It seems Christmas 2010 was more active than 2009 if I recall. I would expect it most active when there is big political news.
On December 25, 2010, we were much more active than we had been on December 25, 2009, but that figure of 652 is distorted.
For our colleague chris_, it's been a constant battle to keep Red Chinese bots and spiders and crawlers from distorting the statistics, but once in a while they sneak in, and December 25, 2010 was one of those times. I was here, and seeing it as it happened.
There's some other times when the Celestial invasion distorts the statistics, but fortunately those times are getting fewer and fewer, thanks to chris_.
I myself don't pay any attention to particular members and visitors, interested in only the cumulatives, the big number--for me, ISP (internet service provider) "searches" are a damned nuisance (one exits conservativecave, looks them up, and then has to go back and log onto conservativecave--I assume there's an easier way, but if there is, I don't care much, because such searches are of no value to me). But over time, one recognizes a Red Chinese ISP number when he sees it, without knowing "why" he knows it.
The holidays, especially New Year's Day, Easter, Memorial Day, the 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, are usually, on the internet as a whole, "slow," because people are out and about rather than in front of their computers. Of course, if there's a climatic catastrophe, such as a big blizzard, that keeps people inside and in front of their computers. The beginning of summer is, traditionally, slow, because again, people are outdoors, doing things away from their computers.
All of the December 25s up until this last one, were one of the slowest days of the year here. December 25, 2010 was busy simply because of the sheer growth of conservativecave, which has been remarkable, and for that, we thank all our members, including a certain one who drives people nuts.
