Since the start of TEST Squadron in October 2013, we have shown a very healthy growth in forum activity despite the rising competitiveness of alternate social platforms such as Discord. Even when accounting for "stale" periods in SC development, we have shown constant growth.
Figure 1: Cummulative Users Active / Posts from Origin of Forums to Current Day
Recently, I have noticed a quite sudden popularity in Like/Meme Central threads where it is common behavior to Like the posts of those above you after replying to said thread. I was curious on how this is affecting the economy of "Likes". I present to you the following graph which includes like stats.
Figure 2: Holy F$#& (our annual quota of F&$@s given has been depleted go blame Snakey)
We see a sudden exponential increase in the number of likes being given out starting in around Jan/Feb of 2016. We see that there is little positive correlation with the number of posts/threads going up so we are currently devaluing the "like" market by by at least 8 times (so a like today is worth around 12.5% of a like in Jan 2016).
I ruled out the creation of "Don't Like Me Thread" as a culprit for this exponential increase as that was introduced in July 2015 and we don't see the increase until early 2016 (nearly 6 months afterwards).
Well, it turns out a few select active forum-users today signed up in the January~March of 2016 and almost single-handedly caused the rampant increases in the number of likes being given out. Not only handing out I could release the names but won't due to privacy concerns. So I let you off the hook this time @Sam K Macer , @Grimbli, @marcsand2 , @CrudeSasquatch , @Zapp Brannigan , @Han Burgundy , @Phantomoftruth , @Thugari , @GeneticPredator , @NaffNaffBobFace , & @Accented .
so you all might be asking...
HOW THE FUCK DOES THIS IMPACT ME?
Also do I get free pitchforks and torches?
Well...it doesn't. Go shitpost more you fools.
And thanks to all the forum users to making this the most active Star Citizen forums (filled with the best memes and the best drama and the best shit posts):)
Figure 1: Cummulative Users Active / Posts from Origin of Forums to Current Day
Recently, I have noticed a quite sudden popularity in Like/Meme Central threads where it is common behavior to Like the posts of those above you after replying to said thread. I was curious on how this is affecting the economy of "Likes". I present to you the following graph which includes like stats.
Figure 2: Holy F$#& (our annual quota of F&$@s given has been depleted go blame Snakey)
We see a sudden exponential increase in the number of likes being given out starting in around Jan/Feb of 2016. We see that there is little positive correlation with the number of posts/threads going up so we are currently devaluing the "like" market by by at least 8 times (so a like today is worth around 12.5% of a like in Jan 2016).
I ruled out the creation of "Don't Like Me Thread" as a culprit for this exponential increase as that was introduced in July 2015 and we don't see the increase until early 2016 (nearly 6 months afterwards).
Well, it turns out a few select active forum-users today signed up in the January~March of 2016 and almost single-handedly caused the rampant increases in the number of likes being given out. Not only handing out I could release the names but won't due to privacy concerns. So I let you off the hook this time @Sam K Macer , @Grimbli, @marcsand2 , @CrudeSasquatch , @Zapp Brannigan , @Han Burgundy , @Phantomoftruth , @Thugari , @GeneticPredator , @NaffNaffBobFace , & @Accented .
so you all might be asking...
HOW THE FUCK DOES THIS IMPACT ME?
Also do I get free pitchforks and torches?
Well...it doesn't. Go shitpost more you fools.
And thanks to all the forum users to making this the most active Star Citizen forums (filled with the best memes and the best drama and the best shit posts):)
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