The various troglodytes of this forum find solace in the multitude of labels they proliferate. You are right in that the issue is more than just the various tags and descriptors that they use; it lies in the fact that these veritable cromagnons and their writings have depreciated and decayed in astronomic degrees for the last few years.
As I write this I hear the crowing of my neighbors lone rooster, a sound that I have heard for many days at this point. I can be rather assured in saying that the crowing of a rooster is a representative in my steady-state world - someplace where I feel at ease due to routine and the homogeneity of experience. The simians of this forum also vie for routine and safety in their own experience, which has led to such a vast congregation of them amassing within the Casual section. Of course, this need for routine has led to other problems, most notably the perpetuation of GMs who are propped up solely by their own cliques or the general lack of originality or experimentation within roleplay ideas, but the concentration of so many roleplayers within the Casual section is most pertinent to this discussion.
Chimps are naturally social animals, which means they wish to stick within groups of their own kind, for reasons of safety, protections, mating, food, etc., yet this also means they adhere to social hierarchies. The chimp who has climbed onto the branches of the trees sees himself as better than one who can only climb upon fallen logs, yet is intimidated by the branches further up, where his more confident brothers play. But what happens when too many chimps climb onto his level? Well, the ape wishes to distinguish himself once more, so he sees fit to climb one branch higher. There! He is now above the majority of his brothers once more! Of course, he is not at the level of his brothers on the canopy further up, but for now he is content - he has not strayed far from his place of comfort, but he still feels himself superior than most.
In general, I agree with Deadbeat regarding the stagnation of the sections as well as the general poopoo-fication of the boards. Yet perhaps it is not cowardice that stops these primates, but rather complacency and laziness.
As I write this I hear the crowing of my neighbors lone rooster, a sound that I have heard for many days at this point. I can be rather assured in saying that the crowing of a rooster is a representative in my steady-state world - someplace where I feel at ease due to routine and the homogeneity of experience. The simians of this forum also vie for routine and safety in their own experience, which has led to such a vast congregation of them amassing within the Casual section. Of course, this need for routine has led to other problems, most notably the perpetuation of GMs who are propped up solely by their own cliques or the general lack of originality or experimentation within roleplay ideas, but the concentration of so many roleplayers within the Casual section is most pertinent to this discussion.
Chimps are naturally social animals, which means they wish to stick within groups of their own kind, for reasons of safety, protections, mating, food, etc., yet this also means they adhere to social hierarchies. The chimp who has climbed onto the branches of the trees sees himself as better than one who can only climb upon fallen logs, yet is intimidated by the branches further up, where his more confident brothers play. But what happens when too many chimps climb onto his level? Well, the ape wishes to distinguish himself once more, so he sees fit to climb one branch higher. There! He is now above the majority of his brothers once more! Of course, he is not at the level of his brothers on the canopy further up, but for now he is content - he has not strayed far from his place of comfort, but he still feels himself superior than most.
In general, I agree with Deadbeat regarding the stagnation of the sections as well as the general poopoo-fication of the boards. Yet perhaps it is not cowardice that stops these primates, but rather complacency and laziness.