These forums desperately lack active moderators. It's no surprise the serious posters don't stay long.
What the hell are you talking about? The serious posters are the only ones that stay.
Well I guess the problem has been identified. And, sorry to be the "noob" that has to tell the forum regular this, but you are very wrong.
http://theflatearthsociety.org/forum/index.php?action=mlist;sort=posts;start=0Depending on how you have your pagination set-up (default is 30 items), you'll notice 30 members.
5 are serious, or at least do a good job pretending to be. And not all 5 are active.
4 really try hard to convince others they are serious, when all their posts clearly are not.
21 are unarguably either trolls or spammers.
This is because the moderation here is poor. There is no effort to keep posts on topic, or to reduce spam. I will admit, that pornography is removed in a timely manner, so there is still some success. It's a breeding ground for trolls, and the member list is evidence.