I spent the afternoon with a spreadsheet trying to work out possible matches myself. It's less hopeless than I expected, fortunately, but I'm going to get in touch with a few people to discuss their signups and go ahead and delay the end of signups for a few days to see if we can get a few more people involved.
The new deadline for signups is Thursday, February 5th at 8 PM CST.
What time is that for me?I have also made the requests public. This is potentially a double-edged sword, because it means people can try to avoid being matched, but my hope is that public requests will make people more comfortable with offering titles they'd otherwise be unsure about, especially comics with long and varied histories.
It's not time to panic or throw in the towel just yet. If you are in some way unmatchable, I will get in touch with you soon. Regardless, I will be posting some new banners soon in the hopes that you will steal them and promote the exchange where your fandoms are (whether they're large or small doesn't matter, if you can find warm bodies willing to get involved).