hey for us late arrivals… we feel left out…. contest entry was before our time….oh well next time… happt guessing!

3912 posts in 10 days. I think I cut it a bit close. I still stick by my October 30 guess though.

@Andrew: LOL, I guessed Oct 31…. probably too optimistic as well :).

Can I have 1st November? Is it too late? I would lovvvvvve another t-shirt :-)

Just wanted to revive this thread. I’m still for my original guess of November 30, 2009 @ 8:00 PM. :)

Shame I’m too late to enter!

How close are we to the 60 000 now?

Just over 2,000 away! :)

Ohhh Getting close… Austin might get it! This is getting exciting!

Is there a prize for the writer of the 60 000th post too?

@ Zoe: Yes! Everyone will bow to you for a whole day ROFL!

I think it might be a nice eduFire tee-shirt……..we just have to wait and find out!

I can’t wait! Getting close! :)

59,020 posts!

Only 980 to go! :)

Dec. 5th, 2009

What is the average number of posts per day at the moment?

It is all depending Zoe.

During our last countdown to 50,000 posts I conducted a spreadsheet analysis of the number of postings and at what times they were posted. Now before everyone screams Get a Life!!! please know that I was conducting this research as part of an attempt to understand more about how the forums can be used by tutors to help them market their services online.

What I found is that there are, on average, approximately 125 – 130 postings everyday. However, the rate of postings fall significantly on Friday afternoons through Sunday evening (the weekend) and are considerably higher Tuesdays through Thursday afternoon. This is why I recommend new tutors here to plan their class schedules accordingly.

One other thing to consider as well. The closer we get to 60,000 postings the more postings per hour will happen. We were 12 hours ahead of schedule the last contest, and in the final several days the average per day was more than double the average I stated earlier.

Ron, Great analysis and very useful, thanks!

Wow! I’m not even going to try and look intelligent by guessing then. I’m just going to keep watching and see who wins….this is interesting. I’ll get my calculator out for the next contest!

What post number am I?
:D

I think that post 60,000 will be reached in one week

Yeah, it’s looking good. ;)

900 posts to go! WOOHOO!!!

407 posts to go! Wow almost 500 posts in 3 days! :)