This is (was?) a scratching post. It's been around for a few cats, but mostly ignored. Dewdney and Wilson loved this post. They loved it so much they loved it to death. I know there is a way to fix it, I have the extra sisal rope, well some extra sisal but still have to figure out how. I've watched some youtube videos but somehow hot glue just doesn't seem logical for a long-ish term solution. So until then it sits, now unloved, and becomes a good cat hair catcher.
Maybe one day.