@Ryll: Yeah, I was considering dissociating the group for a bit (for reasons I won't get into now, or maybe we could, since it's relevant). But the new link was still just a staff forum with locked registration. Think about it. If old GW wasn't exploding with new forum members, nor would new.
If he really was attempting to refer to then, he didn't do a very good job, considering he couldn't read 3 paragraphs into the post he quoted or scan the website he linked properly.
I haven't changed anything on the front page (and wouldn't have any reason to) since at least June. (see retirement post that's stickied).
Aside from that, I think retaining new members would be a lot easier if they weren't immediately bullied *by certain posters, ahem* into never posting again. It's kinda contradictory to start a thread about getting new members but be the same member to chase them all off.