Hey CraigMac,
I feel you, man. Good job staying gamble free so far.
About the site, yeah, you’ve noticed it too. Unfortunately, this place feels like a wasteland most of the times. It’s been worse though. I’d open the journals and not see any activity from real people whatsoever. Even from the regulars like kin. It was a year ago. There was even a partly and complete shutdown of the site. I felt horrible not knowing if it’s gone forever, but it wasn’t for too long, like a couple of days. Then it came back.
Anyway, came to wish you a great day. Thanks for posting, it is quite encouraging!