This site has had more than 3.000.000 (three million) hits during January! Seems there is quite a lot of interest in the game 
Patric
Patric
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My God!
That is extraordinary! Congratulations!
Paradox Universalis!
/Henrik Fåhraeus
That is extraordinary! Congratulations!
Paradox Universalis!
/Henrik Fåhraeus
3 million!!? Just in January?! WOW!
That's a phenomenal amount for ANY website, isn't it?
Hmmm, some of you math/calcs majors need to do the math on the number of people that may actually represent.
That's a phenomenal amount for ANY website, isn't it?
Hmmm, some of you math/calcs majors need to do the math on the number of people that may actually represent.
Considering I come here about 5 to 6 times a day maybe 7 or 8 on a good day. So that's just me. And I suppose on average a person might visit twice a day. As a regular visitor. And then we factor in increasing ranks of new members and those that stop coming or may slack off from there regular value.
I'm thinking the number of new members does not increase exponentially or decrease in the same way. So we are looking for rates of change.
Actually I had 500 posts in 5 weeks. So I averaged a little over 13 or 14 posts a day. But I'm insane. And we must count random visitors and accidental visits.
Blah blah blah people at paradox that are always going on the site. I'm gonna guess there are quite a few members in the forum. I'd say about 300 to 400 thouasand visitors. Just my guess though.
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'We must do more than defeat their armies, we must destroy them.' General Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson
I'm thinking the number of new members does not increase exponentially or decrease in the same way. So we are looking for rates of change.
Actually I had 500 posts in 5 weeks. So I averaged a little over 13 or 14 posts a day. But I'm insane. And we must count random visitors and accidental visits.
Blah blah blah people at paradox that are always going on the site. I'm gonna guess there are quite a few members in the forum. I'd say about 300 to 400 thouasand visitors. Just my guess though.
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'We must do more than defeat their armies, we must destroy them.' General Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson
welll.. perhaps we can do a headcount to get the exact amount....
I'll be number 1....
I'll be number 1....
First, why do people from other countries use a period . in thier numbers instead of a comma , ? Just askin'.
3.000.000 others 3 million
3,000,000 USA 3 million
Second, what do you use for percentages of numbers? Take for example 1,467.503
Would you do 1.467.503 where you can't tell the correct number? Or 1.467,503?
Hey Patric, how many people are registered to this message board? Seems to me that they would come here, be so amazed at the game and have to ask questions. Of course, you have to take into account the unregistered people too, becuase I didn't register right away.
3.000.000 others 3 million
3,000,000 USA 3 million
Second, what do you use for percentages of numbers? Take for example 1,467.503
Would you do 1.467.503 where you can't tell the correct number? Or 1.467,503?
Hey Patric, how many people are registered to this message board? Seems to me that they would come here, be so amazed at the game and have to ask questions. Of course, you have to take into account the unregistered people too, becuase I didn't register right away.
I must admit that I check in at this site several times a day from work (which I prefer because I have DSL here) , and then a couple of times from home (which I don't prefer because of the slower dial-up connection).
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The number of 'hits' isn't actually all that meaningful, as it's probably counting every graphic served, etc. Do you have a figure for the number of visits (or, even better, unique visitors)?
Sloth
Ok,
What ever way you look at it, it's huge.
I mean, for a total addict (like me) you'd probably get about thirty-forty page views a day. (mon-fri, weekends are much more quiet)
For the occasional visitor maybe 5 a week.
Let's say 75% is in between these two, so hit 100 a week, that's about 400 a month.
25% of all visitors get here and think it's not their ball game and leave, never to be seen again. (one page view)
That would count down to about 10.000 unique visitors in Jan (at least).
Remember we're just the top of the iceberg (or at least that's what I like to think).
Just my 2 cents.
greetings, Oranje
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Common sense is the set of prejudices acquired at age eighteen.
Albert Einstein
What ever way you look at it, it's huge.
I mean, for a total addict (like me) you'd probably get about thirty-forty page views a day. (mon-fri, weekends are much more quiet)
For the occasional visitor maybe 5 a week.
Let's say 75% is in between these two, so hit 100 a week, that's about 400 a month.
25% of all visitors get here and think it's not their ball game and leave, never to be seen again. (one page view)
That would count down to about 10.000 unique visitors in Jan (at least).
Remember we're just the top of the iceberg (or at least that's what I like to think).
Just my 2 cents.
greetings, Oranje
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Common sense is the set of prejudices acquired at age eighteen.
Albert Einstein
Now I don't know whether to be happy or worried about statistics like those. Do I celebrate because it may mean the net has folks who are actually pretty smart and catch on to something good quickly or do I worry because copies of EU may be sold out before I make it to the store?
Decisions, decisions.
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~ Salve ~
Decisions, decisions.
