Well, it's also the holidays too...
And although I do think the political threads didn't help anyone out (as they never do) and did more bad than good, I think the pandemic hasn't hurt the traffic/participation. With everyone either working from home or having more time on their hands due to lack of work, it gives users more time to surf, lurk, post, etc.
As far as the Ghost, yes I think we all miss him very much and hope he comes back to visit us soon! His WWYDs are always top notch that provoke meaningful debates and discussions imo. And thanks to Larry, Doc, Whitey and others who have posted WWYD's! Even if the result isn't a world class shot, just the "situation" is enough to stir up some good conversations about what options various members would choose and why...helping us all learn to a degree.
Lastly, just looking at the stats, it's showing an increase in users and sessions over the last 90 days and even 180 days. It also shows we just hit a new monthly record for number of users in a given month (November), with over 4,000 users.
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