Erik Tiber Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 Well, to gauge the performance of these various threads over time, I've taken the liberty of creating a graph. As you can see, there's a clear spike in activity around May. Allow me to explain why that is not indicative of a larger trend. Now, I've been taking a stats course. Delta has only made six threads so far regarding either a leave of absence or plans/indications thereof, so I don't have too many data points to work with. But, I can determine that the thread from may was a likely outlier in the trend. To explain, let's do some statistical analysis. Sample: 3, 5, 12, 15, 15, 73 Q1=5 Median: 13.5 Q3=15 Interquartile range = 10 Now, determining the outlier from the interquartile range, any values lower than -1.5 or higher than 28.5 would be considered outliers. The value of the standard deviation would likely yield similar results. From this, we can now clean up our sample to more accurately gauge the amount of attention a hypothetical "Delta leaves" thread would receive at a given point in time. Looking at it this way, there appears to be a gradual increase around the first half of the year, before stagnating at 15. Although the value for this thread is 12 now, this is likely to rise. This would give us a clear but steady increase over the course of the year. By this time next year, you can expect each thread to be yielding somewhere around 25 posts a pop. Pretty anemic growth, but it's still a feat to sustain that growth over such a long period of time. Whether we'll actually see this come to fruition, however, depends on whether the outcome of this thread will resemble the outcome of the past five. In all seriousness; actions speak louder than words. BREAKING NEWS: I have just been informed that I missed one of the data points. This really overturns my previous hypothesis. Now, the trend is far more irregular, the growth much more gradual.
Skull132 Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 Erik, a little bit too much pointless science-waffle (that doesn't lead anywhere), but overall, amazing performance. You just made my morning.
Skull132 Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 Erik, a little bit too much pointless science-waffle (that doesn't lead anywhere), but overall, amazing performance. You just made my morning.
Guest Marlon Phoenix Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 math This is why making "goodbye" threads isn't really a good idea. It makes it really awkward when you come back. Compounded if it's a... Melodramatic departure.
Guest Marlon Phoenix Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 math This is why making "goodbye" threads isn't really a good idea. It makes it really awkward when you come back. Compounded if it's a... Melodramatic departure.
hivefleetchicken Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 I've got but a few things to reference about this. oh darn a button got pushed because the staff got tired of the shitty conversation over ooc, ADMIN ABUUUUUUUUUSE I'm actually going to provide testimony by experience here, since this shit wouldn't fly on your part if this was CM, lol. Hive, no offense or anything, but you probably deserve to be laughed at in silence by the staff members just because you were restricted from shitposting and memeing for thirty minutes. If staff members and players have to be subjected to your low-bar, childish humor clogging up chatbox space for people who WANT to keep OOC on in the event someone asks a reasonable question or wants to discuss something half-decent in a civil manner, then OOC probably deserves a time-out. The fact you weren't even given a note or OOC/LOOC mutes was surprising. Most of the other server staff that I've seen in action myself are more than justified to mute a couple idiots from talking for the rest of the round. I think they were a little too soft, in retrospect. Nice memes, at any rate. Never before have I seen Delta go so far out of his way to bait someone. I was fairly amused by the concept that maybe you had gotten it all out with that post. But then I checked literally every single thing you've typed since last night, and - surprise, surprise! It's literally nothing but more cancerous baiting! I don't know if