The community seems to be dead? And you don't think you can do anything to help?
You are wrong!
Let me tell you, I often felt this way. I believed it was the end of the community but then deviants showed up and reanimated it. It wasn't completely fixed, but it was alive.
There are many things that you can do: (in no particular order :P)
1. Write a Journal about the issue.
Don't be afraid to write a Journal if you feel there is something wrong with the community, maybe there are others who feel the same way, they might have been afraid to say something. You can work together to reanimate it.
2. Deviations and Comments
The deviations