I have a feeling that we're never going to attain our former glory since much of the zeitgeist that created the Village and sustains it has faded with time in favor of new things. However, I don't see us ever going away. I imagine we'll sort of be like WebTV, we're still around, but we keep a low profile and people are surprised when they find us.
Of course, I could be wrong. Maybe we need to reinvent the Village to appeal to a wider audience and get some more publicity. Fallout fandom is kind of a small niche demographic all things considered. Maybe we need a website and need to expand our advertised focus into other games and forms of entertainment. I know we do that now, but most people who've heard of us who aren't members probably think, "they're that group of message board posters who got that spammer booted back in '98". We need publicity.
Alternatively, we could draw straws, and the loser has deliberately botch an assassination attempt against a high-profile political figure. The ensuing media frenzy will drive new members to our site and give us the opportunity to talk about how the incident makes us feel and get us even more press. The gunman, or gunwoman, will most likely spend the rest of their life in prison or a mental hospital, but it's for the greater good.
