Everyone is free to make announce a public action by the way. Also I still feel that some people put their own interpretation in and forget the actual one.
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NOTE: TO AVOID ANY CONFUSION, THIS IS A 'GET TOGETHER' FOR PLAYING THE PUBLIC. NUMBERS MAY VARY.
This means that there is technical no difference to jumping on the public server right now. There is set roles, there is no specifically designed scenario etc. That also means that the numbers can and will vary. In the last couple of weeks, people were obviously busy with Christmas and all that in between the years stuff. I would say that the numbers will improve in the next weeks.
The earlier, the better sounds nice on paper but experience shows that it does not work like that here. If you post something earlier than 1-2 days, people are prone to forget about it. You would need to constantly remind people about it and considering this is "just" a get together it would not exactly worth the effort and you will annoy some people with constant reminders for something like that.
The good thing is that higher numbers and "better" gameplay are completely in the hands of the players in public actions. If people want more organized gameplay outside operations and events, they are free to takes roles and actions that have a chance to improve it. There is nothing to stop players from making that happen. But people should always be aware that public actions do not have any extra rules and the normal public server rules apply. So you have to live with things that somebody in a section will not use the gear and kit you would like him to use etc.