What happens over time?

Blogging isn't very interactive. You can post a blog, and you might initially get some "Thanks for sharing" responses; but you probably aren't going to get the thought-provoking replies, and it's difficult to maintain a conversation in blog comments. After a few days, your blog post will be replaced with newer posts from others (thanks for sharing). Eventually, posting blogs feels like talking to an empty room.

Conversations are more fun than blogs.

But you are correct. There is a lot of hidden gems here. I believe going back to the late 90's.

Luis - there would be several reasons. For one, and most likely the primary, life moves on. Individuals decide, or life decides for them, that their time is better placed elsewhere; whether the passion flame is lost or other situations. Could also simply be career change.

Another thing to keep in mind is this platform has been around for quite some time. It used to be call Gantthead (IIRC) until they were bought by PMI and renamed projectmanagement.com. That transition could have also led to some decisions to move on.

Either way, it is a natural progression of a community to see members come and go. The content will remain though, as you have been obviously witness to.

Look around on the internet. There are countless blogs and sites that are unmaintained. Should be of no surprise.

Blogging takes time and most of the cases, the blogger believes that it will not pay off.

Luis -

I think it comes down to the individual motivations for people contributing.

When I first started blogging back in 2009, I had no specific targets or objectives but rather was just looking to share what I'd learned. Whether I had one person reading my articles or one thousand didn't matter to me.

Fast forward a decade, and I've got different goals, namely keeping my weekly writing "streak" going as long as I can and continuing to develop and promote my "brand".

While there are more prolific writers than me, after writing close to 800 articles, I can say with confidence that one of the secrets is to find inspiration "between the cracks". The low hanging fruit will get harvested by the time you get to 100 articles so finding new ways to look at the world is key to sustainability.

Kiron