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To: The Other Analyst who wrote (6)6/20/1999 1:46:00 PM
From: David Lawrence  Respond to of 47
 
Ask Cheeky Kid.



To: The Other Analyst who wrote (6)6/20/1999 5:08:00 PM
From: David Lawrence  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 47
 
Here's a simple analysis:

Date Elapsed Daily
Milestone Occurred Days Average
1,000,000 03/16/97
2,000,000 08/19/97 156 6,410
3,000,000 12/18/97 121 8,264
4,000,000 04/08/98 111 9,009
5,000,000 06/24/98 77 12,987
6,000,000 10/13/98 111 9,009
7,000,000 12/28/98 76 13,158
8,000,000 02/24/99 58 17,241
9,000,000 04/19/99 54 18,519
10,000,000 06/06/99 48 20,833

I'm guessing the slowdown in mid'98 might have coincided with the advent of private messages, which are excluded from the message counter from that date forward.