I don’t think so. It is possible that the minds you were referring to, may have not had much experience 12 years ago. So they were not very matured investors at that point of time, they too were new investors, who I presume may have seen only 2008 crisis, and their replies stopped soon. They did not have many posts to their names, the thread itself has just 65 posts.
There are a few threads with hundreds of replies, with active participation from many members, for long periods, Vakrangee, Manpasand, 8k Miles, Talwaklars etc fit the description.
I was a complete newbie when I started invested a few years ago, I have become a better investor now, so when I look back at my first few posts, I laugh at my own ignorance, thanks to VP.
And if you really want to look at how some members have evolved, you can check this thread, in you did not already.