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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Olivia Wilde Homo on June 20, 2009, 10:04:59 PM

Title: Stick a fork in EB...
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on June 20, 2009, 10:04:59 PM
This month is on track to have lowest amount of new threads posted since June 2006.  Lowest amount of new posts in a month since September 2007.  It may narrowly beat out last month's post count but take away E3, and it wouldn't even be close.

I blame Methodis, ManaByte, and duckman2000.
Title: Re: Stick a fork in EB...
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 20, 2009, 10:06:52 PM
I blame you
Title: Re: Stick a fork in EB...
Post by: duckman2000 on June 20, 2009, 10:10:51 PM
This month is on track to have lowest amount of new threads posted since June 2006.  Lowest amount of new posts in a month since September 2007.  It may narrowly beat out last month's post count but take away E3, and it wouldn't even be close.

Weren't you leaving anyway?
Title: Re: Stick a fork in EB...
Post by: FatalT on June 20, 2009, 10:12:26 PM
I've found that I post here less but hang out in IRC more. It's more of a personable environment.
Title: Re: Stick a fork in EB...
Post by: Joe Molotov on June 20, 2009, 10:15:44 PM
SPAM SPAM SPAM
Title: Re: Stick a fork in EB...
Post by: Joe Molotov on June 20, 2009, 10:15:57 PM
SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM!
Title: Re: Stick a fork in EB...
Post by: demi on June 20, 2009, 10:16:47 PM
T EXP is too busy being fiscally responsible to care
Title: Re: Stick a fork in EB...
Post by: ManaByte on June 20, 2009, 10:18:28 PM
Unleper me and you'll see more posts.
Title: Re: Stick a fork in EB...
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 20, 2009, 10:18:49 PM
Quality posters are abandoning ship

MAF's last post: December 08, 2008
Cajole's last post: February 15
White Man's last post: May 14
Patel's last post: May 14
Groove's last post: May 29
Triumph's last post: June 08
EricP's last post: June 08
Cohen's last post: June 08
Title: Re: Stick a fork in EB...
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 20, 2009, 10:19:46 PM
If you unlepered me thered be more posts also
Title: Re: Stick a fork in EB...
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 20, 2009, 10:21:29 PM
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Triumph's last post: June 08
EricP's last post: June 08
Cohen's last post: June 08

What exactly happened on June 8?

 :shh
Title: Re: Stick a fork in EB...
Post by: duckman2000 on June 20, 2009, 10:23:51 PM
Quality posters are abandoning ship

MAF's last post: December 08, 2008
Cajole's last post: February 15
White Man's last post: May 14
Patel's last post: May 14
Groove's last post: May 29
Triumph's last post: June 08
EricP's last post: June 08
Cohen's last post: June 08

Triumph is just another belligerent twit. Smooth Groove, on the other hand, is totally awesome.
Title: Re: Stick a fork in EB...
Post by: Joe Molotov on June 20, 2009, 10:24:21 PM
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Triumph's last post: June 08
EricP's last post: June 08
Cohen's last post: June 08

What exactly happened on June 8?

 :shh

:omg

:rapetime
Title: Re: Stick a fork in EB...
Post by: brawndolicious on June 20, 2009, 10:28:37 PM
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                         Topics     Posts   Members       # ppl online

June 2009            244     14120     505             125
May 2009              448     21061    698                    78
April 2009             603     24816    614                    91
March 2009           530     23402    346                   119
February 2009      562    26127    237              101

It looks like June is an outlier.  Probably at least a few people have finals.  Or there was a mass migration away from the board and now it's dead.
Title: Re: Stick a fork in EB...
Post by: Barry Egan on June 20, 2009, 10:31:45 PM
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Triumph's last post: June 08
EricP's last post: June 08
Cohen's last post: June 08

What exactly happened on June 8?

Bloodwake.
Title: Re: Stick a fork in EB...
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on June 20, 2009, 10:32:59 PM
It is unlikely finals are the real reason why contributions have dropped.  Now that we know the board is dying, do we continue the scorched earth policy (letting methodis, manabyte, and duckman2000 post until they have driven everyone off) or the sexy policy (posting tasteful pornography)

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Triumph's last post: June 08
EricP's last post: June 08
Cohen's last post: June 08

What exactly happened on June 8?

 :shh

I saw the original post.
Title: Re: Stick a fork in EB...
Post by: Flannel Boy on June 20, 2009, 10:35:19 PM
amnintenho, last June there were 999 new topics; this June there are just 244, on pace for maybe 360.

