I disagree entirely.
There are very few contributors left, most of the early people have left. The depth of the discussion is very shallow, arguing about facts (which are facts - not opinions). Pertinent news isn’t being announced or discussed here anymore.
Requests for advice are left unanswered or turn into bickering contests.
You can look at historical thread like Show off your rigs which is almost dead.
The problem being that when XCH price increases again at the next halving, lots of new people will come here and there will be no one to enforce a respectful culture.
It’s probably better to have a community run forum (unofficial) where people can express their views, including being critical. But an unmoderated forum is a no-no.