Lots of names have gone away, but lots of interesting characters have also joined up. It seems like Gruff has been around for a long time, as well as DDay, but heck, DDay wasn't even born when this forum started (don't believe any of that nonsense about him being married and having a kid, even if it's true it's because he lives in Louisiana).

What we have lost are some of the marginal personalities. I won't mention any names, because some of them lurk. It would take a fairly old person to remember the, now deleted, immigration thread that once rivaled the post race...except with vitriolic vinegar added. I think I remember who started that, and they haven't been around for a decade, but I may have the name wrong, so I won't say it. Some of those folks started lengthy, and even heated, threads on various subjects. Things are a bit more staid now, and that's not a bad thing for a developer site.

All we need to get things riled up again would be the right instigator. Somebody not just willing to throw out off-the-wall, yet sincere, opinions, but willing to back them up, too.