Having run a forum myself and made the change to vBulletin years ago, the intitial move will lose a few people. Over time, moving to vB will help the forum. It's a much more robust and solid format for forums -- and forum management. Have faith, things will pick up again. I was also away for a little while, but spring has hit here in NY and I've got customization fever. "What can I add to the HUMMER?".... I still owe this forum pics of the rig which I'll do once I get the Dual DVD headrests installed.
Having not posted in a while, it was nice to see all the new owners and regular posters!