It's interesting, I think newcomers generally are attracted to newer products of the SW franchise whereas a lot of older members are from the LucasArts/Internet Forum era and less the new mobile app/phone dominated internet browsing generation. However, the new generation does not necessarily know where their material comes from, whereas the generation(s) before this have experience with older windows, DOS, and a younger Internet.
So people coming in now are more likely to have an experience where they come across something older like KotOR or Jedi Outcast and then they seek us out here. Before it was a little more commonplace for that to happen but I just don't see smartphone internet users coming here, and the internet by phone is now only growing in popularity. Also the younger ones who are not of a mind to appreciate visual arts probably associate all this with being a kid instead of enjoying great video as an adult, again because they are being raised with different or newer technology and they probably keep to the new releases. So its good that there's so much new star wars coming down the line, and also user generated material based on the new material from Star Wars might become a good way to attract younger audiences into the older game communities.
This forum has a lot of like minded, creative people and I don't think it will be dying.
Especially since I will be even more bored and lonely if it does.