Someone is bound to notice, because you guys are used to being pretty observant. The active user count has dropped quite a bit. That's not a bad thing. A couple of days ago, I re-implemented some security in the web server to limit access to the site to U.S.A. based internet addresses only. That means a lot of the bot-nets in other countries aren't able to hit the site.
What this means is that if you're planning on leaving the country but still want to access the forum, you'll need to give me a heads up so I can turn it off during the duration of your vacation. Either that or I'll tell you that you're on vacation and that you need to put your damn computer/tablet/phone away.