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Users

Monthly active users #

Monthly active users by year joined #

Monthly users by number of posts and comments #

New and cumulative active users #

Cumulative registered and active users #

Lines show users who made at least one post or comment on a given site. Registered users are higher, reflecting users who never post or comment. User ID numbers are higher still, because the site allocates an ID before signup is completed.

Activity distribution

Posts and comments by user account age #

User account age at time of posting or commenting.

Posts by most active posters #

Percentage of posts made by the n per cent of users who made the most posts.

Comments by most active commenters #

Percentage of comments made by the n per cent of users who made the most comments.

Posts and comments

Posts #

Comments #

Posts per active user #

1999 and 2000 are excluded so later years are readable. September 1999 saw 20 posts per active user.

Comments per active user #

Comments per post #

Deleted posts #

Infodump excludes deleted Ask MetaFilter questions.

Activity by time period

Posts and comments by day of week #

Posts and comments by hour #

Post and comment timestamps are Pacific Time. Day of week and hour charts can be filtered by site but not by time period.