Re: Is the Eunuch Archive Dead?
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 5:13 pm
Over the years of its existence, the Eunuch Archive has alternated between very active episodes and very quiet episodes. We are currently in a quiet one, though there are certainly some new members who are making interesting observations and/or asking new and interesting questions. Graylayer, Punkypink, and Moi come immediately to mind. A few stalwarts are still very active and making important contributions, such as A-1, Bobbie, Paolo, Tugon, and Uncle Flo.
One reason for the quiescence is probably just that a number of formerly active members have satisfied their needs and moved on to other pursuits. Another might be that the Eunuch Archive is no longer indexed by Google and it not available on a Google search for eunuch, where it was formerly the second-listed item after the Wikipedia article (which does have a footnote link to the EA). The Rhein-Neckar-Kreis Youth Welfare Office in Heidelberg, Germany filed a complaint with Google that the EA was corrupting youth and demanded that it be blocked from access in Germany. Google responded by blocking us entirely and they have not deigned to respond to any of our letters to them requesting a reconsideration.
Formerly very active members who are seldom on the Archive (other than the Deep, Dark Cellar and the Political Discussions for a couple of them) include Talula, IEunuch, Riverwind, Philip, Thefraj, Randy, Jemagirl, Andrew, and many others. They made valuable contributions in their time, but need to be replaced by other, new, active members.
Someone like amm_uk (or anyone else), who wants to see a more active Archive, needs to post more himself. He should tell us more about himself and/or ask some interesting questions that we need to explore here. There are still many questions which no one has asked of the assembled members.
If you look at the Currently Active Users, there are always many times more unregistered viewers of the Archive than there are registered members on the board. Of the 3,977 currently registered members of the EA, only about 150 have made more then 100 posts. Only about a quarter of the registered members have ever made even a single post.
The Eunuch Archive is what its members make of it. If you want it to be active, YOU need to become active.
One reason for the quiescence is probably just that a number of formerly active members have satisfied their needs and moved on to other pursuits. Another might be that the Eunuch Archive is no longer indexed by Google and it not available on a Google search for eunuch, where it was formerly the second-listed item after the Wikipedia article (which does have a footnote link to the EA). The Rhein-Neckar-Kreis Youth Welfare Office in Heidelberg, Germany filed a complaint with Google that the EA was corrupting youth and demanded that it be blocked from access in Germany. Google responded by blocking us entirely and they have not deigned to respond to any of our letters to them requesting a reconsideration.
Formerly very active members who are seldom on the Archive (other than the Deep, Dark Cellar and the Political Discussions for a couple of them) include Talula, IEunuch, Riverwind, Philip, Thefraj, Randy, Jemagirl, Andrew, and many others. They made valuable contributions in their time, but need to be replaced by other, new, active members.
Someone like amm_uk (or anyone else), who wants to see a more active Archive, needs to post more himself. He should tell us more about himself and/or ask some interesting questions that we need to explore here. There are still many questions which no one has asked of the assembled members.
If you look at the Currently Active Users, there are always many times more unregistered viewers of the Archive than there are registered members on the board. Of the 3,977 currently registered members of the EA, only about 150 have made more then 100 posts. Only about a quarter of the registered members have ever made even a single post.
The Eunuch Archive is what its members make of it. If you want it to be active, YOU need to become active.