Me too back in the days....contest was huge.....with contestants....now not so much but we still have fun and I still meet new people.
I do think the social media took over more in place of webs. I belong to a few like the Grouse Society, Woodcock Int. etc, where I converse on FB. Also the Chatroom here is dead that was a riot back in the day. Things progress people change.
One thing hasn't changed though - there still is a wealth of information here if one wants to read. And there still is people here who can help if on gets stuck.
And new ideas keep coming forth as each year I learn something new.
JW