I liked the old format to this site much better. When the new format was rolled out, a breakaway site called "Torque roll" came out which had the old format. It didn't last long but I figure many of those guys never came back here like I did. So there's part of the activity. This site was really really slow to load for a long time and I imagine that didn't help either.

Another facet is the hobby in general. There just aren't very many builders anymore. In our club, a good many of the members are flying electric powered foam planes that are best described as RTF. You take it out of the box, charge it, then fly. They are very active flyers but don't build so why bother to visit an online forum? Back in the day you had to be a builder or you weren't going very far. If you couldn't build (some couldn't) you subsisted on buying someone else's planes or swap meet planes to keep you in the air. Those guys could have used help from a forum. No need now thanks to China.

I think the whole hobby/sport is in a downward decline. It will come back around though. The big kit manufacturers are shutting down or cutting way back but there are some small outfits that are starting up. When it takes off the forum should see more activity; at least I hope it does.

carl