Suppose you compared when the server had consistent 200~300 players to now. In that case, the quality and the management is so much better compared to 4 years ago when you all claimed the server was alive: We don't have broken plugins, toxicity is reduced significantly (thanks to chat filter), ban evaders can't evade easily now compared to 3 years ago. Anticheat also improved, which by the way, is what people complained about over and over again and said, "Anticheat is the reason why the server is dying". But here's where I find it funny. You guys hold the expectations based on the server player count four years ago and hold it against the current server with completely different dynamics and fail to realise how kids don't stay kids.
The point is, people always figure out the next thing to complain about to try and invalidate the theory of community members growing apart from the game and the server: you guys know it; you don't want to face it. I never said that staff should stop trying; in fact, they should try and get the new "generations" to join the server, but it's easier said than done. You have no idea what staff goes through and does behind the scene: the vast majority of the essential work they do is not visible to the general public. Therefore, no one other than current or former staff is entitled to complain that staff, as a whole, is not trying (Unless you know information that the general public doesn't, which I doubt you do consider the quality of your reply).
Feel free to point out anything I said that you disagree with, but don't twist my words again.