Saying goodbye to WP on my 9th anniversary

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sorry to see you go..

Although I'm going to have to disagree with your assessment of the site. In response to the comment about teenagers, I actually think Wrong Planet has an older crowd than it did in the earlier days. And while I don't post as much as I used to, WP still has a very active community.

Hear hear! I think it wil be quite a while before you have to pull the plug Alex

I was not here in the early or even middle years but this site skews a lot older the other sites I have lurked at a bit. Long before the media(mainly British) started to catch on we were discussing the experiences and reactions to not finding out we are autistic until well into adulthood.

I was a teenager when I started the site. But even then there were a lot of adults.

In terms of traffic, it peaked in 2013 and then gradually declined a little bit. But it's been steadily increasing over the last year and is almost back to where it was at the peak.

Who knows, might not but also might be back after a while. I left a few years ago then rejoined about this time last year.

is that so.......hmmm


i always was curious as to how fast this site was in its heyday. if this is (almost) how it was, then cool.


wonder what is causing the resurgence?

Too much drama in this topic.

My speculation is Facebook frustration.

^seems likely. i'd certainly rather be here than on FB.

you ain't seen nothin, yet......


(welcome to WP )

I usually hate flounce posts, because they are so self indulgent. And the always popular "all the kool kydzs left", and now I'm bored. *shrug*. I guess it feels good to make the grand exit.

"The board was so better x years ago". Well, people change. If nothing else, people get older, and their lives change. If you came on the board at 21, I'm sure 9 years later you have changed as a person.

I think the reason the board is trending older, is the 30+ year old crowd is finally able to get diagnosed. Where are you going to hang out? A parent forum board where the kid ages usually clump around 3 to 12 years old?

Maybe if you live in the UK or the US coasts you probably have a ton of IRL support groups. You can fire up FB, and find real life people. I live in the midwest. There is NOTHING for adults who are level I support wise. Literally nothing. Lots of kids groups, a few teen groups, one or two groups for parents of level III adult children. You got diagnosed at 30, your wife is ready to divorce and your boss is figuring out how to legally fire you, where do you go to ask questions? Maybe you don't want to ask those questions on FB. Maybe a forum, which can be as anonymous as you want, is better.

People hate change. s**t changes. Everything is impermanent. As a Buddhist, I struggle with the concept of things changing whether I want it or not. I've learned to go with the flow. I've left support forums, but I considered the issues to be my problem.

All the places I hang out here are pretty active with posts. *another shrug*

Hope the OP will find a place more to his/her liking. But remember, after a few years that place will be different too...

It is curious. This recent fad of grand exits.

Dont know what to make of the fad.