On Aug 19, 3:17 pm, obviouslydelusional
<obviouslydelusio...@gmail.com> wrote:

On Aug 19, 12:07 am, Desert Shadow <rch49...@cox.net> wrote:

It seems so many Area 51 so called researchers are so active and gung
ho and then just burn out and give up the journey.  There are so many
dead sites with so many unanawered questions.  It can be depressing
reading some of the sites!

Several reasons, probably.  The first is that a whole lot of 14 year
olds love to set up web sites "investigating" UFOs and places like
Area 51.  Of course "investigating" means ripping off content from
other web sites and nothing new happens.  Eventually the 14 year olds
discover other new fads (or the remote chance of finding a girlfriend)
and move on leaving their sites mercifully dormant.

Another reason is that the more grounded dudes, doing real
investigation, eventually find out that it's just an aircraft testing
facility.  No UFOs involved.  Don't confuse burning out with reaching
plausible conclusions.  And while there may be truly amazing aircraft
out there, maybe this group of people don't wish to reveal any secrets
they may or may not have come across. Often times there are good
reasons for secrecy.

It's also worth considering what's between the lines of your question,
why do other websites persist when some do not?  I think the answer
has to do somewhat with money and celebrity (this is primarily the UFO
field, but also to some extent Area 51).  There are some websites that
make at least spending money with their traffic and things they sell.
These sites encourage mystery and conspiracy  to drive up traffic.
Ever been to a UFO conference/convention?  The speakers there can make
a reasonable chunk of change, while at the same time being a minor
celebrity of sorts.  It's ALL about money.  But celebrity is a heady
thing, even in small amounts and coming from nutcases.

So, to summarily answer your question, it's just a remote testing
base.  It's not a religion.  What people believe doesn't change what
is.  The "unanswered questions" really aren't.  And anyone who wraps
UFOs (in a flying saucer sense) into the Area 51 subject immediately
disqualifies themselves from further conversation.  It's actually a
marvelous self-filtering mechanism.....the nuts float to the surface.

Very well put.  I understand the "14' year old and the dudes out to
make a buck at the conference or with their site, but what about some
of the so called "original researchers" who have just vanished?  Peter
Merlin and a few others still can be found but many serious
researchers have just vanished!  I believe Glenn referred to them as
the "council of elders" recently.  From what I see around these parts,
there are very few that actually go out and "dig around".  I read a
lot of people fooling around with Google Earth, but that is definitely
limited.  I just don't think the "shelf life" for researching a
facility that does such a good job at keeping things secret is very
long.  Just not interesting enough for many individuals I would
imagine.