"Wildly Popular", Part 2: How It All Went Horribly Wrong

(Written 3/2/12 by ChristopherK2 for the Uglier MDers blog)

 

About the only aspect of the collapse of the Super Secret/Love Fest/Coolest room that is atypical is that is hasn't had a single NEW roomie for many months.  Other than that, the group has followed predictable paths.  Highlights of the numerical data follow.

 

MANY PEOPLE LEFT FOR GOOD

 

I'm sure that the reasons vary from disgust with the other people in the group to "found a life" to "The room's too small now."  But the reality is that--as of the end of January--about 25 people have left their group since last July.  Many were minor players like Cinder, Padur, and Dana ta Danish.  But they've also lost lots of people who were "regulars."  Those include BrunetteLady12, Cindy32863, ImCeeg, Jazzys jam (bolted), JBigred57x, Kenodoubler, MDNatsFanI, ScubaDvr64, and TANGIBLE ROSE.  That's a LOT of people when you have no newbies coming along.

 

LOTS OF REGULARS HAVE CUT WAY BACK

 

Another major factor in the group's decline is that many of their regulars have substantially reduced the amount of time they spend in the room.  The most notable ones in January were aintthebeercold, Badestl3itch73, Baktoogood, Feefers1068, LegsLegsLegs45, Muddy58, NotWithOutAFight, Sexydollizbak, SMPinkrose, Sunniesback2, SxyMAFlAHlTWoman, TrikinCraka1, and Xalan39o3x. 

 

 

Those reductions were only offset somewhat by modest increases by Eminence Frontal (since bolted), I Felony55 I (since reduced), jlwilson2341, Pantrygal J, Perkyonex2, YOUMAKEMEVOMlT6, and Zeeke. 

 

NOTABLE EFFECTS

 

The most noticeable and predictable effect of the above trends has been the increasing concentration of the group into fewer and fewer players accounting for the bulk of the people in the room.  In essence, the group is rapidly reducing itself to its hard core members.

 

 

Nearly *half* of their attendance in January, for example, was comprised of just FIVE people: Zeeke, Vomit, Mafia, Ham, and Sexydoll.  Toss in Wilson, Perky, Felony, Jmb, and Hooters, and you have almost 75% from just 10 people.  There were 30 or so others who stopped in, but only about 10 made more than token appearances here and there.

 

 

Another predictable outcome has been the hollowing out of the room at certain times of the day.  It has become nearly empty, except for 24/7 Campers, before 10 in the morning and then plummets after 9 in the evening.  It used to be pretty lively by 8 in the morning and until past 10 at night.

 

FEBRUARY'S NOT LOOKING GOOD

 

There were several major negatives for their group in February.  The biggest was Beth cutting WAY back after Vomit took over the bolt.  That's a major hit statistically but perhaps a more important one emotionally.  Ponie and Felony seem to have followed suit.  The group also "ate one of its own" by bolting Eminence. Trikin has become a rarity.  And Badestl3itch is apparently gone.