It's certainly true. Reading that, I thought the general shift is largely due to the fact people here have watched anime for years and thus have already seen it all, figuratively speaking. Occasionally we get a jolly exceptional show, and I think those times the threads look totally different, even if there are still some such posts mixed in. Buth when you are watching a cliche fest, it's basically a choice between not posting at all or complaining about something. I don't know which one is a sadder choice.

I'm also guilty for arguing for arguing's sake, albeit trying to keep it impersonal to a degree, because this forum is so dead and I miss the old times when there was discussion going on.