Quite a few people who formerly frequented this place don't any longer. I can't speak for all but I can speak for the ones I know personally and one of their main reasons (and mine) is because this place has become far too much like Facebook (a quote from EdFred).
It's also become inhabited by far to many asshats who love to troll.
Ed's idea, and I think it's a good one, is that a person be limited to 100...500...howevermany...posts until they attend a PoA fly-in and actually meet the others who are here.
In Captain's defense, at least he didn't bite hard on the "next word" thread. Talk about a total waste of electrons. But, hey, it set a new number of posts record. Weeeeee....what a ride!
With all that said...to each his/her own...I'm sure many like the new freewheeling, aviation optional, PoA. Me, not so much.