Cellar's Place in the Universe

xoxoxoBruce · 07-31-2012, 06:03 PM

Where is the Cellar's place in the universe of the web?
Well, it's on the internet map.

Lamplighter · 07-31-2012, 06:22 PM

The Cellar is much more interesting when viewed up close and personal.

Happy Monkey · 07-31-2012, 06:34 PM

Apparently, wordpress.com and go.com are assholes.

Spexxvet · 08-01-2012, 08:56 AM

We're right at the center of the internet universe, of course!

John Sellers · 08-01-2012, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Spexxvet

We're right at the center of the internet universe, of course!

That's a be narcissistic, doncha think?

Spexxvet · 08-01-2012, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by John R. Sellers

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!

John Sellers · 08-01-2012, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Spexxvet

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.

Undertoad · 08-01-2012, 03:39 PM

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.

John Sellers · 08-02-2012, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

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.

That's actually a good point.

BigV · 08-02-2012, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

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.

Cheers!

classicman · 08-01-2012, 11:16 PM

^^WHS^^

orthodoc · 08-01-2012, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by classicman

^^WHS^^

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.

classicman · 08-01-2012, 11:53 PM

Too big, too impersonal.

We've done some AMAZING things here.

Safari
Cellar Car
Christmas exchanges
Numerous interventions

(Add on your own)

classicman · 08-01-2012, 11:54 PM

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those cool little upward arrows

[shift]+6

orthodoc · 08-02-2012, 12:06 AM

Okay ... totally embarrassed ... guess it's time to go to bed

07-31-2012, 06:03 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	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. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-31-2012, 06:34 PM	#3
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	Apparently, wordpress.com and go.com are assholes. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

08-01-2012, 08:56 AM	#4
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	We're right at the center of the internet universe, of course! __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

08-01-2012, 11:16 PM	#11
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	^^WHS^^ __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

08-01-2012, 11:53 PM	#13
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Too big, too impersonal. We've done some AMAZING things here. Safari Cellar Car Christmas exchanges Numerous interventions (Add on your own) __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

07-31-2012, 06:22 PM	#2
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	The Cellar is much more interesting when viewed up close and personal.

08-01-2012, 03:39 PM	#8
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	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.

08-02-2012, 12:06 AM	#15
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Okay ... totally embarrassed ... guess it's time to go to bed __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

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