the forums will pick up...in my experience theres usually a lull between releases, lets face it - once the FM bug has you, its doesnt let go too easily.
Its possible that there may be quite a few of us that dont play the demos, personally i have 3 different '07 games going that i'm into, and i wont be switching to '08 until it's released.
Demos are frustrating to me, i always want to go further and i get antsy in the pantsy if i feel like i can only go a few months, or there are limited features. I regularly beta-test MMORPGs, so i don't really feel like doing it here. Unless you want to pay me.