Richard Dawkins Forum

[charlou]

*Some are really old.

Dating back to pre schism numero uno, even.

[lordpasternack]

As for traffic - yep, it's down. It spent the whole of 2010 slipping slowly, and only had a small 3-month period of growth from around Feb-May this year, since which it has been sputtering… Traffic ain't what it used to be and ain't anywhere near what it would have been if the site was simply left as it was. Even if traffic had simply stagnated since the implimentation of the new site, it would have been enough to raise suspicions that something wrong had been done…

[Svartalf]

what's to expect? the reason the place had so much traffic up to 2009, posters, and those following the posts, disappeared overnight. Maybe the new formula has generated a bit of publicity, but not that many people will be regular comers like there used to be.

[charlou]

As for traffic - yep, it's down. It spent the whole of 2010 slipping slowly, and only had a small 3-month period of growth from around Feb-May this year, since which it has been sputtering… Traffic ain't what it used to be and ain't anywhere near what it would have been if the site was simply left as it was. Even if traffic had simply stagnated since the implimentation of the new site, it would have been enough to raise suspicions that something wrong had been done…

Meanwhile rdf mkII, aka ratskep, is going strong ...

[lordpasternack]

Well, yeah, Svartalf - but they also still have people joining all the time, and not all ex forum-goers forsook the new Discussion area. The loss of a number of particular posters doesn't account for the sustained loss of traffic, not on it's own.

[lordpasternack]

You didn't "encounter" lordpasternack at any point, did you?

What's with the inverted commas?

[Pensioner]

I really believe that he just didn't have any idea what he was letting himself in for.

I agree.


Good to see you again, Cormac.

It is nice to be back amongst old* pals.


*Some are really old.

Was you thinking about me when you posted that you paddy cunt.

PS I was given the order of the boot from that forum, never understood why?

[devogue]

I really believe that he just didn't have any idea what he was letting himself in for.

I agree.


Good to see you again, Cormac.

It is nice to be back amongst old* pals.


*Some are really old.

Was you thinking about me when you posted that you paddy cunt.

PS I was given the order of the boot from that forum, never understood why?

Senility.

[charlou]

I really believe that he just didn't have any idea what he was letting himself in for.

I agree.


Good to see you again, Cormac.

It is nice to be back amongst old* pals.


*Some are really old.

Was you thinking about me when you posted that you paddy cunt.

PS I was given the order of the boot from that forum, never understood why?

Virility.

Pen

[Cormac]

I really believe that he just didn't have any idea what he was letting himself in for.

I agree.


Good to see you again, Cormac.

It is nice to be back amongst old* pals.


*Some are really old.

Was you thinking about me when you posted that you paddy cunt.

PS I was given the order of the boot from that forum, never understood why?

Who else?



No doubt I'd have eventually got the boot too. I'm not exactly retiring in the face of bullies. I tend to be a bit like a dog with a bone.

I spent the last year and a half in your lovely country. Nice beer.

[Robert_S]

As for traffic - yep, it's down. It spent the whole of 2010 slipping slowly, and only had a small 3-month period of growth from around Feb-May this year, since which it has been sputtering… Traffic ain't what it used to be and ain't anywhere near what it would have been if the site was simply left as it was. Even if traffic had simply stagnated since the implimentation of the new site, it would have been enough to raise suspicions that something wrong had been done…

I'm sad to hear that, especially for those people living in heavily religious areas that may have read one of Richard's books or saw a Youtube clip and would come around and vent what they've been keeping bottled up, get a little validation and breath easier if just for an hour here and there when they can be alone on the net. I suppose that they could look a bit further and find one the forums on their own, but sometimes having a friendly and understanding "voice" just a minute sooner can make a world of difference.