So perhaps a bit late to the party, but this could be an easy way of keeping track of rate of posts, member growth, etc.

35,321

36,067

Constructed: 2,030

May as well post the whole statistics section
Total posts 37170 | Total topics 1178 | Total members 338 | Our newest member seekeroftruth444

1.53% of all posts were made by me. I might be addicted.

Most users ever online was 52 on Sat Nov 16, 2013 2:13 pm



37627 posts.

2.59% of all posts / 17.46 posts per day

I think you are not quite addicted enough.

don't even make me

also why is this thread allowed to be open when my other one was closed

Total posts: 215
[0.57% of all posts / 4.06 posts per day]

Total posts 37865 | Total topics 1186 | Total members 340 | Our newest member TUBARALHO

We're growing at a fairly decent clip.

Total posts 38872 | Total topics 1208 | Total members 345 | Our newest member ZachSK

We'll almost definitely hit 40k by the end of the week. Then onto 50k, a milestone that matters!

+1 to post count

We missed the 40000 milestone . Don't let it happen for 50000 guys!

Total posts 43491 | Total topics 1307 | Total members 361 | Our newest member nibiyabi

Total posts 49063 | Total topics 1394 | Total members 378 | Our newest member Zombutch2


Most users ever online was 63 on Tue Dec 03, 2013 8:54 pm

I'm closing this thread, as it ultimately doesn't add anything, and the metaboard is designed primarily to answer user questions and resolve issues related to the forum.

Alright, after some discussion - and sleep - we're going to re-open this. It'll remain here on the metaboard, as it is ultimately a thread providing information about the forum, not a game. However, please keep in mind that the thread will be about the forum stats, not your individual post counts / percentage of posts made in place X / etc. For an example, the copy/paste by tony3 and TPmanW right above Admin's post is a good example of what to include.

Next, no more than one post per day updating stats. Seeing how the site grows over time is interesting, spamming with hourly updates is too much. Even a daily post may not be all that revealing, but it's certainly better than more frequent updates.

Finally, tony - would you be willing to keep a running tally in your first post? So that when updates are shared, you grab 'em and add them into a table, so it's easier to see at a glance? Just an idea...

edit: helps if I actually close my tags and, you know, unlock the thread.

Total posts 52302 | Total topics 1477 | Total members 391 | Our newest member artifect

52327 posts, 391 members

16310 posts by top 10 (31.17%)
21231 posts by top 15 (30.57%)
25500 posts by top 20 (48.73%)
28840 posts by top 25 (55.11%)

25 = 6.39%
20 = 5.12%
15 = 3.84%
10 = 2.56%


So 6% of the member population account for over half of the posts.

There are roughly 250 "dead" accounts that have 33 or less posts. That's roughly 62.5% of the members.

Dont forget that there are people who have multiple accounts.

Keep in mind that a large number of users regularly read the forums but post very little, and some percentage of those don't even have accounts, and read the forums as guests.

Right now there are 32 users online, and 14 are guests. This is about the number I usually see, and I am usually online from 6pm to 6am CST. The most users ever online was 63, but that was on December 3rd. I've seen the "most users ever online" number increase roughly every one or two weeks since we've gone live.

Definitely we can expect a certain number of members to create an account, make few (or no) posts, and then leave forever, but I think this is a tiny minority.

Also, of the current guests three are currently search engine bots so the majority of the current guests viewing are people.