely hasn't gone stale. You just got bored of it. It happens to everyone. I have been here for a few years, with truly fluctuating emotions along the way. Sometimes I get really sick of this site and leave it for months... but then suddenly I just feel like coming back badly again.

Let me say more, the site isn't even that much about the quality of the posts. The comments the users make is what truly makes this site amazing. And though sometimes I miss certain people that don't come back here anymore, I think that pretty much we always get interesting people among the userbase.

I'm new here, but IIN has quickly become one of my favorite sites. I do see a lot of the same questions. But depending on how serious the topic is and whether or not a bunch of trolls are responding, I may or may not respond to the same topic. If it's serious and the OP hasn't seen all of the similar posts, that OP still deserves to receive a helpful, constructive reply. Words are very powerful, and sometimes we have no idea when we're helping someone. If IIN is stale, then stale is in, as far as I'm concerned.

Yeah just a little /:

Hopefully it's just in hibernation.

Eh.. I have no opinion..