Peter Gariepy Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 STATS - ALL TIME 50,000 Users (40,000 5 year inactive users removed in 2021) 360,000 topics 2,400,000 posts 28,000 images 165,000 personal conversations 700,000 reactions given TRAFFIC - 2022 1,540,000 users 6,500 users per day average 2,964,000 sessions 13,749,000 page views TOP 20 FORUMS - Pageviews General Discussion 1083780 Not Mine Automobiles For Sale 509467 What Is It 281364 Automobiles And Parts Buysell 279115 Technical 227213 Our Cars Restoration Projects 180997 Buick Riviera 152966 Buick Pre War 136557 Parts For Sale 101687 Buick Buysell 99140 Buick Post War 72610 Buick 66698 Dodge Brothers 66091 Antique Automobile Discussion 57859 Period Photos Pre WW2 54268 Me And My Buick 46094 Studebaker Erskine Rockne 44068 Buick General 42946 Parts Wanted 39475 Chrysler Automobiles And Parts Buysell 39387 11 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bloom Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 5 minutes ago, Peter Gariepy said: STATS - ALL TIME 50,000 Users (40,000 5 year inactive users removed in 2021) 360,000 topics 2,400,000 posts 28,000 images 165,000 personal conversations 700,000 reactions given TRAFFIC - 2022 1,540,000 users 6,500 users per day average 2,964,000 sessions 13,749,000 page views TOP 20 FORUMS - Pageviews General Discussion 1083780 Not Mine Automobiles For Sale 509467 What Is It 281364 Automobiles And Parts Buysell 279115 Technical 227213 Our Cars Restoration Projects 180997 Buick Riviera 152966 Buick Pre War 136557 Parts For Sale 101687 Buick Buysell 99140 Buick Post War 72610 Buick 66698 Dodge Brothers 66091 Antique Automobile Discussion 57859 Period Photos Pre WW2 54268 Me And My Buick 46094 Studebaker Erskine Rockne 44068 Buick General 42946 Parts Wanted 39475 Chrysler Automobiles And Parts Buysell 39387 Interesting stuff Peter, I'm a guy that likes numbers. Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt G Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 thanks to AACA, the moderators and all who contribute . 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NailheadBob Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Peter, thanks for sharing good stuff Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 EXCELLENT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63RedBrier Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Clearly it’s time to buy a Buick! Just look at all the support one would benefit from… 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 24 minutes ago, 63RedBrier said: Clearly it’s time to buy a Buick! Just look at all the support one would benefit from… Jump in, the water is fine. Lots of good Buick guys who are happy to help out. Several here have been fantastic in helping out Phil and I on the 34 56C. Couldn’t have done it without them. 👍 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC38dls Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Best forum I’ve ever found for its moderators and members. The people on this forum are always willing to help. My car would have been junked if not for the support I received from members. Thank you all. The numbers show how much everyone contributes to making it this good. dave s 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank DuVal Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 4 hours ago, 63RedBrier said: Clearly it’s time to buy a Buick! Just look at all the support one would benefit from… Way ahead of you, by 50+ years! 😁 When better automobiles are built, Buick will build them. Wouldn't you really rather have a Buick? The Spirit of American Style. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalowed Bill Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Every self respecting car collector needs to have at least one Buick in his collection, I have two. It sounds pretty smug doesn't it-just kidding. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hidden_hunter Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 8 hours ago, edinmass said: Jump in, the water is fine. Lots of good Buick guys who are happy to help out. Several here have been fantastic in helping out Phil and I on the 34 56C. Couldn’t have done it without them. 👍 The Buick community has to be up there with the best, parts are reasonably priced and people are willing to help - the forum reflects that 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Skelly Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 (edited) It's amazing that 7 of 20 categories are Buick related. Edited February 16, 2023 by Jim Skelly (see edit history) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketraider Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Unless something has changed, that might be because the BCA utilizes the Buick Forums here as their official club discussion forums. Unlike another national club that was given the same opportunity but has never taken advantage of the offer. They've set up their own forums on their website, but traffic there is weaker than their section here. I finally gave up trying to promote use of the AACA Forums in that club. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Gariepy Posted February 16, 2023 Author Share Posted February 16, 2023 30 minutes ago, rocketraider said: BCA utilizes the Buick Forums here as their official club discussion forums. The BCA is all in on the AACA forums and has been since 1999 (literally) so they get a disproportionately larger amount of traffic. Their usage is not a reflection of the overall brand, but simply its prominence here. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Gariepy Posted February 16, 2023 Author Share Posted February 16, 2023 FYI: For those that didn't know... the AACA forums have been active since 1998. (using MS Frontpage forums actually... scary thought) Celebrating our 25th year! 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Byrd Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Thanks for all you do Peter, this info is very interesting too. Hmmm, got a Studebaker, had a Dodge and a Buick, guess I'll have to find an old Chrysler to buy, lol. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Peter Gariepy said: Celebrating our 25th year! I have only been here for 16 of them, Its the only place that I visit daily besides ePay. (and Amazon lately) Love this place and I thank you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt G Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 OK, what did all of us do with our time before the forums? 🙃 A lot of the period information, images from sales material, and period photographs just sat in albums, file folders, and in envelopes until then. Then a few decided to share some of it so we have history to look at of our favorite subjects. With the Pandemic, and lack of activities , the thought of looking at old "pit chaz" was thought to perhaps sooth some of the stress we were all experiencing. Well, the Pandemic is gone but the photographs and images linger on. Thanks AACA . The audience here is world wide , what a wonderful thing that is. Walt 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarNucopia Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 (edited) Interesting information. I'm a bit of a data nerd at times, so apologies in advance. The pageview numbers don't add up. The top 20 are only 26% of all pageviews and there aren't enough other forums to make up the remaining 74%. Is there a 0 missing from the #1 forum total? Edited February 16, 2023 by CarNucopia (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Gariepy Posted February 16, 2023 Author Share Posted February 16, 2023 20 minutes ago, CarNucopia said: Interesting information. I'm a bit of a data nerd at times, so apologies in advance. The pageview numbers don't add up. The top 20 are only 26% of all pageviews and there aren't enough other forums to make up the remaining 74%. Is there a 0 missing from the #1 forum total? I removed some of the junk pages like login, password reset, and the home page, so the numbers may be skewed. The forum numbers are correct thought. Want more detail? Here is 117 pages worth from 2022. Curious what nuggets of fun you find in the data. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Qtx5u43KS4YD9MwIghDcPXhiGjXj21Lw/view?usp=sharing 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Gariepy Posted February 16, 2023 Author Share Posted February 16, 2023 23 minutes ago, CarNucopia said: Interesting information. I'm a bit of a data nerd at times, so apologies in advance. The pageview numbers don't add up. The top 20 are only 26% of all pageviews and there aren't enough other forums to make up the remaining 74%. Is there a 0 missing from the #1 forum total? I do see one big flaw. Topics with multiple pages. I'll have to figure that out. Or maybe you can? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Dobbin Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 I actually read the AACA Forums before my email daily. Thanks Peter! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarNucopia Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Peter Gariepy said: I removed some of the junk pages like login, password reset, and the home page, so the numbers may be skewed. The forum numbers are correct thought. Want more detail? Here is 117 pages worth from 2022. Curious what nuggets of fun you find in the data. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Qtx5u43KS4YD9MwIghDcPXhiGjXj21Lw/view?usp=sharing Thanks for the link. Even more interesting. I think the issue, if I understand the report correctly, is that if someone goes to a topic without first going to the main forum, they are not counted in the forum total. For example, the Mark Smith thread was the highest rated topic at 7,184. To get the absolute total for people looking in the General forum, you would have to add that and all the other topics views in General to the forum total. I mostly use an activity stream, so a handful of my views would be included in the Forum totals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Thanks for letting me add to the statistics! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarNucopia Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 (edited) Here's something I think is interesting. The thread below was started and last posted to in 2012. Yet, it was the 123rd most visited page. Of the 3,425 views, 3,221 entered the forum on that page. Also, of the people viewing that page, 93% exited the forum from that page as well. This implies that a fair number of people came here only to read that thread. Their likely not forum members, so who are they are where did they come from? And yes, I did work in marketing research for a spell. ☺️ Now, back down the rabbit hole..... Edited February 17, 2023 by CarNucopia (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarNucopia Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Looking at the bounce rate for some topics and the site as a whole, it appears a lot of people use the site for answers, but don’t get involved with the AACA. Are there reports that dig deeper into these visitors behavior? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Gariepy Posted February 17, 2023 Author Share Posted February 17, 2023 6 minutes ago, CarNucopia said: Looking at the bounce rate for some topics and the site as a whole, it appears a lot of people use the site for answers, but don’t get involved with the AACA. Are there reports that dig deeper into these visitors behavior? Are you familiar with Google Analytics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarNucopia Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 6 minutes ago, Peter Gariepy said: Are you familiar with Google Analytics? Not really. I used adwords ages ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bloom Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 (edited) 9 hours ago, CarNucopia said: Looking at the bounce rate for some topics and the site as a whole, it appears a lot of people use the site for answers, but don’t get involved with the AACA. Are there reports that dig deeper into these visitors behavior? Although I am on the forum and visit it daily, I can see how this happens where the AACA site is hit by outside people who are searching for an answer to something. I remember searching for "The differences between a Beverly and Westchester Cord". Because there was a thread on the forum years ago with those words in the title, Google search captured that near the top of their listings and I went to the site from the google results. I wonder how much traffic is non members (and members) who are directed to the site and a thread as an answer to their search topic... Edited February 17, 2023 by John Bloom (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexRiv_63 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Best auto forum on the net! Almost all of my daily topic rotation is on the top of the traffic list, partly because I own a Buick. Thanks Peter for keeping it all going and under control. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 17 hours ago, Paul Dobbin said: I actually read the AACA Forums before my email daily. Thanks Peter! So do I. First thing I read every morning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Gregush Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Another site I am on carries a LOT of dead wood, people that maybe have only posted once, if even that, and never come back. Some of them have been on for YEARS and YEARS! While it makes the numbers look good, seems to me it would clear up a lot of space on the servers if they were removed. Thanks for the work you do on this site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTR Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 On 2/15/2023 at 4:09 PM, Peter Gariepy said: STATS - ALL TIME (40,000 5 year inactive users removed in 2021) How many annual/monthly/weekly/daily expulsions/bans due to site rule infractions, like political comments, etc ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intimeold Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Thank You, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1939_Buick Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 On 2/17/2023 at 12:38 AM, Jim Skelly said: It's amazing that 7 of 20 categories are Buick related. Adding up those top 20 numbers Total 3581782 Buick 718698 (20%) For the "40,000 5 year inactive users removed in 2021)" did that save much space or complexity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Moskowitz Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 1 hour ago, TTR said: How many annual/monthly/weekly/daily expulsions/bans due to site rule infractions, like political comments, etc ? Easy answer is one too many. We do not like spammers, we do not like personal attacks, political rants and the like. We have rules and sadly the moderators have to spend time dealing with some folks who think the rules do not apply to them. Fortunately, it is not that many given the number of users here. Mostly law-abiding citizens and people enjoying the site. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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