Come for the games, stay for the forums.
Except there is no forum to stay in because all the boards are Nifflas-related and unless you count Forum Games there isn't any off-topic discussion. I left because I was getting bored of Nifflas' games; I came back just to check on how the forum was doing. The only things that caught my eye were this thread and my Minecraft thread which has somehow garnered 20 pages.
I know that this has been discussed but I'll ask it again: Why is there no general topic board? I've been on other communities. This community in comparison is far quieter and far nicer than many other forums. I'm sure we can handle off-topic discussion. But why are the mods so adamant against this? If the problem is moderation, then the solution is to appoint seasoned members of the community to moderator status, if only in specific boards. If the problem is diversion of activity from Nifflas-related boards to the general chatter section, then this is not the case. If anything, an off-topic section would entice users to stay after getting bored of the Niff's games. Perhaps they might become interested in the games again. I don't see why the admins would be so afraid to try again. But without a place for the community to lounge back and just be a community, people are going to start leaving, and that's where we are right now.
I know I have no room to say this as I have gone on hiatus so many times, but I love this community, the people in it, and I'd really like to spark some life into this place again.