--- Jimmy Wales jwales@bomis.com wrote:
Tim Starling wrote:
According to Alexa we now get as much traffic as
Slashdot.
I believe that you are mistaken. I see their traffic rank as 845, and ours as 2,140.
I dont think its as complicated as that. The 2140 and the 845 represent 3 month averages. Of course WP is going to reflect lower numbers than it has currently if has to account for the last three months. What matters is that WP is shooting upward at a 33 #@(%!^& degree angle while Slashdot has been flat. And on recent brief moments WP surpassed Slashdot-- They have a slow week, WP has an up week -- boom. For all intents and purposes, given that the trends hold, WP will be neck and neck with Slashdot in about a week.
So I only care about their up to the minute marks. This number is the least arbitrary -- the overall may have some value with marketers... But I dont understand why we would care about their overall ranking-- unless, Jim you're considering.... selling advertising? (?). : ]
Of course, all of this is speculative--in part, because Alexa has yet to register the effects of yesterdays poor server performance, -- which may mostly be mitigated by the fast response today. Pedians are loyal and understanding. But some were complaining yesterday about the slowness, which is why I added a little "but running slow" tag to the "Server is back up" note on recent changes. With the web the masses are always unsure of whats going on if nobody tells them whats going on. In troubling times, calm words of reassurance can soothe the savage Wikipediholic.
"I'm skeptical, but we do rock." Hear hear. ~S~
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