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Old Sat Jan 21, 2023, 03:40pm
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The discussions took a nose-dive when the pandemic shut down sports for the better part of 2020.

The sport resumed, but the discussion board never really rebounded.
I've never really understood why.

Yes, there is an inter-galactic shortage of umpires and we are losing more than we are bringing in. But there is a lot of ball going on and there should be a commensurate volume of plays, questions, interps, etc.

Who knows what tomorrow may bring?

Strange days indeed.
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Old Tue Jan 24, 2023, 03:18pm
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I know I am guilty of not being as active on here as I once was. Work, other demands on my time....etc. But I do try to check in here even if I am just ghosting.
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Old Thu Feb 09, 2023, 01:48pm
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Originally Posted by tcannizzo View Post
The sport resumed, but the discussion board never really rebounded.
I've never really understood why.
Other forms of online interaction, such as modern social media platforms, have taken a bigger share of the discussion participation.

Forums like this one, and the Bulletin Board systems they replaced, are the OG social media...but their moment in the sun might be coming to an end.
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