Are AT forums on the decline?

[Scouzer]

It seems to be less busy on here. It isn't like the old days where you'd post something and it'd be off the front page in 5 minutes. Of course I am talking about peak hours, not 1:44AM like now.

The all-so-accurate Alexa seems to reflect this:

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I know it's not accurate at all, but it seems things are slowing down. What do you think?

I seem to remember we hit 100k users a *LONG* time ago, but it's still only at 175k now.

It's not just me. Check out how fast the replies came at 1 freaking AM in the wayback machine picture:

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And peak time:

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[funkymatt]

your threads keep getting deleted. the forum 100 threads for the main page deal is turned on.

 

[dug777]

Well and truly in decline, in my not so humble opinion

Although some of it is explained by the new forums no doubt, most of them are agonisingly slow too...

 

[mooglemania85]

Originally posted by: Scouzer
It seems to be less busy on here. It isn't like the old days where you'd post something and it'd be off the front page in 5 minutes. Of course I am talking about peak hours, not 1:44AM like now.

The all-so-accurate Alexa seems to reflect this:

Link

I know it's not accurate at all, but it seems things are slowing down. What do you think?

I seem to remember we hit 100k users a *LONG* time ago, but it's still only at 175k now.

It's not just me. Check out how fast the replies came at 1 freaking AM in the wayback machine picture:

Link

And peak time:

Link

Complains the user averaging 3 posts per day...

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[Scouzer]

Originally posted by: dug777
Well and truly in decline, in my not so humble opinion

Although some of it is explained by the new forums no doubt, most of them are agonisingly slow too...

Truth... I supported them when they came out, but I think it may have been a bad decision.

 

[dug777]

My PPD has also nose-dived in the last year or so. Coincidence? I think not

 

[LEDominator]

Originally posted by: Scouzer
It seems to be less busy on here. It isn't like the old days where you'd post something and it'd be off the front page in 5 minutes. Of course I am talking about peak hours, not 1:44AM like now.

The all-so-accurate Alexa seems to reflect this:

Link

I know it's not accurate at all, but it seems things are slowing down. What do you think?

I seem to remember we hit 100k users a *LONG* time ago, but it's still only at 175k now.

It's not just me. Check out how fast the replies came at 1 freaking AM in the wayback machine picture:

Link

And peak time:

Link

The alexa trend actually shows anandtech to be remarkably stable in long term trends

 

[Scouzer]

Originally posted by: LEDominator

Originally posted by: Scouzer
It seems to be less busy on here. It isn't like the old days where you'd post something and it'd be off the front page in 5 minutes. Of course I am talking about peak hours, not 1:44AM like now.

The all-so-accurate Alexa seems to reflect this:

Link

I know it's not accurate at all, but it seems things are slowing down. What do you think?

I seem to remember we hit 100k users a *LONG* time ago, but it's still only at 175k now.

It's not just me. Check out how fast the replies came at 1 freaking AM in the wayback machine picture:

Link

And peak time:

Link

The alexa trend actually shows anandtech to be remarkably stable in long term trends

well the wayback machine conclusively proved my suspicions anyway

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Originally posted by: dug777
My PPD has also nose-dived in the last year or so. Coincidence? I think not

Your bannination might have had something to do with that

 

[dug777]

Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper

Originally posted by: dug777
My PPD has also nose-dived in the last year or so. Coincidence? I think not

Your bannination might have had something to do with that

:shiftyeyes;

 

[Captante]

Originally posted by: Scouzer

Originally posted by: dug777
Well and truly in decline, in my not so humble opinion

Although some of it is explained by the new forums no doubt, most of them are agonisingly slow too...

Truth... I supported them when they came out, but I think it may have been a bad decision.

I've thought they were a bad idea since day 1.

 

[OhSnap688]

It's cause I'm here. I decided to become more active and then people decide to become less active. Awesome!

 

[TheNewbie]

ATOT is getting a little slower. Now you've got me thinking maybe I should subscribe to another forum. Any suggestions?

