Why has this forum become so slow?

Surely you mean popular?

I hadn't expected Skeptiko to become so divisive. This forum would probably end up the same way, except that it doesn't do politics. Alex has made Skeptiko very political because he wants to explore the nature of evil. I had very little opportunity to steer Skeptiko in a better direction, even though I was the main moderator.

I also post from time to time on a blog devoted to a totally different subject. Someone managed to link me back to Skeptiko and tried to make a fuss over my being too 'woo woo'.

I would advise people to keep their real life separate from their forum life unless they carefully think out the possible consequences.