Someone find me...

[GCF]

Like what?

You had a burst of activity in the beginning because you know 4965047053 people, and invited all of them.  Something like that doesn't last.  The place was fairly inactive by the time it went down, and it had nothing to do with Funpika.  People were just bored with the place.  It was a giant chat thread. 

Even putting activity aside, you shut it down as soon as things looked bad.  While this was probably the right choice, it was for the wrong reasons.  You don't freak out and close the place over anything, then start another right afterward.  Even moreso, you don't start another, then abandon it before it ever actually starts. 

The place never had a chance.  Unless there's actually something to the place, which won't happen with you, it'll always just be a small group of people who stay active. 

Genius really is a Genius...you make really good points.