I'm only really ever around in spirit these days, at least while I'm busy with university and work, but I'd like to just say that I'm glad.
I'm glad to see that newer players are actively exchanging in the forums with fellow newbies and veterans alike, they are making their mark on the global events page, and forming a reputation for themselves through guild and individual conduct. It's refreshing to not see the same 20-30 names everywhere- especially when the majority of those names have been the same names around for years. That's about all I wanted to say in this post. While the game has its flaws, its reassuring that some new players are able to make it work and boost the overall activity in a way that I haven't really seen in a while.