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[Mr. Morden]

127 posts for Non Swing Voter in the last 24 hours(!).  If he were to do that every day, he'd reach 100,000 posts in a little over two years.

[Virginiá]

Yesterday was Atlas's most active day of the month, going by # of posts. 3rd highest in thread count, 2nd highest in user registrations, although the max users online count was unremarkable.

I found it interesting because the day prior to yesterday was somewhat unremarkable:

Monthly Summary   New Topics   New Posts   New Members   Most Online
2017-03-27              41                  1307             4                        317
2017-03-28              74                  1802             8                        285


I wonder why activity bumps like that happen seemingly out of the blue.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Yesterday was Atlas's most active day of the month, going by # of posts. 3rd highest in thread count, 2nd highest in user registrations, although the max users online count was unremarkable.

I found it interesting because the day prior to yesterday was somewhat unremarkable:

Monthly Summary   New Topics   New Posts   New Members   Most Online
2017-03-27              41                  1307             4                        317
2017-03-28              74                  1802             8                        285


I wonder why activity bumps like that happen seemingly out of the blue.

It's your fault, I'm sure.

[LLR]

Eharding, probably

[100% pro-life no matter what]

Yesterday was Atlas's most active day of the month, going by # of posts. 3rd highest in thread count, 2nd highest in user registrations, although the max users online count was unremarkable.

I found it interesting because the day prior to yesterday was somewhat unremarkable:

Monthly Summary   New Topics   New Posts   New Members   Most Online
2017-03-27              41                  1307             4                        317
2017-03-28              74                  1802             8                        285


I wonder why activity bumps like that happen seemingly out of the blue.

Yeah, I think the increase in activity had a lot to do with EHarding.  Then, when people are already here discussing other stuff, they are probably more likely to start a topic too.

[Mr. Morden]

It's not just Eharding, but also the continuation of the NSV spam-athon.  (Even though he deleted all his own posts, the posts other people made in response to him remain.)

[Mr. Morden]

Jfern has crossed the 40,000 post mark, and is now ~700 posts behind Lief (who's in 10th place).  Jfern will probably knock Lief out of the top ten within the next 4 months or so.

[Virginiá]

I'm wondering if Atlas will sink back into the mid-high 30,000-monthly posts range now that the initial confirmations/100 days stuff is about over. The average number of posts per day seems to be somewhere between 1150 - 1250, which on its own would amount to high 30k/per month. Although I suppose it is still better than 4 years ago, where <mid-2013 was averaging low 30k - high 20k (or less) per month. The next ~5 months should definitely test out the idea of whether or not Trump being Trump is enough to sustain the activity boost this site has gotten. Overall, it does seem like the forum is growing quite a bit.

What Atlas really needs is more activity not based around the media. Whether it be more active games or TL section.

[Mr. Morden]

So as I mentioned, Jfern will soon knock Lief out of 10th place.  And not long after that, Eraserhead will be down to 10th place, as Tender is about to pass him, and Jfern will catch up to Eraserhead within a few months of him catching up to Lief.  That's because Eraserhead barely ever posts anymore.

So who will ultimately knock Eraserhead out of the top 10, and when will they do it?  Barring some unforeseen event, it's not going to happen this year.  But could it happen in 2018?  Maybe.  I had previously suggested that Grumps might do it, but Grumps's posting has slowed down quite a bit.  But North Carolina Yankee has got a shot at pulling it off in 2018, if he manages to keep up his recent posting rate.  He's close to 35,000 posts now, and has made over 400 posts in the last month.

[Mr. Morden]

North Carolina Yankee now over 35,000, and just passed Torie.  Will soon catch up to Inks.  ~450 posts in the last month for him, and if he continues that posting rate indefinitely, he'll be in the top 10 by the end of 2018.

[Mr. Morden]

Tender passes Eraserhead to take 8th place:

1) BRTD 79,636
2) Al 61,154
3) Lewis 58,548
4) Phil 52,836
5) opebo 47,119
6) Kal 45,763
7) Antonio 44,648
8 ) Tender 42,261
9) Eraserhead 42,250
10) Lief 40,712

Eraserhead hasn’t posted in over a month now.  But the people outside the top ten are far enough behind that Eraserhead’s place in the top ten is most likely guaranteed until around the second half of 2018.

The next milestone to look forward to is BRTD reaching the 80,000 post mark, which should happen with the next two months.

