Forum activity down since FB Page dropped?

[JB67]

Is it me, or has the overall activity on these forums dropped off since the Facebook page was shut down?

[Oldetexian]

I am not sure for the reason, but I have also noticed a drop off in activity recently.

[Darren Haverstick]

I know for me that bow season opening in my state has kept me offline.

Darren

[Nessmuk]

I sincerely  doubt  shutting down the  FalseBook page has caused drop in posts. It's  more likely the Covid 19 caused cancellations in Muzzleloading  Events that has caused the drop. Let's  see  if hunting season brings the posts back up.

[BEAVERMAN]

I sincerely  doubt  shutting down the  FalseBook page has caused drop in posts. It's  more likely the Covid 19 caused cancellations in Muzzleloading  Events that has caused the drop. Let's  see  if hunting season brings the posts back up.

In the past things get quiet around here during hunting season as a lot of us are in the woods as much as we can be, then they usually pick up again right before Christmas when folks are indoors more for the winter

[Winter Hawk]

I also believe the corona virus is to blame.  I know I'm not getting out to shoot except once in a while, and it seems like I'm pretty well "talked out" for now.  I check the site pretty near daily but haven't really had mush much to contribute.

~Kees~

[One Shot]

I noticed this phenomenon a few weeks ago. I was going to post and ask y'all to post more so that I would have somethin to read everyday during this pandemic. 

[rollingb]

I can't speak for others, but I've personally been busier than a one legged man in a butt kicking contest, just tryin' to get ready for the coming winter.
That's why my posting has slowed down a bit. 

[Hank in WV]

Well I've never been a very big poster, so I guess I'm holding my own.

[Bigsmoke]

Speaking of posting, I think the final date for the posting contest was September 20.  What happened, who won, who gets the free ten years membership?  It was ten, wasn't it, or was it only one year free?  Sometimes I get a little fuzzy on these details.

John (Bigsmoke)

[rollingb]

Speaking of posting, I think the final date for the posting contest was September 20.  What happened, who won, who gets the free ten years membership?  It was ten, wasn't it, or was it only one year free?  Sometimes I get a little fuzzy on these details.

John (Bigsmoke)

You won my good man!   
I thought I had posted the results, but I guess I didn't. 

I have the post counts for those of you who entered.
The contest did end on the 20th. so I'll have to find the paper with the numbers on it (if anyone wants to know the score). 


The prize was 1 month free TMA membership, wasn't it,.... or maybe it was for a whole year, I'll have to go back and check to be sure.   

[JB67]

Unless hunting season has run all summer, it ain't that. 

[rollingb]

Unless hunting season has run all summer, it ain't that.

Our website stats say different,.... in fact June, July, and August were our busiest months (so far) this year.

Our website is also seeing more activity,.... than the 3 previous years (and this year isn't even over yet). 

http://tradmla.org/tmaf/index.php?action=stats
click the link and go to the bottom of the page.

[JB67]

 A thousand new topics in July? Almost 2300 new posts?  I don't think so. Wasn't that the reorganizing of the forums?

Even June and August are statistical anomalies. Something is skewing those numbers, and September looks to be on track with the rest of the data pre-June 2020.

So all in all, it's basically remained the same once you remove the outliers.

[rollingb]

A thousand new topics in July? Almost 2300 new posts?  I don't think so. Wasn't that the reorganizing of the forums?

Even June and August are statistical anomalies. Something is skewing those numbers, and September looks to be on track with the rest of the data pre-June 2020.

So all in all, it's basically remained the same once you remove the outliers..

And it also appears shutting down our TMA facebook page had no effect on forum activity.