Do People Still Write a Novel in November?

Once upon a time there was a nonprofit organization that encouraged people to write a 50k-word novel in November. They had a catchy name and thriving community that focused not on quality but on quantity. The time and place for polish would come later, November was simply about grinding the words out.The community thrived and those who conquered the lofty task received accolades and (sometimes) prizes. Every year was a fun way to see ideas come to life and the struggle of trying to write 1667 words a day — no easy feat!But as is prone to institutions with bad leadership, the nonprofit made some pretty bad decisions that fractured the community. Everything came crashing down pretty quickly and here we are, a few years later, and I wonder if anyone still takes up the challenge.I participated a few times but never "won," getting as far as about 15k words into a short story before (waves at everything) life got in the way. But I wonder if the spirit lives on even if the community is long…