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Spring Fundraiser and a New Server (Merged)

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$4852 as of the 24th. We have not received any further updates from LongwoodBuck since that time. Doesn't mean there haven't been other contributions, just haven't heard of them yet.

Just thought everyone would be interested to see our growth over the past year. The numbers show the number of unique (different) users on the site for each day. I started from this day last year (April 27, 2004) and continued thru yesterday. Not only has our growth in membership been phenominal, but the actual usage of the site by the members has been astonishing. While we peaked in February around NLOID, the numbers haven't dropped off all that much. In fact, during this off season we are still running larger numbers than we did during the 2004 football season! Now the biggest issue is the number of folks online concurrently, but I think you'll see that the overall usage is up, WAY UP, and this upcoming season will produce waits like we experienced during NLOID on a regular basis.

It's really cool to see our numbers jump so dramatically ... it's also a sobering reminder of the problems facing BuckeyePlanet.


April*26,*2004 151
April*27,*2004 159
April*28,*2004 176
April*29,*2004 168
April*30,*2004 162
May*01,*2004 124
May*02,*2004 132
May*03,*2004 179
May*04,*2004 165
May*05,*2004 170
May*06,*2004 165
May*07,*2004 168
May*08,*2004 116
May*09,*2004 118
May*10,*2004 164
May*11,*2004 165
May*12,*2004 159
May*13,*2004 162
May*14,*2004 150
May*15,*2004 116
May*16,*2004 117
May*17,*2004 162
May*18,*2004 170
May*19,*2004 158
May*20,*2004 170
May*21,*2004 176
May*22,*2004 110
May*23,*2004 112
May*24,*2004 160
May*25,*2004 173
May*26,*2004 175
May*27,*2004 171
May*28,*2004 159
May*29,*2004 113
May*30,*2004 123
May*31,*2004 130
June*01,*2004 166
June*02,*2004 190
June*03,*2004 177
June*04,*2004 171
June*05,*2004 126
June*06,*2004 129
June*07,*2004 159
June*08,*2004 188
June*09,*2004 180
June*10,*2004 166
June*11,*2004 160
June*12,*2004 125
June*13,*2004 128
June*14,*2004 163
June*15,*2004 163
June*16,*2004 163
June*17,*2004 175
June*18,*2004 165
June*19,*2004 128
June*20,*2004 127
June*21,*2004 177
June*22,*2004 170
June*23,*2004 178
June*24,*2004 174
June*25,*2004 171
June*26,*2004 133
June*27,*2004 138
June*28,*2004 187
June*29,*2004 196
June*30,*2004 184
July*01,*2004 201
July*02,*2004 178
July*03,*2004 138
July*04,*2004 131
July*05,*2004 162
July*06,*2004 183
July*07,*2004 211
July*08,*2004 216
July*09,*2004 202
July*10,*2004 160
July*11,*2004 185
July*12,*2004 230
July*13,*2004 228
July*14,*2004 264
July*15,*2004 248
July*16,*2004 236
July*17,*2004 196
July*18,*2004 207
July*19,*2004 263
July*20,*2004 273
July*21,*2004 289
July*22,*2004 285
July*23,*2004 270
July*24,*2004 203
July*25,*2004 225
July*26,*2004 295
July*27,*2004 289
July*28,*2004 296
July*29,*2004 296
July*30,*2004 283
July*31,*2004 218
August*01,*2004 233
August*02,*2004 305
August*03,*2004 287
August*04,*2004 289
August*05,*2004 291
August*06,*2004 288
August*07,*2004 226
August*08,*2004 224
August*09,*2004 285
August*10,*2004 290
August*11,*2004 287
August*12,*2004 281
August*13,*2004 251
August*14,*2004 192
August*15,*2004 219
August*16,*2004 285
August*17,*2004 277
August*18,*2004 261
August*19,*2004 266
August*20,*2004 280
August*21,*2004 190
August*22,*2004 209
August*23,*2004 292
August*24,*2004 292
August*25,*2004 305
August*26,*2004 301
August*27,*2004 289
August*28,*2004 221
August*29,*2004 242
August*30,*2004 297
August*31,*2004 315
September*01,*2004 302
September*02,*2004 291
September*03,*2004 287
September*04,*2004 198
September*05,*2004 224
September*06,*2004 250
September*07,*2004 323
September*08,*2004 322
September*09,*2004 292
September*10,*2004 293
September*11,*2004 216
September*12,*2004 244
September*13,*2004 298
September*14,*2004 295
September*15,*2004 314
September*16,*2004 323
September*17,*2004 299
September*18,*2004 222
September*19,*2004 241
September*20,*2004 306
September*21,*2004 308
September*22,*2004 330
September*23,*2004 311
September*24,*2004 277
September*25,*2004 205
September*26,*2004 243
September*27,*2004 316
September*28,*2004 260
September*29,*2004 308
September*30,*2004 319
October*01,*2004 310
October*02,*2004 231
