I think it is a certain amount of a sign of the times and not so much the site and how it is run etc.. I know that this site is harder to download or upload photos of a good size onto which I find frustrating but it is the crew or family members here that makes me want to check two to three times a day even if I don't post anything. I have spend time over on the HAMB since they upgraded their site which I find absolutely brilliant to use etc. but this site is family and my loyalties will remain first and upmost here. I have been working my way through Don's old post ( Itoldyouso ) on how to build a T Bucket for under $3000.00 and although I'm only up to page 154 have enjoyed the read from some of the members who no longer post here. Heck everything was covered in that thread from cats, weather, boats, bands and the whole lot was very entertaining.
We have our own Hot Rod Forum site over here which I believe is really struggling to stay afloat due to not to many people posting and the fact that Facebook has some closed threads on NZ Hot Rodding and it's History taking off which has an amazing following from people who probably wouldn't of joined the forum.
I realize too that is your summer months up there so everybody is out and about doing family stuff etc. and not so much hot rod stuff.