Ok, I will agree that there are lies, damned lies, and statistics. But the stats on this site show that membership with the dilettantes, the dabblers is the same as before the change but the # of member that use the site is up by double, that's awsome. Lurkers out, members in.
I know that bigger is better but how about the quality. This site has quallity. Just look at the newest moderator.
I have a thousand freind that would fish with me on a sunny flat calm day in August with a good day of springs. I expect to see the guys/gals who would fish in 3' of snow for finiky white fish on a March morning North of PG to be here.
And it seem that is what is happening.