October*03,*2004 248
October*04,*2004 314
October*05,*2004 335
October*06,*2004 322
October*07,*2004 324
October*08,*2004 303
October*09,*2004 239
October*10,*2004 268
October*11,*2004 322
October*12,*2004 321
October*13,*2004 331
October*14,*2004 308
October*15,*2004 303
October*16,*2004 261
October*17,*2004 274
October*18,*2004 340
October*19,*2004 323
October*20,*2004 319
October*21,*2004 337
October*22,*2004 341
October*23,*2004 249
October*24,*2004 278
October*25,*2004 353
October*26,*2004 370
October*27,*2004 358
October*28,*2004 352
October*29,*2004 348
October*30,*2004 266
October*31,*2004 303
November*01,*2004 375
November*02,*2004 372
November*03,*2004 369
November*04,*2004 354
November*05,*2004 343
November*06,*2004 274
November*07,*2004 314
November*08,*2004 364
November*09,*2004 402
November*10,*2004 394
November*11,*2004 386
November*12,*2004 378
November*13,*2004 278
November*14,*2004 295
November*15,*2004 401
November*16,*2004 384
November*17,*2004 401
November*18,*2004 380
November*19,*2004 377
November*20,*2004 285
November*21,*2004 356
November*22,*2004 415
November*23,*2004 398
November*24,*2004 381
November*25,*2004 253
November*26,*2004 277
November*27,*2004 297
November*28,*2004 331
November*29,*2004 399
November*30,*2004 399
December*01,*2004 432
December*02,*2004 470
December*03,*2004 451
December*04,*2004 364
December*05,*2004 388
December*06,*2004 506
December*07,*2004 488
December*08,*2004 464
December*09,*2004 464
December*10,*2004 434
December*11,*2004 360
December*12,*2004 381
December*13,*2004 479
December*14,*2004 492
December*15,*2004 459
December*16,*2004 456
December*17,*2004 429
December*18,*2004 344
December*19,*2004 353
December*20,*2004 518
December*21,*2004 500
December*22,*2004 478
December*23,*2004 387
December*24,*2004 314
December*25,*2004 273
December*26,*2004 305
December*27,*2004 400
December*28,*2004 408
December*29,*2004 436
December*30,*2004 482
December*31,*2004 389
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January*02,*2005 388
January*03,*2005 472
January*04,*2005 547
January*05,*2005 552
January*06,*2005 540
January*07,*2005 537
January*08,*2005 408
January*09,*2005 467
January*10,*2005 564
January*11,*2005 555
January*12,*2005 556
January*13,*2005 558
January*14,*2005 562
January*15,*2005 483
January*16,*2005 473
January*17,*2005 546
January*18,*2005 572
January*19,*2005 573
January*20,*2005 547
January*21,*2005 534
January*22,*2005 434
January*23,*2005 448
January*24,*2005 552
January*25,*2005 544
January*26,*2005 542
January*27,*2005 528
January*28,*2005 539
January*29,*2005 456
January*30,*2005 502
January*31,*2005 620
February*01,*2005 1143
February*02,*2005 1153
February*03,*2005 979
February*04,*2005 895
February*05,*2005 722
February*06,*2005 924
February*07,*2005 1172
February*08,*2005 1099
February*09,*2005 1046
February*10,*2005 1076
February*11,*2005 978
February*12,*2005 787
February*13,*2005 853
February*14,*2005 1039
February*15,*2005 1038
February*16,*2005 1130
February*17,*2005 1003
February*18,*2005 903
February*19,*2005 722
February*20,*2005 796
February*21,*2005 977
February*22,*2005 1011
February*23,*2005 979
February*24,*2005 950
February*25,*2005 992
February*26,*2005 813
February*27,*2005 866
February*28,*2005 1000
March*01,*2005 983
March*02,*2005 956
March*03,*2005 947
March*04,*2005 867
March*05,*2005 726
March*06,*2005 789
March*07,*2005 979
March*08,*2005 913
March*09,*2005 921
March*10,*2005 837
March*11,*2005 818
March*12,*2005 619
March*13,*2005 650
March*14,*2005 853
March*15,*2005 848
March*16,*2005 808
March*17,*2005 737
March*18,*2005 687
March*19,*2005 572
March*20,*2005 609
March*21,*2005 776
March*22,*2005 775
March*23,*2005 814
March*24,*2005 763
March*25,*2005 690
March*26,*2005 567
March*27,*2005 589
March*28,*2005 840
March*29,*2005 770
March*30,*2005 763
March*31,*2005 816
April*01,*2005 778
April*02,*2005 589
April*03,*2005 633
April*04,*2005 805
April*05,*2005 808
April*06,*2005 780
April*07,*2005 761
April*08,*2005 735
April*09,*2005 582
April*10,*2005 637
April*11,*2005 817
April*12,*2005 849
April*13,*2005 864
April*14,*2005 869
April*15,*2005 761
April*16,*2005 616
April*17,*2005 707
April*18,*2005 851
April*19,*2005 805
April*20,*2005 830
April*21,*2005 797
April*22,*2005 756
April*23,*2005 621
April*24,*2005 705
April*25,*2005 811
April*26,*2005 804
 
