While DWS was around, I was active on the site pretty much on a daily basis, something that had not been possible before it started and hasn't been possible after it ended. Without DWS, I always find myself getting "bored" after a few weeks or months of using the site and, as a result, take a rather long break from it.
(I know that the Word Search still exists technically, but it feels very different now and somehow doesn't appeal to me anymore)
Back in 2021, RUB was flooded with low-effort blogs. To what extent? I don't know, since I wasn't paying attention, but to a point where many JetPunkers sought to change that by telling people how to make proper blogs.
Now, someone might need to stand up again and tell people that game show blogs should be made in moderation...
I believe this blog is worth a read if you want to know more about it.
WillemLAif has some pretty decent travel blogs at the moment, that's keeping the genre alive.