I was waiting for this.
It literally doesn't matter who comes to the forums and who doesn't. I didn't comment on forum patronage, I commented on player faith.
It's true that a marginal number comes to the forums (you have no idea what percentage and neither do I) but your suggestion is that the only people who care are the ones voicing it. There are a plethora of people who care right now but don't visit the forums but do care about being able to play the game during their prime time. I'd be curious to see how tumblr and twitter fair re: continuous lapses in paid service.