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The EADD Metathread - Let's talk about how we can improve EADD

I poked my head in the door of The Lounge a few times, but swiftly ran away each time...

Sammy G said:
Haven't seen any stats (apart from the ones in the link which Chatative kindly provided) since late 2012, when that was still very much the case. I've a feeling it dropped off significantly since then, but I imagine it's still up there in the top five.
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I was told our traffic had dropped by 15% in the past year by one of the admins. I suspect a large part of that is due to the numerous losses we have had over the past year or so.

I notice looking at some of the 2011 Stats, we still had ebs & flows even then:

1 month:
The Lounge 19,304
EADD 10,907
Basic Drug Discussion 7259

3 month
The Lounge 74,377
Basic Drug Discussion 27,734
EADD 24,764

6 month
The Lounge 127,345
Basic Drug Discussion 53,125
Psychedelic Drugs 49,599
EADD 43,267 (going by 1 month stats above, we should in theory have still been 2nd with 65,000 if it was constant)
 
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well i was just curious you know.
there are parts of BL that i rarely if ever venture onto... like steroid discussion, or even cannabis discussion
i dont think i ever even clicked the science forum, even if it is an interest of mine in real life.

i like eadd if for nothing else that people are closer in timezone and historical setting :)

the lounge does seem more active though
 
Yeah, I'd imagine the losses played a part, but then there were significant losses before that too, lest we forget.

It definitely dropped significantly throughout 2013, because I remember getting bored with even lurking back then. It's certainly looking healthier now.

Chatative said:
I notice looking at some of the 2011 Stats, we still had ebs & flows even then:

1 month:
The Lounge 19,304
EADD 10,907
Basic Drug Discussion 7259

3 month
The Lounge 74,377
Basic Drug Discussion 27,734
EADD 24,764

6 month
The Lounge 127,345
Basic Drug Discussion 53,125
Psychedelic Drugs 49,599
EADD 43,267
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Looks fairly consistent to my eyes, unless I'm missing something. Maybe there's a slight lull between the three-and-six month mark, but nothing that's not in keeping with trends elsewhere...
 
lurking is never as satisfying as actually engaging in conversation.
i could never be a peeping tom.
 
Sammy G said:
Yeah, I'd imagine the losses played a part, but then there were significant losses before that too, lest we forget.

It definitely dropped significantly throughout 2013, because I remember getting bored with even lurking back then. It's certainly looking healthier now.



Looks fairly consistent to my eyes, unless I'm missing something.
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1 month = 10,907

3 month = 8, 254 per month

6 month = 7,211 per month
 
Yep. That's not a massive fluctuation, and it more or less mirrors the other forums.

Also, take into account the server maintenance that was going on, and you may well have your answer as to why the 6 month figure seems on the low side.
 
Yeah true. :p

Still shows EADD had been getting busier (or the others got quieter) than the others over that 6 month period since it moved up 2 places.
 
maybe its a drought of drugs thats driving people away.

that or all the HR is already done. everyone knows what to take, in what amounts.

and we ve heard all the jokes already :)

its a good thing though that such forums exist at all. people may not even realize their usefulness until one day you want to read up on a certain thing and you find the gem that EADD is. i love the documentary thread, the movie recommandation thread, and the porn one is keeping me on my ... toes.
 
Quite possible, I'm not sure I thought it all out... brain isn't functioning this morning, had a promethazine last night & am still a little sleepy. =D

I might enquire if there are any stats for all the forums over the past <x> months, that 15% figure must have come from somewhere.
 
I was just kidding. Bit of an in-joke there for your esteemed colleague Allein, and perhaps one or two others. ;)

And fuck yeah, that promethazine certainly lingers. Can't even tie my shoelaces without having three cups of coffee the following morning.
 
We lost Knock in February; one of the best moderators n most caring bloke ever. The last week of him modding we had one of the busiest Gibberings (I remember him saying so). After he died a lot of people left here so I would assume the losses are a major contribution to traffic-loss here. People are scared of morenlosses n hurt at losing people.

Of course, this is an assumption, to a point, based on here-say, as I was not a member of EADD until 4th January 2014.

Evey
 
i figure its more to do with that rather well upkept nudie thread they have over there on the Lounge ;) them fine girls over there need a european fireplace to lay by...
 
ponch said:
The disappearance of Spade and the loss of Mugz are probably bigger contributing factors. They were both ridiculously prolific posters.
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I never got to 'meet' Mugz but heard he was an ace person. I don't think you can really say anyone's loss is a bigger contributing factor since everyone is equally as valiable. Reason I mention Knock, is of course, he was the only member lose that I 'knew,' so to speak n thus the only experience I can rrally comment on in terms of losses impacting on EADD traffic reduction.

Evey
 
sometimes people dont post here because they have better things to do in life. that is one contributing factor to the forum slowdown that i dont mind about...
 
Eveleivibe said:
We lost Knock in February; one of the best moderators n most caring bloke ever. The last week of him modding we had one of the busiest Gibberings (I remember him saying so).
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The Gibberings threads used to last a couple of days at most as a rule. An hour's gap between posts was unheard of, whereas a year or so ago, you'd hit refresh and think your browser was broken because there were no new posts in four hours or whatever.

I think the Gibberings thread in question was probably active by recent standards, so perhaps that's what he was getting at, but 'the busiest' it most definitely was not. At one time you just could not keep up with those threads, and there'd be several conversations happening simultaneously.

And yeah, +1 on The Spade and Mugz' absences being a major factor. Those guys were entertaining enough to keep a thread going, aside from their prolific post counts.

At least one of them may well post here again one day.

kingme said:
sometimes people dont post here because they have better things to do in life.
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Lies.
 
no lie man, it s hard work posting with one hand and some people just dont want the hassle
 
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