It seems obvious that a board has to reach some (undefined) critical mass of posters/posting in order to have a continuing life of its own. The Berkshire board here at Shrewd is one good example; “US Policy” another. But boards for which I had/have hope are so infrequently used that it’s self-perpetuating: there aren’t any posts, so I check less often. I check less often and then don’t respond so there aren’t as many posts.

(The segregation of Atheists board into (1) Atheists and (2) US Policy and (3) Political asylum pretty well demonstrates it: US Policy is thriving, while Atheists and Asylum are almost moribund.)

So in an effort to give the Macroeconomics board here a tiny lift, I am going to post a minimum of 3 pieces per week which I find of interest in the general category. As on the Fool board they may not refer perfectly, precisely to “world and historical macroeconomics” but they will in some way be related: industry trends, interesting offshoots, labor and management issues, or whatever (and *whatever* is probably more likely than the previously mentioned examples.)

Three times a week. Maybe for a week. Maybe for a month. Maybe for a year, although I have never demonstrated that kind of discipline, so I’ll hope this 3x/week injection of caffeine results in a self-sustaining reaction: more people checking the board, more people posting occasionally, more people responding occasionally, and all without the Overlord Fool minions deciding things, although we continue to defer to our newer overload Manlobbi obvioiusly. Hey, there’s always a boss, right?