of course it's dead. New people come to the site, they hear these awful rumors about how evil the asylum is, and don't think their balls are attatched strongly enough to endure. A shame really. We're not that bad, we just know to take things with a grainof salt, something this Melody chick doesnt get. Most of you do though.
And when you have no new blood come in here becase new people are too nervous to tread in here and actually see what the posts are like, you are stuck with people who have gone over the same topics with the same opinions for years. Why bother posting something when you already know what joph, Flea, Sam, Gbaji, tare, Nexa, Smash, and all the others are going to say before its even posted? That's why it's dead. We've been there, done that. Politics? Old. Religion? Can't be ressurrected.
People who feel the need to be able to post opinions without stuff like "hai gais I lik ur mom lololoqlo2lol" should post where it is acceptable to post like that. Just because you originally did not like the original idea of what the Asylum is, if you begin to post like one, start posting where it appropriate.
I started off originally in OOT until I got a feel for the Asylum. And this was way back when the Asylum was nonstop bantering back and forth. After getting a feel for it, I jumped ship and came here permanently.
Look. If you want to keep posts on the easy path where its safe for 8 yr olds to view, stay in the OOt. But if you actually have a skin thick enough and brains smart enough to know this is the frikkin web, and all opinions dont harm you, then really, where do you think you should be? it's clearly stated on top of each site. The reluctance to change because its' your "spot" does not help those who really can not handle more than PG related terminology. Nor is it helping you guys with the admins, or the Asylum, who frankly, need new blood.