PedonBio is well. (S)he and I are in touch over social media.
It does seem that the change in site format coinicided with some well-respected, longtime members to take less interest, or even drop out. In my own experience, I just get out of the habit. The period during the change-over took the BEA out of my general daily routine.
And coming back, I did wonder if my gazillion saved photos of Wendy, Dixie, freaking amazing Dana, Rhian -- if that were not enough, and I didn't need any more. In fact, I spent some time cleaning out my files.
I suspect that others might feel the same way. Interruption during the change-over gave us opportunity to reflect on the amount of time we spend on the BEA: what we want from it and what we want to contribute.
Or -- old-timers may still be here but under new names.