I know that the site will never quite recapture that special magic/momentum that it had back in it's first 4 years or so when the shelves were still packed with figures, the live-action movies (and even the concept of a Joe-fan-photos-website) were still "new" things, and mostly because of the sense of discovering that other people out there all over the globe who were in their 20s, 30's and beyond were ALSO still very much into their childhood Joes. That "Outrider era" was the Golden Age of this place I'd say.

But even though that time has passed & is undisputed as the site's prime, I have also thought for about a year now that we're currently in a nice little resurgence of the community - a Silver Age of sorts. A lot of us are closer to 40 (or even 50) than we are to 20 now, and with that brings maybe less time for the hobby, but probably a better appreciation for it. It's neat seeing all the different perspectives now and how they've changed since the earlier days.

I agree with your point cmyaj, that the art that's being contributed to the site lately is still very good (and fortunately very frequently added!)!

It's nice to see enthusiasm across the board here again!!