.net became victim to the bad ends of NEETdom. It was a solid place for a while, even though I created my account way later. I'm all for exploring concepts, but if all you're going to do is chase your own ass and wallow in your sadness due to these concepts, I really don't know what to tell you. Forum culture and boards are fairly dead these days as is, but I'm glad to see something like this holding some sort of value.