While I am sure that his passion for the subject and the site remains undiminished, I suspect he has suffered the fate common to all those of us with advancing years. This fate is best typified by the image of someone keenly engaged on broadband, only to confronted by a small person - holding an even smaller person and being told that if they know what's good for them, that they will redirect their energies toward activities more appropriate to their situation.
Being the craven and broken creatures we are, we acquiesce