Is it my imagination or are postings/listings numbers suddenly way down? Any idea(s) why?  Thanks to the many contributors that make this such an interesting read...

Excellent question from a hobbyist that has posted 17 comments in the last 90 days, but has contributed  zero reviews.

Quit worrying about people who dont contribute"
This guy could be paying $20 per month and has a job that he feels unsafe writing reviews. The $ is some folks way of contributing. His question is not specifically about any one so I SERIOUSLY doubt he means harm

For me I have just been busy with family and personal stuff over the holidays. Also, if you don't get to post your schedule on Monday then I have to wait til the next week to get back in synch as you can only post your ad once every 7 days and I prefer to have my schedule posted at the beginning of the week. So, if something prevents me from posting I skip a week to get back on schedule. Holiday's can have a lot of peoples schedules all messed up and of course this crazy weather etc. Just my two cents. I suggest always looking at a ladies site or just emailing to ask where she is if she is one that moves around. Sometimes if someone is traveling a lot and on the road driving she isn't on the computer that much. Which the holiday's are known for people visiting friends and realatives and traveling and having visitors in town etc.
Hope this helps.   ~Erika~

My first two reviews were rejected so I decided I would simply pay for the privilege of reading the board. The few ladies I have seen were wonderful and already well-reviewed (Noel, Mischa et al).

Hey!, no disrespect to you Littledick, but there are a few of us around that don't do reviews due to the fact of the requirement to be more graphic than we feel comforable with.
I myself have been around here a number of years, back when Jepcon was the man, Tried a few times to make reviews of those I felt were deserved but couldn't get approved due to lack of details.
I have reviewed a few that I feel worthy of doing so on other sites, and if so so make no comment and if they are bad, or a rip off I would review them. However, it's the sites such as this and people such as you that some of us respect and so far, have prevented us from running into that situation.
Nothing wrong with lurking, some just are not as candid as others.