you're having a withdrawal from nicotine or a death in the family that has made you this (apologies for the term, but you used it in a serious thread as well last night; I feel obliged to return it) butthurt, but I hope you can overcome it and function normally again soon. In the meantime, I'm gonna' ignore this post due to how whenever I read it, I can't get past the image of you in a diaper rolling on the floor, screaming. And I'm 100% serious. Grow up and learn some respect in an official complaint. I'm hearing out the staff here. Maybe you should hear anyone but yourself out. Please and thank you. Genuinely concerned, Hive. [9/16/2015 7:04:32 PM] OneOneThreeEight (Delta): Hive.[9/16/2015 7:05:00 PM] OneOneThreeEight (Delta): Chat with me, would you? [9/16/2015 7:16:31 PM] Molqim: Oh please [9/16/2015 7:17:08 PM] OneOneThreeEight (Delta): Is that a yes or a no? [9/16/2015 7:19:16 PM] Molqim: You have, like, five minutes of my time. [9/16/2015 7:19:23 PM] Molqim: I'm very busy right now. [9/16/2015 7:20:17 PM] OneOneThreeEight (Delta): I'm sure. We'll talk when it's more convenient for you. [9/16/2015 7:21:00 PM] Molqim: We're talking in the five minutes I've allotted or we're not talking. [9/16/2015 7:21:03 PM] Molqim: What's the deal. [9/16/2015 7:22:45 PM] OneOneThreeEight (Delta): The deal is that you're being a shit again and not actually discussing anything like a civil human being with me. We literally had an agreement over pager not 1-2 weeks ago that we wouldn't do that shit and we would attack our points and call THEM shit, not individuals. Did we not have this discussion or am I talking to the wrong person? [9/16/2015 7:23:42 PM] Molqim: Actually, I never "literally" agreed to anything with you. [9/16/2015 7:23:56 PM] Molqim: I relunctantly compromised that you attacking people would be better if you just didn't attack them. [9/16/2015 7:24:07 PM] Molqim: I guess that means still attacking them, just not their personal qualities. [9/16/2015 7:24:11 PM] Molqim: *thumbs down emote* [9/16/2015 7:24:35 PM] OneOneThreeEight (Delta): Fucking brilliant. Awesome, I will leave you to your own devices and say a couple things before I head out, since we have learned absolutely nothing and you think I was attacking Skull personally in that post. Do you know who I was referring to regarding the person who faked cancer? [9/16/2015 7:24:35 PM] Molqim: 'Attacking' anyone at all on a forum? Seriously? [9/16/2015 7:24:59 PM] Molqim: It's childish to 'attack' things at all on a forum that correlates with a 2D spaceman game. [9/16/2015 7:25:13 PM] OneOneThreeEight (Delta): It's childish to have debates or discussion. Got it. [9/16/2015 7:25:25 PM] OneOneThreeEight (Delta): That MAKES SO MUCH SENSE with that complaint you have up. [9/16/2015 7:25:35 PM] OneOneThreeEight (Delta): *monkey thrust emote* [9/16/2015 7:25:45 PM] Molqim: Aheh. I guess that goes to prove... You can't think of a discussion in which attacking people isn't a thing? [9/16/2015 7:25:51 PM] Molqim: I mean... W-what? [9/16/2015 7:26:05 PM] Molqim: You're incapable of kind, cordial, civilized discussion and debate? [9/16/2015 7:26:11 PM] OneOneThreeEight (Delta): You're taking "attack" too literally. [9/16/2015 7:26:21 PM] Molqim: I'm taking "ATTACK" the way attack means. [9/16/2015 7:26:31 PM] Molqim: If you don't mean attack, then don't use the word to bolster your argument. [9/16/2015 7:26:26 PM] OneOneThreeEight (Delta): Come now, do you think of me as some evil forum villain or something? [9/16/2015 7:26:57 PM] Molqim: I think you're overly relentless and prosecutive with your arguments. It's a complaint where I was respectfully hearing out admins because I didn't know they were trying to sort out grief. [9/16/2015 7:27:03 PM] Molqim: You ran in there, guns blazing, over something that didn't exist. [9/16/2015 7:27:14 PM] Molqim: You literally had a sissy fit about my OOC shitposting when that wasn't the subject in the slightest. [9/16/2015 7:27:27 PM] Molqim: I'll throw you a GG for that one, but that's about it. [9/16/2015 7:27:31 PM] Molqim: "GG" [9/16/2015 7:28:11 PM] Molqim: The subject was furry freedom force griefing, and how Doomberg suspected that the OOC conversation was initiated over the topic. He wanted to shut it down. [9/16/2015 7:28:20 