As much as I disagree with Perry's Kool-Aid liberalism, I have to agree with him on this topic. Yes, Powayseller does post a lot. I would go as far as to say (as others have done already) that without her this forum would fade into obscurity. In order to objectively analyze this issue, one has to take into account the events that have occurred over the past 9 months or so. IMHO, the pivotal event here is the point at which Rich took a new job. You must forgive me as I don't recall the exact title of the new position or the date at which he acquired it. The chart below shows my own personal interest level (value index) in the Pigginton.com experience.
It is worthy to mention that I was perhaps the most cynical critic that came forward when Rich mentioned that he was taking his new job position and that the website would change as a result. As I recall I cried words like, "censorship!" as Rich explained he would no longer be able to provide the same type and level of input that he used to.
For about 1 to 1.5 months after Rich made the announcement, I was proven wrong – the website content, in my opinion, got even better and I remember checking it out multiple times per day and making a lot of posts. Soon afterward, however, another pivotal event occurred – the one where Powayseller announced that she would basically be leaving Piggington (or severely reducing her role) and start her own venture…the outcome of which is still not known to me.
Around this point, or just prior, I found that my own personal interest in Piggington started to wane. Not all of this can be blamed on the content of the site itself. It was summertime, I had (and still have) a lot of work to do, and I had a vacation coming up in August.
Powayseller's post quantity seemed to briefly dip for a spell, but it seems that now she has come back posting more than ever. I personally don't mind it. The beauty of the internet is that another post or thread is only a click or two away. Here are my solutions to the issue:
I agree with other posters such as JES and ZK in that Powayseller should get her own category on this website…sort of like a show, or newspaper, contributor.
Perhaps Powayseller should get her own forum. She has so much to contribute that she could very well do this on her own. In fact, I personally wonder the exact reasons why this hasn't been done yet…all the time that she puts into researching markets and posting on various websites could go into creating her own website.
Rich needs to add content to the site more frequently. The first thing I look for when I come to this site is the date of Rich's last posting on the home page. If it is old, I am that much less likely to read on. My next step is to view the titles of the Active Forum Topics to see if they interest me.
Go to the User Forums link in the left pane. This will allow you to see the latest posts as well as sort posts by different categories, such as who created the post. This will enable you to more easily find posts from other people.
