I agree with NE146 - maybe it's just that we've discussed things to death. Discussions only heat up when new software or hardware is in development/released. I still like coming here for the off-topic discussion since I've been here so long.
All forum sites I'm on have declined. This one maybe less so. What depresses me more is the ever-shrinking early console and 8bit computer representation at shows. But I guess that's what happens when "retro" ages into "antique".