What I think Rover meant is that sometimes you are surrounded by online buddies, you have lots of fun and cannot wait to come back again on the forum for more. And when you see that most of your buddies are gone, it makes it a little harder for someone addicted for real to this online thingy. I did read some posts in the past that had real sparkle or informational value, there are not so many of these posts now, just a very few.
Most of the older big posters are gone and it must be a good reason for this.
I don't think all retired ... so maybe some just don't feel very encouraged to join the new circles.
I don't know ... just a suggestion here. We all welcome the newbies here.
Could they also welcome the older posters, so to speak ???
Sometimes I feel too like a stranger but the thing is that I don't care too much, so please don't pity me because there is no need