The best thing we can do as players is get one new person to join and play nice with people.
I have never come across a more closed, aggressive, militant group on a forum, or in game as the AH crowd. A new player, in almost every case, is greeted by getting repeatedly and easily killed to pad someone's score.
They see vitriolic exchanges constantly on open channel. They see no training options, no assistance.
This has always been the case,
Now, the potential new player sees all this, plus minimal numbers of predominantly insular players, all five of whom are doing their own thing.
An AI system, which could potentially be a good draw, and excellent training facility, which has 6g capable B29's with a turn rate and radius equalling the Spit they are invariably flying.
Then they see the 90's graphics, and the fact all around are options such as IL2 and DCS
Seriously, why would anyone, who stumbles onto AH today, find any compelling reasons to stay??