Jeff, would you consider doing an AMA?

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you have any favorite posters?

Because everyone is anonymous it is generally difficult, if not impossible, to know who is who. But there are a few posters whose posts I often recognize and with whom I generally agree. So, I appreciate their posts. I don't know if that makes them favorites, exactly.

Do you check IP addresses to see if it's the same person posting different stuff that sounds similar? I mean out of curiosity, not due to an issue with the post.

Only if something strikes me as odd about a post. The IP addresses are visible to me and sometimes I recognize an address and remember it from another post.

[Anonymous]

Has your view of people/human nature changed at all because of DCUM? Do you think you've become more cynical or hopeful over time?

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:Has your view of people/human nature changed at all because of DCUM? Do you think you've become more cynical or hopeful over time?

Not really. But I have learned a lot about different points of view.

[Anonymous]

Do you do much scripting to help manage posts and data? I think I’d build a crazy dashboard to monitor things.

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:Do you do much scripting to help manage posts and data? I think I’d build a crazy dashboard to monitor things.

I do a ton of scripting but I haven't created a dashboard. Instead I have scripts to help with moderation. Especially to catch unwanted posters such as spammers and asshats.

[Anonymous]

How long do you think you'll keep DCUM going? Do you have a plan for what to do with the site when you retire?

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:How long do you think you'll keep DCUM going? Do you have a plan for what to do with the site when you retire?

We will keep it going as long as it is worth the effort. I keep thinking that eventually people will lose interest in forums and it will die on its own. But hopefully not for a few more years. If it lasts long enough that I want to retire, I don't know what we will do.

[Anonymous]

Why do you only do what appears to be open programmatic advertising? Given the demos of the people coming here you would be able to get much higher CPMs than I think you do now.

[Anonymous]

What kind of traffic does the site do per day, like in number of posts and number of pageviews?

[Anonymous]

Are your children old enough to post? If so, do they? What do they think of this thing you've created?

(I showed my 15 year old DS some threads I thought might interest him, and his eyes bugged out of his head, like wow, moms write all this kind of stuff? He couldn't believe it.)

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:Why do you only do what appears to be open programmatic advertising? Given the demos of the people coming here you would be able to get much higher CPMs than I think you do now.

We don't have anyone to sell ads. I've tried making partnerships with others but it's never worked out.

[Anonymous]

Do you and your wife often discuss various threads? If so, what kinds of threads spark the most animated conversations?

[Anonymous]

Hi Jeff. Thank you for providing me so much entertainment that's free. Especially during work - a lot of my job involves being available so there's tons of down time.

My question: a while ago you posted about a lifestyle change where you were losing weight and changing how you ate. You were given a lot of feedback and encouragement and suggestions. I am wondering where you are with that. Did you take our suggestions? How are you doing now?

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:What kind of traffic does the site do per day, like in number of posts and number of pageviews?

I think we get about 5-6 thousand posts a day. Normally over 350,000 page views a day.

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do people you know in real life admit to reading DCUM?

Yes, but most of my closest friends never read it.

Or so they say...