I've seen my fair share of meta posts from anons trying to make some sort of change to /bant/ during their final moments on the board, but I've yet to see one that actually addresses the REAL problem that /bant/ has had since it's founding, that being the "b" in /bant/.
I know the ability to post anything you want is one of the biggest appeals of /bant/, but just think about it. Both /b/ and /ban/ have been overrun by some of the most carnal posting types imaginable. In /b/, this is porn, and in /bant/, it's attention seeking through gay ERP. Why did the board fall so low? Simply because we don't have a topic. When we don't have anything to talk about, well, what the fuck are we supposed to talk about? This worked out to /bant/'s advantage in the beginning because it was a blank slate for creators to make their mark, but now that everything has stagnated we are feeling the full negative effects of not having a board topic. This effect is accentuated by the fact that /bant/ despises /pol/ and /int/. If we're an international board that hates international politics then, again, what the fuck are we supposed to talk about? Having no topic is terrible for both discussion and content. Look at /a/ for example, they have a clearly defined topic, and they have content creators such as scanlators for that topic. /bant/ has none of that. It's just a mishmash of people with different interests posting a mishmash of different things.
People wonder why there's no more OC on /bant/ anymore. They wonder why the place has become so stale when you can talk about anything. The reality is, being able to talk about anything, is just another set of words for having nothing to talk about.
Hopefully we can get rid of the b pretty soon and just become /ant/. An ant board would be pretty cool.
