Why the posting limits (& some stats)

by Simon 10 Replies latest forum announcements

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  Simon

  I know they are a nuisance (esp when you hit them) but they do serve a purpose. I though some statistics may highlight the reason for them - these are the number of posts per month since the forum started

  2000 Mar 156
  2000 Apr 293
  2000 May 782
  2000 Jun 1,931
  2000 Jul 1,198
  2000 Aug 1,279
  2000 Sep 487
  2000 Oct 892
  2000 Nov 662
  2000 Dec 1,727
  2001 Jan 3,470
  2001 Feb 4,937
  2001 Mar 7,524
  2001 Apr 11,249
  2001 May 13,362
  2001 Jun 17,813
  2001 Jul 18,979
  2001 Aug 22,283
  2001 Sep 20,675
  2001 Oct 25,043
  2001 Nov 23,940
  2001 Dec 24,598
  2002 Jan 29,458
  2002 Feb 26,320
  2002 Mar 13,837 (so far)

  Without the limits the topics would scroll down so quickly that it would be hard to keep up and they would possibly not get the attention that they deserve.
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  Mister Biggs

  Right on, Simon!
  I feel you!
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  think41self

  WOOHOO!!

  Mr. Biggs is feeling up Simon.

  think41self
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  Simon

  er ...
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  Billygoat

  LOL @ Tracy! Leave it to you to catch that!
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  refiners fire

  The work begins.
  

  2000 Mar 156
  2000 Apr 293

  A date set for Armaggedon ??
  

  2000 May 782

  Truly, this work is of God. Rapid growth as sheep pour into the fold.
  

  2000 Jun 1,931
  2000 Jul 1,198
  2000 Aug 1,279

  Disconfirmation, and those who are not "whole souled"in attendance fall by the wayside.
  

  2000 Sep 487
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  Simon

  I was wondering what happened around then ... maybe I broke something ...
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  refiners fire

  All in all blessings are manifest upon the board, based on these growth figures.
  Much healthier than "purelanguage", where ,yesterday, there were a whole 7posters!
  And four were moderators.
  Haha.
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  Skimmer

  Hello Simon:

  I have a modest suggestion for an experiment in setting posting limits. For a one week trial period, set the limit per poster to one post per twenty four hours and one new topic every seventy two hours. It would be interesting to compare the relative quality of the content; certainly there would be an decrease in trolling and hopefully an increase in the amount of consideration each of us puts in our writings.

  A more limited idea would be to create a separate forum where such limits were permanent.
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  teejay

  Skimmer!!

  Are you insane, Man??!!! One post per twenty four hours? Are you out of your mind?

  The one new thread per twenty four hours has merit, however. Perhaps you're not completely mad.