They're giving it an upgrade, and with the upgrade of the forum software they plan on adding/removing features and like Gypsy said, a makeover lol
I think that it might get some attention from the members
Oh, and on topic, I haven't been around very long, since December of '09 or so, but I haven't seen it get over twenty people. But, it does seem slower. I guess people found better things to do D: