New posts per month since the beginning:
Code:
January 2001 244
February 2001 268
March 2001 383
April 2001 307
May 2001 451
June 2001 521
July 2001 540
August 2001 546
September 2001 741
October 2001 980
November 2001 956
December 2001 1381
January 2002 2460
February 2002 1219
March 2002 1259
April 2002 1336
May 2002 1664
June 2002 2326
July 2002 1613
August 2002 1549
September 2002 1856
October 2002 2061
November 2002 2466
December 2002 2531
January 2003 2604
February 2003 2164
March 2003 2945
April 2003 3132
May 2003 3323
June 2003 2446
July 2003 2405
August 2003 2984
September 2003 3616
October 2003 3727
November 2003 5469
December 2003 5791
January 2004 4797
February 2004 6148
March 2004 6550
April 2004 6062
May 2004 7313
June 2004 7276
July 2004 6292
August 2004 4185
September 2004 4085
October 2004 5115
November 2004 4539
December 2004 3742
January 2005 4467
February 2005 4813
March 2005 6266
April 2005 5618
May 2005 5743
June 2005 5780
July 2005 5808
August 2005 5899
September 2005 5672
October 2005 6005
November 2005 3740
December 2005 3339
January 2006 5184
February 2006 5201
March 2006 6226
April 2006 10122
May 2006 1918 (partial)
New user registrations per month since the beginning:
Code:
January 2001 29
February 2001 10
March 2001 8
April 2001 17
May 2001 19
June 2001 44
July 2001 16
August 2001 22
September 2001 31
October 2001 49
November 2001 23
December 2001 36
January 2002 32
February 2002 15
March 2002 40
April 2002 34
May 2002 51
June 2002 45
July 2002 25
August 2002 29
September 2002 26
October 2002 37
November 2002 35
December 2002 30
January 2003 31
February 2003 32
March 2003 57
April 2003 40
May 2003 52
June 2003 40
July 2003 33
August 2003 32
September 2003 38
October 2003 55
November 2003 76
December 2003 56
January 2004 45
February 2004 83
March 2004 57
April 2004 52
May 2004 54
June 2004 55
July 2004 52
August 2004 67
September 2004 94
October 2004 101
November 2004 97
December 2004 91
January 2005 94
February 2005 75
March 2005 90
April 2005 81
May 2005 81
June 2005 73
July 2005 71
August 2005 101
September 2005 72
October 2005 80
November 2005 58
December 2005 93
January 2006 114
February 2006 74
March 2006 107
April 2006 232
May 2006 53 (partial)
So it looks like there are a whole new set of users after the foam, and new registration remains higher, but posting remains about the same, probably considering (ahem) a few people's time off.