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First, why do people from other countries use a period . in thier numbers instead of a comma ,
The question is probably better asked 'Why does the US insist on doing everything backwards?' =)
In Sweden we have probably used the 1.400,00 since before the USA was 'invented'.
Most of the world also use a linear approach of either DD/MM/YY or YY/MM/DD to dates while the US uses unintuitive & backward MM/DD/YY date. You don't write time in mm/ss/hh do you, so why complicate the dates ?
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The question is probably better asked 'Why does the US insist on doing everything backwards?' =)
In Sweden we have probably used the 1.400,00 since before the USA was 'invented'.
Most of the world also use a linear approach of either DD/MM/YY or YY/MM/DD to dates while the US uses unintuitive & backward MM/DD/YY date. You don't write time in mm/ss/hh do you, so why complicate the dates ?
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I know, I know,
Throw in kilometres / miles, gallons / liters, celsius / fahrenheit, kilograms / whatever
.But eh, just to remind you, why on earth did people in Sweden insist on driving on the wrong side of the road until 1966, when all of Europe (except for the English, who still don't get it
) was driving on the other side? greetings, Oranje
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Common sense is the set of prejudices acquired at age eighteen.
Albert Einstein
[This message has been edited by Oranje (edited 31-01-2001).]
It was 1969 and I had just watched the US land a man on the moon on the TV screen in the hotel lobby. I was brimming with pride!
On the other hand, US Senator Edward Kennedy had driven his car off a bridge in a drunken stupoer that same month. But never mind, I was 11 and I would live forever and I found the reason for immortality at Jesolo that summer of 1969.
I was a virgin 11 year old and I had just met this most tantalizing English lass who happened to live in the Tottenham District of London (her name was Julie and she had me spell-bound). I was vacationing at a resort in Jesolo across the Venice Lagoon with my mom, aunt, and 3 cousins for a week. Julie was there with her parents - upright British citizens with the most proper and polished manners. Her fathers voice bellowed with authority in that aristocratic English manner and her mother was a veritable giant of a woman compared to my demure mother of North Italian descent. My the English people had extraordinary stature!
I would sneak away any time I could so that I could be with my Julie(tte) and allow her English musings to stimulate my cochlea (that is not what you think!). And so here I was awash with visions of forbidden intimacy while pubescent hormones raged through my innocent body. Julie, the object of my desire had so impressed upon me how wonderful I could feel in the company of a woman. This was not just enthusiasm for a new playmate. No! These feelings were unique - secretive longings that conjured up images I could not share with my mother, aunt, and cousins. It was lonely to keep these thoughts to myself and I became very introspective as I struggled to make sense of this new stimulation I experienced. It was the dawning of a new understanding. It was an epiphany! Through Julie I came to truly appreciate what made Britain Great!
She was to be my destiny! Yes, her fancy talk and dignified manners had charmed me. But oh! she was pretty! I hadn't imagined before that summer that a girl could be so fun to be with. I took every moment to be a gentleman and impress her with my maturity for she was a matronly lass of 12 years and I did not wish to disappoint. I knew that sophisticated women of the court could be demanding and had high expectations for their suitors. I did not unduly stare at her or make jokes about how girls throw or brag about how tall a tree I could climb. I did not wipe my mouth with my sleeve nor utter any cursed word before her. No, this was to be a refined and delicate courtship.
[edited here so as to not insult the sensibilities of more prurient members of the audience - Sap]
Alas as you may imagine, seven days pass quickly and Julie was about to leave with her parents. I was asked ever so politely by her father (who towered a full 8' 10' over me.. OK, so maybe he was just 6 foot tall) to take a suitcase and place it in the boot.
I responded confidently and raised the suitcase with nary a strain and marched off to the... boot? What boot could hold this massive suitcase? Is this a riddle? Perhaps if I slowed down a bit and let them lead I will figure this out. But no, I was left to carry the luggage myself to the 'boot.' Where is this infernal godforsaken boot! Am I to suffer humiliation before my prescious Julie for the sake of some boot?
I stood there in the parking lot and the others come up to me. Her father rests his hand on my shoulder and asks if I have something the matter. I respond honestly that 'Sir, I don't know if this suitcase could ever fit in a boot.' And they look at me puzzled and he takes the suitcase and places it squarely in the trunk of the car!
What an imbrogglio (cheat)! I am devastated and I must apologize for not knowing what a boot is! They are laughing and Julie is giggling and smiling. My face glows a bright crimson as I am introduced to the vagaries of the (Great) British vernacular - English.
Julie and I would correspond for some 5 more glorious pubescent and adolescent years before we grew apart. Alas, there was never a finer @ss.
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On the other hand, US Senator Edward Kennedy had driven his car off a bridge in a drunken stupoer that same month. But never mind, I was 11 and I would live forever and I found the reason for immortality at Jesolo that summer of 1969.
