Well I too have looked at other forums of late, and Accy Web is still the best by far, for lively debate, as well as the fun stuff. I'm not at all interested why someone's day was so bad, or what they had for their tea.
I think some people have rose tinted glasses on. I've been a member for two and a half years, and to my mind the forum is pretty much as it was when I joined. There was a raging debate about gays in the navy when I joined, as well as the usual maoning about the council. Not much change there then.
I think the mods do sterling work at upholding the rules of the forum, and dealing with problems promptly.
What I find tiresome is people (not you Mez) starting threads moaning about how boring the threads are. Stop bloomin' complaining and start a thread that you'd like to see, and that other people might like to join in.