Ah, they were headed that way when I left. Actually, they've been dropping in posts for a long time now. It just reflects the post-prime of a community I guess. Then again - people told me the forums were dead when I joined. So it isn't surprising that they kept going in the direction that they were.
I still love this place and I search my name every once in a while to see if I've been at the heart of any discussions lately.
As a side-note, it depresses me that there isn't a server with more than 3000 players. :/