[Mr. Morden]

April only had 1% more posts than the same month four years ago, so we may have dropped back down to "normal" activity levels, following the Trump-fueled sugar high of the last year.

[Virginiá]

April only had 1% more posts than the same month four years ago, so we may have dropped back down to "normal" activity levels, following the Trump-fueled sugar high of the last year.

On the upside, the typical online user count per day has almost doubled from 2013 (and even on the slower days still being a lot higher)

I think part of the problem is, as I've mentioned before, Atlas feeds on media cycles, so if its slow(er) everywhere else, it trickles down here, and vice versa.

[DavidB.]

April only had 1% more posts than the same month four years ago, so we may have dropped back down to "normal" activity levels, following the Trump-fueled sugar high of the last year.

On the upside, the typical online user count per day has almost doubled from 2013 (and even on the slower days still being a lot higher)

I think part of the problem is, as I've mentioned before, Atlas feeds on media cycles, so if its slow(er) everywhere else, it trickles down here, and vice versa.

Why is that a problem?

[Mr. Morden]

Lief hasn't posted in more than a month now.  So unless he makes a comeback, Jfern will probably end up knocking him out of the top ten before the end of June.

Also, BRTD is probably going to hit the 80,000 post mark in June.

[Mr. Morden]

Something tells me today is going to have an above average number of posts on the forum.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Something tells me today is going to have an above average number of posts on the forum.

Gee, I wonder why!

[Virginiá]

Something tells me today is going to have an above average number of posts on the forum.

If you were to mean the average of this month, or over the past month, it would be upwards of 1400 or 1500, respectively. Trump's Russia woes and a spate of various elections have been good to Atlas. May was the most active month since January.

The level of activity for Atlas right now seems very unprecedented for a non-federal election year. Given that next year is the midterm, and the year after that will probably see major early buzz for the presidential election, this kind of activity could easily become the new normal for this forum.

[Mr. Morden]

Something tells me today is going to have an above average number of posts on the forum.

If you were to mean the average of this month, or over the past month, it would be upwards of 1400 or 1500, respectively. Trump's Russia woes and a spate of various elections have been good to Atlas. May was the most active month since January.

I am assuming that between Comey and the UK election, we will break 1500 today, yes.  And possibly much more than that.

[Virginiá]

I am assuming that between Comey and the UK election, we will break 1500 today, yes.  And possibly much more than that.

You were right of course - Atlas hit 2,557 posts today, with a high point of 499 users online at the same time. That is the most posts in a single day since Nov 10th.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

I've expected a s**tload of reports from International Elections due to UK general election, but Atlasians kept it civil beyond comprehension...

[Mr. Morden]

With both Eraserhead and Lief no longer posting, their days in the top ten are numbered.  Lief's days are *really* numbered, as jfern is only 23 posts behind him right now, and will presumably take his place at #10 in a few days.

Eraserhead will take longer to dislodge from the top ten, but (unless he returns and starts posting at a high rate again) it'll probably happen some time next year (and if not then, then 2019).  And I'm back to thinking that Grumps is the frontrunner to dislodge him.  Currently a little over 3000 posts behind Eraserhead, but given his recent posting rate, he can certainly do it in a year.

[Mr. Morden]

I've expected a s**tload of reports from International Elections due to UK general election, but Atlasians kept it civil beyond comprehension...

Election day threads themselves often don't yield that many reports, because the discussion moves so quickly and people are always moving on to the latest development, and so any controversial comments get buried quickly.  It's more slow-boiling threads that result in a lot of reports.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

I've expected a s**tload of reports from International Elections due to UK general election, but Atlasians kept it civil beyond comprehension...

Election day threads themselves often don't yield that many reports, because the discussion moves so quickly and people are always moving on to the latest development, and so any controversial comments get buried quickly.  It's more slow-boiling threads that result in a lot of reports.

Well yes, given it was pretty much reporting constituency-by-constituency. We've had quite a flood during French presidential race, though.

Maybe British politics tends to make us more flegmatic?

[Mr. Morden]

Lief’s two year stint in the top ten is over, as he’s been deposed by Jfern:

1) BRTD 79,964
2) Al 61,353
3) Lewis 58,547
4) Phil 52,836
5) opebo 47,115
6) Kal 46,483
7) Antonio 45,630
8 ) Tender 42,2877
9) Eraserhead 42,230
10) jfern 40,694

Next milestone will be BRTD hitting 80,000 posts.