I don't think Main and Pictures have changed, I still go there every day, but for sure GCC has. I rarely go there anymore, and definitely don't post, because I'm afraid to. So the chit-chat has been taken to the PDA's. Yes, I suppose it can seem like "cliques", but just like in real life, you have friends and acquaintances, and tend to spend your available free time with the former, not the latter. For instance, do you socialize or are friends with everyone you work with? I don't. But the gathering place I used to go to get acquainted with new friends now has a "Big Brother" who either refuses admittance, kicks you out after you got in, or whacks you at random and unpredictable intervals. So I just don't go there anymore.
As I said before, there are many other QUILTY ONLY forums out there. It is the social aspect that makes this one different.