It had nothing to do with Gerdler. I had the post up for a full day and 0 replies. In fact, I had more signups AFTER his announcement. He had even offered to bow out to accommodate the event; but, I truly took an agnostic stance & invited everyone regardless of affiliations. So I asked him to stay if he wanted to play.

Don't ever forget this is just a game (this is directed at everyone). We are all still people behind our phones and computers. I sometimes allow my own roleplay to get out of hand; but, remember we all share something in common & that's we all play this archaic game.

We all play a role in keeping this game alive.