"Like a graveyard...

You're a good editor, GDT's just been having some problems (namely, losing good staff and not replacing them). It's hard to uphold standards very effectively when there aren't enough contributors to pick and choose articles, and you can't strongarm new people into showing up. But for all the trouble, I wouldn't say that GDT is so much sinking as simply run aground and stuck... and I hold myself more than partly responsible for not generating the momentum to carry us clear. However, I think that the power of negative thinking is definitely part of the problem, so don't beat yourself up or fret too much - it's not going to help you and it's not going to help the magazine...