03-06-2005 04:19									#31
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Wel people who post in OT only are nobodies

	03-06-2005 04:21									#32
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welcome back Raz

good bit of fun indeed

	03-06-2005 04:33									#33
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yep bit slow the forums nowadays. seems my list not generating as much SPAM Interest as last years...

	03-06-2005 06:36									#34
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Hmm... maybe people aren't as interested in apolyton as before- maybe mark and dan have some usage statistics that they can access from the UBBoard on how many posts were made in the last few months- I would figure that the number declined.

I know for a fact that the AC community section was much less active- and no one ever posts in GalCiv or MOO's sections, and the AltCiv's is less active than ever, etc.

	03-06-2005 06:49									#35
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That happens every year. Most of the activity takes place around December and then it declines until about August/September. This year it's been made worse by the fact no new game or expansion pack has been released in over a year. Things will only get worse in the next months before possible/hopefully hitting an all-time high come Civ4...

	03-06-2005 07:08									#36
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Hmmm... never noticed that, but now that I think about it- it's quite true- with some exceptions

August/Sept and LATE december seem to be peaks... early december is, in my experience, a very slow time.

May-July are usually the weakest.

Though this year Feb-now have been really slow... despite a LOT of new registrations- I suppose it's all due to Civ III becoming old hat.

However, it might be a lack of things to intelligently discuss... all the spammy 'one word' posts don't stimulate newbies to post as much as the longer ones did in the past becuase the newbies might not feel as integrated into the community.

At least that's my theory, since I do not see too many people registered since May 2004 becoming that actively involved in the site- but I will admit that I do not visit the Civ III sections that often. However, where I DO visit, which is about 50% of the forum sections, it does not appear that newbies are posting.

	03-06-2005 08:34									#37
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its also ver quiet because i not been around

	03-06-2005 09:41									#38
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sorry missed a bit

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	03-06-2005 09:53									#39
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quote: Originally posted by Rasputin

If that's not considered spam, I have no clue what is.

	03-06-2005 10:04									#40
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quote: Originally posted by Lord Nuclear I have no clue.

Sig material.

	03-06-2005 10:30									#41
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most posts since last year

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	03-06-2005 10:35									#42
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heres the really interesting one ..



Ming has made only 854 posts since last year.... !!!!!!!!


only 2.54 posts per day, obviously not much work for mads last year

	03-06-2005 10:40									#43
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quote: Originally posted by Trip 7.92 PPD for me. I think I've had about that many in the past 3 months or so.

It realy takes time for PPD to drop.

	03-06-2005 10:44									#44
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and a long time to get it up



Gramphos : Todays posts : 7898, Last Junes Total : 7603 PPD 0.88

	03-06-2005 11:34									#45
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I don't think it's really going up. Maybe a little. But I still have many real life issues to attend to rather than posting. MAybe once Civ4 gets out and I can start working on Civ4MultiTool my posts would go up again. At least if I keep a replyrate as I did with C3MT during it's early phase.

	03-06-2005 12:21									#46
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Nice work Raz.

As an aside I was sure that Ming's (and relevant others) postcount was 'fixed' in terms of ppd, though not sure if I am talking about a forum fix or whatever Raz did before. If it was the latter Raz you can just dig out the adjusted calculations.

	03-06-2005 14:59									#47
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Now we can officially call Spikie a spammer. Why, he is posting at the rate of almost half a Paddy!

	03-06-2005 16:10									#48
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quote: Originally posted by Rasputin sorry missed a bit

How can someone have a PPD of over 40?

	03-06-2005 16:30									#49
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quote: Originally posted by Rasputin Wel people who post in OT only are nobodies

It's where all the people with a life and a personality in this place hang out

	03-06-2005 17:29									#50
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quote: Ming has made only 854 posts since last year.... !!!!!!!! only 2.54 posts per day, obviously not much work for mads last year

Either that or all the work was in the OT and he didn't have time to post on-topic.

	03-06-2005 20:37									#51
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quote: Originally posted by Adagio How can someone have a PPD of over 40?

Turn sent.

	03-06-2005 21:59									#52
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quote: Originally posted by DarkCloud Either that or all the work was in the OT and he didn't have time to post on-topic.

I don't post much on-topic anymore. Most of my posts are in the OT

	03-06-2005 22:30									#53
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quote: Originally posted by Adagio How can someone have a PPD of over 40?

easy, I post throughout the forums there is more than 1... yeah there are even more than 2 of these forum things Occasionally I play some civ pbems, been known to be involved in a Civ III demo game or two, looking around I see I am writing a story or two as well. After a visit to the pub and a few games of pool, I like to play some more civ, answer a post like this occasionally, basically get involved and have fun

oh and wait for you to get the next round of your pbem tournament underway..... are we really at day 217 and counting

	03-06-2005 22:40									#54
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quote: Originally posted by Skanky Burns Now we can officially call Spikie a spammer. Why, he is posting at the rate of almost half a Paddy!

Don't make me dig up the old threads where you and Jam were posting a faster rate than a whole Paddy.

	04-06-2005 00:00									#55
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Those post stats threads from last year were simply unbelievable- last year a combined 5 people-

Snowflake
Paddy the Scott
DrSpike
Skanky Burns
Jamski

were simply EVERYWHERE on the site!

It was frightening...

	04-06-2005 00:18									#56
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quote: Originally posted by DarkCloud Those post stats threads from last year were simply unbelievable- last year a combined 5 people- Snowflake Paddy the Scott DrSpike Skanky Burns Jamski were simply EVERYWHERE on the site! It was frightening...

They were? I never heard of any of 'em.

	04-06-2005 00:31									#57
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You've met at least 3 of 'em.

	04-06-2005 01:46									#58
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I nearly met up with Paddy too, but he was too busy posting to join myself and Skanky at the bar.

	04-06-2005 03:12									#59
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quote: Originally posted by DarkCloud Those post stats threads from last year were simply unbelievable- last year a combined 5 people- Snowflake Paddy the Scott DrSpike Skanky Burns Jamski were simply EVERYWHERE on the site! It was frightening...

Yeah, Snowflake was posting ALOT at one point.

	04-06-2005 03:38									#60
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Where did she go btw?