A Month of MyLotting?
@owlwings (43910)
Cambridge, England
May 11, 2016 7:35am CST
What a lot of posts! What a lot of discussions and responses and comments! But exactly how many? Are there 'better' days and 'worse' days? What day of the week is the busiest (and what the slackest? What time do you allot to MyLot?
[Please note: The above questions are rhetorical! I'm not counting heads or stamping cards!
I've been keeping track of the number of discussions, responses and comments for four weeks now and the results are in! The stacked charts above show the picture.
First of all, the number of discussions posted daily doesn't vary a great deal either side of 400 a day but fewer people seem to post on Sundays and the favourite days for posting discussions are Tuesdays and Thursdays (by a small amount).
Curiously, more responses and comments are posted on Mondays and Fridays! It looks as though these might be better days to post good discussions which attract responses and comments!
Overall, the proportions don't vary very much:
For each discussion posted there are, on average, 8 responses and just over 14 comments. Of course, that doesn't mean that all of the responses and comments in a day actually belong to the discussions posted that day. Many will be to discussions posted a number of days before but, over time, it's accurate to say that, on average, each discussion will receive 8 responses and 14 comments. If your personal record is better than that, bully for you! If it is a lot less than that, perhaps you should think of ways in which you might improve it!
Are there any other conclusions you might draw from these figures? I've suggested the one's that came to my mind but other people may have different views.
Oh, before you ask ... I shan't be attempting to compile HOURLY statistics any time soon!
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
11 May 16
Those statistics might well be an inspiration for me to get back and be busy again.
You might well have to start all over again 
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@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
11 May 16
@mysdianait How are you Diana? Alessandro told me about your health problem. I hope you are fine now. We miss you here.
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@marguicha (223720)
• Chile
11 May 16
Usually I don´t get many responses to my posts, far less that the media you are talking about. I do what I can and I seek to have fun.
I´m not much into statistics. If I were, I guess I´d be depressed with the way this world is
. I just hope that if I comment a post, the friend will check one of mine some day. And I keep my finders crossed.
. I just hope that if I comment a post, the friend will check one of mine some day. And I keep my finders crossed.3 people like this
@carebear29 (31970)
• Wausau, Wisconsin
11 May 16
Aren't you one of the top dawgs here? I think so in my eyes.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
11 May 16
This is interesting. So how many members do you think are active on the site?
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@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
14 May 16
According to MyLotBugs about two months ago:
"Anywhere from 240-280 unique, active (posting) members per day over the last month or so. Roughly 700 unique, active (posting) members per month (not everybody is here every day)."
Greetings to you, like-minded writers and contributors near and far. Today is my first day on mylot.com, and already a post was flagged. Guess I should have...
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
12 May 16
@miniam It would be interesting to know. There are millions of Internet users, but perhaps only a few hundred here.
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@Poppylicious (11133)
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11 May 16
Ack, I'm below average. That's nothing new though! :)
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@miniam (9154)
• Bern, Switzerland
11 May 16
Try commenting in more posts if you have time@Poppylicious
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@hora_fugit (5862)
• India
12 May 16
Yes... he is! And I notice you are still Evil...
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@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
12 May 16
@hora_fugit I plan to stay that way for now. 
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@RasmaSandra (80635)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
11 May 16
@owlwings usually I cannot get on here everyday but just recently I have managed to make it every other day. I will try harder though.
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@Macarrosel (7498)
• Philippines
11 May 16
Oh, seems I got the average responses on my discussions and I'm happy about it. Thanks a lot.
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@JudyEv (341752)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 May 16
That is very interesting. I'm surprised there isn't more difference between the days. It's all pretty regular really. Sure you don't want to do hourly stats? 
I've stopped worrying about when to post (being down under) as people seem to catch up me sooner or later if they want to.
I've stopped worrying about when to post (being down under) as people seem to catch up me sooner or later if they want to.1 person likes this
@changjiangzhibin89 (16785)
• China
12 May 16
Well done !From your stacked charts,we get an idea of how active mylotters are .I normally come here in the afternoon.Every morning ,I have my hands full,walking at a quick pace for about half an hour,playing the violin and erhu -a Chinese stringed instrument-for one and a half hours,then doing some chores.
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@Carmelanirel2 (8084)
• United States
19 May 16
That's interesting and I wonder where you found these charts? I usually am more active during the week, but for the last two Sundays, I should be more active since my daughter closed her shop for a couple weeks. I'm not as active as I used to be though, now that my husband is retired I have the car and I end up doing a lot more away from home than I did when I had no car.
@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
11 May 16
My time spent here is erratic. Tuesday's are probably my least likely day to spend time here. I'm babysitting and the moment I pick up my iPad, the toddler finds things to get into.
@Shiva49 (26765)
• Singapore
12 May 16
The more the information the better to assess ourselves against the average and the super achievers.
As for me, I am for enjoying my ride here taking in the sights and sounds.
Certain details could be out of bounds like the highest earners of the month etc and needless curiosity could well kill the enthusiasm - siva
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