Wow, sensei and kradie, get a grip.
The community HAS changed, it isn't the same. I don't even know why you are posting on the comparative changes when you weren't even playing during that era. It sounds like you guys have an inferiority complex more than anything. When I hosted warmers in 2000, my hosts would overflow with people. Ropers were hard to get into as a noob, there was so many people. The english speaking countries were heavily engaged, with too many active players to get anywhere near knowing everyone.
Now hardly any randoms speak english or play anything other than mole shopper. Competitive play is nerfed. Clanner activity isn't diverse, you are playing samee people/clans over and over. The one good thing about the community is everyone knows everyone I guess, but it isn't diverse. There used to be 100+ worms websites, now there is 10? Maybe?
The community isn't the same just because you guys say it is.
In fact I only play because of a few people, oldsock, saltyk9, gabriel, sensei, peja. If these people weren't playing, I would quit.