What Happened to this site?

[John Legend]

I want to know what happened to this site? I use to come on here and read all the messages and it took hours. Now I spend 3 minutes every other day in here. Where did everyone go? Did I miss something?

 

[langeweile]

I want to know what happened to this site? I use to come on here and read all the messages and it took hours. Now I spend 3 minutes every other day in here. Where did everyone go? Did I miss something?

I have to second that...it seems kind of dead here..what happened, please pm me.

 

[Fred Zed]

I have to second that...it seems kind of dead here..what happened, please pm me.

There is no change in MERB activity in recent weeks. The post stats for last month are below:

Date Number of posts

October 13, 2004 211
October 14, 2004 142
October 15, 2004 114
October 16, 2004 66
October 17, 2004 114
October 18, 2004 88
October 19, 2004 93
October 20, 2004 77
October 21, 2004 93
October 22, 2004 62
October 23, 2004 63
October 24, 2004 117
October 25, 2004 148
October 26, 2004 169
October 27, 2004 125
October 28, 2004 116
October 29, 2004 88
October 30, 2004 69
October 31, 2004 82
November 01, 2004 128
November 02, 2004 118

I can generate other stats if you are interested.
Overall MERB stats are here: https://merb.cc/webstat/

 

[MG_mtl]

I agree I haven't noticed much slowing down. Plus people are actually posting reviews which is a positive thing. It's not only the number of posts, but the quality that counts !

 

[moliere]

I have to agree with John. I also have the perception there is much less activity here.

 

[The_Seeker]

your perception is a result of the fact that certain people are nolonger posting here ... they are gone so you feel things have slowed down .... the reality is that others have stepped in and have more than made up for their departure

 

[Fred Zed]

I have to agree with John. I also have the perception there is much less activity here.

It`s just a pereception. Here is another set of stats that shows the number of Registered Users logging into their https://merb.cc accounts daily is actually increasing.
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October 13, 2004 373
October 14, 2004 328
October 15, 2004 298
October 16, 2004 248
October 17, 2004 258
October 18, 2004 318
October 19, 2004 338
October 20, 2004 323
October 21, 2004 328
October 22, 2004 327
October 23, 2004 245
October 24, 2004 279
October 25, 2004 367
October 26, 2004 375
October 27, 2004 343
October 28, 2004 357
October 29, 2004 338
October 30, 2004 271
October 31, 2004 303
November 01, 2004 383
November 02, 2004 394
November 03, 2004 359
November 04, 2004 361

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The numbers above do not include lurkers who usually account for 90%+ of visitors to the site. If you check the stats for bandwidth use at https://merb.cc/webstat/ you`ll notice those numbers are increasing also.

 

[spade_1972]

It might be the green background

This green background is driving my eyes nuts. This might be the reason. Why not change this to a blue or grey background.

 

[Lawless]

Green...

This green is certainly a factor to be taken into account!
Also, how many new sps and mps do we have in Montreal! They keep changing names and agencies but are the same performers. And, how many do not post for various reasons!
This green doesn't help!

 

[Fred Zed]

This green background is driving my eyes nuts. This might be the reason. Why not change this to a blue or grey background.

No..I think you need to adjust the resolution on your monitor - I don`t
find the colour hard on the eyes.

This might be the reason.

I don`t understand ! We already established that https://merb.cc activity has not changed and all the stats prove that.

Here is another set of stats - it shows the number of new registrations daily on MERB. eg: Yesterday alone we had 14 new members signing up for new accounts.

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October 13, 2004 7
October 14, 2004 7
October 15, 2004 5
October 16, 2004 7
October 17, 2004 5
October 18, 2004 6
October 19, 2004 6
October 20, 2004 9
October 21, 2004 6
October 22, 2004 10
October 23, 2004 2
October 24, 2004 8
October 25, 2004 13
October 26, 2004 4
October 27, 2004 5
October 28, 2004 7
October 29, 2004 9
October 30, 2004 10
October 31, 2004 8
November 01, 2004 7
November 02, 2004 6
November 03, 2004 3
November 04, 2004 14

 

[Lawless]

Merb

New members and postings have little to do with the quality of MERB!
Hits are important for sponsorship though!
Montreal is a small market!
Even with out of town members!
Once you have had ten reviews or so on a provider, what else do you expect!
Many members go back to the same providers time after time! It's getting boring!
I am the first to blame! Most of the providers I met in the last year or so want to keep everything quiet!
They are not with any agency, do not advertize much if at all and operate in their own environment!
Multiplicity of boards has nothing to do with it!

 

[Fred Zed]

New members and postings have little to do with the quality of MERB!
Hits are important for sponsorship though!
Montreal is a small market!
They are not with any agency, do not advertize much if at all and operate in their own environment!
Multiplicity of boards has nothing to do with it!

Agree with most, if not all, your comments. I think what counts is whether members are deriving some value from the board. The fact that many of them check the board every day seems to indicate that they do. The number of daily postings is not that relevant.

 

[John Legend]

Fred:

You ae right, but a lot of the posts are either questions or rehashing of old names. "Hey has anyone seen or what ever happened too"? etc. I still love this site and yes it breaks it down to make us out of towners have an easier time when traveling up there. I find the strip club reviews to still be fresh, but the street action, incall, and outcall sections have gone down hill. But to sum it up.. its still the best site on the net!!!