Interesting! Would you think the Steem price and reward possibilities has something to do with this? For the new users, maybe, but did marketing do something on other social media? Returning users: I think that has everything to do with the Steem value and reward increase! I actually find it quite sad those users stepped away. I have the feel they are not here on Steem for the community, but only for the rewards and their own pocket; really SAD :(