Are stats important to you?

[Martee]

As an Admin of this forum, I would say that statistics are a part and parcel of running this site efficiently. I have to look at when we get drops in posts, threads and stuff like that but on the other hand I do not like to focus on them to much. On a personal level, I am more interested in building a small community as opposed to some kind of posting powerhouse but in all honesty, I would want both, haha.

Do you find looking at your forums stats important?

 

[Sylar]

On a personal level, I am more interested in building a small community as opposed to some kind of posting powerhouse but in all honesty, I would want both, haha.

Sums it up for me pretty much exactly
I like looking at my stats, and sometimes it helps me feel better about how much time I spend online, however, in all honesty, it's not a business for me. Therefore, I'm not overly obsessed nor concerned with stats like I would be if it was actually a source of income for me

 

[Elseb]

Stats are a huge thing for a forum, checking posts counts on a weekly basis will show you whether people are losing interest, you're better stopping a small problem before it becomes a big one.

 

[xpl0iter]

Sums it up for me pretty much exactly :smile:
I like looking at my stats, and sometimes it helps me feel better about how much time I spend online, however, in all honesty, it's not a business for me. Therefore, I'm not overly obsessed nor concerned with stats like I would be if it was actually a source of income for me :smile:

Its all about the feeling better part! Its the best inspiration imo.
Everything else comes secondary even the making money part!

 

[tunescool]

i look at stats all day everyday, how many on, 24 hours, every thread

 

[AlkHolic!©]

Again i find myself agreeing with the OP of this post, the most important thing for me is creating a good community, saying that i do watch my stats, I check the Forum Stats, Google Analytics and Google Adsense at least once per week, it is important to me to keep a check on whats working and what isn't, while i do not want a forum to give me an income, i also do not want to be spending my valuable time and money, wasting it on adverts or backlinks that just don't work or in some cases damage my PR or SEO.