Well, I personally dont have time to participate as much as I did anymore, so there is that.
But honestly, alot of old users moved from here to discord.Its not like they stopped discussing stuff, but they prefer to talk about things over at discord, probably because people over there share the same view, so there is less friction.As a result, people like Wright, Raven, Shadow, and many others just stopped posting here, even if they still lurk.
Other reasons for new users not comming in is the horrible ads that run rampant here.Im good because I use adblock, but without it is freaking horrible.
My (locked) thread about how difficulty should be a decision for the developers, not the gamers.
https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=241866&page=1