I don't think that the activity in the forum can accurately reflect how much art is being produced in 3D software Poser or otherwise.  Thise that use forums are always only a small part of those using the software.  I do think some of the flame wars and personal attacks did mean some people left the forum but that is my own personal view.  I did not like many of the posts but I have found by using the ignore button on two contributers has had a mojor impact on that. 

I check in on the forum most days but mainly to lurk rather than post.  That has partly to do with my limited expereince of Poser, so there a few subjects I can help on.

I am happy to talk about my use of Poser and setup if I think others may find the information useful, if only to decide my way is not the way to go. 

Mind you, most the time I am on the forum is when I am waiting for a render to finish.

 

 

I use Poser 13 on Windows 11 - For Scene set up I use a Geekcom A5 -  Ryzen 9 5900HX, with 64 gig ram and 3 TB  storage, mini PC with final rendering done on normal sized desktop using an AMD Ryzen Threadipper 1950X CPU, Corsair Hydro H100i CPU cooler, 3XS EVGA GTX 1080i SC with 11g Ram, 4 X 16gig Corsair DDR4 Ram and a Corsair RM 100 PSU .   The desktop is in a remote location with rendering done via Queue Manager which gives me a clearer desktop and quieter computer room.