silentsailor5 said:The server isn't actually counting the visits shown in the table below. That's just the vBulletin software doing its own thing. It's all automated. Which one is actually right? Look, the reason these errors are popping up is the server, not the software, so your theory just doesn't hold water. I mean, why would there even be calls being made in the first place? This is the biggest forum in America, period. The traffic alone is insane. It’s growing out of... what, exactly? Honestly, I can't even tell anymore. Everything just seems to be expanding at this point, doesn't it? One minute you think you have a handle on things, and the next, the scale of it all just starts creeping up on you. It's constant. Always more. Does anyone else feel like we're just watching everything inflate indefinitely? Just my cynical take, I guess. Day after day. Just one thing after another. 🤷
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Don't make me laugh... seriously. How can anyone claim this thing is working properly when the server spends half the day completely fried?
So, who exactly is he reading then? If nobody can even log in... what's the point?
Look, if that number was actually around 6,000 people online, then we’re talking about a crowd of maybe 14,000 or something... but there's just no way. If that were true, wouldn't the numbers stay hovering around that record for the second day, the third day, and so on? Instead, look at the reality. It’s bouncing between 1,000 and 4,000. And let's be honest—most of those are just random guests, not even registered users. Does that sound like a massive turnout to you? No. It doesn't.
And this too... sure, it’s growing, but you have to look at the math. How many people are getting banned from here every single day? How many people just walk away because they're fed up with the nonsense and decide they aren't coming back? Just think about that.
There was this massive influx of new books for a while... but honestly, they only cleared out the shelves because people were actually buying them. Just look at how little is left now. Seriously, take a peek.
It’s always the same crowd on Reddit, isn't it? Just a handful of regulars circling the drain every single day. Then you've got the randoms who drift in, drop some absolute nonsense just to stir the pot, grab their karma, and vanish. So, what are we actually left with? If you look at the math, we're barely hitting maybe a thousand or two registered users a day. Is that really it? That's the whole show?
Honestly, I can't believe how many of them are gone. And the ones who actually stick around? They barely post anything anymore. It’s just... quiet. What happened to all that daily energy?
Being a regular on Reddit isn't just about lurking in the shadows or scrolling through feeds all day. You can be online twenty-four-seven, staring at the screen until your eyes bleed, but that doesn't make you a "user." A real user actually writes stuff. They jump into the fray, they pick fights, they contribute to the chaos. If you aren't posting, are you even really there? Or are you just another ghost haunting the threads?
You know, I’ve noticed some people just cling to a single thread like it’s their lifeline. They won't move on, won't branch out, won't even look at anything else on all of Reddit. It’s like that’s the only topic that exists in the entire universe. Honestly? It feels intentional. Like they have one singular goal in mind and one specific thing they're obsessed with... and nothing else matters.
I mean, personally? I just wander around. There are certain threads that don't interest me, sure, but there’s plenty of stuff out there that does, and I write. You don't find people like me every day—there aren't even 2,000 of us floating around daily, let alone 14,000 or whatever those numbers are supposed to be...
Another day, another server error. Honestly, it’s becoming a daily ritual at this point. At least there’s still plenty of junk on the internet worth watching to kill the time, right? 😁 😛..
