Does Mefi's posting and commenting traffic slow down somewhat at the weekend?

October 13, 2001 10:49 AM

Is it me, or does Mefi's posting and commenting traffic slow down somewhat at the weekend? I would have thought it would shoot up as everyone is at home. Or is Mefi actually the weapon of choice for bored people looking for a distraction from work?
posted by feelinglistless to MetaFilter-Related at 10:49 AM (5 comments total)

I think it's the later, in my experience most message board type places slow down on the weekend.
posted by corpse at 11:01 AM on October 13, 2001

The visitor traffic goes down to about 60% of normal on weekends vs. weekdays, and the highest traffic times are during business hours.

So, this site is definitely "the great work avoider."

On weekends, people don't visit, which is fine. It's sunny and beautiful out!
posted by mathowie (staff) at 11:02 AM on October 13, 2001

Probably should go in features, but is there a way of making the time on each post mimic the local time of the member...for example, it's 08:10 PM where I'm sitting...
posted by feelinglistless at 12:11 PM on October 13, 2001

... which I suppose means you're all living in my past ...
posted by feelinglistless at 12:12 PM on October 13, 2001

Yeah, I'm going to do timezones soon.
posted by mathowie (staff) at 3:16 PM on October 13, 2001