On the other hand, Tea? may well have soaked up posts that wouldn't have gone anywhere on the forum, at all.
There's been a funny but edgy balance of late on the forum as a whole and this has reflected overall.
I also think the unpredictable weather hasn't helped and nor has the doom and horror laden atmosphere of the British media.
Add to this the ACF breakdown, which saw intense and negative feelings being posted on Cafe as well as in Soapbox and we can start to see why things are a tad apathetic.
Those who suffer from depression seem also to be having a tough time at the moment.
I don't see any of this as an indictment on CC or of any particular thread, a forum and it's threads reflect the mood of it's posters, which in the case of Tea? is welcoming, light, friedly and non confrontational.
Apart from maybe pics of Wafflycat's hen house and the 'Great Tea? Meet' with TheDoctor, Arch and myself, there is little discussed on thread that would warrant a new thread. Although I would suggest that if you see something on Tea? that you think might make for a separate thread in it's own right then just pop in and say so.