03-22-2003, 07:55 AM
Bolty,Mar 22 2003, 05:45 PM Wrote:Those who have been here a long time noted how sharply the readership went up at certain times, such as the LoD beta. I realize now (all too late) that it was because of a number of things, some of which were mistakes on my part - I reduced the focus of the site from one dealing with strategy to do more general coverage of the beta test. This brought in more readers who weren't visiting here for the "right" reasons. My thinking was that the site could be a discussion board for its regulars to discuss the beta and their thoughts; instead, I hadn't counted on how many NEW people would show up for that coverage. Not that this was so bad - after the beta ended and the insanity died out, a number of great posters who had not been here before the beta remained to become good community members. But was that worth having to nuke 10+ threads a day?*emphatic wave*
Well that's arguable, because the result was . . . well . . . me. :huh:
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