Topics used to scroll off like crazy and now I can acutally keep up. There also isn't all the anon political topics that where being posted, and in light of the Sept.11 attacks I think people aren't as festive as the used to be. I agree with Mona on the fact that the posters here control how fast the topics scroll off the board. So, I guess we control the speed at which it moves. I think the more diverse opnions you allow on a board, the more action it will see.
Nobody likes agreement all the time.
But you must allow it to remain interesting and controversial if you want a busy board. And if that happens, pretty soon there wont be much at all to monitor. I go there too. Many posters from here do. There are no regulations except no pornography and no blaspheming of God.