Yeah, but if they back it up with sound commentary then it's alright. Most LPers I watch are fucking funny guys- the Four Swords Adventures LP by pokecapn has them being shit throughout but it's hilarious so it's OK.
He has done a Let's Play with a friend doing co-op Shogun2 which is pretty epic
One that annoyed me was Tetraninja I only watch as he does latest games quickly but man he says annoying shit thinking he funny when he is not.
No it isn't. There was always some conversation going on. Gotta agree with Musha. This place went from being excessively cliquey (which it definitely was),where it was difficult to get involved in conversations, to basically twitter or facebook. Things have changed, but it's still early days so hopefully something gets going again.
I think people are just being cautious at moment after a major culling it natural people be reserved