Wafo going downhill happened real suddenly but after it got sold off it wasn't a surprise. Drop in posts and popular members leaving the site for Reddit and discord and the Wafo team didn't notice until it was too late.
Same with Wickedfire it used to be big but the owner got all greedy with that paywall shit and fucked the site up now it's not got any moderation and is spammed to death. I heard that one got sold off and I bet the new owners can't work out what happened.
BHW's been going in that direction too especially with them getting desperate for engagement and allowing AI posts but then they ban and demote their active members. People have been complaining all over Discords and TG about the drop in their sales and traffic on the forum so now it's only a matter of time for them too.
Bro I just hope one of these alternative marketplaces takes off. We need a break here.