Ramblings ahead...
The forum is friendly and forgiving - there's no doubt about that. I just think it hasn't grown as much as the admin has expected/wanted. I mean, this started from scratch and attracted a lot of bounty hunters in the beginning but I believe it got stuck there. Yeah, we can argue that it's still young but I think we should have been past the "bounty hunter forum" stage.
Yes, It was good in the beginning. But the current popularity is going to lose. I agree with you on this.
There are some old members here who I can consider as "teachers" or "educators" but they have not been active for a long while. Maybe they left because they couldn't grow as a crypto enthusiasts here. They couldn't learn from other members because there aren't many quality members you can have meaningful discussions/debates with. It's also sad to see Hero/Legendary members posting as if they're newbies (the account grew, the account owner didn't).
@Zed0X you are right. There are a lot of old people here, whom I think are the guardians here. But they have been inactive for a long time and need to be brought back here. Because the good aspects are more important in their discussions. There is no dimension to the posts that new users have made. Looking at more posts, it seems that they are actually newbies. But there are some wise men. You are one of them.
This is only my opinion based on my observation of the English boards (I don't know if it's the same with local boards). You are free to disagree of course.
Everyone on my country local board has good quality posts and good discussions. Wise enough. Added some new users who are posting something wrong. I'm trying to teach them.
But I will have my say. I am here to learn and to contribute. So be, @Zed0X I believe you say you are wise. Because I always read your posts. Because I want to learn from wise people. So I think I can learn a lot from you. You will occasionally post to any section. Many will benefit from reading the posts. I can be wrong at any time.