... I think that's a pretty good indication of a peak... at least for the org...Forum wrote:"Most users ever online was 436 on Mon Jan 24, 2005 8:47 pm"
I asked the same thing some time ago, and iirc, the conclusion was bots, or something along those lines.Phantasmagoriat wrote: Also:... I think that's a pretty good indication of a peak... at least for the org...Forum wrote:"Most users ever online was 436 on Mon Jan 24, 2005 8:47 pm"
I wish I could have been there. Was there something special about that date/time?
You make it sounds like the world of anime fan made videos revolves around this website > lol. AMVs/MADs/whatever name you want to give to fan made videos are still flourishing and growing, the ORGs community started dissolving then perhaps, but thats a completely different topic...maybe you can ask yourself why people would want out of this community. Obviously not because it's a good one.Phantasmagoriat wrote:I remember the forums being very busy when I first joined the org.
Since then, I've noticed activity has slowly decreased each year.
Based on that, there was probably a peak <= 2006
I was aware of that:AceD wrote:You make it sounds like the world of anime fan made videos revolves around this website
So either it did peak around that time, or the AMV-scene started to disperse elsewhere... (which is what I gather you are implying)Phantasmagoriat wrote:... I think that's a pretty good indication of a peak... at least for the org...
Highly likely. I'd say that 800,000+ user number on the main page is probably half bots/spammers. Kinda surprised the most online number was that low considering.8bit_samurai wrote:I asked the same thing some time ago, and iirc, the conclusion was bots, or something along those lines.Phantasmagoriat wrote: Also:... I think that's a pretty good indication of a peak... at least for the org...Forum wrote:"Most users ever online was 436 on Mon Jan 24, 2005 8:47 pm"
I wish I could have been there. Was there something special about that date/time?
Regardless of the number, I think it still indicates a peak timeframe. (I don't know much about bots, but I assume there is a positive correlation between forum activity and # of bots...)BasharOfTheAges wrote:Highly likely. I'd say that 800,000+ user number on the main page is probably half bots/spammers. Kinda surprised the most online number was that low considering.8bit_samurai wrote: I asked the same thing some time ago, and iirc, the conclusion was bots, or something along those lines.
Yeah, I should have been more clear, sorry, but you do raise some good questions:AceD wrote:but yes...i get what you mean either way, maybe i was twisting it a little.
not really actually. it's more about how willing the mods are to delete the spam accounts and how long the website has been around for, how lax internet security is at he time, how much luck you're having spreading your botnet, patterns of attack vectors, etc. It's extremely non-corrilated. if any of them are still active they could just as easily show up right now.Phantasmagoriat wrote:Regardless of the number, I think it still indicates a peak timeframe. (I don't know much about bots, but I assume there is a positive correlation between forum activity and # of bots...)BasharOfTheAges wrote:Highly likely. I'd say that 800,000+ user number on the main page is probably half bots/spammers. Kinda surprised the most online number was that low considering.8bit_samurai wrote: I asked the same thing some time ago, and iirc, the conclusion was bots, or something along those lines.
Just a bit of insight - they do still show up.BasharOfTheAges wrote:not really actually. it's more about how willing the mods are to delete the spam accounts and how long the website has been around for, how lax internet security is at he time, how much luck you're having spreading your botnet, patterns of attack vectors, etc. It's extremely non-corrilated. if any of them are still active they could just as easily show up right now.Phantasmagoriat wrote:Regardless of the number, I think it still indicates a peak timeframe. (I don't know much about bots, but I assume there is a positive correlation between forum activity and # of bots...)BasharOfTheAges wrote:Highly likely. I'd say that 800,000+ user number on the main page is probably half bots/spammers. Kinda surprised the most online number was that low considering.
