i imagine if there were a flood of new discussions, story entries, etc, as well as a new beacon campaign, i bet we'd be able to get the forums active, or semi active again, as for now theres just us, but whenever u can, put a beacon near the warp into the starbase, or next to a base, or on a highly trafficked route. enough of these and for sure there will be active players. some people don't have room in their quotes, and some people havent had anyone check their quotes in awhile, unless they have 2 remind peeps. but if i notice a beacon, i like to pull up to see what it says, if its stupid i blow it to hell, if its not, i leave it up.