@JGoldman10,
This forum is not dead at all to any other members - just you. You have either offended other members, bored people to death with your tedious repeated messages, driven them away or told them off and allegedly set them on ignore.
More than others I've seen in years, you truly are socially insensitive. This is why so many people call you a troll. You're not actually a troll, but you just have no clue about how to behave and make friends or act on a forum. You really have no social skills at all. It's a shame because you seem to want friends but it's wrapped in all these neurotic behaviors.