Always great to hear from you Paul. I would never delete your account. Captain Russ still posts regularly and we Taike drops every now and then.

Are you still collecting those 78s?

The arranger forums are still going strong because they are unique on the Internet. The main reason the other synth forums went quiet is simply because the manufacturers like Korg, Roland and Yamaha finally realized they need to provide them for their customers. Back in the 90s that wasn't the case and here was the only place that people could discuss them.