I'll expand further on that. A group of us flew from a local GA airport, great fun , impromptu barbecues etc, meals at the local chinese, then off flying again till dark. Life was good. Then the airport owner, hiked the rents up, a few left, then the airport owner erected 'security fencing', then the airport owner closed the airfield at 5.00, instead of the 8.00 deal, then no one could get a key, 'security reasons', a few more left, then some went financially bust, then some drifted to microlights - result a couple of 'hardened owners' left wondering where all the fun went.
Perhaps the hire and fly guys just do not want that hastle, whereas the hardened owners, stick it out, frustrated maybe, but are still there. The forums and columns where people air their views will dwindle in content in a scenario as I described above. I have a dozen more of these tales, but I think you get the drift