2002-2013
When TVWriter™ first started, the heart and soul of the site was our Message Board. Writers at all levels posted questions and answers and rants, but only twice in its entire 10+ year history was anyone asked to leave and never darken our door again. Because we were all colleagues, in the trenches together, fighting the fight for truth, justice, and art and reserving our darkest vitriol for the “suits.”
Tens of thousands of posts on every imaginable topic gave genuine weight to our community. But the parade of history – and tech – never stops, and by 2008 or so it was clear that the Board had peaked and was on the decline. Since then, the number of new members and conversations has dwindled as social networks and the blog format grew into the online communication vehicles of choice.