In regards to the original post...
I started playing again last week after an absence of about a year and when I popped into the GTN I almost choked at the increase. I'm going to have to start playing the market again since the prices being that high usually means the demand is high. lol
I figure, as long they make SW shows, people will keep coming back. I've seen a lot of Mando and Ahsoka clones since I got back into the game last week.
I've noticed the referral posts in gen chat but they don't bother me. I don't pay much attention to gen chat. I'm usually too immersed to even look up there.
That said, I've gotten 12 or so referrals from just the forum.