When Hashinshin left so did the cool people because they realized they wouldn't be able to make fun of him any more.
There's still a handful of 'og' good players around, but most have been absent or a fair while. Nobody who has played pox could possibly be described as cool.
I had some beers with some really cool exSF who were in town recruiting for a PM/PMI company. Turned out one of them was in the exact same areas in Afghanistan as was I. Was one of those really cool small world moments. Oh, wait, they were cool but don't play pox. Is one of two ok?
I'm from Brasil, therefore I'm cool by default. And I still play Pox, just not atm cause I'm waiting until the revamp hits.