It might be possible and useful to quantify decline in forum quality (measurement is hard it seems plausible to use engagement with promising or established users, and certain voting patterns might be a mark for quality).
I think the forum team should basically create/find content, for example by inviting guest writers. The resulting content would be good themselves and in turn might draw in high quality discussion. This would be particularly useful in generating high quality object level discussion.
It might be possible and useful to quantify decline in forum quality (measurement is hard it seems plausible to use engagement with promising or established users, and certain voting patterns might be a mark for quality).
I think the forum team should basically create/find content, for example by inviting guest writers. The resulting content would be good themselves and in turn might draw in high quality discussion. This would be particularly useful in generating high quality object level discussion.