Hi everybody,

I'm the creator and moderator of this Tribe, and though I love it and am very dedicated to the topic of food history, it seems that Tribe in general took a big dive a while back and most people migrated to MySpace or Facebook (for better or worse). Personally, I don't think either of the previously mentioned two social networking sites provide the kind of specialized forums ("tribes" here) that Tribe.net was. But I lost interest in keeping up my moderator duties on this Tribe when people stopped posting, and I pretty much gave up on it.

The reason I'm writing this, however, is that I keep getting, on a weekly basis, notifications in my inbox that someone new has joined this Tribe. But still, no one is posting, so I'm bewildered about it. My question: Are there people out there who are really interested in keeping this Tribe going? If so, I will start posting again. But obviously, I can't do it by myself; if no one posts, there's no reason for this to exist.

It's up to you. Just let me know; I'm OK with it either way, as I have many other things going on in my life. But I still dearly love (and always will) food history. In fact, I'm thinking of diving even deeper into the topic and collaborating on a book or two on the subject.

Peace,

Your Moderator, Melodious