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Great stats! Note that the average of the last five days of April last year is 163.2, while the average of the last five days of the report (22-26 Apr 2005) is 739.4, which is 453% higher...and this is with the same server with no upgrades.

This is precisely why we need a new server, and a high-end server at that, now.
 
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The thing that surprised me is that our number of hits didn't seem to drop[ off at all since NLOID. Now the peak hours times on single days were higher back then, but overall hits are about equal between December/Jan & Mar/Apr.

Agreed about the ram. While it would be nice to get as big and fast of a server as possible, we obviously are struggling to raise funds for this server. Why can't we leave out 2 gigs of ram for the time being and then purchase more later in the summer or fall once we have raised more money via the raffle, fall drive?, etc.
 
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Is that the unique users or unique members? If members, that could be partically explained by the fact that people were forced to register around LOI day. Now we have a lot of members that lurk, where as before we had a lot of non-members that lurk.
 
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CoosMeister said:
Please stop taking things like the videos away. Taking stuff away only makes me want to donate less.
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We're not "taking them away"...we're curtailing their access until we get enough folks to pony up so we can get a server to handle the exponentially increased traffic. You want the videos back? Then help make sure we can get the server, which will only help every single member have a better site.
 
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BrutusMaximus said:
Mili - Talked to Clarity or Grad or somebody about this a while back, I can host videos and whatnot where I work if you guys need the extra space/bandwidth. Just drop me a PM if you're interested.
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We have enough hosting space and bandwidth for now...
 
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MililaniBuckeye-

I understand what your saying but...

If I was a new user at this site I would take a minute, look through it, and probably leave. Never return probably. Wanna know why? There is nothing distinguishing it from BN or Rivals. Videos certainly did that. I know this site is more civil, better moderated and all that but if we don't have something that immediatley makes us BETTER than BN than what do we have at all? We aren't going to attract new users if we don't distinguish ourselves from the rest and without new users, we have little growth and my point is if new users aren't going to pony up the money then who is? Most of the regulars on this site have donated money. I know you have. I bought a shirt. Your going to need to keep asking the same people for large amounts of money if this site doesn't continue to rapidly expand and gain loyal followers. So please, atleast consider letting someone else host the videos and put them on the board. Its better for the site.

We say we don't want this to be a pay site so instead we take stuff away? Maybe it is time to have a premium section.
 
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CleveBucks said:
Is that the unique users or unique members? If members, that could be partically explained by the fact that people were forced to register around LOI day. Now we have a lot of members that lurk, where as before we had a lot of non-members that lurk.
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I'm not sure CleveBucks. The report that I can see only says unique users. It doesn't list them as members or guests, so I'm not sure if we are looking at only registered members or unregistered lurkers or both. My assumption is that it is both. Clarity is really the one who would need to answer these questions as I only have access to very basic site statistics such as these. I'd love to see the average page load times and percentage of processor usage over time, but I can't. Clarity would be the one to best answer some of the server questions as well. I simply don't have access to some of the technical specs we are running under right now. So I apologize to those who are trying to help us with reducing the cost of the server we need. I (and the others) simply don't have the specifications at our disposal that would allow you to answer some of the questions of NEED versus WANT in a new system. I do know (from browsing the vBulletin site) that every question posed to the vBulletin staff about upgrading a server (for other sites running vBulletin) is invariably answered with RAM first. RAM seems to be the key element to a quick site as far as the vBulletin tech are concerned. I'll poke around some more and see what I find. I believe that Clarity (as the software owner) is the only one who can register and ask questions on their site.
 
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Working from my daily usage numbers, buckiprof did some calculations and just ran some "interesting" numbers (read as "scary") by me in a PM. Hopefully he'll post them here.

I see prof just posted ... ooops. Please put the numbers up here buckiprof. And thanks for extending the anaysis.
 
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