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Old 07-31-2012, 06:03 PM   #1
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Cellar's Place in the Universe

Where is the Cellar's place in the universe of the web?
Well, it's on the internet map.
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Old 07-31-2012, 06:22 PM   #2
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The Cellar is much more interesting when viewed up close and personal.
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Old 07-31-2012, 06:34 PM   #3
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Apparently, wordpress.com and go.com are assholes.
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Old 08-01-2012, 08:56 AM   #4
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We're right at the center of the internet universe, of course!
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Old 08-01-2012, 09:47 AM   #5
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We're right at the center of the internet universe, of course!
That's a be narcissistic, doncha think?
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Old 08-01-2012, 09:51 AM   #6
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That's a be narcissistic, doncha think?
We're number one, We're number one, We're number one, We're number one, We're number one, We're number one!
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Old 08-01-2012, 10:49 AM   #7
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We're number one, We're number one, We're number one, We're number one, We're number one, We're number one!
Granted, this place is...ok, that is, when you learn not to take certain elements so seriously, but as a message board, we ain't all 'at. The biggest vBulletin-powered board right now in terms of membership is OffTopic.com with more than 550,000 members. The last time I was there ('bout 2 years ago), there were around 200 new posts per day.

The hardware required at OffTopic to handle a member base that big is:
  • 5 Web Servers each with Dual Xeon 3.0 Ghz Processors, 2GB Ram, Ultra 320 15k SCSI Drive. Gallery/Uploads Server with Single Xeon 2.8, 2GB Ram, Ultra 320 15k Raid Array. Database Server with Dual Xeon 3.0 1MB, 4GB Ram, Ultra 320 15k Raid Array.

How do they pay for all this? Paid Subscriptions. Up to $125 for a lifetime subscription.
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Old 08-01-2012, 11:13 AM   #8
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those numbers don't add up.

half a million members but only 200 posts per day? There should be around a million posts per day.

There must only be about a hundred active members if they get 200 posts a day.
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Old 08-01-2012, 03:03 PM   #9
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those numbers don't add up.

half a million members but only 200 posts per day? There should be around a million posts per day.

There must only be about a hundred active members if they get 200 posts a day.
I took a wild guess, ok?! All I know..it was a lot. You want correct numbers? Ask Fazle.
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Old 08-01-2012, 03:16 PM   #10
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we ain't all 'at.
The fuck we ain't!!

We're all that, and a bag o'chips. With a titty-twist on the side!

And I bet Teh Cellar has been around longer.
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Old 08-01-2012, 03:39 PM   #11
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There is a point where a forum gets too big, where community diminishes. Where you don't know the people. Where it's a handful of alphas and a bunch of poking noobs. Where it takes twice as much effort to make half as big a splash. Where you know everybody but you don't really know anybody. Where you need avatars because you never remember anyone's name.

I don't so much care for that.
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Old 08-01-2012, 11:16 PM   #12
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Old 08-01-2012, 11:45 PM   #13
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Me three. (Okay, I don't know how to make those cool little upward arrows ... so shoot me ... )

Any forum with over 500,000 members is just 'way too big. It has to degenerate into a small group of alphas and everyone else just looking on. Meh. The Cellar is big enough that pretty much everyone can find a niche, but there's still community. That's pretty hard to achieve.
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Old 08-01-2012, 11:53 PM   #14
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Too big, too impersonal.

We've done some AMAZING things here.

Safari
Cellar Car
Christmas exchanges
Numerous interventions

(Add on your own)
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Old 08-01-2012, 11:54 PM   #15
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