PM] Molqim: I came on and noticed Doomberg saying you were not allowed to debate about species. [9/16/2015 7:28:38 PM] Molqim: I asked why talking about species is not allowed, but OOC got muted for what the player in OOC was saying. [9/16/2015 7:28:46 PM] Molqim: I made a complaint. I asked around. I got answers. Doomberg filled me in. [9/16/2015 7:28:48 PM] Molqim: I agreed. [9/16/2015 7:28:51 PM] Molqim: And then that was it. [9/16/2015 7:29:03 PM] Molqim: And then you ran in with a huge argument and whoop-dee-doo, you missed the point by miles. [9/16/2015 7:28:45 PM] OneOneThreeEight (Delta): Sigh. Honestly, I don't care. I'm gonna say a couple things, the bottom line is that I'm leaving the Aurora community to do my own thing. [9/16/2015 7:29:13 PM] OneOneThreeEight (Delta): First off, I've made absolutely zero impact on the Aurora server and I'm not about to do so in the next... however long. [9/16/2015 7:29:23 PM] OneOneThreeEight (Delta): Correction: I've made an impact, it's just mostly been shitty. [9/16/2015 7:29:32 PM] OneOneThreeEight (Delta): I don't really care though, I'm going to do something productive. [9/16/2015 7:29:17 PM] Molqim: I was not the subject of the complaint. Hushing opinions was. [9/16/2015 7:29:36 PM] Molqim: I did not know the opinion was something volatile that Doomberg had already been trying to fix. [9/16/2015 7:29:45 PM] Molqim: And yet, you attacked me for OOC shitposting. [9/16/2015 7:29:53 PM] Molqim: And fine - leave. I literally have no obligation to stick my neck out for you. [9/16/2015 7:30:17 PM] Molqim: The first thing that symbolized me getting OOC muted triggered you to smash in and accuse me for three paragraphs that I'm a childish memester. [9/16/2015 7:30:30 PM] Molqim: When the focus was miles apart. [9/16/2015 7:30:21 PM] OneOneThreeEight (Delta): As I said, I don't actually care. I don't want to leave on a negative note where you're going to spit salt about me and I'll do the same for you. [9/16/2015 7:30:30 PM] OneOneThreeEight (Delta): I was wrong. Okay? [9/16/2015 7:30:55 PM] Molqim: Okay, then. It's agreed. I believe you stated somewhere down the line that those that pretend to be going through times of trouble deserved to be laughed at as they walk away. Let me return the favor. "Lmao"
hivefleetchicken Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 I've got but a few things to reference about this. oh darn a button got pushed because the staff got tired of the shitty conversation over ooc, ADMIN ABUUUUUUUUUSE I'm actually going to provide testimony by experience here, since this shit wouldn't fly on your part if this was CM, lol. Hive, no offense or anything, but you probably deserve to be laughed at in silence by the staff members just because you were restricted from shitposting and memeing for thirty minutes. If staff members and players have to be subjected to your low-bar, childish humor clogging up chatbox space for people who WANT to keep OOC on in the event someone asks a reasonable question or wants to discuss something half-decent in a civil manner, then OOC probably deserves a time-out. The fact you weren't even given a note or OOC/LOOC mutes was surprising. Most of the other server staff that I've seen in action myself are more than justified to mute a couple idiots from talking for the rest of the round. I think they were a little too soft, in retrospect. Nice memes, at any rate. Never before have I seen Delta go so far out of his way to bait someone. I was fairly amused by the concept that maybe you had gotten it all out with that post. But then I checked literally every single thing you've typed since last night, and - surprise, surprise! It's literally nothing but more cancerous baiting! I don't know if you're having a withdrawal from nicotine or a death in the family that has made you this (apologies for the term, but you used it in a serious thread as well last night; I feel obliged to return it) butthurt, but I hope you can overcome it and function normally again soon. In the meantime, I'm gonna' ignore this post due to how whenever I read it, I can't get past the image of you in a diaper rolling on the floor, screaming. And I'm 100% serious. Grow up and learn some respect in an official complaint. I'm hearing out the staff here. Maybe you should hear anyone but yourself out. Please and thank you. Genuinely concerned, Hive. [9/16/2015 7:04:32 PM] OneOneThreeEight (Delta): Hive.