Wanting to step down for some time, it seems Gunnar has not been successful in finding someone to take over the leadership of the site. That means the site will close this year - unless someone takes over before October. That means no more German M&M community.
For context, Germany is arguably the biggest M&M community in Europe. They also contribute greatly to international sites; I checked our traffic a while back to see which countries our visitors are from. Germany was #2 on the list. I urge those of you who have the ability and drive to lead a website to contact Gunnar for more information - even if it's just to find out what kind of work is involved.