>> Aqeel Zafar:

“[...] but find diaspora*'s web client to be most polished, [...]”

Well, it should be, since it's the only client they have xD

BTW, re: the number of people, as usual, it depends on who you follow. People you follow might have gone away, but there might be many new users you're not following. You'll see them around in other people's posts if you actually use this a little =)