[9/16/2015 7:05:00 PM] OneOneThreeEight (Delta): Chat with me, would you? [9/16/2015 7:16:31 PM] Molqim: Oh please [9/16/2015 7:17:08 PM] OneOneThreeEight (Delta): Is that a yes or a no? [9/16/2015 7:19:16 PM] Molqim: You have, like, five minutes of my time. [9/16/2015 7:19:23 PM] Molqim: I'm very busy right now. [9/16/2015 7:20:17 PM] OneOneThreeEight (Delta): I'm sure. We'll talk when it's more convenient for you. [9/16/2015 7:21:00 PM] Molqim: We're talking in the five minutes I've allotted or we're not talking. [9/16/2015 7:21:03 PM] Molqim: What's the deal. [9/16/2015 7:22:45 PM] OneOneThreeEight (Delta): The deal is that you're being a shit again and not actually discussing anything like a civil human being with me. We literally had an agreement over pager not 1-2 weeks ago that we wouldn't do that shit and we would attack our points and call THEM shit, not individuals. Did we not have this discussion or am I talking to the wrong person? [9/16/2015 7:23:42 PM] Molqim: Actually, I never "literally" agreed to anything with you. [9/16/2015 7:23:56 PM] Molqim: I relunctantly compromised that you attacking people would be better if you just didn't attack them. [9/16/2015 7:24:07 PM] Molqim: I guess that means still attacking them, just not their personal qualities. [9/16/2015 7:24:11 PM] Molqim: *thumbs down emote* [9/16/2015 7:24:35 PM] OneOneThreeEight (Delta): Fucking brilliant. Awesome, I will leave you to your own devices and say a couple things before I head out, since we have learned absolutely nothing and you think I was attacking Skull personally in that post. Do you know who I was referring to regarding the person who faked cancer? [9/16/2015 7:24:35 PM] Molqim: 'Attacking' anyone at all on a forum? Seriously? [9/16/2015 7:24:59 PM] Molqim: It's childish to 'attack' things at all on a forum that correlates with a 2D spaceman game. [9/16/2015 7:25:13 PM] OneOneThreeEight (Delta): It's childish to have debates or discussion. Got it. [9/16/2015 7:25:25 PM] OneOneThreeEight (Delta): That MAKES SO MUCH SENSE with that complaint you have up. [9/16/2015 7:25:35 PM] OneOneThreeEight (Delta): *monkey thrust emote* [9/16/2015 7:25:45 PM] Molqim: Aheh. I guess that goes to prove... You can't think of a discussion in which attacking people isn't a thing? [9/16/2015 7:25:51 PM] Molqim: I mean... W-what? [9/16/2015 7:26:05 PM] Molqim: You're incapable of kind, cordial, civilized discussion and debate? [9/16/2015 7:26:11 PM] OneOneThreeEight (Delta): You're taking "attack" too literally. [9/16/2015 7:26:21 PM] Molqim: I'm taking "ATTACK" the way attack means. [9/16/2015 7:26:31 PM] Molqim: If you don't mean attack, then don't use the word to bolster your argument. [9/16/2015 7:26:26 PM] OneOneThreeEight (Delta): Come now, do you think of me as some evil forum villain or something? [9/16/2015 7:26:57 PM] Molqim: I think you're overly relentless and prosecutive with your arguments. It's a complaint where I was respectfully hearing out admins because I didn't know they were trying to sort out grief. [9/16/2015 7:27:03 PM] Molqim: You ran in there, guns blazing, over something that didn't exist. [9/16/2015 7:27:14 PM] Molqim: You literally had a sissy fit about my OOC shitposting when that wasn't the subject in the slightest. [9/16/2015 7:27:27 PM] Molqim: I'll throw you a GG for that one, but that's about it. [9/16/2015 7:27:31 PM] Molqim: "GG" [9/16/2015 7:28:11 PM] Molqim: The subject was furry freedom force griefing, and how Doomberg suspected that the OOC conversation was initiated over the topic. He wanted to shut it down. [9/16/2015 7:28:20 PM] Molqim: I came on and noticed Doomberg saying you were not allowed to debate about species. [9/16/2015 7:28:38 PM] Molqim: I asked why talking about species is not allowed, but OOC got muted for what the player in OOC was saying. [9/16/2015 7:28:46 PM] Molqim: I made a complaint. I asked around. I got answers. Doomberg filled me in. [9/16/2015 7:28:48 PM] Molqim: I agreed. [9/16/2015 7:28:51 PM] Molqim: And then that was it. [9/16/2015 7:29:03 PM] Molqim: And then you ran in with a huge argument and whoop-dee-doo, you missed the point by