Christmas Forum Stats Updates

TRS30 · 05-01-2022 8:22am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118399941#Comment_118399941

Apologies I haven't been around on here much to contribute the last few days.

That is a great effort and testament to the communicate you all have created that is continues to grow even with all the challenges.

Here's to a even better 2022, more posts or not.

Loughc · 05-01-2022 10:07am

Well said TRS, you're spot on to me it's not about the posts, it's all about the chats and the craic in here.

I swear this place keep me sane!

DvB · 05-01-2022 12:12pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118419773#Comment_118419773

I suspect you're not the only one!

Loughc · 31-01-2022 9:24am

No matter what happens today we have locked in the 2nd biggest January on record for this forum.

Loughc · 31-01-2022 9:31am

The more I look at the stats from last year the worse they read, we has the worst November on record (records only go back to 2017) a mnoth where we traiditonally used to get our lion share of posts. It seems the new layout/boards has killed passing trade as such.

Alot of people didn't stick with the changeover and alot of new people can't find us. Everyone knows I find the stats interesting and this is a telling sign of a poor migration to a "new" platform. It's not just us I know of many other forums experiencing the same, must be stark reading for the CEO.

For me it's never about the number I'm happier now with the community we have now than we did during our peak. It's just interesting where we are now versus before.

DvB · 31-01-2022 9:58am

I think the migration has fundamentally affected boards as a whole & it will in all likelihood never be the same again, however for all the drop offs etc we in here probably survived better than most given the vast majority of regulars are still here ( I know we lost one or 2 sadly, but in comparison to some of the other forums that's a win)

And like Loughc as much as I love stats, this forum is more than just numbers.

TRS30 · 31-01-2022 9:59am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118557918#Comment_118557918

Firstly, brilliant to hear January has been such a great month. The game has been another rip roaring success.

Interesting thoughts above Loughc and ones I would agree with. Stats are great however only really tell part of the picture, certainly in something like this forum. While having more people posting and a mix of regulars and casual drop ins, is great, the volume of posts is only one metric when it comes to judging the success of the forum. I for one come to chat to like mined people about Christmas and whatever else comes up. We are like an online community who learn on and support each other and is a great place to come and get away from the at times, day to day slog of real life.

I suspect that even if there was only a couple of us left posting to pretty much each other, the forum would still keep going. The spirit of Christmas will never die!

Loughc · 01-02-2022 9:32am

Janaury is in the bag with a post total any other year would have been off the charts but we were smack bang in the middle of lockdown in 2021 so we ended up 1,099 posts behind last year.

Jan 22 was still 191 posts ahead of the next busiest Janaury (2018)

A good start to the year.

DvB · 01-02-2022 9:20pm

This year seemed lively enough in here, mad to be 1100 posts behind last year, that's c.36 posts a day!!

Loughc · 01-02-2022 10:35pm

That’s the power of lockdown!

Loughc · 01-02-2022 10:43pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118567536#Comment_118567536

And again by any other years standard this was an exceptional January but you can’t compete with lockdown months. People literally had no where to go.

TRS30 · 02-02-2022 9:29am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118567969#Comment_118567969

Maybe lockdown months should have an asterisk for future reference when COVID is a distance memory.

Loughc · 02-02-2022 10:36am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118569082#Comment_118569082

I've highlighted them in a different colour on the auld excel sheet already haha. Cause these months we will realistically never get near again Feb 2021 being another prime example.

DvB · 02-02-2022 10:44am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118567969#Comment_118567969

Must have a look back & see what we were talking about 😀, even allowing for lockdown that's an incredible number given the numbers for the January either side of it... as you say we may just have to classify it as an anomaly going forward as it really was a once in a lifetime event (hopefully!)

Posy · 02-02-2022 11:05am

Both lock down and the changeover from 'old' boards will play a big part in the stats, I imagine.

Loughc · 02-02-2022 12:24pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118569466#Comment_118569466

You can see them completely fall off a cliff from July onwards.... stupid non-sexy new boards.

dubstepper · 02-02-2022 5:25pm

Perhaps part of the difference between this Jan and last could be account for by the 2 votes last Jan (movie and song)? Or am I mistaken, I think there were two? Those votes would generate a lot more traffic than the sweet vote

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Loughc · 02-02-2022 5:40pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118571633#Comment_118571633

I think you are indeed correct. And we had less passing traffic, last year we had folks from the forum games forum join in on the tournaments this year most of those folks have bounced onto a new site I think.

TRS30 · 02-02-2022 5:47pm

The games definitely get the post count up. People pop in to vote and then post in a few other threads as well.

DvB · 02-02-2022 6:25pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118571757#Comment_118571757

Have noticed 1 or 2 vote & not contribute elsewhere too... 🙊

Posy · 02-02-2022 6:59pm

Yeah, most of the games forum have upped sticks, sadly. They'd usually have enjoyed a good tournament!

Besides, like the guys have said a few posts ago, it's the quality, not the quantity of posts that makes the forum what it is anyway. There are definitely busier fora that I wouldn't touch go near if you paid me! 😂

TRS30 · 03-02-2022 9:53am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118571956#Comment_118571956

Name and shame, name and shame................only jking!

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118572134#Comment_118572134

You and me both. AH is a cesspool that my life is much better for having banished!

