tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post5264629277592933296..comments2024-03-19T20:31:42.165+11:00Comments on The Adventurers Guild: New Poll: Should we change our colours?The Tricksterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-5209390662316575872018-05-28T03:41:16.041+10:002018-05-28T03:41:16.041+10:00The most likely explanation would be a link at som...The most likely explanation would be a link at some other site, but I haven't found such a site. The title of the post (and the game) is so general that the post doesn't rise to a high position in a Google search.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-23117001853798398232018-05-28T03:05:35.563+10:002018-05-28T03:05:35.563+10:00Mystery House I can understand for its historical ...Mystery House I can understand for its historical significance, but Adventure Quest? Maybe the "Beeb beeb" in the title happens to be particularly click-baity?<br /><br />Other hypotheses: Either some other site linked to those posts (or to labels containing those posts), increasing traffic, or somebody F5'd them a lot. I remember those getting a popularity boost sometime when it was set to 30 days, but they dropped off the list after a while. Maybe they'll drop off again after a year has passed since the popularity spike.Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-39871892152253028532018-05-28T02:44:26.228+10:002018-05-28T02:44:26.228+10:00Yes, that one Adventure Quest -post is one of our ...Yes, that one Adventure Quest -post is one of our all-time most popular posts, along with the Mystery House post that's also on the list. Why? I have no idea. I am more interested that Oo-Topos is doing so well.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-51089760333538604422018-05-28T01:04:06.146+10:002018-05-28T01:04:06.146+10:00YESSS! Now, finally, it lists what I expect to see...YESSS! Now, finally, it lists what I expect to see: Kyrandia, Lure of the Temptress, Fate of Atlantis, and... Adventure Quest!?Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-43843048612409867892018-05-28T00:01:46.203+10:002018-05-28T00:01:46.203+10:00You're absolutely correct. It's a part of ...You're absolutely correct. It's a part of the blog I never actually look at because it's been mostly a list of the latest posts.<br /><br />I just changed the option to 'last year' and it IS more interesting.<br /><br />Thanks for the heads-up, Laukku!TBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815382857422719383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-44085784104285641382018-05-27T23:11:45.465+10:002018-05-27T23:11:45.465+10:00I randomly googled the "popular posts" w...I randomly googled the "popular posts" widget issue and saw evidence that a "last year" option has been added since this discussion. A couple of Blogger tutorials (such as <a href="https://www.kingbloggers.com/2016/11/popular-posts-widgets-for-blogger-kingbloggers.html" rel="nofollow">this</a> and <a href="https://www.loudmetech.com/2018/01/how-to-add-popular-post-widget-in-blogger-blog.html" rel="nofollow">this</a>) show it in a screenshot. IMO the current 30 days setting is nearly useless and "last year" would be much better.Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-4531313322327292902016-03-05T02:48:25.992+11:002016-03-05T02:48:25.992+11:00I like the current white on black scheme.
I would...I like the current white on black scheme.<br /><br />I would think that the pictures inserted into the text after every paragraph would be a much larger problem for people reading at work than the color scheme. :/Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805219432946673379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-4404817708527797312016-03-04T11:02:17.159+11:002016-03-04T11:02:17.159+11:00I think the white on black is awful - to the exten...I think the white on black is awful - to the extent that this is the first time in months that I've actually visited the site rather than just reading posts in Inoreader (with its nice light grey on dark grey scheme).Alan Twelvehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11250817307212302011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-54746396238531363742016-03-02T04:56:36.385+11:002016-03-02T04:56:36.385+11:00Nice to hear from you!Nice to hear from you!Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-38913856540082154402016-03-02T04:55:42.116+11:002016-03-02T04:55:42.116+11:00There's even now a pretty easy way to read the...There's even now a pretty easy way to read the blog in white-on-black -mode - just use http://advgamer.blogspot.fi/view/classic<br /><br />Problem is, I don't think it's possible to comment on that mode.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-13391873450469441922016-03-02T04:37:46.440+11:002016-03-02T04:37:46.440+11:00Laukku: As if Blogger Widget would have such possi...Laukku: As if Blogger Widget would have such possibilities! :P Only alternatives are week, month and whole time. Something like a year would make sense to me, but unfortunately Blogger analytics doesn't have that capacity.<br /><br />Trickster: If that's the case, perhaps the blog should refocus itself on detective fiction ;)<br /><br />Joe: No, we don't get stats for average amount of comments, although it would be easy (but tedious) to count it. But I suspect that would not tell the whole truth, since in Trickster era there were less posts during a month - an individual post would then gather more comments, whereas now comments are more dispersed between individual posts.<br /><br />I calculated some monthly comment sums randomly, beginning from August 2013. The results were surprising:<br /><br />Starting from Trickster era:<br /><br />August 2013: 449<br />October 2013: 465<br />January 2014: 403<br />April 2014: 388<br />July 2014: 218<br /><br />If you don't count the sudden rise from August to October, there's already a downward trend in the number of comments in Trickster era (August had even less comments, but in that month there were very few posts coming out, so I didn't include it in the list).<br /><br />Here are some random numbers from post-Trickster era:<br /><br />December 2014: 287<br />April 2015: 236<br />July 2015: 222<br />September 2015: 322<br />November 2015: 279<br /><br />So, judged by this standard, we are still not yet in the same numbers as in the best days of Trickster era, but we have managed to stop the downward trend in the commenting, and there might be potential to do even better.<br /><br />Of course, this is not the whole truth, since back in the day, many comments were just announcements of Steam and GOG sales, but it gives a rough idea.