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Re: Growth
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lugnet.admin.general
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Thu, 2 Nov 2000 20:43:52 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Kevin Salm writes:
> In lugnet.admin.general, Scott Arthur writes:
> >
> > I am a little surprised. Posting traffic over the last 12 months is actually
> > slightly down - in terms of trend. This is almost all due to the Xmas rush
> > last year I expect.
> >
> > Statistics are great things, if I extend the downward trend, I can predict
> > that LUGNET will be down to one post per month in mid-December 2007!
> >
> > It be interesting to see if the number of users posting is increasing or
> > just staying steady too?
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> Are you saying that since there are more members you expect more posting
> traffic? Personally, I hope not.
I was not sure when I first asked. That is why I asked. :-) You raise some
good points below. I think, in retrospect, that LUGNET must have its own
natural ceiling. Above that level, readers will get less out of it (due to
loss of sense of community or threads starting and moving too fast) and will
drift away. However, I suppose compartmentalising it as a whole helps raise
the ceiling a little – how much, I don’t know.
Scott A
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> While I expect that everyone should feel comfortable posting their views,
> opinions and any information they have, I am not particularly in favor of
> increased traffic.
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> I read Lugnet almost daily, sometimes for several hours at a time and I can
> cover many threads in many forums. But I do not post much. Sometimes I do not
> post for weeks or even months at a time.
> Why?? Because mostly I feel no need if someone else has expressed my views
> already--duplication is not necessarily a good thing.
> More posts that say the same thing simply take more time to read and would mean
> that anyone who tries to keep current would have to devote more time to cover
> the same amount of information.
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> Dozens of times I have composed a message and then simply decided not to post
> it. And I like the preview before posting option for the web interface.
> Sometimes I read my post again and then decide it is unnecessary.
> This is not a self-esteem issue or anything--I am far from timid or unsure of
> myself; on the contrary--I do not need to see my name on screen for
> self-gratification and feel no need for others to have to read unneccesary
> stuff that has already been articulated by others.
>
> __Kevin Salm__
> ....Lego enthusiast for over 20 years....
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