The following statistics were painstakingly compiled by hand today, 8/20/02, at approximately 3:00 PM PST.
The Forums, in alphabetical order
About this Message Board
Cafe Society
Comments on Cecil’s Columns
Comments on Staff Reports
General Questions
Great Debates
In My Humble Opinion
MPSIMS
The BBQ Pit
The Forums, in order of popularity (# of active threads today)
General Questions (89)
MPSIMS (76)
Cafe Society (74)
In My Humble Opinion (62)
The BBQ Pit (49)
Great Debates (48)
Comments on Staff Reports (5)
About this Message Board (4)
Comments on Cecil’s Columns (4)
The Forums, in order of Reply popularity (Average # of replies per thread)
Great Debates (54.88)
The BBQ Pit (39.71)
MPSIMS (27.99)
Cafe Society (26.58)
In My Humble Opinion (21.94)
Comments on Staff Reports (18.2)
About this Message Board (15.5)
Comments on Cecil’s Columns (13.25)
General Questions (11.11)
The Forums, in order of View popularity (Average # of views per thread)
The BBQ Pit (1068.02)
Great Debates (825.31)
MPSIMS (444.12)
Cafe Society (392.45)
Comments on Staff Reports (352.2)
In My Humble Opinion (337.05)
About this Message Board (310)
General Questions (254.38)
Comments on Cecil’s Columns (146.75)
The Forums, in order of viewer participation likelihood (% of viewers replying)
Comments on Cecil’s Columns (9.03%)
Cafe Society (6.77%)
Great Debates (6.65%)
In My Humble Opinion (6.51%)
MPSIMS (6.3%)
Comments on Staff Reports (5.17%)
About this Message Board (5%)
General Questions (4.37%)
The BBQ Pit (3.72%)
For the SDMB overall
Number of active threads in the last 24 hours: 411
Average number of replies a thread is likely to have: 25.46
Average number of views a thread is likely to have: 458.92
Average likelihood of viewer participation: 5.95%
And now, in table form:
# Active Avg. Avg. Avg.
Forum Threads Replies Views R/V
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About this Message Board 4 15.50 310.00 5.00%
Cafe Society 74 26.58 392.45 6.77%
Comments on Cecil's Columns 4 13.25 146.75 9.03%
Comments on Staff Reports 5 18.20 352.20 5.17%
General Questions 89 11.11 254.38 4.37%
Great Debates 48 54.88 825.31 6.65%
In My Humble Opinion 62 21.94 337.05 6.51%
MPSIMS 76 27.99 444.12 6.30%
The BBQ Pit 49 39.71 1068.02 3.72%
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