I.was very busy back then and we didn't have on demand or DVRs so if you missed an episode you just missed it. We did have VCRs but they were a pain and as I mentioned I was busy. Unlike most Star Trek sites it was hard to follow these if you missed to many.
That and I never liked the Ferengi and DS9 had one as the main character. Maybe I wool have to give it another try now that it is on Netflix.
Of course being an old fart I wool always love the original series the best.