Here's a big welcome to the influx of new users and profiles here at MCR. I'm sure it's in part due to the new policy of needing a site user id to enter the chat room. I'd been contemplating this decision for awhile now, and the start of 2010 seemed like the right time.
One of the main reasons for this change is to make it more difficult for anonymous users to enter the chat room and cause problems. While this may impact the numbers initially, I think it will improve the quality and make for a better chat room experience. I know that those intent on caus