C-Brat overload?

oldgrowth · Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:59 pm Post subject: C-Brat overload?

I have a question and maybe this should be a poll question.

How many of you read all new post on this site?

I am having a difficult time keeping up lately. It has been less than nine hours since I read all new post and there has already been 93 new ones. If I miss a day or two it is impossible to catch up.

How many of you old timers that read all post, are having trouble keeping up now?

Da Nag · Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 12:21 am Post subject:

Used to be all...but I can't keep up any more.

I skim, read those that interest me, and mark some as watched topics so I don't miss a post about something I'm following.

I'm guessing I hit around 80%...unless I'm out of town. Then I basically ignore the place, along with the rest of the Internet.

Sawdust · Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 12:57 am Post subject:

NEVER MISS ONE. I'm retired, so gotta do something. And Bill and Mike would fire me if I didn't do my homework Wink

Dusty

Ron Bennie · Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 1:15 am Post subject:

If I were a TV producer I would create "C-Brats The Reality Show" or at least a documentary film to capture the magic that is happening on this site. I'm not a C-Dory owner but I read almost everything on this site everyday. Call it an addiction or a guilty pleasure... I'm hooked. There's such a range of personalities and fabulous experiences, what's better than this? I read C-Brats before I read or skip the newspaper. You're wonderful people and I consider it a privilege to be able to listen in.

Ron Bennie

C-Hawk · Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 2:11 am Post subject:

Used to read all--- to many now to keep up. It varies with the times, how busy and how many posts there are.

DaveS · Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 2:12 am Post subject:

If I'm "in the area", I probably read "in depth" 90% of them and skim the other 10%..........I wouldn't want to miss one of DOD's posts and he tends to slide them in on all threads Laughing

....kinda keeps the humor up!
If I'm gone for a couple or more days, then anymore I end up "quick scanning" the threads.
I remember when the Brats first started and 3 to 5 posts a day were a lot......we even had instant messaging for a while and we'd "talk" to each other "in live time". Don't figure, any of that is going to happen again with near 1800 members now.

katkt · Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:00 am Post subject:

I must confess, I scrutinize the TC threads more than others. I do try and pay attention to any of the other stuff that crosses over. Wallas, Honda, etc.. Nothing beats brand specific information. I really like the gulf coast, but I envy the cruising waters that you have to enjoy in the NW.

Sneaks · Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 9:02 am Post subject:

If forced to skip a few days I read "interest specific" posts and skim the subject lines on the rest. It is true that the sheer number of daily posts have gone up a lot even though my niece and nephew's count has slowed considerably since they acquired the AirHead. I wonder if there's a connection?
Laughing

Don

Pat Anderson · Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 9:21 am Post subject:

I'll have to ponder that one a while, Uncle Don. I don't see any immediate connection, but then, a person only has so much to give I suppose, whether it goes east and west or south! Actually I don't think our output has declined in absolute numbers, only as a percentage of the total...
Joined: 02 Nov 2003
Total posts: 2037
[4.40% of total / 2.05 posts per day]

Sneaks · Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 10:06 am Post subject:

iggy · Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 5:40 pm Post subject:

This would be a different poll, but I wonder how many read via e-mail, and how many via the on-line forum?

I always read the forum itself. This gives me the choice of going to the site at my convenience, and browsing through the threads of interest.

When I log on, I find a note at the upper right indicating how many messages have been posted since my last visit. When I click on this I receive a list of just these messages. Even better, I get a list of just the threads containing these messages.

At this point I quickly CMD-click on the last page of each thread of interest to open each thread in a separate tab in my browser. They all load simultaneously. Then I click on each tab to see what's new. If necessary I can quickly scroll up and down to see the latest messages in order.

I probably look at about 2/3 of the posts, generally ignoring posts about gatherings in other regions.

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