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Post by Action Ace on Sept 10, 2015 20:03:10 GMT -5
I think the average age of the posters here accounts for the lack of a Bat blowout. Age range of users who access this site: 33.5% 25-34 yrs old 27.5% 18-24 yrs old 15.5% 35-44 yrs old 12.5% 45-54 yrs old 5.5% 55-64 yrs old 5.5% 65+ yrs old (figures from Google Analytics. Note that it tracks all people who access the site, not just those who join or actively participate). So, despite most folks' assumptions, we're a pretty young community, albeit with mature tastes. Batman really took over as the fan favorite in the late 1980s. 61% of folks accessing the CCF were still very young (or not even born yet) when this happened. The real $64,000 question is... what was the average age of the 40 voters? |
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Post by shaxper on Sept 10, 2015 20:05:59 GMT -5
Age range of users who access this site: 33.5% 25-34 yrs old 27.5% 18-24 yrs old 15.5% 35-44 yrs old 12.5% 45-54 yrs old 5.5% 55-64 yrs old 5.5% 65+ yrs old (figures from Google Analytics. Note that it tracks all people who access the site, not just those who join or actively participate). So, despite most folks' assumptions, we're a pretty young community, albeit with mature tastes. Batman really took over as the fan favorite in the late 1980s. 61% of folks accessing the CCF were still very young (or not even born yet) when this happened. This data really surprised me. Maybe the members would be on the older end of the spectrum? Very likely. After all, 25-34 probably encapsulates the demographic most likely to be surfing the net, looking for new communities. We may be getting a lot of the 18-24 year olds through our facebook page, too. |
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Post by shaxper on Sept 10, 2015 20:08:57 GMT -5
The real $64,000 question is... what was the average age of the 40 voters? While I have access to a LOT of data, one thing I can't readily see is the age of individual members of the community. That would probably be a significant invasion of privacy. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2015 20:10:23 GMT -5
This data really surprised me. Maybe the members would be on the older end of the spectrum? Very likely. After all, 25-34 probably encapsulates the demographic most likely to be surfing the net, looking for new communities. We may be getting a lot of the 18-24 year olds through our facebook page, too. That's great. Us older fans can get them to read the "classics". |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2015 20:11:17 GMT -5
The real $64,000 question is... what was the average age of the 40 voters? While I have access to a LOT of data, one thing I can't readily see is the age of individual members of the community. That would probably be a significant invasion of privacy. An idea for a thread? Age of members? |
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Post by shaxper on Sept 10, 2015 20:29:05 GMT -5
While I have access to a LOT of data, one thing I can't readily see is the age of individual members of the community. That would probably be a significant invasion of privacy. An idea for a thread? Age of members? Why not? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2015 20:30:38 GMT -5
An idea for a thread? Age of members? Why not? OK I'll set it up in the community discussion section. |
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Post by shaxper on Sept 10, 2015 20:33:09 GMT -5
This data really surprised me. Maybe the members would be on the older end of the spectrum? Very likely. After all, 25-34 probably encapsulates the demographic most likely to be surfing the net, looking for new communities. We may be getting a lot of the 18-24 year olds through our facebook page, too. Just found a way of exclusively tracking repeat visitors to the site via Google Analytics. Presumably, this would mostly be our active members. It will take Google 24 hours to begin returning the results and, even then, our Friday thru Monday traffic is not the same as the higher traffic and activity levels we tend to see Tuesday thru Thursday. In short, we'll have a better picture by this time next week. I just have to remember to return to this thread and post the data... |
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Post by Randle-El on Sept 10, 2015 22:00:35 GMT -5
It's generally acknowledged that between the two characters, Batman has had the stronger body of stories published. It's also often acknowledged that Superman is a much harder character to write for. I think an interesting question to ponder is whether one's preference for one character or the other is affected by these factors. For example, Superman is a harder character to write for, therefore it requires someone of greater talent to do him justice, whereas any old hack can pump out a decent Batman story (note: this in not my actual opinion, just one line of reasoning that could be applied as to why Batman might have a higher volume of good material and thus somewhat mitigate against whether this is a contributing factor in his favor).
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Post by dupersuper on Sept 11, 2015 0:24:38 GMT -5
Age range of users who access this site: 33.5% 25-34 yrs old 27.5% 18-24 yrs old 15.5% 35-44 yrs old 12.5% 45-54 yrs old 5.5% 55-64 yrs old 5.5% 65+ yrs old (figures from Google Analytics. Note that it tracks all people who access the site, not just those who join or actively participate). So, despite most folks' assumptions, we're a pretty young community, albeit with mature tastes. Batman really took over as the fan favorite in the late 1980s. 61% of folks accessing the CCF were still very young (or not even born yet) when this happened. The real $64,000 question is... what was the average age of the 40 voters? Also; is this an adult site? No one's under 18? If it helps: I voted and I'm 38. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Sept 11, 2015 4:03:12 GMT -5
I feel so old.  |
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Post by Icctrombone on Sept 11, 2015 4:09:23 GMT -5
It's generally acknowledged that between the two characters, Batman has had the stronger body of stories published. It's also often acknowledged that Superman is a much harder character to write for. I think an interesting question to ponder is whether one's preference for one character or the other is affected by these factors. For example, Superman is a harder character to write for, therefore it requires someone of greater talent to do him justice, whereas any old hack can pump out a decent Batman story (note: this in not my actual opinion, just one line of reasoning that could be applied as to why Batman might have a higher volume of good material and thus somewhat mitigate against whether this is a contributing factor in his favor). I guess that's one theory. But Superman is written with opponents that are usually on his level or superior , powerwise. Personally, I always thought Superman's weaklink was Lois lane and most of his supporting cast. |
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Post by rossn on Sept 11, 2015 7:18:14 GMT -5
It's generally acknowledged that between the two characters, Batman has had the stronger body of stories published. It's also often acknowledged that Superman is a much harder character to write for. I think an interesting question to ponder is whether one's preference for one character or the other is affected by these factors. For example, Superman is a harder character to write for, therefore it requires someone of greater talent to do him justice, whereas any old hack can pump out a decent Batman story (note: this in not my actual opinion, just one line of reasoning that could be applied as to why Batman might have a higher volume of good material and thus somewhat mitigate against whether this is a contributing factor in his favor). I guess that's one theory. But Superman is written with opponents that are usually on his level or superior , powerwise. Personally, I always thought Superman's weaklink was Lois lane and most of his supporting cast. Do you mean "weaklink" as in an in-universe weakness (ie. Superman needs to save Lois from Lex) or a narrative weakness (ie. the characters are bad.) I can see the former but not the latter; I actually think Clark has a more interesting, characterful, likeable 'civilian' supporting cast than just about any other super. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Sept 11, 2015 8:23:53 GMT -5
I guess that's one theory. But Superman is written with opponents that are usually on his level or superior , powerwise. Personally, I always thought Superman's weaklink was Lois lane and most of his supporting cast. Do you mean "weaklink" as in an in-universe weakness (ie. Superman needs to save Lois from Lex) or a narrative weakness (ie. the characters are bad.) I can see the former but not the latter; I actually think Clark has a more interesting, characterful, likeable 'civilian' supporting cast than just about any other super. I guess to me, The characters have been around too long. I compare it to Spider-mans supporting cast which is always having people added and subtracted. For Superman it's been the same 3 people for 70 years. |
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Post by shaxper on Sept 11, 2015 8:30:37 GMT -5
The real $64,000 question is... what was the average age of the 40 voters? Also; is this an adult site? No one's under 18? If it helps: I voted and I'm 38. I believe you have to be 18 (or claim to be 18) to register with proboards. |
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