I saw 4 users in there earlier. What if it's getting old to NP members? Or as Dave said, it could just be that NP'ers are having trouble getting in there.
The chat booted everyone for some reason. Most of the people you see in there are idling, so they clearly didn't immediately rejoin. Explains the low amount of chatters.
:hehe: Yeh, many times, especially early in the US (3-5am CST), I've come in to 12 or more people. Not one of them is paying attention or answers me. And, all along I thought I was just being ignored (ie: They all agreed to go "silent" when they saw me enter ) .....lol j/k