All I have to say on this matter is personally, you dont find me pining for the old days (i.e. when I first joined.) I dont really flame, criticize or judge much either. I find it pointless to hearken back to what was yesterday's XPT in a manner other than basic appreciation. Move on...

If a person writes funny, interesting or stimulating posts, great...if they dont, I ignore them. Unless they attack me directly, or otherwise shit on the path I am trying to wheel. I dont have mudflaps on my current everyday w/chair.

And I am sorry, but for fucks sake, STOP with the worship of Arab and Monkey. You are just making it worse bemoaning their absence like they were the only ones who knew how to post or write funny, intelligent shit. They were/are exceptional, but get a fucking grip...You'd be surprised who I actually thought were the best all around posters in XPT history.

Everyone needs to stop trying so hard, or to stop being AFRAID to try....and just be yourself, for better or worse.