2002 saw Acts of Volition slip from being a multi-author weblog to a paltry 1-1/2 author weblog. While this may have cut the volume of posts, the participation of readers has been great. Writing for AoV has started to feel less like traditional writing and more like having a conversation with the readers.
This chart shows the relationship between aov posts and readers replies over 2002 (note – the chart is a little misleading – the two lines are charted on separate scales).
Here is Acts of Volition in 2002 in numbers:
Posts | Replies | Replies per Post | Posts per Day | Replies per Day | ||
January | 16 | 180 | 11.25 | 0.53 | 6.00 | |
February | 10 | 202 | 20.20 | 0.33 | 6.73 | |
March | 11 | 131 | 11.91 | 0.37 | 4.37 | |
April | 6 | 55 | 9.17 | 0.20 | 1.83 | |
May | 10 | 114 | 11.40 | 0.33 | 3.80 | |
June | 9 | 40 | 4.44 | 0.30 | 1.33 | |
July | 14 | 146 | 10.43 | 0.47 | 4.87 | |
August | 11 | 75 | 6.82 | 0.37 | 2.50 | |
September | 7 | 55 | 7.86 | 0.23 | 1.83 | |
October | 9 | 118 | 13.11 | 0.30 | 3.93 | |
November | 8 | 101 | 12.63 | 0.27 | 3.37 | |
December | 8 | 109 | 13.63 | 0.27 | 3.63 | |
Total 2002 | 119 | 1326 | 11.14 | 0.33 | 3.63 | |
Red bold type indicates the highest figure per column. Blue bold type indicates the lowest figure per column. * The NX Petition was only available for the first few days of November. |