Wow, has this thread ever gotten detailed! (Not that it's a bad thing.) I had to go back and read the fist post because I didn't even remember what the original question was.
Reasons and opinions aside, based on what I've seen
Many long time breeders don't post because they were tired of being attacked everytime they answered a question and grew tired of being reprimanded for not wording it correctly/nicely.
I've seen one breeder come forward in this thread and offer an explanation...HER honest explanation...for why she doesn't post only to have it picked apart and told that she's wrong for feeling that way in great detail. I'm pretty sure she knows her own mind.
Don't get me wrong, I think everyone who has posted so far has been honest, offered their feelings and has been very respectful. However, it's also taken on a bit of a "preachy" tone: stating what a breeder's responsibilities
should be to the breed and how by not answering, they are neglecting their responsibilities, being accused of coming off as all-knowing and hateful in their posts, told that they don't word things and offer the advice they should when they DO respond. This thread is an example in itself of why many steer clear of this section.
Seriously!? Is it really any shock?