Horological Meandering

I see trafic collapse in last 3 month. Why some forums popular and others not. From 180,000 to 265,000 is collapse. What cause? ...  

It would be more informative to view the trend over a full 12 months, or even multiple yearly periods.

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trend is sharp down and first graph shows sharp weaker in last three month ...  

July ‘17 was at about 260K....trended up from there, then back down to 260K at July ‘18....then presumably up from there per the first chart you posted, then back down to 260K near July ‘19. Seems like it denies, not confirms your thesis here.

... which is pretty much a niche in this industry.

Are there examples of what people believe to be better forums technically? I’m curious as to which these are.

But I can tell you that I find XenForo 2 superior to most other software in use. It's just minor but I appreciate it.

I do very much like the picture driven layout here for threads.

But I think we should not underestimate this aspect, especially for the youth like me. Maybe they could add some emoticons so we can express our emotions even stronger...

All the trolls got bored and moved on. Well, maybe not all of them. H.

Probably due to the impact of SIHH and Basel on viewership

I guess lack of content

why does this concern a guy with 2 posts?

Certainly crossed my mind along with: who cares? This is the best watch enthusiast site on the Internet, so I’m not concerned about the widespread popularity of the site...way more concerned that the core community stays engaged and enthused. Cheers, John... 

I Absolutely echo your sentiment. This one is the only one I even visit, let alone post in. PuristsPro is the best because the community here is engaged and informed.

Besides, you’re just upset because Bartek from Startrek is almost as cool a handle as Bad Santa 😂 NickO

Are you thinking what I’m thinking? Probably a Russian government troll sent to sow discord among here😜

No blah, blah or commercial talk, just watches. There are so many crap blogs on the net, where it is more about the writers than about the stuff they write about. GEO

I see myself coming back several times a day

... and you know what I’m referring to, the new Santos Chrono 😂😂😂, but I’m joking, don’t worry... Ciao Luca

Simple !

Lies, damn lies, and statistics. -Benjamin Disraeli John

. . . is the last refuge of the scoundrel." ( With apologies to S Johnson ) ;-)

I guess it didn’t come across that way?😟

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Stop stalking me

Told me that you and baron were only doing things for yourselves inside, but on the outside, it looks like two of you were helping and contributing to the forum and members. Now one is gone. I hope you think i am serious now. And certainly, we are not goi... 

I have nothing against him. But if i need to tell the truth about a popular member/mod of the forum, even though some members or his friends might hate me, i will still do it. Any questions, nicole can pm me for that. I wont be replying here anymore.

You could not be further from the truth. I have never met Nicolas , I can only speak of how he conducts himself here. From what I have seen he is nothing less than a gentleman. Baron however is anything but. He abused his standing as a moderator and I mys... 

I think we are missing a valuable member of our community But I do not want this post to descend into a post about what Baron did/not do My opinion only and others can certainly have a different one J

As my opinion is based on mine. H.

I am just conveying what others told me. And i wont tell you who are the ones who told me. FYI, i am unpolished. So Thornteq member 2013, Read again if you need to, or else please learn to reply in a correct manner like J member 2006. No hard feelings.

I dragged Joe into a space he’s not even in anymore with what I thought was witty comment; but I can see now was always going to be perceived as snide by at least some members here. No one needed that, especially Joe who’s not here to either “get the joke... 

... what do you think?

I don't have a horse in this race, but I imagine there are some decent people who would be welcome back.

Popularity rankings are only one limited measure of the value of a site to “advertisers” but they mean nothing to users. Since you (under this handle) don’t seem to have been here before, why would you start with a series of statistics - is your purpose u... 

Well said

# 1.000.000 or worse this site will stay the one and only interesting and ... inspiring watch forum for me. Where my watch heart feels fine and at home. Quite simply. ☺️ Best, Thomas

How did we all miss it?!

Lol!!!

said content here is high horology. Folks chasing valuation retention discussions are elsewhere. This is the best place for independent horology.

...am truly sorry to see that so many true contributors to the site have gone elsewhere. From my understanding due to the sandbox mentality among remaining moderators/owners. WatchProSite had potential witch in my mind is now gone. If this is an uncomfort...