miles. [9/16/2015 7:28:45 PM] OneOneThreeEight (Delta): Sigh. Honestly, I don't care. I'm gonna say a couple things, the bottom line is that I'm leaving the Aurora community to do my own thing. [9/16/2015 7:29:13 PM] OneOneThreeEight (Delta): First off, I've made absolutely zero impact on the Aurora server and I'm not about to do so in the next... however long. [9/16/2015 7:29:23 PM] OneOneThreeEight (Delta): Correction: I've made an impact, it's just mostly been shitty. [9/16/2015 7:29:32 PM] OneOneThreeEight (Delta): I don't really care though, I'm going to do something productive. [9/16/2015 7:29:17 PM] Molqim: I was not the subject of the complaint. Hushing opinions was. [9/16/2015 7:29:36 PM] Molqim: I did not know the opinion was something volatile that Doomberg had already been trying to fix. [9/16/2015 7:29:45 PM] Molqim: And yet, you attacked me for OOC shitposting. [9/16/2015 7:29:53 PM] Molqim: And fine - leave. I literally have no obligation to stick my neck out for you. [9/16/2015 7:30:17 PM] Molqim: The first thing that symbolized me getting OOC muted triggered you to smash in and accuse me for three paragraphs that I'm a childish memester. [9/16/2015 7:30:30 PM] Molqim: When the focus was miles apart. [9/16/2015 7:30:21 PM] OneOneThreeEight (Delta): As I said, I don't actually care. I don't want to leave on a negative note where you're going to spit salt about me and I'll do the same for you. [9/16/2015 7:30:30 PM] OneOneThreeEight (Delta): I was wrong. Okay? [9/16/2015 7:30:55 PM] Molqim: Okay, then. It's agreed. I believe you stated somewhere down the line that those that pretend to be going through times of trouble deserved to be laughed at as they walk away. Let me return the favor. "Lmao"
Guest Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 I have a strange feeling like I will be locking this soon. Please don't make it turn out that way.
Erik Tiber Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 I have a strange feeling like I will be locking this soon. Please don't make it turn out that way. Please don't, I don't want a premature lock to compromise the integrity of my statistics. I've already updated my chart
Jboy2000000 Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 Well, I don't want to gush on and look like Im a twat whose low-key trying to get you to stay, so. It was real nice having you here, I hope you have good luck and stuff. Even though you leave, Ill always remember you as you were. The Arrivals Terrorist. Jokes aside, you really were a treat.
PoZe Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 "True slavic, Pure slavice" Sounds like pure Jew. mhm...
Valkrae Posted September 19, 2015 Posted September 19, 2015 It's been fun, Boss. I hate to see you go, but sometimes you just have to go. Vode An.
Jboy2000000 Posted September 19, 2015 Posted September 19, 2015 Im surprised no one's said yet, and Im mad I didn't think of say it before, but,
TechnoKat Posted September 22, 2015 Posted September 22, 2015 They're fucking cigarettes, it's not crack cocaine. Really? fuck he's got a cigarette. LEG IT!1 In all honesty, I never knew a game can bring PTSD and other stuff, wow.
nanotoxin Posted October 15, 2015 Posted October 15, 2015 Delta, you trooper, I'll miss you so much. You can come back any time <3
Taffytaffer Posted October 15, 2015 Posted October 15, 2015 Delta, you trooper, I'll miss you so much. You can come back any time <3 Don't believe he left.
TechnoKat Posted October 15, 2015 Posted October 15, 2015 Delta, you trooper, I'll miss you so much. You can come back any time <3 Don't believe he left. Not enough attention given for the leave.
Guest Marlon Phoenix Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 This is why I never announce my hiatus'; I've had like five. It's always embarrassing when you come back, increasing in embarrassment the more dramatic the departure is.
hivefleetchicken Posted October 22, 2015 Posted October 22, 2015 cough so what happened to this again
Taffytaffer Posted October 27, 2015 Posted October 27, 2015 cough so what happened to this again He's staying.
TechnoKat Posted October 28, 2015 Posted October 28, 2015 can we remove this thread. god awful to watch it still active and cringy a bit.
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