Well... I agree that clip sites and their updates have maybe dwindled a bit lately but I also remember just a few years ago when there was little or nothing out there at all. There are by far a greater number of choices out there today.
I also credit these producers for getting me out of the closet in the tickling community. I can't remember exactly when (late 90's), but I used to think I must be the only guy with this weird fetish and I certainly can't just openly discuss it. Then on my 1st internet ready computer I did a "tickling" search and found "Magic Touch Productions". They had one or two videos and they would give away for FREE 3-4 minutes of preview clips for videos they had for sale. There was really no other way to look at free videos of tickling (that I could find). Then I found "Real Tickling" and joined their members area that updated new clips fairly frequently. That was the first dime I ever spent on a tickling clip.
Now we've evolved into a community across the country that has a good number of producers trying to make the kind of videos people want to see: tickling fully clothed women, naked women, tickling with orgasms, tickling and handjobs, feet, upper body, belly buttons, different costumes and rollplaying, storylines etc.... You get the idea.
It's hard for me to understand the "glass half empty" mentality when I remember when there were no choices at all just a short time ago.
I will say I'm disappointed about the loss of good free clips. I still buy clips from time to time and have collected a fair number over the years. As soon as the video guys realized they could make a few bucks on what they gave away for free, the free stuff stopped. I guess I might have done the same thing but I still think it's sad.
I digress.... I would suggest if someone thinks the vid producers are turning out "crap", they do one of two things: a) Make your own videos or b) Email them and tell them what your interested in. I believe they still respond to their customers.