AshRyan Posted August 31, 2003 Report Share Posted August 31, 2003 This board has been experiencing practically exponential growth in the past few months, and we've reached the 1000 post mark. Some statistics for you: April: 8 posts May: 36 June: 160 July: 141 (there was a slight lull due to OCON this month) August: 562 (so far) While I don't think this kind of rapid, almost exponential growth will last forever, I do believe that the board will continue to grow steadily. I hope to still be sharing this forum with you all when we reach 10,000 and 100,000 posts. Thanks again for providing this forum, David! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidV Posted September 1, 2003 Report Share Posted September 1, 2003 Yay! I'm glad that I kept the forum going during the long months of hibernation. I'm confident that the site will keep on growing, especially with help from some high profile links we've gotten recently. Btw, as the top poster, Ash is probably more responsible than anyone else for the recent growth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshRyan Posted February 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2004 Well, it's been a year today since I joined this forum, soon after its inception. There are now over 3000 posts, and nearly triple the number of members as well since the board's seven-month mark at the time of the previous posts in this thread. And during this past year, this has been a great place to discuss some issues with other students of Objectivism to clarify my thoughts about things on my mind, and just to read their posts about other things as well. And I'm sure the forum will continue to be such a place. I predict that in another year we will have surpassed the 10,000 posts mark. Once again, kudos to David! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidV Posted April 2, 2004 Report Share Posted April 2, 2004 The growth over the last few days has been fantastic! How is everyone finding this forum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invictus Posted April 2, 2004 Report Share Posted April 2, 2004 This forum is great. Places of rational discussion are rare and I'm glad to have found one here. The plethora of one-line posts to be found in most forums are absent from Objectivism Online. It is a testament to the intelligence and insight of Objectivists. Thanks go to David for bringing this place into being. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y_feldblum Posted April 2, 2004 Report Share Posted April 2, 2004 I'm glad to know the vast majority of my posts are being ignored. Oh well (hey! this is two lines! and a third one is coming up!) ph34r m3 Meanwhile, I must add a fourth line to echo Invictus - thank you, David, for bringing this place into being. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Geezer Posted April 2, 2004 Report Share Posted April 2, 2004 Out of curiosity, how did you come to the decision to do a .net as opposed to a .com? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dondigitalia Posted April 3, 2004 Report Share Posted April 3, 2004 I love it here. I had been visiting humanities.philosophy.objectivism, where I found most of the posters to be rude, overly arrogant, and needlessly condascending. This environment is significantly more welcoming, and has a much wider variety of topics to join in on. Thanks! P.S. Look! I was the newest member in the last post of Board Statistics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RationalEgoistSG Posted April 3, 2004 Report Share Posted April 3, 2004 Old Geezer, .com was already taken, When David and I expanded the site into what it is now, we were thinking about changing the domain (our favorite was www.ideasmatter.com), but no luck in finding one that was good and not being used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Geezer Posted April 3, 2004 Report Share Posted April 3, 2004 Thanks RE how come there arent banner adds etc on this site? I cant say I'd mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidV Posted April 3, 2004 Report Share Posted April 3, 2004 Not much money in them anymore. But I'm trying Google Ads on the main site. Feel free to click on anything interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidV Posted April 4, 2004 Report Share Posted April 4, 2004 Thow come there arent banner adds etc on this site? I cant say I'd mind. Are you sure? Becuase I just added some P.S. Every click makes us money. So if you see something interesting, please don't hesitate to do so Edit #2: I just saw a Google ad for this forum on this forum. Weird, huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dondigitalia Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 P.S. Every click makes us money. So if you see something interesting, please don't hesitate to do so I just clicked on an ad to a site claiming to have information about a new theory of cosmology. The new theory: The universe is comprised of one (and only one) existant, which is God. Weak. P.S. The other ads were pretty good, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidV Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 On the plus side, they pay money for every ad you click on. : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_Halley Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 I have only seen it once, but you are going to get paid for me going to Ayn Rand Institute website, the URL for which I was typing into my browser when I noticed the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invictus Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 Save Marine Life Help us conserve our precious marine life by donating online. I bet this one is going to get alot of hits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dondigitalia Posted April 6, 2004 Report Share Posted April 6, 2004 On the plus side, they pay money for every ad you click on. : That is a plus. I'm making an effort to click on every ad every time I visit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidV Posted April 8, 2004 Report Share Posted April 8, 2004 Wow, this is the 6000th post. Let’s see: 7 months to 1000 posts, 5 to 3000, 2 to 6000! At this rate, we should reach 10,000 long before the year’s over! Here are the monthly page views for this site since I moved it to a new host in November: 11/1/2003 November 9,265 12/1/2003 December 30,408 1/1/2004 January 62,738 2/1/2004 February 90,754 3/1/2004 March 115,453 4/1/2004 April 171,618 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invictus Posted April 9, 2004 Report Share Posted April 9, 2004 100 posts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidV Posted April 23, 2004 Report Share Posted April 23, 2004 I just noticed that ObjectivismOnline is one of the top ten websites for "Objectivism" according to Google Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwakeAndFree Posted April 26, 2004 Report Share Posted April 26, 2004 I just noticed that ObjectivismOnline is one of the top ten websites for "Objectivism" according to Google Deservedly so! If this site doesn't become #2 or #3, then something's wrong with Google. I join the others in thanking you for creating it. I just recently found it and I LOVE it. I have 2 questions though: 1. Where can I find the official rules stating when I turn from novice to junior, and so on? 2. Do you have some nice graphic buttons to link to your site? (I already added you to my blogroll, but...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshRyan Posted May 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2004 I just noticed that ObjectivismOnline is one of the top ten websites for "Objectivism" according to Google I'm curious, David...when you started this website, did you expect it to become as big as it has, with hundreds of active members in just over a year, hosting chats with prominent Objectivist intellectuals, etc.? What is your reaction to its success? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidV Posted May 2, 2004 Report Share Posted May 2, 2004 1. Where can I find the official rules stating when I turn from novice to junior, and so on?I change those on a regular basis, but here is the current setup: Title Min Posts Pips Newbie 0 Novice 5 Junior Member 25 Member 100 Senior Member 500 Advanced Member 1000 Senior Partner 5000 Don’t take these too seriously, as the rankings don’t really mean anything. 2. Do you have some nice graphic buttons to link to your site? (I already added you to my blogroll, but...) That’s a great idea! I am going to post some banners and buttons below. I am not a great graphic designer, so I'd love to get some contributions too. You can view all the banners at: http://ObjectivismOnline.com/images/banners/ I have a "few" more icons at http://www.rationalmind.net/images/icons/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidV Posted May 2, 2004 Report Share Posted May 2, 2004 I'm curious, David...when you started this website, did you expect it to become as big as it has, with hundreds of active members in just over a year, hosting chats with prominent Objectivist intellectuals, etc.? What is your reaction to its success? When I started this site, I was sure that there was a lot of untapped potential for an Objectivist community, but I didn’t know how effectively I could tap it. The first six months were slow, and I was worried about getting enough momentum going. I have you to thank for keeping the discussions flowing during that time. I always wanted this to be much more than a forum, and Steve provided the vision and content for the site to really take off. There’s been more new users, posts, and hits in the last two months than the year before that. Obviously, I am very pleased with the success. I have been pondering what steps to take next, including new features, spin-offs, and events, and such. One of my biggest objectives is to get more people involved in contributing content and running the site, because I won’t be a student for much longer, and may not have time to keep things up to date. As I’ve said from the start, I think the value of the web as a marketplace of ideas is tremendous and growing, so there are still many opportunities we can take advantage of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwakeAndFree Posted May 2, 2004 Report Share Posted May 2, 2004 Don’t take these too seriously, as the rankings don’t really mean anything. Sure, to you they don't mean anything. Your an admin! But I want those 6 blue squares so bad!!! Oh, and thank you for the banners. I just posted one in my site. I think of adding another somewhere... BTW - If we are in the business of good ideas - did you think of syndicating not just the blog - but the forums themselves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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