i had a feeling that there is lot less activity here in EOS community than before and it is confirmed by this conversation. is this related to reduced visitors to the EOS in the last 6 months
@fbodymechanic says that it has become toxic. if yes, is this phenomenon common on all communities.
how can we bring back the old vibe back.
The number of the forum members seems to be steadily on the rise:
I think it is natural for communities to shift and change over time. It is certainly true that many people who were once here no longer are. However, it is also true that there are many new users.
That being said, I don’t see this as a toxic community at all . I think that this continues to be a friendly and open community.
@dalto sounds relieving …
@pebcake i guess the active users are less.
thanks for the reply.
Hey, we’re right here! 
and no toxicity that I’ve seen from my short time since moving from green to purple 
Honestly, the number of posts on a daily/monthly basis and the number of active users has been pretty steady over the last year.
oh, stats are completely opposite of feeling.
If I had a dollar for every time someone was misguided by distrowatch’s bs rating…
toxic? this community?? I guess you weren’t around at the time of IRC… 
i am old like a junk but i guess because of cultural differences did not understand it 
it does point to something … definitely. it cant be so wrong that the bottom most is the first and vice versa
Oh, it is absolutely terrible.
See
The first part of my answer here:
and a more realistic overview of distro popularity here:
I think in the past, activity was generated by a small group of very active members who started many conversations and fueled others. They are mostly gone now. And I, personally, think its a change for the better. The forum was more toxic and annoying then. Fbodymechanic’s and my opinion differ in that regard.
The ones who are not posting have Life. Its a bit tricky and not always consistent.
spending valuable time for the community for free and being toxic together (just saying in general) could not understand the psychology behind it.
could be … brain working like dog … always looking for the next dog on the road to fight.
I usually check in to the forum each day to get a read on what the current problems with Arch packages might be. It’s always helpful when multiple people start complaining about an update breaking something, that clues me into some potential problem. Most of the issues I see are user induced errors. If I don’t see anything interesting, I move on.
i may just google or check with chatgpt, yet sometimes i force myself to interact with people. i dont know if this is correct approach.
I have only been around for little over 2 years and don’t post that often but i do check New post section for issues or interesting posts every day going to/from work and sometimes at home.
I have not noticed any toxicity in the community but I also ignore such posts if I see them.
yes, same here. one of the friendly community i saw, ever. very fast support, which one wont get even if paid for.
once i forgot my password and reported in the telegram group. @joekamprad @Bryanpwo himself helped like a flash. never expected that.
From my point of view that is not the case. I believe he just overreacted. I can still see that this community here is polite and helpful.
PS
Calling a community toxic is a toxic statement in the first place.