Message Board Statistics

Notes

• These statistics cover September 2nd, 1999, to July 31st, 2007.
• This page was created on August 1st, 2007, to satisfy some questions, and may or may not be updated periodically by hand. It is not updated automatically.
• Data points are plotted slightly to the right of their respective vertical grid lines.
• The ascending, straight black line is the overall trend.

Events

• September 2nd, 1999: Message board started.
• February 2000: Changed format from a threaded message board to a flat, chronological style. Sharp increase in activity.
• October to December 2001: Aftermath of the attacks on the United States? (I don't remember if this was actually the reason for the huge spike.)
• April 2002: Implemented requirement to log in to post. Sharp decrease in activity.
• February to March 2005: Server hacked on February 1st. Message board down for all but a few hours of February and most of March.
• February 2006: Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy.
• April to May 2007: 614 new members added overnight, and approximately another 300 added in the couple of months following. Sharp increase in activity.

Annual Averages

• 1999: 76 messages per month
• 2000: 258 messages per month
• 2001: 574 messages per month
• 2002: 405 messages per month
• 2003: 286 messages per month
• 2004: 462 messages per month
• 2005: 411 messages per month
• 2006: 560 messages per month
• 2007 (to end of July): 719 messages per month

Membership Statistics