I'd say the ED is getting better. Been around in it about 6 months or so on and off, and there used to be a lot of GDers raiding the place, putting up meaningless topics, just to piss people off and take up the entire first page. stare
Luckily, though, I've seen a lot less of that. There are still many stupidities though, as there have been people coming in trying to get donations from people.
Yes, there are always going to be repeat-threads, but the place has gotten better. Even when there still are really NO mods there at all. stare
