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For those who like stats, here is a compressed chart showing the entire history of the playerbase census data, beginning with my first week as Keeper and extending to the present day:
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+---------+--------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------+
| | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
+---------+---+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+----+----+
| 22.5 | | | | | | | | | |X |X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22.0 | | | | | | | | | X |XX |X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21.5 | | | | | | | | | XX|XX |X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21.0 | | | | | | | | | XX|XX X|XXX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20.5 | | | | | | | | | XX|XX X|XXX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20.0 | | | | | | | | | XX|XX X|XXXX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19.5 | | | | | | | | | XX|XX X|XXXX | | | | | | X| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19.0 | | | | | | | X | | XX|XXXX|XXXX | | | | | | X| | | | | | X| | | | | | | | | |
| A 18.5 | | | | | | | X | | XX|XXXX|XXXX | | | | | | XX| | | X | | | X| | | | | | | | | |
| V 18.0 | | | X| | | | X | | XXX|XXXX|XXXXX| | | | | | XX| X | | XX | |X | XX| |X | | | | | | | |
| G 17.5 | | | X| | | | X | | XXX|XXXX|XXXXX| | | | | | XXX| X | X | XX X| |X | XX| |X | | | | | | | |
| 17.0 | | | X|X | X | | X | | XXX|XXXX|XXXXX| | | | | X| XXX|X XX | X | XXXX|X |XX | XXX| X |X | | | | X | X | | |
| P 16.5 | X| | X|X | X | |XXX | | XXX|XXXX|XXXXX| | | | | X| XXX|X XX |XX |XXXXX|XXXX|XXX | XXX| X |XX | | | | X | X | | |
| E 16.0 | X|XX | XX X|X X| XX | |XXX | | XXX|XXXX|XXXXX| | | | | X X| XXX|X XXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXX | XXX|X XX|XX | | | | X |XX | | |
| R 15.5 | X|XXX | XX X|X X| XX | X|XXX | X| XXX|XXXX|XXXXX| | | | |XX X| XXX|X XXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX| XXX|X XX|XX | | | |XX |XX | | |
| 15.0 | X|XXX |XXXXX|X X|XXX | X|XXXX| X| XXX|XXXX|XXXXX| | | | |XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|X XXX|X XX|XXXX|X | | |XX X|XXX | | |
| H 14.5 | X|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXX | X|XXXX| X| XXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XX | | | |XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|X XX|XXXX|X | | |XX X|XXX | | |
| O 14.0 | X|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|X XX|XXXX|XX X| XXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XX | | | X|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|X XX|XXXX|X |X | X |XXXX|XXX | | |
| U 13.5 |XXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|X XX|XXXX|XXXX|X XXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXX | X |X | X|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XX |X X|X XX|XXXX|XXX |X | |
| R 13.0 |XXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XX XX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXX |X | XX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XX |X X|X XXX|XXXX|XXX |X | |
| 12.5 |XXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXX |X |X XX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XX |X X|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|X X| |
| E 12.0 |XXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXX |XX |XXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XX X|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|X X| |
| A 11.5 |XXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXX X|XXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XX XX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXX| X|
| C 11.0 |XXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXX X|XXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXX| X|
| H 10.5 |XXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXX X|XXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXX|
| 10.0 |XXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXX|
| W 9.5 |XXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXX|
| E 9.0 |XXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXX|
| E 8.5 |XXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXX|
| K 8.0 |XXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXX|XXXX|
+---------+---+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+----+----+
| Month | |Nov |Dec |Jan |Feb |Mar |Apr |May |Jun |Jul |Aug |Sep |Oct |Nov |Dec |Jan |Feb |Mar |Apr |May |Jun |Jul |Aug |Sep |Oct |Nov |Dec |Jan |Feb |Mar |Apr | |
+---------+---+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+-----+----+----+----+----+
Fascinating stuff!
The trends may seem depressing, but notice that both February and March of 2010 were healthier than those same months in 2008. Obviously, we have work to do to bring the game back to health. The good news is ... we are doing this work! Keep doing your thing with roleplay, teamwork, and whatever else you find fun. We wizards will soon have exciting news in the way of promotion. Then the *real* fun (for me) begins, and we get to watch the numbers on these charts climb, and look back on Q1 and Q2 2010 as the baseline from which we grew.
Onward!
G.