Forum stats for August are up. Lot of movement in the numbers this month. Looks like the summer slumps are ending and traffic is picking up all over the place.
August 2003 Forum Stats
- Thread starter Bob Hubbard
- Start date
OP
- Thread Starter
- #2
Comparing MartialTalk to other forums growth over the past month:
New posts 8/1-9/1
1 Kung Fu Mag 13353
2 MartialTalk 11259
3 Karateforums.com 9156
4 martialartsplanet.com 8685
5 defend.net 5164
6 BudoSeek 1898
7 ebudo.com 1625
New threads 8/1-9/1
1 Kung Fu Mag 695
2 Karateforums.com 625
3 martialartsplanet.com 621
4 MartialTalk 573
5 defend.net 338
6 BudoSeek 181
7 ebudo.com -832
New members 8/1-9/1
1 martialartsplanet.com 393
2 defend.net 305
3 ebudo.com 215
4 Karateforums.com 165
5 MartialTalk 143
6 Kung Fu Mag 113
7 BudoSeek 105
Data transfer logs:
Log size 1.31GB
Report generated on September 05, 2003 at 04:07:43 PM
Time Period August 01, 2003, 12:00:36 AM to September 01, 2003, 12:00:50 AM
Total Data Transferred Web 11.94 gigabytes
Total Data Transferred 19.60 gigabytes
Total Visiting Users 83,824
Average Users per Day 2,619.50
New posts 8/1-9/1
1 Kung Fu Mag 13353
2 MartialTalk 11259
3 Karateforums.com 9156
4 martialartsplanet.com 8685
5 defend.net 5164
6 BudoSeek 1898
7 ebudo.com 1625
New threads 8/1-9/1
1 Kung Fu Mag 695
2 Karateforums.com 625
3 martialartsplanet.com 621
4 MartialTalk 573
5 defend.net 338
6 BudoSeek 181
7 ebudo.com -832
New members 8/1-9/1
1 martialartsplanet.com 393
2 defend.net 305
3 ebudo.com 215
4 Karateforums.com 165
5 MartialTalk 143
6 Kung Fu Mag 113
7 BudoSeek 105
Data transfer logs:
Log size 1.31GB
Report generated on September 05, 2003 at 04:07:43 PM
Time Period August 01, 2003, 12:00:36 AM to September 01, 2003, 12:00:50 AM
Total Data Transferred Web 11.94 gigabytes
Total Data Transferred 19.60 gigabytes
Total Visiting Users 83,824
Average Users per Day 2,619.50
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pknox
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Hey! Let's go for #1!
I kind of thought that e-budo had slowed up a bit.
BTW - are there any rankings based on total members? I wonder how we rate.
I kind of thought that e-budo had slowed up a bit.
BTW - are there any rankings based on total members? I wonder how we rate.
We clear out unused accounts periodically, whereas some fora don't. This makes it hard to compare member counts in a meaningful way.
-Arnisador
-MT Admin-
-Arnisador
-MT Admin-
OP
- Thread Starter
- #5
Because of all the variables, its hard to get a real good ranking comparison. E-Budo did some housecleaning recently, hense their lower score. Kung Fu mag recently took a huge leap up due to my changing the way I count membership. (Used to take the current members #, now I take the user # of the most recent signup)
Total Membership comparison
1 Kung Fu Mag 12,097
2 ebudo.com 9,498
3 defend.net 7,177
4 BudoSeek 2,698
5 Karateforums.com 2,579
6 MartialTalk 2,353
7 martialartsplanet.com 2,244
Average Posts Per Member
1 MartialTalk 64.32
2 Karateforums.com 48.53
3 Kung Fu Mag 30.17
4 martialartsplanet.com 29.08
5 ebudo.com 17.20
6 defend.net 10.83
7 BudoSeek 8.94
This was determined by taking the current number of posts on the board and dividing it by the user count.
Example:
MartialTalk 151,350 posts / 2,353 users = 64.32 posts per signup.
:asian:
Total Membership comparison
1 Kung Fu Mag 12,097
2 ebudo.com 9,498
3 defend.net 7,177
4 BudoSeek 2,698
5 Karateforums.com 2,579
6 MartialTalk 2,353
7 martialartsplanet.com 2,244
Average Posts Per Member
1 MartialTalk 64.32
2 Karateforums.com 48.53
3 Kung Fu Mag 30.17
4 martialartsplanet.com 29.08
5 ebudo.com 17.20
6 defend.net 10.83
7 BudoSeek 8.94
This was determined by taking the current number of posts on the board and dividing it by the user count.
