3 Years.
What a Ride.
MartialTalk.com was registered June 23, 2001. Since that time, weve grown at an incredible rate. Due to a server issue way back, I dont have the stats for 2001.
2002:
Total Visiting Users 346, 629
Total Data Transferred 68.01 gigabytes
Average Data Transferred per Day 208.51 megabytes
Page views: 2,785,482
Log Files : 3.95 GB
2003:
Total Visiting Users 897,435
Total Data Transferred 121.82 gigabytes
Average Data Transferred per Day 340.82 megabytes
Page Views: 8,913,572
Log Files : 12.7GB
2004: (To Date)
Total Visiting Users 464, 572 (Estimate for year = 1,114,973)
Total Data Transferred 107.29 gigabytes (Estimate for year = 257.5GB)
Average Data Transferred per Day 727.60 megabytes
Page Views: 3,097,256
Log Files : 5.35 GB
Weve had 3,684 signups, 13,900 topics and over 229,000! Posts in that time.
The site has grown as well. From its humble beginnings as a discussion forum, it now features an e-zine, schools listing, events listing, videos and more. From being a 1 man show, our staff and advisory board totals over a dozen individuals.
MartialTalk has grown up.
The time has come for MartialTalk 2.0 to take form.
Effective June 1st, 2004 we will begin reorganizing MT to be even better.
Seig will be the operations administrator, while I will be focusing on the technical administration.
Michael Billings and Tess have been promoted to Super Moderator status. They will be monitoring the entire site.
Tshadowchaser and Nightingale have both been promoted to Senior Moderator. A Senior Moderator is like a department manager, and they will be overseeing sections of the forums.
We also now have many new faces on board. We welcome 7 new forum moderators this month, and expect to be bringing several more on board over the next several months.
New forum moderators are:
7starmantis
Chinese Martial Arts - General
bart
Filipino Martial Arts - General
Kodanjaclay
Korean Martial Arts - General, Tae-Kwon-Do, Hapkido, Tang Soo Do
OULobo
Filipino Martial Arts - General
Palusut
Modern Arnis
Shinzu
Tang Soo Do
Touch'O'Death
Kenpo / Kempo - General, Kenpo / Kempo - Technical Discussion, Kenpo - (EPAK) Ed Parker's American Kenpo Karate Systems
So, what is in store?
A lot.
The Forums:
I will be researching new features to add and will finally have the time and energy to nail down a few bugs that have been tasking us for a while. Right now, I dont want to commit to a release schedule, but Im hoping at least 1 new feature a month starting in July.
MartialTalk Camps:
Yes, Camps as in more than 1. Our first camp will be in Buffalo NY in July, and we are currently looking at several other locations. Our goal is 1 camp each quarter. Time will see if we can reach it. If you are an experienced camp host and would like to discuss the possibility of hosting a MartialTalk event, please contact me at [email protected].
MT Magazine:
MT Magazine lasted 10 issues. Each one better than the last. Sadly, a lack of submissions has delayed the May, and now June issue. I refuse to release something that doesnt meet the high standards weve established. We have opened the back-issue archive to the public, and stopped accepting paid subscriptions as of May 1st. It is our hope, that if interest revives, we can develop a strong quarterly e-zine, and become a free publication that draws its revenue from paid advertising.
Things have come a long way from the simple site I first envisioned back in 2001. There have been many changes in the world since then. 9/11, war in Afghanistan and Iraq, the deaths of several notable grandmasters, the Shuttle Columbia tragedy, and so much more. All of it is archived on MartialTalk. MartialTalk has grown from being a forum, to a living archive of both martial arts and world history. It would not have been possible without every one of our members and staff who put the time in building it.
Now, I step back, and begin the task of envisioning the future of MartialTalk.
MartialTalk 2.0.....Its going to be fun.
What a Ride.
MartialTalk.com was registered June 23, 2001. Since that time, weve grown at an incredible rate. Due to a server issue way back, I dont have the stats for 2001.
2002:
Total Visiting Users 346, 629
Total Data Transferred 68.01 gigabytes
Average Data Transferred per Day 208.51 megabytes
Page views: 2,785,482
Log Files : 3.95 GB
2003:
Total Visiting Users 897,435
Total Data Transferred 121.82 gigabytes
Average Data Transferred per Day 340.82 megabytes
Page Views: 8,913,572
Log Files : 12.7GB
2004: (To Date)
Total Visiting Users 464, 572 (Estimate for year = 1,114,973)
Total Data Transferred 107.29 gigabytes (Estimate for year = 257.5GB)
Average Data Transferred per Day 727.60 megabytes
Page Views: 3,097,256
Log Files : 5.35 GB
Weve had 3,684 signups, 13,900 topics and over 229,000! Posts in that time.
The site has grown as well. From its humble beginnings as a discussion forum, it now features an e-zine, schools listing, events listing, videos and more. From being a 1 man show, our staff and advisory board totals over a dozen individuals.
MartialTalk has grown up.
The time has come for MartialTalk 2.0 to take form.
Effective June 1st, 2004 we will begin reorganizing MT to be even better.
Seig will be the operations administrator, while I will be focusing on the technical administration.
Michael Billings and Tess have been promoted to Super Moderator status. They will be monitoring the entire site.
Tshadowchaser and Nightingale have both been promoted to Senior Moderator. A Senior Moderator is like a department manager, and they will be overseeing sections of the forums.
We also now have many new faces on board. We welcome 7 new forum moderators this month, and expect to be bringing several more on board over the next several months.
New forum moderators are:
7starmantis
Chinese Martial Arts - General
bart
Filipino Martial Arts - General
Kodanjaclay
Korean Martial Arts - General, Tae-Kwon-Do, Hapkido, Tang Soo Do
OULobo
Filipino Martial Arts - General
Palusut
Modern Arnis
Shinzu
Tang Soo Do
Touch'O'Death
Kenpo / Kempo - General, Kenpo / Kempo - Technical Discussion, Kenpo - (EPAK) Ed Parker's American Kenpo Karate Systems
So, what is in store?
A lot.
The Forums:
I will be researching new features to add and will finally have the time and energy to nail down a few bugs that have been tasking us for a while. Right now, I dont want to commit to a release schedule, but Im hoping at least 1 new feature a month starting in July.
MartialTalk Camps:
Yes, Camps as in more than 1. Our first camp will be in Buffalo NY in July, and we are currently looking at several other locations. Our goal is 1 camp each quarter. Time will see if we can reach it. If you are an experienced camp host and would like to discuss the possibility of hosting a MartialTalk event, please contact me at [email protected].
MT Magazine:
MT Magazine lasted 10 issues. Each one better than the last. Sadly, a lack of submissions has delayed the May, and now June issue. I refuse to release something that doesnt meet the high standards weve established. We have opened the back-issue archive to the public, and stopped accepting paid subscriptions as of May 1st. It is our hope, that if interest revives, we can develop a strong quarterly e-zine, and become a free publication that draws its revenue from paid advertising.
Things have come a long way from the simple site I first envisioned back in 2001. There have been many changes in the world since then. 9/11, war in Afghanistan and Iraq, the deaths of several notable grandmasters, the Shuttle Columbia tragedy, and so much more. All of it is archived on MartialTalk. MartialTalk has grown from being a forum, to a living archive of both martial arts and world history. It would not have been possible without every one of our members and staff who put the time in building it.
Now, I step back, and begin the task of envisioning the future of MartialTalk.
MartialTalk 2.0.....Its going to be fun.