DvB · 03-02-2022 10:04am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118574221#Comment_118574221

AH since the move isnt quite as bad as it was, still browse it the odd time (never post in it though)

The covid forum was the worst IMO, that was pure toxic. Though there's a couple of threads in the TV section that have been taken over by an individual in each case and its their opinion or no opinion at all... awful to read. Pure bully tactics.

On the name & shame, even though I knew you were joking ah I wouldn't do that anyway. My only gripe is that if you're going to come in to partake in a christmas themed game/tournament why not stick around & get involved a bit & post on some of the other threads? Be nice to have some new faces contribute even now & again.

Loughc · 15-02-2022 11:53am

2nd largest February on record with still about half a month to go :)

TRS30 · 15-02-2022 12:08pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118633823#Comment_118633823

Nothing like a good quiz to get the competitive juices flowing and the posts!

Loughc · 16-02-2022 10:37am

Monday seems to be our runaway popular day of 2022 so far it's almost 200 posts ahead of it's nearest popular day. Only 5 days so far in 2022 have broken the 100+ post mark and 3 of them are Mondays.

2021 our most popular day was Wednesday and in 2020 our most popular day was Tuesday, will be interesting to see if this trend of Monday continues for 2022.

TRS30 · 16-02-2022 11:15am

For me anyway, it's catching up from the weekend as usually not online and also putting off having to do work, for the morning at least!

Loughc · 28-02-2022 10:25am

We broke the 1,000 post mark yesterday for the month :)

TRS30 · 28-02-2022 11:45am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118707170#Comment_118707170

Everything today is gravy, as they say!

Loughc · 02-03-2022 10:36am

Right February is in the books.

Second biggest February on record, 3rd biggest 401 posts behind 2022.
Broke 1,000 post mark
1,121 posts behind on last Feb (tournaments and lockdown)
509 posts behind on last month

Loughc · 02-03-2022 10:36am

New tournament starting this month...

TRS30 · 02-03-2022 10:54am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118718219#Comment_118718219

So over all, how many posts are we down on this time last year?

Sorry if it's in the above however I'm still on my first coffee!

DvB · 02-03-2022 11:00am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118718219#Comment_118718219

Not sure I understood that first line when I read first, but on second reading its saying we've just had the 2nd biggest Feb on record, & the next biggest (3rd highest) was 401 posts lower than Feb 2022... with 2022 1121 posts lower than Feb 2021 (which was the highest Feb ever)

Loughc · 02-03-2022 11:14am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118718295#Comment_118718295

We are 2,220 posts behind on last Jan & Feb combined... 😬

CheerLouth · 02-03-2022 11:24am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118718392#Comment_118718392

I'd chalk that up to being in Lockdown for all of Jan & Feb last year

DvB · 02-03-2022 11:31am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118718392#Comment_118718392

I think we'll look back at 2021 as an anomaly to be fair, might need an Asterix against it for future comparisons😀

Loughc · 02-03-2022 11:43am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118718447#Comment_118718447

It absolutely was, we had nowhere else to go or anything to do haha.

Loughc · 02-03-2022 11:43am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118718484#Comment_118718484

Already marked with an Asterix haha. As we said before it's a record that won't be beaten and that's not a bad thing.

Posy · 02-03-2022 12:16pm

Absolutely not!! 😖

TRS30 · 02-03-2022 2:07pm

Cheers @Loughc, agree with all the above, the comparisons to last year are a bit meaningless was just curious.

As we have said before, less posting usually means people are out and about enjoying themselves, so a 'win win' on the post volumes!

Loughc · 02-03-2022 2:10pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118719449#Comment_118719449

I still like the post comparisons myself, it's fun to see how we track a normal year versus a pandemic year.

DvB · 02-03-2022 3:24pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118719471#Comment_118719471

Just a shame that a lot of the pre changeover information was lost. I really miss the old 'search my posts' by forum functionality, I used it regularly to get back to older threads of note.

Loughc · 02-03-2022 3:27pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118720107#Comment_118720107

Same it's a absolute nightmare.

TRS30 · 02-03-2022 4:54pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118719471#Comment_118719471

Meaningless was a poor choice of word, more the comparison is not necessarily a reflect of how we doing currently.

Loughc · 02-03-2022 6:20pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118720778#Comment_118720778

No, no you said it now... a sucker punch to the gut so it was.....

Meaningless stats.... Meaningless stats.... second best priest....

Posy · 02-03-2022 6:52pm

Poor Loughc. 😂😂😂

TRS30 · 03-03-2022 8:32am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118721341#Comment_118721341

Suck it up and come back a better stats' nerd 🤣🤣

Loughc · 01-04-2022 8:59am

March is in the books now and it does not make for good reading. A complete washout.

Down 674 posts on last year and down 561 posts on last month. We are trailing 2021 by 2,892 on a year to date basis.

But on a positive note we broke the 3,000 posts mark this week and life is beginning to return to normal so that's worth the drop in posts alone :)

DvB · 01-04-2022 9:11am

To be honest I'm not that surprised. The odd time I've checked in here its been a ghost town. Thought there'd be a bit more life after the latest tournament was launched but even thats been a slow starter. Maybe its just a sign that things are going back to normal & people have more stuff to be getting on with & less time for internet browsing.

TRS30 · 01-04-2022 10:03am

Personally, it's been a combination of work, weather improving and more kids things starting back etc that has given me less time to get online.

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