I haven't been a member very long and have only gotten a few patterns so far. But, I've sure seen a ton I hope to get. There's a very good selection of them available here. And, welcome
The chatter seems to have diminished since they created all the different forums for the different countries. Messages are a lot harder to access now and I think the majority of people just can't be bothered. They used to have fun "games" you could join in on, but the owners/mods put a stop to that. I've noticed that even the number of uploaded patterns has dropped.