And it'd be completely dead either way, as that's the way these boards are going.
People don't generally stumble across these places, so it's down to the few regulars and the odd bit of word of mouth.
It's about looking after what you've got, and the population is only getting older.
Allowing absolutely codswollop on the main board to please a few blokes stuck in their ancient ways isn't going to suddenly resurrect the place.