I think a lot of people are just lurking. I've been a member on these forums for years, but I rarely ever posted. Before these past few months, I just haven't felt the need to. I didn't know anyone, and I didn't feel comfortable. I stayed in the Fanart section (when I did post) and, in connection to the Naruto forums now, it only had the same 5 or 6 posters. And this was years ago. But I've lurked here ever since signing up. More than half of the anime that I've seen now has been because I learned about it from these forums, and based on recommendations. My skills in Photoshop have improved by learning from what others have been experimenting with. So, while forum post count may be dying, I don't really feel the forum itself is dying.