>>76114301) Lower traffic
2) The autists on /sci/ are UNBELIEVABLY hostile to new posters
3) Most of the actual scientists that used to come on /sci/ were driven off for being namefags or for not catering to whatever stupid unwritten rules the autist fags decided to enforce for the week.
All of this results in a board where good discussions are rare, where quality content and discussion contributors are driven away, and where new posters are discouraged from staying... a toxic combination for any board.