If you have rarely, or never, posted a GOTM result in the last 12 months, please respond here and tell us what you would like to see to increase your interest.
I worry that maybe I am a leech, as I very much enjoy the GotM, but do not contribute much to those threads, and have never been inclined to post for the current competition. I very much appreciate all the work that goes into them, and I think I may be part of a mostly silent user base that enjoys the long tail of the GotM archives.
I was ready to walk away from Civ4 when I found the GotM archives mostly by accidently. I am hooked by the ability to try a scenario. Then read about the strategies people used. Then try the scenario again.
I tend to play 30 - 60 days behind. Following the
current game, and participating in it as it unfolds, just has very little appeal for me! I am just finishing up with the February game!
If I am honest, a great deal of the problem for me is that my play is not score competitive. I did fabulous with Civ2 and AC. My inability to win at the hardest difficulty level with Civ3 ruined the game for me, and I was not much better with Civ4.
The only way to increase my interest would be if I could have a reasonable win/loose ratio at the highest difficulty setting without insane micromanagement and exploits, but that is really not under the control of CFC! The Adventurer Class offerings are very nice. I wish that was a built-in feature of the game!