Is slower than it used to be but there have been a some new members. I've been hanging around CWBB, CSBB and TSBB since the late 1990s and suspect that social media and a general drop off in boating are the causes. There is a cameraderie and friendliness on both boards that is rare anywhere. I do think the type of threading has allowed that to happen. If they went away, I don't think the software would be the cause