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by **Pirlo** on Sun Sep 04, 2011 8:00 pm

When I look at the number of online users, I see it's like only 60% of the number I used to find a year ago.

This indicates CC is not even stable and non-growing; rather, it's declining!

17315 are the current users. I think they used to be +20.000 last year. :-k

by **jpcloet** on Sun Sep 04, 2011 8:25 pm

There is a summer lull every year. I also look at how many online when I am. Used to be 1100, recently 800 and today says 600.

by **grifftron** on Sun Sep 04, 2011 8:30 pm

Well its still up and running, so I am guessing lack is still making that green!

by **assassin07** on Sun Sep 04, 2011 10:58 pm

I feel that it is

by **Bruceswar** on Sun Sep 04, 2011 11:19 pm

assassin07 wrote:I feel that it is

I disagree. Sure while some have left, there is new blood flowing in. The 1st page is harder to get on than ever. This is a game where people can only play so long before they tire of it. With that said, CC is still fine even with a slight summer decline in people. It will start picking up again soon.

by **assassin07** on Sun Sep 04, 2011 11:33 pm

Bruceswar wrote:
assassin07 wrote:I feel that it is

I disagree. Sure while some have left, there is new blood flowing in. The 1st page is harder to get on than ever. This is a game where people can only play so long before they tire of it. With that said, CC is still fine even with a slight summer decline in people. It will start picking up again soon.

Maybe your right and yes the 1st page is hard to get on ...Who knows maybe it will sky rocket

by **ljex** on Mon Sep 05, 2011 1:04 am

Bruceswar wrote:
assassin07 wrote:I feel that it is

I disagree. Sure while some have left, there is new blood flowing in. The 1st page is harder to get on than ever. This is a game where people can only play so long before they tire of it. With that said, CC is still fine even with a slight summer decline in people. It will start picking up again soon.

finally reconsidering your earlier statements that by like 6 months ago we would see majors on the front page again?

by **Symmetry** on Mon Sep 05, 2011 1:17 am

I'm not sure if this will have much weight, but CC moved pretty strongly in favour of established members a while ago. Paying or non-paying, The features became vastly more complicated. A culture of "extra features" kind of overcame the idea of streamlining.

Declining? No, just not growing. Whether that's a good or bad thing is a different thing.

by **chapcrap** on Mon Sep 05, 2011 1:25 am

Symmetry wrote:I'm not sure if this will have much weight, but CC moved pretty strongly in favour of established members a while ago. Paying or non-paying, The features became vastly more complicated. A culture of "extra features" kind of overcame the idea of streamlining.

Declining? No, just not growing. Whether that's a good or bad thing is a different thing.

Bad thing for the site... Maybe good for me. At least in the short term.

If the site isn't growing and only catering towards members who have been around for a while, then where will it be in 5 years? 3 years even? Not everyone will still be here. I know that I love the site and don't plan on leaving, but someday I will. Let's be real. When we all leave, who will be left? New blood is ALWAYS needed.

by **Pirlo** on Mon Sep 05, 2011 1:38 am

chapcrap wrote:
Symmetry wrote:I'm not sure if this will have much weight, but CC moved pretty strongly in favour of established members a while ago. Paying or non-paying, The features became vastly more complicated. A culture of "extra features" kind of overcame the idea of streamlining.

Declining? No, just not growing. Whether that's a good or bad thing is a different thing.

Bad thing for the site... Maybe good for me. At least in the short term.

If the site isn't growing and only catering towards members who have been around for a while, then where will it be in 5 years? 3 years even? Not everyone will still be here. I know that I love the site and don't plan on leaving, but someday I will. Let's be real. When we all leave, who will be left? New blood is ALWAYS needed.

very good point Symm. but I think the leaving people are more than those joining.

by **Army of GOD** on Mon Sep 05, 2011 1:42 am

It would be cool to see a graph of the amount of users vs. time since the start of the site. I wonder when the biggest increase (gross increase, not percent increase) was and if the amount of users is declining and how much per year.

by **Pirlo** on Mon Sep 05, 2011 1:51 am

Army of GOD wrote:It would be cool to see a graph of the amount of users vs. time since the start of the site. I wonder when the biggest increase (gross increase, not percent increase) was and if the amount of users is declining and how much per year.

I think Alexa can help.

by **Army of GOD** on Mon Sep 05, 2011 1:53 am

Wow, ok. So I used waybackmachine.com and looked at the scoreboard for the past few years and since 2008, the number of users on the Scoreboard at the beginning of September has been going down at ~1000 per year. Considering there's only around 18,000 members, that's a pretty significant number.

by **Pirlo** on Mon Sep 05, 2011 1:56 am

Army of GOD wrote:Wow, ok. So I used waybackmachine.com and looked at the scoreboard for the past few years and since 2008, the number of users on the Scoreboard at the beginning of September has been going down at ~1000 per year. Considering there's only around 18,000 members, that's a pretty significant number.

yes. lack should get sponsors and start paying his mods to take this site to a professional business phase. just a suggestion.