I was a virgin 11 year old and I had just met this most tantalizing English lass who happened to live in the Tottenham District of London (her name was Julie and she had me spell-bound). I was vacationing at a resort in Jesolo across the Venice Lagoon with my mom, aunt, and 3 cousins for a week. Julie was there with her parents - upright British citizens with the most proper and polished manners. Her fathers voice bellowed with authority in that aristocratic English manner and her mother was a veritable giant of a woman compared to my demure mother of North Italian descent. My the English people had extraordinary stature!
I would sneak away any time I could so that I could be with my Julie(tte) and allow her English musings to stimulate my cochlea (that is not what you think!). And so here I was awash with visions of forbidden intimacy while pubescent hormones raged through my innocent body. Julie, the object of my desire had so impressed upon me how wonderful I could feel in the company of a woman. This was not just enthusiasm for a new playmate. No! These feelings were unique - secretive longings that conjured up images I could not share with my mother, aunt, and cousins. It was lonely to keep these thoughts to myself and I became very introspective as I struggled to make sense of this new stimulation I experienced. It was the dawning of a new understanding. It was an epiphany! Through Julie I came to truly appreciate what made Britain Great!
She was to be my destiny! Yes, her fancy talk and dignified manners had charmed me. But oh! she was pretty! I hadn't imagined before that summer that a girl could be so fun to be with. I took every moment to be a gentleman and impress her with my maturity for she was a matronly lass of 12 years and I did not wish to disappoint. I knew that sophisticated women of the court could be demanding and had high expectations for their suitors. I did not unduly stare at her or make jokes about how girls throw or brag about how tall a tree I could climb. I did not wipe my mouth with my sleeve nor utter any cursed word before her. No, this was to be a refined and delicate courtship.
[edited here so as to not insult the sensibilities of more prurient members of the audience - Sap]
Alas as you may imagine, seven days pass quickly and Julie was about to leave with her parents. I was asked ever so politely by her father (who towered a full 8' 10' over me.. OK, so maybe he was just 6 foot tall) to take a suitcase and place it in the boot.
I responded confidently and raised the suitcase with nary a strain and marched off to the... boot? What boot could hold this massive suitcase? Is this a riddle? Perhaps if I slowed down a bit and let them lead I will figure this out. But no, I was left to carry the luggage myself to the 'boot.' Where is this infernal godforsaken boot! Am I to suffer humiliation before my prescious Julie for the sake of some boot?
I stood there in the parking lot and the others come up to me. Her father rests his hand on my shoulder and asks if I have something the matter. I respond honestly that 'Sir, I don't know if this suitcase could ever fit in a boot.' And they look at me puzzled and he takes the suitcase and places it squarely in the trunk of the car!
What an imbrogglio (cheat)! I am devastated and I must apologize for not knowing what a boot is! They are laughing and Julie is giggling and smiling. My face glows a bright crimson as I am introduced to the vagaries of the (Great) British vernacular - English.
Julie and I would correspond for some 5 more glorious pubescent and adolescent years before we grew apart. Alas, there was never a finer @ss.
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~ Salve ~
Savant,
Very entertaining!
Ah, young love! Reading that brings back fond memories for all of us I'm sure.
Very entertaining!
Ah, young love! Reading that brings back fond memories for all of us I'm sure.
Originally posted by KRonn:
3 million!!? Just in January?! WOW!
That's a phenomenal amount for ANY website, isn't it?
Hmmm, some of you math/calcs majors need to do the math on the number of people that may actually represent.
Well if you don't count Hartmann, that leaves about ... a couple hundred people a day.
[This message has been edited by Tom (edited 31-01-2001).]
Regards Kronn.
Hey what's the deal Sapura? You edited out the best part. I thought you liked AARs?
My mistake. I thought this was the Sex and Strategy thread. Bummers!
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Hey what's the deal Sapura? You edited out the best part. I thought you liked AARs?
My mistake. I thought this was the Sex and Strategy thread. Bummers!
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~ Salve ~
Mmmmmmmmmmm a********. Man I finally got a girl. I think I be very lucky now. Met her at my brother's wedding what a great way to pick up chicks.
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'We must do more than defeat their armies, we must destroy them.' General Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson
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'We must do more than defeat their armies, we must destroy them.' General Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson
Errrr Good luck Strom! I mean it
I'll probably be upgrading my girlfriend 2.0 soon enough ehehehhehe
Cheers,
Carlos
I'll probably be upgrading my girlfriend 2.0 soon enough
ehehehheheCheers,
Carlos
Oh, the agony, what did I miss now
Great post nevertheless Savant
Oranje
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Common sense is the set of prejudices acquired at age eighteen.
Albert Einstein