There are some strange things going on. Last week when the software crashed I was one of first people back online, just timing when i showed up to play. I sat at a bunch of empty tables to start them, and one of my tables got 3 fish, but the other two seats never filled. It was very odd, but probably just a glitch.
I dont know how a skype group would help but yes we all should try a bit more to get games running. I dont really like the idea of everyone in a group on skype while playing but it probably happens already. They really need table starters like stars