Burensasub
Yesterday I finally got an ello invite over a month after I requested one. As I suspected, it's pretty much dead. I'm glad that at least there's *some* discussion going on in Sublevel. I also like how it's so much easier to interact with other users without having to "friend" them.
Masteranthonyst
I've found the trick on Ello is to Friend 20 or less really active people and add ones that look interesting as Noise. If you'd like, I can recommend a few that I consider 'must follow'.