What are you on about, "sliding down this slope", QL has always been like this - a big pile a rubbish with a few gems here and there. It's obviously what people like cos the number of visitors grows on a daily basis.

As for finding answers, I've never had a problem. QL nearly always has an answer to my questions, and if it doesn't someone usually answers my query quick smart. Perhaps you're not using the search box correctly.