Oh, I remember another forum I frequented that had it's share of old-timers who hated the state of things now simply because the rules they lived by were tacit and lenient. It's a fact of life, and the members who shouted the loudest were the ones who precipitated the bucking down.
Instead of grousing about how different and horrible things are now, why don't you all put your fears aside and join our community in being active again? The worst that can happen is that a thread gets closed...usually.