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-2633097477795048542016-03-02T03:36:29.832+11:002016-03-02T03:36:29.832+11:00In honor of some of the early Sierra games (and po...In honor of some of the early Sierra games (and possibly others) you could keep the theme, but implement some sort of boss key feature, so that pressing CTRL-B would make the webpage look like a spreadsheet.Torchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929817555431987717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-31251280984968346392016-03-01T23:22:06.878+11:002016-03-01T23:22:06.878+11:00Keep it black.Keep it black.Lars-Erikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853818944579785754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-70675723949952437202016-03-01T20:29:50.561+11:002016-03-01T20:29:50.561+11:00I cast my vote for the current scheme, but won'...I cast my vote for the current scheme, but won't be terribly upset if things change. Is there no option to allow a reader to select their own preference locally?Evan Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049739394359362973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-55527292006215358882016-03-01T20:03:32.579+11:002016-03-01T20:03:32.579+11:00Grey on black would serve more core Unix users, cl...Grey on black would serve more core Unix users, clearly (with Lynx users unaffected. Maybe white on blue for the Midnight Commander look?)<br /><br />Jokes aside, I'm almost solely a mobile reader so black on white or vice versa are both quite reasonable alternatives - I'm easy either way. Maybe a new logo might suit? (Though I do so enjoy the minimalist approach.)Aperamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13669724908141286435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-79536599701508770912016-03-01T19:28:47.478+11:002016-03-01T19:28:47.478+11:00I suggest changing the text colour to green, so it...I suggest changing the text colour to green, so it looks like my Linux terminal, making it easier for me to read the blog when I'm at work. Yeah, that'd be greeeat...<br />Then again, I could just fire up Lynx ( terminal web browser ) and read it there...Torchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929817555431987717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-37210287888019494562016-03-01T19:17:03.117+11:002016-03-01T19:17:03.117+11:00Thanks Ilmari, but right now it practically shows ...Thanks Ilmari, but right now it practically shows what are the most recent posts anyway. What about extending the timeframe to 6 months or so, to have some compromise between "best of all time" and "popular right now"?Laukkuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16258625692586860655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-43399601072393090702016-03-01T17:39:49.274+11:002016-03-01T17:39:49.274+11:00Don't worry. He can't read this. The text ...Don't worry. He can't read this. The text is the wrong color. Joe Pranevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997014242774219758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-60497280909999472642016-03-01T17:26:19.874+11:002016-03-01T17:26:19.874+11:00I'm joking of course. We love you Kenny.I'm joking of course. We love you Kenny.The Tricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-14741007077736601002016-03-01T17:24:33.068+11:002016-03-01T17:24:33.068+11:00Abandonment! I merely released the blog into the w...Abandonment! I merely released the blog into the world when I felt it had the maturity to survive and thrive on its own. I must admit that I was initially quite concerned that I'd made a mistake, particularly when Kenny barraged readers with 28 profanity-filled posts for some irrelevant non-adventure game, but the blog is all the better for having survived that.The Tricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-85471686185371381612016-03-01T17:10:38.524+11:002016-03-01T17:10:38.524+11:00Do we have stats for average comments and unique c...Do we have stats for average comments and unique commenters? I'd be curious how close we are to getting past the Trickster-abandoned-us-you-bastard slump in terms of comments. Unique visitors, at least to some extent, go up as a function of the number of pages there are on the site (because of search engines). We've added-- 200? 250? pages to the site since QfG2?Joe Pranevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997014242774219758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-27129203009995726702016-03-01T17:08:36.522+11:002016-03-01T17:08:36.522+11:00BUT BUT BUT... if we don't change the text col...BUT BUT BUT... if we don't change the text color, how will Kenny read our blog when he should be working?<br /><br />Speaking of which, if he loved us, why doesn't he read us from home... *sob*Joe Pranevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997014242774219758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-48680869642169507162016-03-01T16:17:34.870+11:002016-03-01T16:17:34.870+11:00As for the colours, I still like them the way they...As for the colours, I still like them the way they are. That said, the site is very easy to read on my oversized modern monitor, but I imagine it might not be on all devices.<br /><br />Letting the readers decide whether a change is needed seems logical.The Tricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-77711084981802179862016-03-01T16:11:02.312+11:002016-03-01T16:11:02.312+11:00January was the month that your The Poetic Whoduni...January was the month that your The Poetic Whodunit post appeared Ilmari. Any good detective would know that this correlation between quality and quantity simply cannot be a coincidence.The Tricksterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419316208187255801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387495443226852794.post-74764047232240923522016-03-01T16:03:02.965+11:002016-03-01T16:03:02.965+11:00As for unpopularity, we did hit a bit of a slump r...As for unpopularity, we did hit a bit of a slump right after Trickster pulled out. Part of that slump was probably due to the games: Trickster had just ended with very popular Quest for Glory 2, and we had to continue with Operation: Stealth and Countdown. We've been slowly climbing our way back (and we've had more notable games later on). In Trickster era, the highest number of views in month was 30 403 (back in August 2014). Well, last January we broke that limit with 30 503 views.Ilmari Jauhiainenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01655841880034965950noreply@blogger.com