SW not what it (or EP) used to be

I keep reading posts saying SW isn't what it (or EP) used to be... mostly it's a lot of complaints about what I'm not sure.

It seems rather vague as to exactly what people are missing, why they aren't active, or why so many have left.

I have to believe if people could be more specific, and could better explain (more than saying it's the feed) what is wrong/missing, then it could be corrected.

On the other hand, I wonder if it isn't the nature of the beast (social media). That what once was new and exciting has become disappointing. That the beast hasn't somehow fulfilled the dream or fantasy.

Does anyone care to join in and offer up ideas. thoughts and comments?

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bijouxbroussard · F

I think many people are romanticising EP from the distance of going on 8 years…I was on EP from 2009 until it closed, and there were plenty of complaints by people who thought they were being blocked "for no reason", for changes people didn’t like (when Meebo, the chat feature, was removed, for one). When the admins suspended posters without warning, on one person’s complaint (happened to me twice). When the EP app was launched and all of sudden we were overrun by teenagers (EP began as a site with a largely 40+ crowd).