I've been here 3 years now, I know how bad it can be lol.
There's a lot of fun/trolling/shenanigans that can go on during that time, whenthe forum is toxic and obsessed on powerscaling too. Plus I don't like seeing this place so inactive/quiet either.
You may prefer the downtimes but I don't personally. Sometimes it can be nice but not so often. Especially with this random Oda break, right at a crucial point of this arc and story too.
Trolling is a main feature of this place, it makes it entertaining and memorable, this place gets a lot more boring without the trolls due to the sheer inactivity.
Silence is deafening as they say.
I don't have my edit anymore of this and can't be bothered to edit it right now, but change Africa to Worstgen or The Waiting Room here: