Topic: So, the forum stats reveal some fascinating factoids

[Lumi Kløvstad]

For instance, did you know that 2011 was hands down the Dungeon Forum's most active year? Or that 2006 was the worst (early days, awkwardness to be expected)? Or that the forum EXPLODED in size between the ends of '06 and '07? Or that I am one of the top topic-starters (I AM COMING FOR THAT TOP SPOT, JORGE!)?

There's all sorts of cool stuff in there that we don't often think about.

Head into the stats and have a look for yourself.

It also reminds me of how much this place has changed, with a lot of my early content missing without a trace -- many posts and comments of mine from 2012 (my first year here) have survived, but much of it is gone entirely, lost to the goblins and badly-VA'd Chupacabras I can only assume lurk in the shadows and waiting patiently to feast upon untended text hosted on the server the forum inhabits, henceforth to be referred to as Servervania.

DAMN YOU SERVERVANIA GOBLINS. GIVE ME MY POSTS BACK.

The main website, of course, now closely resembles Detroit. Or the Wasteland from Fallout. But mostly Detroit. You know: broken down, ramshackle, hasn't seen a renovation or an update in years (since I joined, in fact. I SWEAR THIS WAS NOT MY FAULT GUYS). Lots of stuff is broken, with bits and pieces of former glory visible everywhere, but don't touch any of it or the facade falls apart. Speaking of which, I really miss that robust as hell multimedia page. Everything from there is gone now, the backend Jorge and Kurt used for hosting having long vanished -- hell, even Kurt's vanished. When did he last log in? When Dracula was impaling Turks?

All joking aside, the forum stats tell a great story. Consider that this forum has now made it ten years, and it's just as robust a community as it's ever been; numbers don't lie, and 2016 is starting off with some strong ones.

I think that calls for a celebratory drink.

Just don't smash your wine glass while asking about what a man is.

Happy Tenth, Castlevania Dungeon Forums.

May the best years continue to be ahead of you!

[Gunlord]

Very cool, thanks for the stats

[Dracula9]

*Smashes wineglass while asking what a man is*

[X]

Happy Tenth anniversary eh? The Dungeon's been around for at least twice that length of time. I'd say a happy 20th+ anniversary is in order. 

[Lumi Kløvstad]

Happy Tenth anniversary eh? The Dungeon's been around for at least twice that length of time. I'd say a happy 20th+ anniversary is in order. 

True, but I was referring specifically to THIS incarnation of the forum.

I'm fully aware of the now-defunct older version, but that was hosted elsewhere so this forum's records don't go that far back.

[beingthehero]

Happy Tenth anniversary eh? The Dungeon's been around for at least twice that length of time. I'd say a happy 20th+ anniversary is in order. 

Definitely not 20 years old yet. The first iteration of the main site came out about around '98.

[Lumi Kløvstad]

I wonder if the stats for the old forum are still squirreled away in some server archive.

[zangetsu468]

squirreled

That's funny to me. I'm going to start using that 

[X]

I wonder if the stats for the old forum are still squirreled away in some server archive.

Bits & pieces of it most likely still exist on the internet somewhere. But 98'? I'm pretty sure I've seen this site as early as 97'... Could be wrong though.

[Shiroi Koumori]

To be sure, ask Jorge.

[Lashen]

2006 master race.

[Mooning Freddy]

Oh, boy. Interesting stats.
6th place topic starter? Thanks, man. More proof that I have no life.  162 topics. wow. But if those are stats for 10 years, it's not that much I guess, lol, since I've been here for around 12 years as far as I remember. I'm amazed Super Waffle is only 3rd place here with 210 topics. Seems more like 600.

[beingthehero]

I'm the seventh most respected. I respect that.

[theANdROId]

*smashes glass*
"What is a forum...?!!"

[zangetsu468]

*smashes glass*
"What is a forum...?!!"

A miserable little pile of FACTS