A predicted disturbance in the force...

rogerbum

Can you feel it coming? Is something wrong? Does your experience on the site seem just a bit different than it used to?

I project that a major "disturbance in the force" will occur around August 25th. Guess what will occur on or about that date if current trends continue on the C-Brat site. A free bottle of wine to the one with the first correct answer as to what this major event could be. I'll provide some hints later if no one guesses correctly...

Papillon · Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 10:36 am Post subject:

Is one of our esstemed admin approching retirement...and is planning on spending more time on site duties?

Captains Cat · Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 10:39 am Post subject:

Shifting over to the new website? Idea

Charlie

Sneaks · Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 11:04 am Post subject:

Well, August 25th is "Kiss and Make-up Day", the third week in August is "Thanks for all the gifts week", and the entire month of August is both National Data Entry month and International Breastfeeding month, but somehow I don't think any of those are part of the "disturbance."

Could it be the fact that 40% of the newest messages this morning have nothing to do with C-Dorys? No, the Brat site has seen worse and still survived with the "Just Be Nice" rule.

Could it be that SeaBrat.com plays a bigger role at C-Brat.com when a new, improved (?) C-Dory line is announced? Possible, but not a major disturbance.

Let me ask this question, Roger. Is the National Marine Fisheries Service involved?

Don

CAVU · Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 11:17 am Post subject:

Roger,
Do you predict that we will hit the 4000 mark on registered users about Aug 25th?

rogerbum · Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 11:42 am Post subject:

Hint:

2.46/1.59
2.40/3.68

To what do the above numbers refer?

Captains Cat · Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 11:49 am Post subject:

Well, the second two numbers in each string, 2.46 and 2.40 are the total % of posts that Seawolf Joe and Thataway have. Looking for the first two...3.67 and 3.59

Charlie

Captains Cat · Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 12:02 pm Post subject:

Well, I got that mixed up...

Seawolf Joe

5080
[3.67% of total / 2.46 posts per day]

Thataway

4961
[3.59% of total / 2.40 posts per day]

They're the numbers of our two top posters!!

I would guess that Dr. Bob will hit 5000 by then too, if he can find enough internet access in AK!

Charlie

rogerbum · Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 12:07 pm Post subject:

Getting warmer... the first number in each string is indeed the number of posts/day that Seawolf Joe and Thataway Bob have averaged since joining. Now if you can figure out or guess what the second two numbers are, you're there.

Captains Cat · Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 12:40 pm Post subject:

I obviously don't have enough to do here in the office...

The second numbers are, if they are the average # of posts per day between now and 25 August for each of our top two posters, will have Thataway eclipsing Seawolf Joe in total number of posts on or about 25 August.

E.G. If Joe averages 1.59 per day between now and then, he'll have about 5175 posts. If Bob averages 3.68 per day, by then he'll just pass Joe.

Unlikely IMHO because of Bob's limited internet access on his trip. Unless of course Joe disappears again for a month or so like he did last year!

Charlie

rogerbum · Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 1:30 pm Post subject:

OK - Charlie's close enough to be declared the winner (PM me your address and I'll send a bottle of wine).

The second numbers in the number pairs are the average number of posts by Joe and Bob between Jan 1 and June 28th of this year. So, if that trend continues, Bob will pass Joe in total number of posts on our about August 25th. Interestingly, Pat has been averaging about 3 posts/day so far this year and if the trends continue, he would also pass Joe back up in about 188 days (e.g. on or about Jan 2nd of next year).

Neither Pat nor Bob have increased their rate of posting but Joe has decreased his tremendously. So, maybe Joe has a girlfriend? Wink

Maybe Joe has carpal-tunnel syndrome? Maybe the cat's got his mouse (on the computer I mean)? Who knows.... Laughing

Sea Wolf · Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 1:39 pm Post subject:

TyBoo · Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 2:05 pm Post subject:

However, shortly after Bill gets the Twitter Tracker thread set up we can expect to see the race for most posts a runaway showdown between Charlie and Pat.

Papillon · Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 2:13 pm Post subject:

SeaWolf Joe said:

Grumpy · Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:40 pm Post subject:

Exactly. Some (Lucky) people even get to post while they are on their boat catching fish. Shocked

The they even show us pictures!!
That is cruel and unusal punishment to those stuck with the "work" thingy.

Merv