The participation is weak but it will probably pick up. Republic has a real name board and it is/was quite busy. Time will tell. If it does not pick up I will pull the plug.

There are other uses of a web board besides politics. I have busted my ass to create a proper board for us sponsored by the union. It did not get passed by the very top. So for that and for the communication practices I am very critical of this current MEC and I am hardly a popular guy over there even though I consider many of them my friends.

You can call my effort a failure and you may be right. However I at least put some real effort into something that can be used by anyone for free. If they will chose to not use it so be it. What have you done?