This forum is simple to use. I get on it nearly everyday, scroll down to "Recent Posts" and see if anything is going on. The new forum is way too complex for an old guy like me. Plus it doesn't have the "Recent Posts" option (or at least it didn't the last time I was there).
The lack of activity on the new forum doesn't mean we no longer care about our cause. It's more of a statement on the new forum IMHO.