The response rate to this speaks volumes...
Yes, it certainly does. We don’t even see our our ‘diehard detailer’ Rebecca (Booth11) much - if at all - these days.
Maybe more people are also investing in ceramic coatings and having them applied by professional detailers, in which case they’ll probably be doing very little detailing so may not have much to contribute to the Detailing forum board, other than a few pictures just after having the ceramic coating applied.
I agree, this forum in general does seem much quieter these days, and with the general lack of enthusiasm and love for the mk8, it’ll may continue to get quieter still, although that could change when the performance mk8’s are available to order.
Some VAG forums are still fairly lively though - e.g. VWROC.com, Seatcupra.net, uk-polos.net, golfmk7.com.