I think all that happened was that when CB was released allot of new people suddenly flooded in... This was quite a shock to the old \"MB\" community.
What we are seeing now is the massive flood starting to dry up. and the community that survived looking around trying to figure out what to do now. Instead of having to swim through all the new people to find each other they are back on the muddy ground walking around a little tired. Taking note of those who survived the flood and looking at new community members that came in with the flood and haven\'t left yet... this is not the old MB community in the confusion there have been changes.
There is still a community and one I feel that will be able to grow as close and string together as the old one. It\'s just that in the confusion of the flood some people from the old community were swept away perhaps not by the flood but It was hard to notice them leaving.
I really like metaphors.