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Originally Posted by Lbar
But as a user this is a very healthy size with organic growth.
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Actually, the number of "active users" -- defined as having visited in the last 30 days -- has shrunk to well below average in the last couple of months. And the general trendline for "number of new users" each month has been on the decline for about 2 years now. Just FYI.
(Forum stats are available for anyone to monitor at the bottom of the forum index, as they are on most forums. EM is doing well
relative to a couple of other forums I follow that deal with similar subject matter, but "growth" isn't a term I'd use to describe the overall picture!)
It's mostly attributable to relatively stable U.S. fuel prices -- it's gone up & down a little, but they're at the same place now they were 2 years ago. Result: habituation & apathy leading to fewer people searching for solutions to a perceived problem.
That said, I'm not particularly alarmed by the current state of the forum. Activity ebbs & flows for a variety of reasons. It will flow again, and ebb again.