If you constantly make annoying status updates or send him requests... then no it could just mean he is tired of your stuff... I had a friend who was very nice to me in person but straight up told me he blocked me because he finds my facebook sh*t annoying lol... however if you don't do that stuff then he most likely doesn't want to speak with you again...
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.