Well everyone, it turns out there was a bug in our system that was deactivating a number of our users' accounts before they could post to the site. Luckily, thanks to Tater, one of our newest members, I was able to find and fix the problem. This would explain why we have the latest growth of members (they were unfortunately deactivated). I'll make sure to keep my eye on the situation so this doesn't happen again. Thanks Tater for the email explaining the situation, and welcome all new members!
If any one of you ever experiences any site issues, please make sure to notify me or one of the mods immediately. Thank you!
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