Example:
MartialTalk 151,350 posts / 2,353 users = 64.32 posts per signup.
:asian:
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pknox
Guest
And I guess I wasn't thinking of this, but guest posts probably make a difference too - maybe some fora have more of those than others.
By user # of recent signup - is that kind of like the active users? That seems like a more relevant measure - some of the other boards might have thousands of members, but only a handful post with any regularity.
Either way, I belong to three of the boards listed - here, e-budo, and martial planet - and not to take anything away from the other boards, but they just don't compare. We have more varied posts, and dare I say we have more fun too!
By user # of recent signup - is that kind of like the active users? That seems like a more relevant measure - some of the other boards might have thousands of members, but only a handful post with any regularity.
Either way, I belong to three of the boards listed - here, e-budo, and martial planet - and not to take anything away from the other boards, but they just don't compare. We have more varied posts, and dare I say we have more fun too!
OP
- Thread Starter
- #7
Posts by 'guests' are from former members. When an account is deleted, it sets the post to 'guest' status.
# of signups is the difference between this check and last check on the 'latest signup' user ID. Its the most stable way to see how a boards membership has grown, since some delete accounts and some don't.
Now, active users...thats also tricky...heh... I'd say we've got an average of 300 core, active users, with another 200-300 that pop in, post a few times, and then resume lurking. The later group has a lot of casual users, many who are short timers. The core group is usually very active in a particular forum or 2 and are on here almost daily.
I'll use Kung Fu Forums as an example here:
They have had a total of 12,102 signups to date.
They currently have 5,446 registered members.
They have 3,143 members who have made at least 1 post.
They've currently got 366,192 posts online.
That averages out as follows:
Total registered: 30.26 posts per member
Current Registered: 67.24 posts per member
Active Registered: 116.51 posts per member
Oldest Post: 09-30-2001
Now, compare to MT:
We have had a total of 2,360 signups to date.
We currently have 1,788 registered members.
We have 1,173 members who have made at least 1 post.
Oldest Post: 08-29-2001
We've currently got 152,305 posts online.
That averages out as follows:
Total registered: 64.54 posts per member
Current Registered: 85.18 posts per member
Active Registered: 129.84 posts per member
Whats it all mean?
Simple. We may not get hundreds of new members a month, but a larger number of those who do sign up stay and get involved than on other boards.
MT's goal is to be the fun place. I'm glad to hear we're doing it. Thank you!
# of signups is the difference between this check and last check on the 'latest signup' user ID. Its the most stable way to see how a boards membership has grown, since some delete accounts and some don't.
Now, active users...thats also tricky...heh... I'd say we've got an average of 300 core, active users, with another 200-300 that pop in, post a few times, and then resume lurking. The later group has a lot of casual users, many who are short timers. The core group is usually very active in a particular forum or 2 and are on here almost daily.
I'll use Kung Fu Forums as an example here:
They have had a total of 12,102 signups to date.
They currently have 5,446 registered members.
They have 3,143 members who have made at least 1 post.
They've currently got 366,192 posts online.
That averages out as follows:
Total registered: 30.26 posts per member
Current Registered: 67.24 posts per member
Active Registered: 116.51 posts per member
Oldest Post: 09-30-2001
Now, compare to MT:
We have had a total of 2,360 signups to date.
We currently have 1,788 registered members.
We have 1,173 members who have made at least 1 post.
Oldest Post: 08-29-2001
We've currently got 152,305 posts online.
That averages out as follows:
Total registered: 64.54 posts per member
Current Registered: 85.18 posts per member
Active Registered: 129.84 posts per member
Whats it all mean?
Simple. We may not get hundreds of new members a month, but a larger number of those who do sign up stay and get involved than on other boards.
MT's goal is to be the fun place. I'm glad to hear we're doing it.
Thank you!
MT is a good place to be on the 'net vs. other places where I shouldn't be. Thanks for all of your hard work guys.:asian:
Thanks for all of your hard work guys.:asian:Different boards have different goals. E-Budo is great and I visit there often--but its focus is different from ours.
-Arnisador
-MT Admin-
I'm beginning to wonder if you have more than 24 hrs. in your day? :rofl:
I'm constantly tied to this machine!
