Game day discussions - a report!

[Patler]

For what its worth:

Some expressed concern here and elsewhere that Packerrats had insufficient membership for good discussions when games started. So I looked at the "official game day threads" at various sites:

PackersNews.com - started a new forum today, Monday August 14. It was a clean break from the old forum. No discussions or accounts were carried over. Sorry, I should have checked last night!

Packerchatters - couldn't find an "official" thread but one at game time had 137 comments and 9,117 views.

JSOnline - 113 comments and 3,450 views

Packerrats - 569 comments and 6,223 views.

Packerchatters had 1 erply for every 66 views.
JSonline had 1 reply for every 30 views.
Packerrats had 1 reply for every 11 views.

Packerrats had 5 times as many replies as JSO and 1.8 times as many views. Packerrats had 4.2 times as many replies as Packerchatters, but only a bit more than 2/3 as many views.

As I have said before, different sites offer different things, and I read and contribute at several. But after one preseason game indications are that the place to debate and discuss is here, you will lecture at other sites.

[chewy-bacca]

as I recall, the packersnews "offical game day" topic started around 6PM est....the one in here had 3 or 4 pages by then.

After about a week, I think I like it here best.

[PTPaQ]

Out of all of the places I've been, I have to say PackerRats and PackerChatters are by far the best/my favorite...As far as the people go, the discussions, debates, team info, articles, etc, it doesnt get much better.

The ESPN Packer forum on the other hand...What a wreck.

p'c

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

I guess thats why they call you stat rat, good research.

[woodbuck27]

Stat Man - Zoom's into the Zone - with "the facts".

Good job Patler.

[Willard]

And only PackerRats had a 13 year-old slurping down the Smirnoff to ease his pain while following the game on Gamecenter.

Perhaps we can organize some sort of online intervention?

[MadtownPacker]

Hahah, thats some sick stats Patler!!!

Glad to know the place isn't going out of business.

[woodbuck27]

Hahah, thats some sick stats Patler!!!

Glad to know the place isn't going out of business.

Thank You Mad.

GO PACKERS ! HOLD THE FAITH !!

[FavreChild]

The stats don't lie. And neither does Patler.

[MadtownPacker]

Thank You Mad.

No Woody!!!

Thank YOU and ALL the great posters who love the Packers! Out here in Cali I dont get any news about the G&G besides the ESPN garbage and you know how that goes.

[woodbuck27]

Thank You Mad.

No Woody!!!

Thank YOU and ALL the great posters who love the Packers! Out here in Cali I dont get any news about the G&G besides the ESPN garbage and you know how that goes.

Your a humble Man. That's nice but . . .

The fact remains - you gave us a HOME and worked with other's here, to give us members a place where we feel more at PEACE as Packer fans.

I believe we are grateful for that Mad.

Now !! Send my DAM check in the mail Sir. PLEASE. jk

GO PACKERS ! HOLD THE FAITH in 2006 !!

[MJZiggy]

I've got it!! Patler, you've said that you are not TT and that you do not work for the Packers. That's it!!! You must be Ron Wolf!!!

You do have an amazing talent for the numbers. Not even so much the display as anyone can google and come up with some of those, but you do dig down into them and have a great talent for figuring out what they really mean. And in this case, they mean PR is pretty amazing.

[BallHawk]

And only PackerRats had a 13 year-old slurping down the Smirnoff to ease his pain while following the game on Gamecenter.

HAHA! I'm seriously considering changing my rat name to Smirnoff Rat. What do you guys think?

[woodbuck27]

I've got it!! Patler, you've said that you are not TT and that you do not work for the Packers. That's it!!! You must be Ron Wolf!!!

You do have an amazing talent for the numbers. Not even so much the display as anyone can google and come up with some of those, but you do dig down into them and have a great talent for figuring out what they really mean. And in this case, they mean PR is pretty amazing.

Maybe he's Ted "Ron Wolf" Thompson?

[woodbuck27]

And only PackerRats had a 13 year-old slurping down the Smirnoff to ease his pain while following the game on Gamecenter.

I'm seriously considering changing my name to Smirnoff Rat. What do you guys think.

How about " the kool aid " Rat - with a twist ?