I blame the mod. I think bad decisions have slowly eroded the number of people playing. Bad economy, pobs, galia, bad rules and administration, retarded story developments, skype friends and self interest ruling the place. We all know these things but there is no one leading the place anymore no one that has the balls to put a leash on the idiots. When there were leaders the mod was doing fine.
So what would make a perfect mod?
A lead dev and admin in charge of it. With enough character to admit mistakes, enough wisdom to make the right decisions. And a development and administration team that is impartial and does what is best for the mod and community, not themselves and their friends.
I can go on with examples but it would turn into trial by forum and flamefest. But the results speak for themselves and prove me right. Everyone does what they want, they don't care about possible consequences. It's familiar to me. I live in a corrupt state.