 

[dennilfloss]

You could join the bunch of us who also post at Ars Technica.

 

[dug777]

Originally posted by: dennilfloss
You could join the bunch of us who also post at Arse Technica.

*sniggers*

 

[DivideBYZero]

TFNN is making a huge dent in the AT numbers.

 

[sandorski]

I kinda like the sub categories, but they might be bad overall. What ticks me most about AT these days is the broken Search feature that seems to be completely ignored. Makes me wonder if the Haydays of AT have passed and whether the Site is becoming less Financially Viable as the shine of the Internet loses its' newness. Perhaps it's just me, but even the wonders of Forums have waned over the years as it has become apparent that "Discussion" rarely takes place and things like Trolling/Flaming gets the most interest. So much Promise, such an increasingly disappointing Result.[/feeble rant]

Or, maybe I just need some Sleep?

 

[wwswimming]

it's hard to argue with that steep sloping curve at the
very right hand side of Alexa.

But - it is a percentage of web traffic, isn't it ?

i don't think AT has gone downhill. compared to
some other websites, AT has relatively few ads.

http://www.alexa.com/data/deta...tomshardware.com/forum

Tom's Hardware shows the same very recent fall-off.
schools that are on the semester system started this
week, or next week. e.g. Santa Clara U. starts the
Tuesday after MLK Monday, next week.

i think it's a seasonal thing.

 

[trmiv]

It's because they split one category off into 40 kajillion categories. Off topic used to be a one-stop shop for all things that weren't computer related. Now you need to browse like 9 categories for the same stuff.

 

[Fingolfin269]

Originally posted by: trmiv
It's because they split one category off into 40 kajillion categories. Off topic used to be a one-stop shop for all things that weren't computer related. Now you need to browse like 9 categories for the same stuff.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
TFNN is making a huge dent in the AT numbers.

i thought mostly banned members went there? I guess its good for people who want anarchy, but its not so great for people who browse from work.

why do do we need 2 threads on this subject anyway?

 

[FallenHero]

Originally posted by: trmiv
It's because they split one category off into 40 kajillion categories. Off topic used to be a one-stop shop for all things that weren't computer related. Now you need to browse like 9 categories for the same stuff.

I liked the old one, but after P&N was created because it rid us of many trolls. It was almost a game to see if you could keep up at certain hours. Indeed, I remember great forum games, trying to keep threads in a certain order by posting and bumping them to the top. We did it once...then I along with several others were given vacations. Ahh, the good old days.

 

[SmoochyTX]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
TFNN is making a huge dent in the AT numbers.

i thought mostly banned members went there? I guess its good for people who want anarchy, but its not so great for people who browse from work.

why do do we need 2 threads on this subject anyway?

I lurk and sometimes post over there and I'm not banned. I do wish I could go to TFNN from work though but can't risk it since I never know what might pop up in any given thread. :laugh:

 

[shiner]

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
TFNN is making a huge dent in the AT numbers.

i thought mostly banned members went there? I guess its good for people who want anarchy, but its not so great for people who browse from work.

why do do we need 2 threads on this subject anyway?

I lurk and sometimes post over there and I'm not banned. I do wish I could go to TFNN from work though but can't risk it since I never know what might pop up in any given thread. :laugh:

That's part of the fun....TFNN - It's like Russian Roulette for your browser.

 

[SmoochyTX]

Originally posted by: shinerburke

Originally posted by: SmoochyTX

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
TFNN is making a huge dent in the AT numbers.

i thought mostly banned members went there? I guess its good for people who want anarchy, but its not so great for people who browse from work.

why do do we need 2 threads on this subject anyway?

I lurk and sometimes post over there and I'm not banned. I do wish I could go to TFNN from work though but can't risk it since I never know what might pop up in any given thread. :laugh:

That's part of the fun....TFNN - It's like Russian Roulette for your browser.

I can't play with guns at work.