TimeBomb2000

Subject: Re: How much time do you spend here; how often do you visit? Just curious. Posted By: yourdon (Administrator) Posted At: 3/10/00 9:59:13 am From IP: Reply lynnie45,

A couple of statistics for you: in the past 8 days (Mar 2, when the forum went live, through Mar 9), we've had 95,570 "visits" to the forum, and 4,498 messages posted.

That works out to 11,946 visits a day.

An even more interesting statistic is the ratio of visits to posts: 21.24 , which implies that there are a LOT of lurkers out there.

We're now up to approximately 490 registered subscribers ...

Ed

-- Statgnat (statgnat@stategnattt.xcom), March 10, 2000

Answers

Go here to find the stats:

http://pub5.ezboard.com/fyourdontimebomb2000.showMessage?topicID=742.t opic&index=6

-- statgnatt (Statgnat@statgnattt.xcom), March 10, 2000.

This could develop into a very interesting thread on statistics.

-- Chris (!@#$@pond.com), March 10, 2000.

The Link doesn't work.

-- Stats (my@ss.com), March 10, 2000.

http://pub5.ezboard.com/fyourdontimebomb2000.html

How much time do you spend here; how often do you visit? Just curious.

-- Statgnat (Statgnat@statgnattt.xcom), March 10, 2000.

Incomplete, but interesting. The ~90,000 visits without posting anything could be anywhere from 0 to 90,000 different non-posters, and there's no particular reason I can think of to lean toward either end.

As on any forum, the poster-curve drops rapidly, with fewer than 20% of the people making upwards of 80% of the posts.

-- Flint (flintc@mindspring.com), March 10, 2000.

The stats here show 3,875 messages posted. Not bad for a "rebel" forum... <:)=

-- Sysman (y2kboard@yahoo.com), March 10, 2000.

Folks:

I wish them well; so don't get the wrong idea. it seems that ynott and old git are wearing their fingers to the bones posting stuff . Of course I could be wrong.

Best wishes,,,,

-- Z1X4Y7 (Z1X4Y7@aol.com), March 10, 2000.

Carl Jenkins and LL are wearing themselves to the bones too.

-- observation II (observationII@observationnn.xcom), March 10, 2000.

Statistics for the TB2K spinoff uncensored Forum

-- I demand equal time (it's@the.law), March 11, 2000.

jess@listbot.com (114) flintc@mindspring.com (108) cinlooo@aol.com (86) JJCooke@yahoo.com (83) notgiving@anymore.thingee (82) freespeech@yahoo.com (64) capnfun1@excite.com (61) tion@l.1 (60) kritter@adelphia.net (57) zaadz@icisp.net.au (57) Somewherepress@aol.com (52) doomerstomper@usa.net (52) chuck@u.farley (50) forest@calm.dot (48) lisa@work.now (48) ChimingIn@twocents.cam (47) !@#$@pond.com (39) brianm@ims.com (37) freespeech_y2k@yahoo.com (37) posim@hotmail.com (33) unkeed@yahoo.com (33) kb8um8@yahoo.com (32) x@xxx.com (32) ladylogic@...... (32) Z1X4Y7@aol.com (31) Ladylogic46@aol.com (30) Y2J@home.comm (30) Oxsys@aol.com (29) kcdecker@worldnet.att.net (29) hmm@hmm.hmm (29) flyin@high.again (29) E.H. Porter@just wondering.about it (28) justp@ssing.by (28) dande53484@aol.com (27) richard.dale@unum.co.uk (27) through@the.rubble (26) zdude777@hotmail.com (26) bneville@zebra.net (25) mom@home.com (25) nuts@upina.cellrelaytower (25) vmcclell@columbus.rr.com (25) macbeth1@pacbell.net (25) suzy@nowhere.com (24) wjs@linkfast.net (24) buytexas@swbell.net (23) Been there@Just a Thought.com (22) hoff_meister@my-deja.com (22) No@dip.com (21) Archiverr@archiverr.xcom (20) dogdesert@hotmail.com (20) n@ysayer.com (20) Hallyx@aol.com (20)

-- here it is (hereitis@hereitisss.xcom), March 11, 2000.

Go

HERE

for the readable version. Chuck

-- Chuck, a night driver (rienzoo@en.com), March 11, 2000.

Hi Chuck

Seems like old times seeing your post.

Feelin' Free tonight?

-- capnfun (capnfun1@excite.com), March 11, 2000.

Chuck is the best!

-- told you so (toldyousoo@toldyousoo.xcom), March 11, 2000.

Ah, the web site statistics game. Eddie must feel threatened in order to quote the ol' manipulated "visits" stat. And as far as: "We're now up to approximately 490 registered subscribers "

...well, I've registered about ten times using ten different aliases, and I know I'm not the only one...

-- Y2K Pro (y2kpro1@hotmail.com), March 11, 2000.

Which begs the question as to WHY Pro would feel the need to register and post multiple times under different names.

-- Sam (Wtrmkr52@aol.com), March 11, 2000.

I also wonder how many of the 490 registered subscribers are either on the banned list, or include people who may only post occassionly. I'd like to see a list of active participants like the one available for this board.

-- Malcolm Taylor (taylorm@es.co.nz), March 11, 2000.

When I first tried to register, I tried a global registration and my name was already taken. Since I was only interested in one board, I tried locally and got the banned message. Like everyone else, I figured this was either a mistake or a bug in the local registration software.

So I picked a new name and registered globally. I was duly sent a password, and logged onto the system. At that point, I was allowed to craft a response and submit it to Ed's board, but the submission bounced with another banned message. No further registration was required, however.

So OK, do I now count as a registered subscriber?

-- Flint (flintc@mindspring.com), March 11, 2000.

We're now up to approximately 490 registered subscribers ...

The old #'s game. I was always amused back in the daze when I frequented churches (before ICABOD became the sign over the doors). They'd have a scoreboard up in the pulpit. "5000 members", yet attendance was less than a thou.

-- (doomerstomper@usa.net), March 11, 2000.

394 of them posting as 'Old Git'.

-- Ra (tion@l.1), March 11, 2000.

I had a similar situation to yours, Flint. My name was already taken, so I chose to go back to a moniker that I'd used when I first got my PC many years ago...OLDNOVICE. My E-mail WAS correct, and I obtained my global permission slip and HAVE posted a few times there. I make it no secret there that OLDNOVICE is Anita, but I post rarely because I haven't seen much of interest.

-- Anita (notgiving@anymore.thingee), March 11, 2000.

One last thought on this topic:

Was this a popularity contest?

-- Anita (notgiving@anymore.thingee), March 11, 2000.

Sam, you asked:

"Which begs the question as to WHY Pro would feel the need to register and post multiple times under different names. "

As soon as they found out who I was, they would "ban" that user. I would they move on to another persona. I know, I know, I should get another hobby...

-- Y2K Pro (y2kpro1@hotmail.com), March 11, 2000.

I know, I should get another hobby...

I have a driveway full of snow that you can shovel, Pro.

-- (estrogen@high.now), March 11, 2000.