Another factor in declining participation may be that the oldest and steadiest readers/posters have simply run out of things to focus on. I see that in publications. If you read a given one for 20 years, it starts to seem as if there's nothing new under the sun. The one topic that never wears out for me though is the exceptional specimen, a gun or rifle that's unique and fine. Posts about them have to have photos, of course. Maybe someone here could offer photo posting as a semi-commercial service. I'd be happy to pay a reasonable fee for help like that.

Bill Ferguson