yeah my bad2007-2012 seemed to be really busy here. And I'm sure that by ''where'' you meant ''were''.
I would say the days when the forum was most active, with the most trafficWhat do you mean by "glory days"?
was there a reason for the downtickThe forum sort of had a downtick from 2016ish till 2018, but there have been major improvements lately. And as with most science based things, our attitudes and available info shift with time. A lot of advice given back then may be completely wrong versus what we know now.