User blog comment:Manglytyg/What makes a chat/@comment-8-20150914220915

To give the longer view - there are always new people in chat who irritate some of those who have been around longer. And there are always people who are moving on in life and not around as much. And there are always those who have been around a while and feel that chat is dying because their friends aren't here much any more. And there are always complaints that the admins and mods are too harsh, or too lax, or not on enough, or being too fanatical...

Chat, and wikias, often go in cycles. People leave, people arrive and everyone wishes for the good old days :)

So my advice is similar to Manglytyg's - enjoy the chat (and wikia) as they are, and enjoy trying to make them a good place to be now.