[quote=@Rhona W]
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I had this happen so many times that I gave up on the site for a couple of years. I'd had a really enthusiastic group of players who were really onboard, had started pulling in threads of their characters' backstories for plot, the narrative was running... and then they all disappeared. It utterly killed my enthusiasm for RP in general for a long time. 
I'd say I'm not bitter about it, but it's made me a [i]lot[/i] more wary about running RP's since, and made me adjust my expectations a lot. I don't put as much planning in advance in anymore, because I'm not willing to go to all the effort only for people to drop out as soon as things start getting interesting. 
I'm hoping my current RP doesn't go the same way. 
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Would be a lie to say that I don't feel bitter about it. Being an RP GM is a thankless job that I am still struggling to see if it's all worth it with all that ghosting, drama, and the expectation that comes when I take that "GM" arm band.