Audiogon forums and other transitions given focus on dealers and vendors

14 years is a long time and I did not realize it's been that long as a member on this forum; time has certainly flown as the old saying goes.  I remember how the forums and the buy/sell part of Agon used to feel and work and noted that the collaborative nature of Agon has fallen off a bit over more recent years in favor of far too many dealer ads, dealers feuding with others, etc..., a lot more trolls and arguments, etc.....

Is it just me or do you all notice this to a greater or lesser extent? Am I getting too nostalgic?  I get the business model change and need to fun the site so it survives so as long as dealer ads are reshuffled so that they appear AFTER audiophile used gear ads I would not mind so much,...the main issue seems to be how the forums have fallen off in quality in some respects and there is a lot more 'noise' that unfortunately has caused the partial or full exodus of a lot of members that used to post and live here frequently to other forums' sites.

I wonder if there is a way to start improving this all and getting it back to more of the forum, content and environment that it used to be.