Anyway, that ad on top of the forums, is that contest merely to draw new members? 'Cause it won't help if there's not much to offer. Database wise you may get more members, but they'll only be members that are never actually online and will probably forget they registered in a week or so.
I don't mean to be harsh, but when GW still focussed on RMK, at least it had an area of expertise. I'm not saying that was thanks to RMK, or that you need to focus on RMK, I'm just saying that right now... Everything GW does, other people or other websites do better. Focussing on indie games is nice, but compared to others, GW has nothing. And with established communities such as rpgmaker.net and RMXP.org, it's a little too late to go back to RMK as well.
Anyway, if you want GW to become a prospering community again, you'll have to figure out which direction you truly want to go in, and start delivering. Not like the blog we have now that says "Hey guys indie games blablabla check out this website blabla and this website and heres a Youtube movie to fill up this post bye", but instead, actual resources, or better, games.
Again, focusing on indie games is nice, but keep in mind that with that mentality, you can never really establish a database that's useful to people. To do that, you'd need to focus on one or more engines and provide helpful material for them.
When that happens, perhaps GW will again see some activity.
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