prices vs posts here...

[GasSavers_GasUser]

Originally Posted by slurp812

Is it me or is this place like a ghost town because of sub $2 gas?

I wonder if any of the moderators can tell how many total posts per month there are?? So you think that during the height of the higher prices, there was more posting. Interesting. I'll bet you are right.

Also, as to cheaper gas, I personally do not drive any different (I mean in a wasteful manner) just because it is cheaper. I don't think you should waste any resourse. That is just my opinion.

[theholycow]

May, June, and July were about twice as much traffic as the rest of the year.

[bowtieguy]

could you filter spam and HHO, then report back to us again?

edit: just joshin'!

[theholycow]

LOL, that's actually a good point. Spam has been almost non-existent in the past couple months, I've had this itchy trigger finger ever since becoming a moderator and I've only been able to shoot down a few.

[Jay2TheRescue]

Originally Posted by GasUser

I wonder if any of the moderators can tell how many total posts per month there are?? So you think that during the height of the higher prices, there was more posting. Interesting. I'll bet you are right.

Also, as to cheaper gas, I personally do not drive any different (I mean in a wasteful manner) just because it is cheaper. I don't think you should waste any resourse. That is just my opinion.

I've run a couple of reports, I'll post some charts once I get them cleaned up and uploaded to Photobucket.

EDIT: Here it is... I've removed the actual numerical data, but the chart gives you an idea of what was going on in the grand scheme of things. These are for Jan 01, 2008 12:00 AM until Dec 16, 2008 9:15 PM Eastern time.

The first one is new posts, and the second is new members registered.

[DRW]

I wonder if the recent OPEC production cuts will affect gas prices much in the future?
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081217/af_opec_meeting.html

Perhaps there will be an upswing in membership too? It'll be interesting to see if there's a consistant trend.

This might be a good time to buy a cheap economy car; prices are low since gas is cheap and the economy is down.

[zero_gravity]

makes me wish i had waited to get my accent, but i didn't have much choice...needed a car to get to work! ugh.

[theholycow]

Originally Posted by zero_gravity

makes me wish i had waited to get my accent, but i didn't have much choice...needed a car to get to work! ugh.

30mpg is pretty respectable, and I bet you didn't pay as much for it as you would for another brand.

[slurp812]

Originally Posted by brucepick

Actually, I think it's "Holiday Season" vs. posts.
Pretty much anyone who doesn't live in a cave is busier than usual this time of year.

Ahh, yes I got a break today, and even took a nap. Iv been drained!

[slurp812]

Originally Posted by DRW

I wonder if the recent OPEC production cuts will affect gas prices much in the future?
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081217/af_opec_meeting.html

Perhaps there will be an upswing in membership too? It'll be interesting to see if there's a consistant trend.

This might be a good time to buy a cheap economy car; prices are low since gas is cheap and the economy is down.

My thoughts exactly, and talk them down with fuel prices.