all of the above

I think it is "all of the above"

I say 2 and 5. I remember the days of JFL (sister agency too), asianatlantaexotic, and indy ladies. I travel for work and pretty much dont play at home vs away. With no travel and not really looking i have not posted since finding the cite backup. Since reopening, i only looked a little and have not seen anythibg wanting me to go out. On the plus side, i have saved so much sitting at home working.

I think it's a combination of "All of The Above" that you listed.  Also, when you snooze, you lose.  A lot of the ladies have found and gotten comfortable with other social media outlets.  Also, discovered they don't need to depend on TER.  So basically we are left with more of a sausage party.  I really don't anticipate TER ever coming back to where it used to be.   I recall some of the ladies also complaining about how they perceived they were treated and bullied on here.  Add all that up and you got "Crickets".   In order to get even close to the popularity and female participation as in the past, TER would really have to do something special for the ladies to make it attractive.  Of course, where the ladies are, the guys will follow.  Just my two cents worth.

turned n a dime from popular to toxic.

not saying that's the case here but habits have changed some.

All have a presence on other online platforms. For me, the value of TER is in the reviews. Having said that, I long for the days of a good cat fight. I can't remember the last time I enjoyed one of those.

There was a scraper site that stayed not only active , but instead of obtaining TER reviews transformed itself and has taken some of the clients and providers. There are providers in my area who have delisted here and actively log in daily there to keep their Add front page.