Nothing is what it used to be. Everything changes.
This board goes through phases. I've seen up times and down, times when there was breaking news (we've even had some here in the last year), and other times where the board was more contemplative.
You get out of the board what you need.
Sometimes you don't need it any more. As James implied, maybe the changes he sees are more his own perceptions than anything else.
There will always be help here [or some future incarnation of ex-JW discussion boards] for newly-exited JW's, those considering their status as JW's, or those with questions.