Is it just me or has something changed with the forum???
Suzi,
A forum is a living community, it does change, that's natural. I have not noticed anything very special recently. There has been a lot of interest in many challenges (except the LR/ACR challenge... but the answer has been to provide a choice of raw or jpeg in other challenges). There is a good activity from members and guests.
You did not state if you feel the changes you noticed are good or bad?
I really think we all have made real progress in many editing and photography domains. We managed somehow to stay open-minded with very different profiles: creative or technical, photography, editing, scrapbooking, recently restoring. I feel this community has now a style and a charm of its own.
What do I wish for the future? New blood: beginners who do not hesitate to participate, ask questions and show their progress.