The news from "readstuff" that the number of subscribers has plateaued ,or worse is declining , is very disheartening since we are dealing with one of the most pressing issues for Americans and indeed the entire globe. I have been a lurker since day one and the posts have caused me to do hours of research each day for my own edification. This is my second post since I joined up yesterday. My first one was deleted which is indicative of one problem that this forum is facing - arbitrary deletions that discourage contributions. However the main problem is that the subject matter of the postings have become so broad that the content of pizzagate research has been watered down and the investigation has lost sight of its original goal which was to investigate pedophiles in positions of power. The decline of subscribers means all we are doing at this point is preaching to the choir and I for one have become frustrated and even bored by content that serves no other purpose than to report every triangle and spiral in the universe and every arrest of low level pimps. I may not have any experience as a subscriber but as a daily lurker I can tell you that the pizzagate forum is just spinning its wheels. I suggest that research be limited by both subject and geography so that we can become more productive and effective. We can't impact the power structure outside our own country so research should be limited to the USA unless of course there is a direct link to the USA such as complicity between Saudis Arabia and the Clinton Foundation. In fact I think limiting the focus to Washington DC, New York City and Los Angeles gives us the best chance to catch a thief, I mean an elite. NYC and DC represent the center of our political and financial power bases while LA allows to us to focus on the entertainment world that infects our culture. If there is a nexus to NYC, DC or LA then that is fair game, i.e. Marfa Texas and a Supreme Court judge or a pedophile ring in Orlando Florida that caters to US Congressmen home for the holidays. I would also suggest some limitations on topics so that we can focus on major issues which would include, amongst other topics, the following: trafficking, organ harvesting, suppression of misconduct on the part of elites by MSM, the corrupt foster care system and juvenile justice system that promote pedophilia, phony charities and NGOs such as NCFMC that do little to help children, the grooming of children and teens by pedophiles, pedo culture, satanic ritual abuse, etc. I'm sure there are some other topics equally worthy. What I am urging is some kind of focus that might bear fruit by narrowing of the issues. Whenever a particular person such as James Alefantis or John Podesta comes under scrutiny then of course the subject matter can become broader i.e. handkerchiefs and artwork . VOAT cannot impose restrictions on us, it will have to be voluntary. But please let us try to build a case against some actual culprits. As for the shills, instead of engaging in a pissing match why don't we agree to a stock reply such as: You're a shill and I don't have time to respond. Moderators, please don't delete this but let's start a conversation about our goals and how we are going to reach them. We also need to figure out how to spread awareness. Perhaps we need some "hard copy" communications to reach persons not spending hours on the Internet like me, bumper stickers and so forth. Thanks everybody for reading this.