Forum+Weekends=Dead Forum on Weekends?

E_tron · 2003-09-01, 07:17

(Early on Monday Morning

...)

Ok, just as an obvious observation :) , the forum seems to stagnate on Saturdays and Sundays

. Odd

... i figured that everyone would come on the weekends due to more time off or not having to deal with JoeBob at work

. Maybe everyone sleeps the weekend except me? It gets boring out here working the weekend shift with no one to talk to :( .

Xyzzy · 2003-09-01, 07:22

http://www.teamprimerib.com/WEBALIZER_REPORTS/mersenneforum.org/usage_200308.html

kwstone · 2003-09-01, 12:01

I guess we must all have really boring jobs.

Or maybe people don't like to use the cycles on their home machines becase they are all running GIMPS, but wait until they get to work and use the boss's cycles to read the forum.

tom11784 · 2003-09-01, 16:08

I find the main time I can post is the weekends due to this horrible thing called homework that they like to give us every day.

Edit: Note that today is a Holiday in the US, so I get a bonus day to post.

QuintLeo · 2003-09-01, 17:22

In my case, I'm pretty much on at least once a day, sometimes twice when I get bored enough.

9-)

outlnder · 2003-09-01, 18:48

What is a "week end"?

I don't work any day.

E_tron · 2003-09-01, 20:17

http://www.netdot.com/snorkels4/dead...20weekends.jpg

Oh NO! It's Worse than i thought :) ! Odd... This weekend was not that sluggish.

:D Watch there be a big traffic spike this coming weekend. Brake for IMPACT :) !!

tom11784 · 2003-09-02, 00:36

Especially if people who run laptops that aren't connected permanently to internet connect only when their owners have time (weekends)

kwstone · 2003-09-02, 02:07

I suppose the other possibility is that some of the people in this forum have got what I believe is known as a "life". According to people I've chatted with who know about these things, quite a lot of "life" seems to happen on the weekends.

E_tron · 2003-09-02, 02:30

That is a good assumption. Why didn't I think of that :) ?!

But, maybe some people go visit Mars for the weekend and the latency up there is so high that they always time out when they try to log on to the forum.

kwstone · 2003-09-03, 02:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by kwstone

I suppose the other possibility is that some of the people in this forum have got what I believe is known as a "life".

Quote:

Originally Posted by E_tron

But, maybe some people go visit Mars for the weekend and the latency up there is so high that they always time out when they try to log on to the forum.

I'm sorry I posted such a self-evidently absurd and ridiculous suggestion. Yours makes much more sense.

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2003-09-01, 07:17	#1
E_tron Sep 2002 Austin, TX 3·11·17 Posts	Forum+Weekends=Dead Forum on Weekends? (Early on Monday Morning ...) Ok, just as an obvious observation :) , the forum seems to stagnate on Saturdays and Sundays . Odd ... i figured that everyone would come on the weekends due to more time off or not having to deal with JoeBob at work . Maybe everyone sleeps the weekend except me? It gets boring out here working the weekend shift with no one to talk to :( .

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2003-09-01, 07:22	#2
Xyzzy Aug 2002 2²·2,161 Posts	http://www.teamprimerib.com/WEBALIZER_REPORTS/mersenneforum.org/usage_200308.html

2003-09-01, 12:01	#3
kwstone Jun 2003 Shanghai, China 155₈ Posts	I guess we must all have really boring jobs. Or maybe people don't like to use the cycles on their home machines becase they are all running GIMPS, but wait until they get to work and use the boss's cycles to read the forum.

2003-09-01, 16:08	#4
tom11784 Aug 2003 Upstate NY, USA 2·163 Posts	I find the main time I can post is the weekends due to this horrible thing called homework that they like to give us every day. Edit: Note that today is a Holiday in the US, so I get a bonus day to post.

2003-09-01, 17:22	#5
QuintLeo Oct 2002 Lost in the hills of Iowa 2⁶·7 Posts	In my case, I'm pretty much on at least once a day, sometimes twice when I get bored enough. 9-)

2003-09-01, 18:48	#6
outlnder Aug 2002 13E₁₆ Posts	What is a "week end"? I don't work any day.

2003-09-01, 20:17	#7
E_tron Sep 2002 Austin, TX 1000110001₂ Posts	http://www.netdot.com/snorkels4/dead...20weekends.jpg Oh NO! It's Worse than i thought :) ! Odd... This weekend was not that sluggish. :D Watch there be a big traffic spike this coming weekend. Brake for IMPACT :) !!

2003-09-02, 00:36	#8
tom11784 Aug 2003 Upstate NY, USA 2·163 Posts	Especially if people who run laptops that aren't connected permanently to internet connect only when their owners have time (weekends)

2003-09-02, 02:07	#9
kwstone Jun 2003 Shanghai, China 155₈ Posts	I suppose the other possibility is that some of the people in this forum have got what I believe is known as a "life". According to people I've chatted with who know about these things, quite a lot of "life" seems to happen on the weekends.

2003-09-02, 02:30	#10
E_tron Sep 2002 Austin, TX 3×11×17 Posts	That is a good assumption. Why didn't I think of that :) ?! But, maybe some people go visit Mars for the weekend and the latency up there is so high that they always time out when they try to log on to the forum.