I believe that some steem members got frustrated when the price of steem itself dropped off below $2 and faded off. But the #steemsilvergold members have no excuse to drop off. But the world is large, there are many countries with new people realizing what this community can offer. They may discover this group, want to join and add interesting content in the future. I believe the membership is concentrated in North America, the UK, and Australia. I myself, from the USA, but have a unique prospective from living in a gold center in Dubai. So I say to keep an open mind.
This is all true. I also think that as a group of stacker, the steem price drop should not have effected us, we are used to price drops. But we do need active menbers promoting the tag. Thanks for the comment.