Why does every spar thread end up in one or more people trying to offend Thallen? He's one of the most knowledgeable people in the spar community. I feel like HUSH decided he didn't like Thallen's response to his very opinionated original post, so he shot back at him, and people decided to take sides like this is some kind of battlefield...

Back on topic, I logged on last night and there were 19 people in queue to spar. Other rooms had about 7 or 8 in queue. I don't know what you guys consider "dead", nor why a declaration like this is necessary beyond an attempt to create flame wars... But I don't think spar is dead. I can log on any time of day and find plenty of competition. They do tend to clear the room faster if I win a lot, though...