Title: Re: Stick a fork in EB...
Post by: WrikaWrek on June 20, 2009, 10:37:42 PM
Some of the more prolific posters bounced, for some reason. All things come to an end.
Title: Re: Stick a fork in EB...
Post by: Vizzys on June 20, 2009, 10:45:20 PM
Ill be here until the ship sinks
Title: Re: Stick a fork in EB...
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on June 20, 2009, 10:51:58 PM
So what you're saying is that Evilbore is the PlayStation 3 of message boards, where's GAF is the Wii and OA is the 360.
Title: Re: Stick a fork in EB...
Post by: Great Rumbler on June 20, 2009, 10:53:40 PM
Here is a break down of the four forums that I've posted at recently:

Evilbore [The Bore] - Prolific members leaving, post counts tanking
NeoGAF - Overrun by stupidity and the repetition of the same old arguments, best members have been permabanned
Mystery Forum #1 - Dwindled into almost a complete wasteland, half of all new threads have an OP with just an embeded Youtube or Flash video
Mystery Forum #2 - Went offline without warning one day, still offline several months later

I am so sorry, guys. :(
Title: Re: Stick a fork in EB...
Post by: demi on June 20, 2009, 10:57:55 PM
"hey guys the board is slow, this is cause for concern."

"well what should be done about it?"

"i have a chart here showing prolific members (cajole? seriously?) leaving for unknown reasons"

"well what should we do about it?"

"i dont even fucking care. i'm leaving"

"well i'm glad we did something about it"
Title: Re: Stick a fork in EB...
Post by: demi on June 20, 2009, 10:59:19 PM
and nobody is getting unlepered. you're distinguished mentally-challenged and your threads suck. get used to it. stop being distinguished mentally-challenged.
Title: Re: Stick a fork in EB...
Post by: border on June 20, 2009, 11:08:29 PM
Yeah, don't blame the people that are still posting here -- blame the people that just up and left for no particular reason.
Title: Re: Stick a fork in EB...
Post by: cool breeze on June 20, 2009, 11:14:29 PM
um, sorry?
Title: Re: Stick a fork in EB...
Post by: duckman2000 on June 20, 2009, 11:16:34 PM
Or, hell, make more good threads and less threads about the board goings-on. A common Borys rant is better than this crap.
Title: Re: Stick a fork in EB...
Post by: Olivia Wilde Homo on June 20, 2009, 11:17:18 PM
Or, hell, make more good threads and less threads about the board goings-on. A common Borys rant is better than this.

You're just mad that I called you out as a reason for this board's decline in quantity and quality of posts.
Title: Re: Stick a fork in EB...
Post by: duckman2000 on June 20, 2009, 11:18:59 PM
Or, hell, make more good threads and less threads about the board goings-on. A common Borys rant is better than this.

You're just mad that I called you out as a reason for this board's decline in quantity and quality of posts.

Not really, dude. This board drama shit is just ridiculous, especially coming from someone who regularly mentions his plans for leaving the board. I've got nothing against you and I certainly don't mind being painted as an all powerful destroyer of communities, but this crap is just drab.
Title: Re: Stick a fork in EB...
Post by: cool breeze on June 20, 2009, 11:20:20 PM
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Triumph's last post: June 08
EricP's last post: June 08
Cohen's last post: June 08

What exactly happened on June 8?

yeah, wtf?

I don't use Real Talk as much as Gaming, so I might have missed something.  
Title: Re: Stick a fork in EB...
Post by: Kestastrophe on June 20, 2009, 11:25:44 PM
I don't know if I am considered a quality poster or not, but I plan on posting more after this week. I have an econometrics course that is very tough and I have a huge project due this week.

I would also like to note that alot of the threads started this month were probably "Borys" threads, i.e. shittiest OP imaginable, followed by 0 to 2 responses.

WE STILL HAVE DEMI  :american :elephant
Title: Re: Stick a fork in EB...
Post by: Eel O'Brian on June 21, 2009, 12:47:23 AM
meanwhile, i am still over here being awesome

sometimes i have to pinch myself to make sure i'm real, and not just the awesome dream of some lonely lady
Title: Re: Stick a fork in EB...
Post by: Kara on June 21, 2009, 01:01:04 AM
I am a shitty poster so I try not to post that much.
Title: Re: Stick a fork in EB...
Post by: The Fake Shemp on June 21, 2009, 01:03:52 AM
We had people leave, but such is the life of a message board - we have highs and lows.  I'm not concerned.  In two months, I'll get 10 PMs requesting to ban some new douchebag that is runing talk for T EXP or something.