Chatterbox: Down to Earth

To all CBers:

This month hasn't been so great. People have left us for a variety of different reasons. Cho, Mei, Abigail, Joss, and almost Syclla and pretty much Brookiera and Ashlee, possibly Booksy Owly, and some others I am forgetting. 

But we that remain should not let this damper our CB spirit. We need to stay strong. We need each other more than ever. We need to make CB the place it used to be. Yes, some old, respected CBers have left us. You will be sorely missed! But new ones line up before us. Let's give them a place and a chance to share their writing and dreams. Let's make a friendly atmosphere to welcome them.

How can we do this? Are you saying we aren't being friendly? What do you mean?

Those are some questions I'm sure you want to ask me.

We can do this by sticking with RPs. We can do this by not making new RPs until old ones have died. We can do this by keeping threads in the correct section. We can do this by making important, impactful threads. We should think, why am I making this thread? Is it going to raise awareness to an important issue? Is it going to be for the enjoyment of other CBers? Is there already a thread just like this? Should I wait until another thread is dead to put mine up? 

I am not saying that the CB isn't a friendly place. I think it is a great place! But I am thinking of all the CBers who made "I'm new!" Threads. Not very many people posted on them, including me. Most of those people never returned. I completely understand why people don't post on them. I myself don't often post on them. Don't think I am pointing fingers!

I want to say much more, but I need to go. Please think about what I said. Please don't cut me down. Please try, try to make the CB a better place.